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Cobra VAD — Python Quick Start


Platforms

  • Linux (x86_64)
  • macOS (x86_64, arm64)
  • Windows (x86_64)
  • BeagleBone
  • NVIDIA Jetson Nano
  • Raspberry Pi (Zero, 2, 3, 4)

Requirements

  • Picovoice Account & AccessKey
  • Python 3
  • PIP

Picovoice Account & AccessKey

Signup or Login to Picovoice Console to get your AccessKey. Make sure to keep your AccessKey secret.

Quick Start

Setup

  1. Install Python 3 .
  2. Install the pvcobra Python package using PIP:
pip3 install pvcobra

Usage

Create an instance of the Cobra VAD engine:

import pvcobra
cobra = pvcobra.create(access_key='${ACCESS_KEY}')

Pass in frames of audio to the .process function:

def get_next_audio_frame():
pass
while True:
audio_frame = get_next_audio_frame()
voice_probability = cobra.process(audio_frame)

Release resources explicitly when done with Cobra:

cobra.delete()

Demo

For the Cobra Python SDK, we offer demo applications that demonstrate how to use the VAD engine on real-time audio streams (i.e. microphone input) and audio files.

Setup

Install the pvcobrademo Python package using PIP:

pip3 install pvcobrademo

This package installs command-line utilities for the Cobra Python demos.

Usage

Use the --help flag to see the usage options for the demo:

cobra_demo_mic --help

Ensure you have a working microphone connected to your system and run the following command to detect voice activity:

cobra_demo_mic --access_key ${ACCESS_KEY}

For more information on our Cobra demos for Python, head over to our GitHub repository .

Resources

Packages

  • pvcobra on PyPI
  • pvcobrademo on PyPI

API

  • pvcobra Python API Docs

GitHub

  • Cobra Python SDK on GitHub
  • Cobra Python Demos on GitHub

Benchmark

  • Voice Activity Benchmark

Further Reading

  • Yet Another Voice Activity Detection Engine

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