diff --git a/TTS/trainer.py b/TTS/trainer.py
index 8589ae5c..d75b8e14 100644
--- a/TTS/trainer.py
+++ b/TTS/trainer.py
@@ -4,16 +4,14 @@ import importlib
 import multiprocessing
 import os
 import platform
-import re
 import sys
 import time
 import traceback
 from argparse import Namespace
 from dataclasses import dataclass, field
-from typing import Dict, List, Tuple, Union
-from urllib.parse import urlparse
+from inspect import signature
+from typing import Callable, Dict, List, Tuple, Union
 
-import fsspec
 import torch
 import torch.distributed as dist
 from coqpit import Coqpit
@@ -21,11 +19,7 @@ from torch import nn
 from torch.nn.parallel import DistributedDataParallel as DDP_th
 from torch.utils.data import DataLoader
 
-from TTS.config import load_config, register_config
-from TTS.tts.datasets import load_meta_data
-from TTS.tts.models import setup_model as setup_tts_model
-from TTS.tts.utils.text.symbols import parse_symbols
-from TTS.utils.audio import AudioProcessor
+from TTS.stt.datasets.tokenizer import Tokenizer
 from TTS.utils.callbacks import TrainerCallback
 from TTS.utils.distribute import init_distributed
 from TTS.utils.generic_utils import (
@@ -39,9 +33,13 @@ from TTS.utils.generic_utils import (
 )
 from TTS.utils.io import copy_model_files, load_fsspec, save_best_model, save_checkpoint
 from TTS.utils.logging import ConsoleLogger, TensorboardLogger, WandbLogger, init_dashboard_logger
-from TTS.utils.trainer_utils import get_optimizer, get_scheduler, is_apex_available, setup_torch_training_env
-from TTS.vocoder.datasets.preprocess import load_wav_data, load_wav_feat_data
-from TTS.vocoder.models import setup_model as setup_vocoder_model
+from TTS.utils.trainer_utils import (
+    get_last_checkpoint,
+    get_optimizer,
+    get_scheduler,
+    is_apex_available,
+    setup_torch_training_env,
+)
 
 multiprocessing.set_start_method("fork")
 
@@ -80,6 +78,9 @@ class TrainingArgs(Coqpit):
             "help": "Best model file to be used for extracting the best loss. If not specified, the latest best model in continue path is used"
         },
     )
+    skip_train_epoch: bool = field(
+        default=False, metadata={"help": "Run only evaluation iteration. Useful for debugging."}
+    )
     config_path: str = field(default="", metadata={"help": "Path to the configuration file."})
     rank: int = field(default=0, metadata={"help": "Process rank in distributed training."})
     group_id: str = field(default="", metadata={"help": "Process group id in distributed training."})
@@ -98,7 +99,14 @@ class Trainer:
         c_logger: ConsoleLogger = None,
         dashboard_logger: Union[TensorboardLogger, WandbLogger] = None,
         model: nn.Module = None,
+        get_model: Callable = None,
+        get_data_samples: Callable = None,
+        train_samples: List = None,
+        eval_samples: List = None,
+        tokenizer: Tokenizer = None,
         cudnn_benchmark: bool = False,
+        training_assets: Dict = {},
+        parse_command_line_args: bool = True,
     ) -> None:
         """Simple yet powerful 🐸💬 TTS trainer for PyTorch. It can train all the available `tts` and `vocoder` models
         or easily be customized.
@@ -127,24 +135,44 @@ class Trainer:
             model (nn.Module, optional): Initialized and ready-to-train model. If it is not defined, `Trainer`
                 initializes a model from the provided config. Defaults to None.
 
+            get_model (Callable):
+                A function that returns a model. It is used to initialize the model when `model` is not provided.
+                It either takes the config as the only argument or does not take any argument.
+                Defaults to None
+
+            get_data_samples (Callable):
+                A function that returns a list of training and evaluation samples. Used if `train_samples` and
+                `eval_samples` are None. Defaults to None.
+
+            train_samples (List):
+                A list of training samples used by the model's `get_data_loader` to init the `dataset` and the
+                `data_loader`. Defaults to None.
+
+            eval_samples (List):
+                A list of evaluation samples used by the model's `get_data_loader` to init the `dataset` and the
+                `data_loader`. Defaults to None.
+
             cudnn_benchmark (bool): enable/disable PyTorch cudnn benchmarking. It is better to disable if the model input
                 length is changing batch to batch along the training.
 
+            training_assets (Dict):
+                A dictionary of assets to be used at training and passed to the model's ```train_log(), eval_log(), get_data_loader()```
+                during training. It can include  `AudioProcessor` or/and `Tokenizer`. Defaults to {}.
+
+            parse_command_line_args (bool):
+                If true, parse command-line arguments and update `TrainingArgs` and model `config` values. Set it
+                to false if you parse the arguments yourself. Defaults to True.
+
         Examples:
 
-            Running trainer on a model.
+            Running trainer with HifiGAN model.
 
             >>> args = TrainingArgs(...)
             >>> config = HifiganConfig(...)
             >>> model = GANModel(config)
-            >>> trainer = Trainer(args, config, output_path, model=model)
-            >>> trainer.fit()
-
-            Running trainer on a config.
-
-            >>> config = WavegradConfig(data_path="/home/erogol/nvme/gdrive/Datasets/LJSpeech-1.1/wavs/", output_path=output_path,)
-            >>> args, config, output_path, _, c_logger, dashboard_logger = init_training(TrainingArgs(), config)
-            >>> trainer = Trainer(args, config, output_path, c_logger, dashboard_logger)
+            >>> ap = AudioProcessor(**config.audio)
+            >>> assets = {"audio_processor": ap}
+            >>> trainer = Trainer(args, config, output_path, model=model, training_assets=assets)
             >>> trainer.fit()
 
         TODO:
@@ -154,20 +182,33 @@ class Trainer:
             - Profiler integration.
             - Overfitting to a batch.
             - TPU training
+            - NOTE: Consider moving `training_assets` to the model implementation.
         """
+        if parse_command_line_args:
+            # parse command-line arguments for TrainingArgs()
+            args, coqpit_overrides = self.parse_argv(args)
 
-        if config is None:
-            # parse config from console arguments
-            config, output_path, _, c_logger, dashboard_logger = process_args(args)
+            # get ready for training and parse command-line arguments for the model config
+            config = self.init_training(args, coqpit_overrides, config)
 
+        # define the experiment path and create the folder
+        output_path = get_experiment_folder_path(config.output_path, config.run_name)
+        os.makedirs(output_path, exist_ok=True)
+
+        # copy training assets to the output folder
+        copy_model_files(config, output_path, new_fields=None)
+
+        # init class members
         self.args = args
         self.config = config
         self.output_path = output_path
         self.config.output_log_path = output_path
+        self.training_assets = training_assets
 
         # setup logging
         log_file = os.path.join(self.output_path, f"trainer_{args.rank}_log.txt")
         self._setup_logger_config(log_file)
+        time.sleep(1.0)  # wait for the logger to be ready
 
         # set and initialize Pytorch runtime
         self.use_cuda, self.num_gpus = setup_torch_training_env(True, cudnn_benchmark, args.use_ddp)
@@ -196,33 +237,30 @@ class Trainer:
         self.use_apex = self._is_apex_available()
         self.use_amp_scaler = self.config.mixed_precision and self.use_cuda
 
-        # init audio processor
-        self.ap = AudioProcessor(**self.config.audio.to_dict())
+        # init tokenizer
+        self.tokenizer = tokenizer
 
         # load data samples
-        # TODO: refactor this
-        if "datasets" in self.config:
-            # load data for `tts` models
-            self.data_train, self.data_eval = load_meta_data(self.config.datasets)
-        elif self.config.feature_path is not None:
-            # load pre-comnputed features for `vocoder`models
-            print(f" > Loading features from: {self.config.feature_path}")
-            self.data_eval, self.data_train = load_wav_feat_data(
-                self.config.data_path, self.config.feature_path, self.config.eval_split_size
-            )
+        if train_samples is None and get_data_samples is None:
+            raise ValueError("[!] `train_samples` and `get_data_samples` cannot both be None.")
+        if train_samples is not None:
+            self.train_samples = train_samples
+            self.eval_samples = eval_samples
         else:
-            # load data for `vocoder`models
-            self.data_eval, self.data_train = load_wav_data(self.config.data_path, self.config.eval_split_size)
+            self.train_samples, self.eval_samples = self.run_get_data_samples(config, get_data_samples)
 
         # init TTS model
+        if model is None and get_model is None:
+            raise ValueError("[!] `model` and `get_model` cannot both be None.")
         if model is not None:
             self.model = model
         else:
-            self.model = self.get_model(self.config)
+            self.run_get_model(self.config, get_model)
 
+        # TODO: out!
         # init multispeaker settings of the model
         if hasattr(self.model, "init_multispeaker"):
-            self.model.init_multispeaker(self.config, self.data_train + self.data_eval)
+            self.model.init_multispeaker(self.config, self.train_samples + self.eval_samples)
 
         # setup criterion
         self.criterion = self.get_criterion(self.model)
@@ -247,7 +285,7 @@ class Trainer:
         # setup optimizer
         self.optimizer = self.get_optimizer(self.model, self.config)
 
-        # callback
+        # CALLBACK
         self.callbacks = TrainerCallback(self)
         self.callbacks.on_init_start()
 
@@ -280,7 +318,7 @@ class Trainer:
                 else:
                     self.scheduler.last_epoch = self.restore_step
 
-        # DISTRUBUTED
+        # DISTRIBUTED
         if self.num_gpus > 1:
             self.model = DDP_th(self.model, device_ids=[args.rank], output_device=args.rank)
 
@@ -291,8 +329,54 @@ class Trainer:
         self.callbacks.on_init_end()
 
     @staticmethod
-    def get_model(config: Coqpit) -> nn.Module:
-        """Initialize model from config.
+    def parse_argv(args: Union[Coqpit, List]):
+        """Parse command line arguments to init or override `TrainingArgs()`."""
+        if isinstance(args, Coqpit):
+            parser = args.init_argparse(arg_prefix="")
+        else:
+            train_config = TrainingArgs()
+            parser = train_config.init_argparse(arg_prefix="")
+        training_args, coqpit_overrides = parser.parse_known_args()
+        args.parse_args(training_args)
+        return args, coqpit_overrides
+
+    def init_training(self, args: TrainingArgs, coqpit_overrides: Dict, config: Coqpit = None):
+        """Initialize training and update model configs from command line arguments.
+
+        Args:
+            args (argparse.Namespace or dict like): Parsed input arguments.
+            config_overrides (argparse.Namespace or dict like): Parsed config overriding arguments.
+            config (Coqpit): Model config. If none, it is generated from `args`. Defaults to None.
+
+        Returns:
+            c (TTS.utils.io.AttrDict): Config paramaters.
+        """
+        # set arguments for continuing training
+        if args.continue_path:
+            experiment_path = args.continue_path
+            args.config_path = os.path.join(args.continue_path, "config.json")
+            args.restore_path, best_model = get_last_checkpoint(args.continue_path)
+            if not args.best_path:
+                args.best_path = best_model
+
+        # override config values from command-line args
+        # TODO: Maybe it is better to do it outside
+        if len(coqpit_overrides) > 0:
+            config.parse_known_args(coqpit_overrides, relaxed_parser=True)
+        experiment_path = args.continue_path
+
+        # update the config.json fields and copy it to the output folder
+        if args.rank == 0:
+            new_fields = {}
+            if args.restore_path:
+                new_fields["restore_path"] = args.restore_path
+            new_fields["github_branch"] = get_git_branch()
+            copy_model_files(config, experiment_path, new_fields)
+        return config
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def run_get_model(config: Coqpit, get_model: Callable) -> nn.Module:
+        """Run the `get_model` function and return the model.
 
         Args:
             config (Coqpit): Model config.
@@ -300,12 +384,23 @@ class Trainer:
         Returns:
             nn.Module: initialized model.
         """
-        try:
-            model = setup_vocoder_model(config)
-        except ModuleNotFoundError:
-            model = setup_tts_model(config)
+        if len(signature(get_model).sig.parameters) == 1:
+            model = get_model(config)
+        else:
+            model = get_model()
         return model
 
+    @staticmethod
+    def run_get_data_samples(config: Coqpit, get_data_samples: Callable) -> nn.Module:
+        if isinstance(get_data_samples, Callable):
+            if len(signature(get_data_samples).sig.parameters) == 1:
+                train_samples, eval_samples = get_data_samples(config)
+            else:
+                train_samples, eval_samples = get_data_samples()
+            return train_samples, eval_samples
+        else:
+            return None, None
+
     def restore_model(
         self,
         config: Coqpit,
@@ -366,11 +461,15 @@ class Trainer:
         torch.cuda.empty_cache()
         return model, optimizer, scaler, restore_step
 
+    #########################
+    # DATA LOADING FUNCTIONS
+    #########################
+
     def _get_loader(
         self,
         model: nn.Module,
         config: Coqpit,
-        ap: AudioProcessor,
+        assets: Dict,
         is_eval: bool,
         data_items: List,
         verbose: bool,
@@ -379,14 +478,14 @@ class Trainer:
         if num_gpus > 1:
             if hasattr(model.module, "get_data_loader"):
                 loader = model.module.get_data_loader(
-                    config, ap, is_eval, data_items, verbose, num_gpus, self.args.rank
+                    config, assets, is_eval, data_items, verbose, num_gpus, self.args.rank
                 )
         else:
             if hasattr(model, "get_data_loader"):
-                loader = model.get_data_loader(config, ap, is_eval, data_items, verbose, num_gpus)
+                loader = model.get_data_loader(config, assets, is_eval, data_items, verbose, num_gpus)
         return loader
 
-    def get_train_dataloader(self, ap: AudioProcessor, data_items: List, verbose: bool) -> DataLoader:
+    def get_train_dataloader(self, training_assets: Dict, data_items: List, verbose: bool) -> DataLoader:
         """Initialize and return a training data loader.
 
         Args:
@@ -397,10 +496,10 @@ class Trainer:
         Returns:
             DataLoader: Initialized training data loader.
         """
-        return self._get_loader(self.model, self.config, ap, False, data_items, verbose, self.num_gpus)
+        return self._get_loader(self.model, self.config, training_assets, False, data_items, verbose, self.num_gpus)
 
-    def get_eval_dataloader(self, ap: AudioProcessor, data_items: List, verbose: bool) -> DataLoader:
-        return self._get_loader(self.model, self.config, ap, True, data_items, verbose, self.num_gpus)
+    def get_eval_dataloader(self, training_assets: Dict, data_items: List, verbose: bool) -> DataLoader:
+        return self._get_loader(self.model, self.config, training_assets, True, data_items, verbose, self.num_gpus)
 
     def format_batch(self, batch: List) -> Dict:
         """Format the dataloader output and return a batch.
@@ -420,6 +519,10 @@ class Trainer:
                 batch[k] = to_cuda(v)
         return batch
 
+    ######################
+    # TRAIN FUNCTIONS
+    ######################
+
     @staticmethod
     def master_params(optimizer: torch.optim.Optimizer):
         """Generator over parameters owned by the optimizer.
@@ -567,24 +670,6 @@ class Trainer:
             loss_dict["grad_norm"] = grad_norm
         return outputs, loss_dict, step_time
 
-    @staticmethod
-    def _detach_loss_dict(loss_dict: Dict) -> Dict:
-        """Detach loss values from autograp.
-
-        Args:
-            loss_dict (Dict): losses.
-
-        Returns:
-            Dict: losses detached from autograph.
-        """
-        loss_dict_detached = {}
-        for key, value in loss_dict.items():
-            if isinstance(value, (int, float)):
-                loss_dict_detached[key] = value
-            else:
-                loss_dict_detached[key] = value.item()
-        return loss_dict_detached
-
     def train_step(self, batch: Dict, batch_n_steps: int, step: int, loader_start_time: float) -> Tuple[Dict, Dict]:
         """Perform a training step on a batch of inputs and log the process.
 
@@ -700,15 +785,14 @@ class Trainer:
                         self.dashboard_logger.log_artifact(self.output_path, "checkpoint", "model", aliases)
 
                 # training visualizations
-                figures, audios = None, None
                 if hasattr(self.model, "module") and hasattr(self.model.module, "train_log"):
-                    figures, audios = self.model.module.train_log(self.ap, batch, outputs)
+                    self.model.module.train_log(
+                        batch, outputs, self.dashboard_logger, self.training_assets, self.total_steps_done
+                    )
                 elif hasattr(self.model, "train_log"):
-                    figures, audios = self.model.train_log(self.ap, batch, outputs)
-                if figures is not None:
-                    self.dashboard_logger.train_figures(self.total_steps_done, figures)
-                if audios is not None:
-                    self.dashboard_logger.train_audios(self.total_steps_done, audios, self.ap.sample_rate)
+                    self.model.train_log(
+                        batch, outputs, self.dashboard_logger, self.training_assets, self.total_steps_done
+                    )
 
             self.dashboard_logger.flush()
 
@@ -718,11 +802,13 @@ class Trainer:
 
     def train_epoch(self) -> None:
         """Main entry point for the training loop. Run training on the all training samples."""
+        # initialize the data loader
         self.train_loader = self.get_train_dataloader(
-            self.ap,
-            self.data_train,
+            self.training_assets,
+            self.train_samples,
             verbose=True,
         )
+        # set model to training mode
         if self.num_gpus > 1:
             self.model.module.train()
         else:
@@ -734,11 +820,12 @@ class Trainer:
             batch_num_steps = int(len(self.train_loader.dataset) / self.config.batch_size)
         self.c_logger.print_train_start()
         loader_start_time = time.time()
+        # iterate over the training samples
         for cur_step, batch in enumerate(self.train_loader):
             _, _ = self.train_step(batch, batch_num_steps, cur_step, loader_start_time)
             loader_start_time = time.time()
         epoch_time = time.time() - epoch_start_time
-        # Plot self.epochs_done Stats
+        # plot self.epochs_done Stats
         if self.args.rank == 0:
             epoch_stats = {"epoch_time": epoch_time}
             epoch_stats.update(self.keep_avg_train.avg_values)
@@ -754,6 +841,10 @@ class Trainer:
             else:
                 self.scheduler.step()
 
+    #######################
+    # EVAL FUNCTIONS
+    #######################
+
     @staticmethod
     def _model_eval_step(
         batch: Dict, model: nn.Module, criterion: nn.Module, optimizer_idx: int = None
@@ -803,7 +894,7 @@ class Trainer:
                         loss_dict_new[f"loss_{idx}"] = loss_dict_new.pop("loss")
                         loss_dict.update(loss_dict_new)
 
-                    loss_dict = self._detach_loss_dict(loss_dict)
+            loss_dict = self._detach_loss_dict(loss_dict)
 
             # update avg stats
             update_eval_values = {}
@@ -819,8 +910,8 @@ class Trainer:
         """Main entry point for the evaluation loop. Run evaluation on the all validation samples."""
         self.eval_loader = (
             self.get_eval_dataloader(
-                self.ap,
-                self.data_eval,
+                self.training_assets,
+                self.eval_samples,
                 verbose=True,
             )
             if self.config.run_eval
@@ -840,15 +931,12 @@ class Trainer:
             loader_start_time = time.time()
         # plot epoch stats, artifacts and figures
         if self.args.rank == 0:
-            figures, audios = None, None
             if hasattr(self.model, "module") and hasattr(self.model.module, "eval_log"):
-                figures, audios = self.model.module.eval_log(self.ap, batch, outputs)
+                self.model.module.eval_log(
+                    batch, outputs, self.dashboard_logger, self.training_assets, self.total_steps_done
+                )
             elif hasattr(self.model, "eval_log"):
-                figures, audios = self.model.eval_log(self.ap, batch, outputs)
-            if figures is not None:
-                self.dashboard_logger.eval_figures(self.total_steps_done, figures)
-            if audios is not None:
-                self.dashboard_logger.eval_audios(self.total_steps_done, audios, self.ap.sample_rate)
+                self.model.eval_log(batch, outputs, self.dashboard_logger, self.training_assets, self.total_steps_done)
             self.dashboard_logger.eval_stats(self.total_steps_done, self.keep_avg_eval.avg_values)
 
     def test_run(self) -> None:
@@ -857,22 +945,22 @@ class Trainer:
         if hasattr(self.model, "test_run") or (self.num_gpus > 1 and hasattr(self.model.module, "test_run")):
             if self.eval_loader is None:
                 self.eval_loader = self.get_eval_dataloader(
-                    self.ap,
-                    self.data_eval,
+                    self.training_assets,
+                    self.eval_samples,
                     verbose=True,
                 )
 
             if hasattr(self.eval_loader.dataset, "load_test_samples"):
                 samples = self.eval_loader.dataset.load_test_samples(1)
                 if self.num_gpus > 1:
-                    figures, audios = self.model.module.test_run(self.ap, samples, None)
+                    figures, audios = self.model.module.test_run(self.training_assets, samples, None)
                 else:
-                    figures, audios = self.model.test_run(self.ap, samples, None)
+                    figures, audios = self.model.test_run(self.training_assets, samples, None)
             else:
                 if self.num_gpus > 1:
-                    figures, audios = self.model.module.test_run(self.ap)
+                    figures, audios = self.model.module.test_run(self.training_assets)
                 else:
-                    figures, audios = self.model.test_run(self.ap)
+                    figures, audios = self.model.test_run(self.training_assets)
             self.dashboard_logger.test_audios(self.total_steps_done, audios, self.config.audio["sample_rate"])
             self.dashboard_logger.test_figures(self.total_steps_done, figures)
 
@@ -886,6 +974,10 @@ class Trainer:
                 self.best_loss = ch["model_loss"]
             print(f" > Starting with loaded last best loss {self.best_loss}.")
 
+    ###################################
+    # FIT FUNCTIONS
+    ###################################
+
     def _fit(self) -> None:
         """🏃 train -> evaluate -> test for the number of epochs."""
         self._restore_best_loss()
@@ -901,7 +993,8 @@ class Trainer:
             self.keep_avg_eval = KeepAverage() if self.config.run_eval else None
             self.epochs_done = epoch
             self.c_logger.print_epoch_start(epoch, self.config.epochs, self.output_path)
-            self.train_epoch()
+            if not self.args.skip_train_epoch:
+                self.train_epoch()
             if self.config.run_eval:
                 self.eval_epoch()
             if epoch >= self.config.test_delay_epochs and self.args.rank <= 0:
@@ -939,24 +1032,6 @@ class Trainer:
             traceback.print_exc()
             sys.exit(1)
 
-    def _pick_target_avg_loss(self, keep_avg_target: KeepAverage) -> Dict:
-        """Pick the target loss to compare models"""
-        target_avg_loss = None
-
-        # return if target loss defined in the model config
-        if "target_loss" in self.config and self.config.target_loss:
-            return keep_avg_target[f"avg_{self.config.target_loss}"]
-
-        # take the average of loss_{optimizer_idx} as the target loss when there are multiple optimizers
-        if isinstance(self.optimizer, list):
-            target_avg_loss = 0
-            for idx in range(len(self.optimizer)):
-                target_avg_loss += keep_avg_target[f"avg_loss_{idx}"]
-            target_avg_loss /= len(self.optimizer)
-        else:
-            target_avg_loss = keep_avg_target["avg_loss"]
-        return target_avg_loss
-
     def save_best_model(self) -> None:
         """Save the best model. It only saves if the current target loss is smaller then the previous."""
 
@@ -978,35 +1053,9 @@ class Trainer:
             keep_after=self.config.keep_after,
         )
 
-    def _setup_logger_config(self, log_file: str) -> None:
-        """Write log strings to a file and print logs to the terminal.
-        TODO: Causes formatting issues in pdb debugging."""
-
-        class Logger(object):
-            def __init__(self, print_to_terminal=True):
-                self.print_to_terminal = print_to_terminal
-                self.terminal = sys.stdout
-                self.log_file = log_file
-
-            def write(self, message):
-                if self.print_to_terminal:
-                    self.terminal.write(message)
-                with open(self.log_file, "a", encoding="utf-8") as f:
-                    f.write(message)
-
-            def flush(self):
-                # this flush method is needed for python 3 compatibility.
-                # this handles the flush command by doing nothing.
-                # you might want to specify some extra behavior here.
-                pass
-
-        # don't let processes rank > 0 write to the terminal
-        sys.stdout = Logger(self.args.rank == 0)
-
-    @staticmethod
-    def _is_apex_available() -> bool:
-        """Check if Nvidia's APEX is available."""
-        return importlib.util.find_spec("apex") is not None
+    #####################
+    # GET FUNCTIONS
+    #####################
 
     @staticmethod
     def get_optimizer(model: nn.Module, config: Coqpit) -> Union[torch.optim.Optimizer, List]:
@@ -1084,154 +1133,72 @@ class Trainer:
         criterion = model.get_criterion()
         return criterion
 
+    ####################
+    # HELPER FUNCTIONS
+    ####################
 
-def getarguments():
-    train_config = TrainingArgs()
-    parser = train_config.init_argparse(arg_prefix="")
-    return parser
+    @staticmethod
+    def _detach_loss_dict(loss_dict: Dict) -> Dict:
+        """Detach loss values from autograp.
 
+        Args:
+            loss_dict (Dict): losses.
 
-def get_last_checkpoint(path: str) -> Tuple[str, str]:
-    """Get latest checkpoint or/and best model in path.
+        Returns:
+            Dict: losses detached from autograph.
+        """
+        loss_dict_detached = {}
+        for key, value in loss_dict.items():
+            if isinstance(value, (int, float)):
+                loss_dict_detached[key] = value
+            else:
+                loss_dict_detached[key] = value.detach()
+        return loss_dict_detached
 
-    It is based on globbing for `*.pth.tar` and the RegEx
-    `(checkpoint|best_model)_([0-9]+)`.
+    def _pick_target_avg_loss(self, keep_avg_target: KeepAverage) -> Dict:
+        """Pick the target loss to compare models"""
+        target_avg_loss = None
 
-    Args:
-        path: Path to files to be compared.
+        # return if target loss defined in the model config
+        if "target_loss" in self.config and self.config.target_loss:
+            return keep_avg_target[f"avg_{self.config.target_loss}"]
 
-    Raises:
-        ValueError: If no checkpoint or best_model files are found.
-
-    Returns:
-        Path to the last checkpoint
-        Path to best checkpoint
-    """
-    fs = fsspec.get_mapper(path).fs
-    file_names = fs.glob(os.path.join(path, "*.pth.tar"))
-    scheme = urlparse(path).scheme
-    if scheme:  # scheme is not preserved in fs.glob, add it back
-        file_names = [scheme + "://" + file_name for file_name in file_names]
-    last_models = {}
-    last_model_nums = {}
-    for key in ["checkpoint", "best_model"]:
-        last_model_num = None
-        last_model = None
-        # pass all the checkpoint files and find
-        # the one with the largest model number suffix.
-        for file_name in file_names:
-            match = re.search(f"{key}_([0-9]+)", file_name)
-            if match is not None:
-                model_num = int(match.groups()[0])
-                if last_model_num is None or model_num > last_model_num:
-                    last_model_num = model_num
-                    last_model = file_name
-
-        # if there is no checkpoint found above
-        # find the checkpoint with the latest
-        # modification date.
-        key_file_names = [fn for fn in file_names if key in fn]
-        if last_model is None and len(key_file_names) > 0:
-            last_model = max(key_file_names, key=os.path.getctime)
-            last_model_num = load_fsspec(last_model)["step"]
-
-        if last_model is not None:
-            last_models[key] = last_model
-            last_model_nums[key] = last_model_num
-
-    # check what models were found
-    if not last_models:
-        raise ValueError(f"No models found in continue path {path}!")
-    if "checkpoint" not in last_models:  # no checkpoint just best model
-        last_models["checkpoint"] = last_models["best_model"]
-    elif "best_model" not in last_models:  # no best model
-        # this shouldn't happen, but let's handle it just in case
-        last_models["best_model"] = last_models["checkpoint"]
-    # finally check if last best model is more recent than checkpoint
-    elif last_model_nums["best_model"] > last_model_nums["checkpoint"]:
-        last_models["checkpoint"] = last_models["best_model"]
-
-    return last_models["checkpoint"], last_models["best_model"]
-
-
-def process_args(args, config=None):
-    """Process parsed comand line arguments and initialize the config if not provided.
-
-    Args:
-        args (argparse.Namespace or dict like): Parsed input arguments.
-        config (Coqpit): Model config. If none, it is generated from `args`. Defaults to None.
-
-    Returns:
-        c (TTS.utils.io.AttrDict): Config paramaters.
-        out_path (str): Path to save models and logging.
-        audio_path (str): Path to save generated test audios.
-        c_logger (TTS.utils.console_logger.ConsoleLogger): Class that does
-            logging to the console.
-
-        dashboard_logger (WandbLogger or TensorboardLogger): Class that does the dashboard Logging
-
-    TODO:
-        - Interactive config definition.
-    """
-    if isinstance(args, tuple):
-        args, coqpit_overrides = args
-    if args.continue_path:
-        # continue a previous training from its output folder
-        experiment_path = args.continue_path
-        args.config_path = os.path.join(args.continue_path, "config.json")
-        args.restore_path, best_model = get_last_checkpoint(args.continue_path)
-        if not args.best_path:
-            args.best_path = best_model
-    # init config if not already defined
-    if config is None:
-        if args.config_path:
-            # init from a file
-            config = load_config(args.config_path)
+        # take the average of loss_{optimizer_idx} as the target loss when there are multiple optimizers
+        if isinstance(self.optimizer, list):
+            target_avg_loss = 0
+            for idx in range(len(self.optimizer)):
+                target_avg_loss += keep_avg_target[f"avg_loss_{idx}"]
+            target_avg_loss /= len(self.optimizer)
         else:
-            # init from console args
-            from TTS.config.shared_configs import BaseTrainingConfig  # pylint: disable=import-outside-toplevel
+            target_avg_loss = keep_avg_target["avg_loss"]
+        return target_avg_loss
 
-            config_base = BaseTrainingConfig()
-            config_base.parse_known_args(coqpit_overrides)
-            config = register_config(config_base.model)()
-    # override values from command-line args
-    config.parse_known_args(coqpit_overrides, relaxed_parser=True)
-    experiment_path = args.continue_path
-    if not experiment_path:
-        experiment_path = get_experiment_folder_path(config.output_path, config.run_name)
-    audio_path = os.path.join(experiment_path, "test_audios")
-    config.output_log_path = experiment_path
-    # setup rank 0 process in distributed training
-    dashboard_logger = None
-    if args.rank == 0:
-        new_fields = {}
-        if args.restore_path:
-            new_fields["restore_path"] = args.restore_path
-        new_fields["github_branch"] = get_git_branch()
-        # if model characters are not set in the config file
-        # save the default set to the config file for future
-        # compatibility.
-        if config.has("characters") and config.characters is None:
-            used_characters = parse_symbols()
-            new_fields["characters"] = used_characters
-        copy_model_files(config, experiment_path, new_fields)
-        dashboard_logger = init_dashboard_logger(config)
-    c_logger = ConsoleLogger()
-    return config, experiment_path, audio_path, c_logger, dashboard_logger
+    def _setup_logger_config(self, log_file: str) -> None:
+        """Write log strings to a file and print logs to the terminal.
+        TODO: Causes formatting issues in pdb debugging."""
 
+        class Logger(object):
+            def __init__(self, print_to_terminal=True):
+                self.print_to_terminal = print_to_terminal
+                self.terminal = sys.stdout
+                self.log_file = log_file
 
-def init_arguments():
-    train_config = TrainingArgs()
-    parser = train_config.init_argparse(arg_prefix="")
-    return parser
+            def write(self, message):
+                if self.print_to_terminal:
+                    self.terminal.write(message)
+                with open(self.log_file, "a", encoding="utf-8") as f:
+                    f.write(message)
 
+            def flush(self):
+                # this flush method is needed for python 3 compatibility.
+                # this handles the flush command by doing nothing.
+                # you might want to specify some extra behavior here.
+                pass
 
-def init_training(argv: Union[List, Coqpit], config: Coqpit = None):
-    """Initialization of a training run."""
-    if isinstance(argv, Coqpit):
-        parser = argv.init_argparse(arg_prefix="")
-    else:
-        parser = init_arguments()
-    args = parser.parse_known_args()
-    config, OUT_PATH, AUDIO_PATH, c_logger, dashboard_logger = process_args(args, config)
-    return args[0], config, OUT_PATH, AUDIO_PATH, c_logger, dashboard_logger
+        # don't let processes rank > 0 write to the terminal
+        sys.stdout = Logger(self.args.rank == 0)
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def _is_apex_available() -> bool:
+        """Check if Nvidia's APEX is available."""
+        return importlib.util.find_spec("apex") is not None
diff --git a/TTS/tts/datasets/TTSDataset.py b/TTS/tts/datasets/dataset.py
similarity index 100%
rename from TTS/tts/datasets/TTSDataset.py
rename to TTS/tts/datasets/dataset.py
diff --git a/TTS/tts/models/base_tts.py b/TTS/tts/models/base_tts.py
index 06c7cb2b..0c9f60e8 100644
--- a/TTS/tts/models/base_tts.py
+++ b/TTS/tts/models/base_tts.py
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ from torch.utils.data import DataLoader
 from torch.utils.data.distributed import DistributedSampler
 
 from TTS.model import BaseModel
-from TTS.tts.datasets import TTSDataset
+from TTS.tts.datasets.dataset import TTSDataset
 from TTS.tts.utils.speakers import SpeakerManager, get_speaker_manager
 from TTS.tts.utils.synthesis import synthesis
 from TTS.tts.utils.text import make_symbols
@@ -32,6 +32,30 @@ class BaseTTS(BaseModel):
         - 1D tensors `batch x 1`
     """
 
+    def _set_model_args(self, config: Coqpit):
+        """Setup model args based on the config type.
+
+        If the config is for training with a name like "*Config", then the model args are embeded in the
+        config.model_args
+
+        If the config is for the model with a name like "*Args", then we assign the directly.
+        """
+        # don't use isintance not to import recursively
+        if "Config" in config.__class__.__name__:
+            if "characters" in config:
+                _, self.config, num_chars = self.get_characters(config)
+                self.config.num_chars = num_chars
+                if hasattr(self.config, "model_args"):
+                    config.model_args.num_chars = num_chars
+                    self.args = self.config.model_args
+            else:
+                self.config = config
+                self.args = config.model_args
+        elif "Args" in config.__class__.__name__:
+            self.args = config
+        else:
+            raise ValueError("config must be either a *Config or *Args")
+
     @staticmethod
     def get_characters(config: Coqpit) -> str:
         # TODO: implement CharacterProcessor
@@ -169,7 +193,7 @@ class BaseTTS(BaseModel):
     def get_data_loader(
         self,
         config: Coqpit,
-        ap: AudioProcessor,
+        assets: Dict,
         is_eval: bool,
         data_items: List,
         verbose: bool,
@@ -179,6 +203,8 @@ class BaseTTS(BaseModel):
         if is_eval and not config.run_eval:
             loader = None
         else:
+            ap = assets["audio_processor"]
+
             # setup multi-speaker attributes
             if hasattr(self, "speaker_manager"):
                 speaker_id_mapping = self.speaker_manager.speaker_ids if config.use_speaker_embedding else None
@@ -280,14 +306,18 @@ class BaseTTS(BaseModel):
             )
         return loader
 
-    def test_run(self, ap) -> Tuple[Dict, Dict]:
+    def test_run(self, assets: Dict) -> Tuple[Dict, Dict]:
         """Generic test run for `tts` models used by `Trainer`.
 
         You can override this for a different behaviour.
 
+        Args:
+            assets (dict): A dict of training assets. For `tts` models, it must include `{'audio_processor': ap}`.
+
         Returns:
             Tuple[Dict, Dict]: Test figures and audios to be projected to Tensorboard.
         """
+        ap = assets["audio_processor"]
         print(" | > Synthesizing test sentences.")
         test_audios = {}
         test_figures = {}
diff --git a/TTS/utils/trainer_utils.py b/TTS/utils/trainer_utils.py
index 005114d1..dabb33cd 100644
--- a/TTS/utils/trainer_utils.py
+++ b/TTS/utils/trainer_utils.py
@@ -1,8 +1,13 @@
 import importlib
+import os
+import re
 from typing import Dict, List, Tuple
+from urllib.parse import urlparse
 
+import fsspec
 import torch
 
+from TTS.utils.io import load_fsspec
 from TTS.utils.training import NoamLR
 
 
@@ -80,3 +85,66 @@ def get_optimizer(
     if model is not None:
         parameters = model.parameters()
     return optimizer(parameters, lr=lr, **optimizer_params)
+
+
+def get_last_checkpoint(path: str) -> Tuple[str, str]:
+    """Get latest checkpoint or/and best model in path.
+
+    It is based on globbing for `*.pth.tar` and the RegEx
+    `(checkpoint|best_model)_([0-9]+)`.
+
+    Args:
+        path: Path to files to be compared.
+
+    Raises:
+        ValueError: If no checkpoint or best_model files are found.
+
+    Returns:
+        Path to the last checkpoint
+        Path to best checkpoint
+    """
+    fs = fsspec.get_mapper(path).fs
+    file_names = fs.glob(os.path.join(path, "*.pth.tar"))
+    scheme = urlparse(path).scheme
+    if scheme:  # scheme is not preserved in fs.glob, add it back
+        file_names = [scheme + "://" + file_name for file_name in file_names]
+    last_models = {}
+    last_model_nums = {}
+    for key in ["checkpoint", "best_model"]:
+        last_model_num = None
+        last_model = None
+        # pass all the checkpoint files and find
+        # the one with the largest model number suffix.
+        for file_name in file_names:
+            match = re.search(f"{key}_([0-9]+)", file_name)
+            if match is not None:
+                model_num = int(match.groups()[0])
+                if last_model_num is None or model_num > last_model_num:
+                    last_model_num = model_num
+                    last_model = file_name
+
+        # if there is no checkpoint found above
+        # find the checkpoint with the latest
+        # modification date.
+        key_file_names = [fn for fn in file_names if key in fn]
+        if last_model is None and len(key_file_names) > 0:
+            last_model = max(key_file_names, key=os.path.getctime)
+            last_model_num = load_fsspec(last_model)["step"]
+
+        if last_model is not None:
+            last_models[key] = last_model
+            last_model_nums[key] = last_model_num
+
+    # check what models were found
+    if not last_models:
+        raise ValueError(f"No models found in continue path {path}!")
+    if "checkpoint" not in last_models:  # no checkpoint just best model
+        last_models["checkpoint"] = last_models["best_model"]
+    elif "best_model" not in last_models:  # no best model
+        # this shouldn't happen, but let's handle it just in case
+        last_models["best_model"] = last_models["checkpoint"]
+    # finally check if last best model is more recent than checkpoint
+    elif last_model_nums["best_model"] > last_model_nums["checkpoint"]:
+        last_models["checkpoint"] = last_models["best_model"]
+
+    return last_models["checkpoint"], last_models["best_model"]
diff --git a/TTS/vocoder/models/base_vocoder.py b/TTS/vocoder/models/base_vocoder.py
index f879cd42..9d6ef26f 100644
--- a/TTS/vocoder/models/base_vocoder.py
+++ b/TTS/vocoder/models/base_vocoder.py
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+from coqpit import Coqpit
+
 from TTS.model import BaseModel
 
 # pylint: skip-file
@@ -16,5 +18,35 @@ class BaseVocoder(BaseModel):
         - 1D tensors `batch x 1`
     """
 
-    def __init__(self):
-        super().__init__()
+    def __init__(self, config):
+        super().__init__(config)
+
+    def _set_model_args(self, config: Coqpit):
+        """Setup model args based on the config type.
+
+        If the config is for training with a name like "*Config", then the model args are embeded in the
+        config.model_args
+
+        If the config is for the model with a name like "*Args", then we assign the directly.
+        """
+        # don't use isintance not to import recursively
+        if "Config" in config.__class__.__name__:
+            if "characters" in config:
+                _, self.config, num_chars = self.get_characters(config)
+                self.config.num_chars = num_chars
+                if hasattr(self.config, "model_args"):
+                    config.model_args.num_chars = num_chars
+                    if "model_args" in config:
+                        self.args = self.config.model_args
+                    # This is for backward compatibility
+                    if "model_params" in config:
+                        self.args = self.config.model_params
+            else:
+                self.config = config
+                if "model_args" in config:
+                    self.args = self.config.model_args
+                # This is for backward compatibility
+                if "model_params" in config:
+                    self.args = self.config.model_params
+        else:
+            raise ValueError("config must be either a *Config or *Args")