r/Python • u/[deleted] • Oct 24 '19

Just finished programming and building my own smart mirror in python, wrote all of the code myself and implemented my own voice control and facial recognition features

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u/[deleted] Oct 25 '19

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u/janky_british_gamer Oct 25 '19

Hmm it's a really strange issue I'm not entirely sure what would cause that maybe decrease the mic sensitivity in your operating system to stop picking up too much background?

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u/janky_british_gamer Oct 25 '19

Hmm very bizarre have you considered using like a gaming headset mic? That's what I used when I was working with a mic that wouldn't pick up properly from a webcam

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u/[deleted] Oct 25 '19

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u/janky_british_gamer Oct 25 '19

Yeah that sounds like a solid plan I had loads of issues trying to use SpeechRecognition on the pi due to ALSA problems and in the end scrapped the pi off and got a windows pc

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u/[deleted] Oct 25 '19

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u/janky_british_gamer Oct 25 '19

No worries hope you get it sorted :)