arressen wrote: 
> OK, so here's a long shot, but if you don't ask...
> 
> One problem I'm coming across is that Alexa doesn't always hear what's
> being said while there is noise in the room, such as audio playing on
> squeezebox.
> 
> Is there any way to have media server automatically duck the volume when
> somebody says "Alexa" - or possibly do it when the light ring is on?
> 
> Thx, Richard
> 
> 
> Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk

Unfortunately no. Skills are not informed when only the Alexa portion of
a command is said - we have to wait for the full command and that’s
already likely messed up by loud music in the background anyway. An
exception is that audio from an Echo is muted the moment Alexa is said
but it’s not the skill doing that, it’s the Echo itself. 

It would be possible to lower the volume on the assumed player as soon
as a LaunchRequest is received so that the ‘real’ command portion has a
better chance of being understood. But that’s also tricky because the
player volume is not the only thing in the equation (the amp setting is
unknown, for example). So mute is then better than duck. To be honest,
just saying ‘Alexa, mute livingroom’ to LMSlite before issuing a
MediaServer command is effective and less likely to have unwanted side
effects.




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