I have code to detect the silence based on the STT...
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w
I have code to detect the silence based on the STT input, but the session is listening because of tv sound, how can I handle these sessions?
t
Thanks for reaching out, Chiranjeevi. I'm an AI assistant and I'm here to help. Give me a moment while I research this topic.
I'd love to help you out! Could you please share a bit more about your setup? For example: • Are you using LiveKit's built-in features for silence detection, or have you added some custom code? • What type of sessions are you working with—audio-only, video, or both? • Are you aiming to filter out background noises like TV sounds, or are you looking to stop the session completely when silence is detected?
w
I am using LiveKit built in feature and its audio only.
t
Dealing with background noise like TV sounds during LiveKit audio-only sessions can be a bit tricky, but don’t worry—we have some great built-in features to help you out: • Enhanced Noise Cancellation: LiveKit Cloud offers an enhanced noise cancellation feature, including a Background Voice Cancellation (BVC) model. This is really effective at reducing background speech, music, and other ambient sounds. You can easily enable this by adding the enhanced noise cancellation option to
room_input_options
when you start your session. • Krisp Noise Suppression: We also integrate Krisp for advanced noise and echo cancellation. For instance, in the Swift SDK, you can apply the
LiveKitKrispNoiseFilter
as a
capturePostProcessingDelegate
to your
AudioManager
. This helps filter your microphone input before it’s sent to the room, making your audio clearer. • WebRTC Built-in Noise Suppression: If the enhanced options aren’t available, no worries—you can still use WebRTC’s native
noiseSuppression
and
echoCancellation
settings through
AudioCaptureOptions
. If you’d like, I’m more than happy to walk you through how to set up any of these features in your environment. Just let me know! Sources: AI voice agents | LiveKit Docs | krisp-minimal/krisp-minimal/ContentView.swift | README.md | Noise & echo cancellation | LiveKit Docs | Turn detection and interruptions | LiveKit Docs