I have an extensive Excel/VBA program that hourly calls and plays podcasts through a "smart" speaker. The output of the speaker feeds into another computer that records the m\audio using Audacity.
It has become obvious that NPR does not regulate volumes for podcasts and broadcasts nor are programs in themselves regulated by volume. Audacity does not have an AGC. It has also been noted that Excel/VBA code cannot see the audio being played on the same computer. I would like to find code that will regulate the volume and give some semblance of control/moderation. Also, sometimes the Smart Speaker fails to play the program and I get an hour of silence before the next command to play happens. The code should detect that nothing is playing and send the command to the smart speaker again. Is there any Python code that I might be able to call from VBA that will monitor and regulate the volume of the audio? A few samples of code that can read/modify the audio will help me develop the final product. Suggestions appreciated. -- https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
