#Voice input device suggestions

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flint crown
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Im looking for a device like https://www.hashop.nl/Home-Assistant-Voice-Preview-Edition?gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=20022869970&gbraid=0AAAAADs0KN3zGFwWE2-rYO6uyYVNmkZDL&gclid=Cj0KCQiA4pvMBhDYARIsAGfgwvyR1_P9aybnPX8Uac_S1qKM6CT42rKCee7JWcDpnpvP1IAk3nID3QUaAqGfEALw_wcB , maybe even just that.. a microphone box with wake up word that can run local.

Im looking for the best option our there but om going to need 3-4 of them so preferably not 150-200โ‚ฌ each ^^ (audio output is not needed, im going to keel using my Google nest speakers for that).

Any suggestions are welcome.

Im Running my HA on an unraid server with 48gb of ram, 2x2tb cache SSD's and a rtx 5060ti with 16vram with wisper and Piper activated & loads of strong hardware.. just need something to get my voice commands into the system like Ive been doing with Google for years.. only now i want it all local:)

Thanks in advance

late wolf
# flint crown Im looking for a device like https://www.hashop.nl/Home-Assistant-Voice-Preview-...

The VPE is a great device, it has the XMOS audio processor in it which helps clean up audio and filters so it doesn't hear itself etc... it also has the 3.5mm jack line out so you can pipe audio into a bigger speaker if you want/need to. They are decent value for what you actually get hardware wise and also you directly support the project by buying them.

audio output is not needed
Note that redirecting the output of responses to another device other then the satellite with the microphone is not something that is really supported currently. there are some tricks you can do to make it sort of work but it has issues. This is why having the 3.5mm jack on the VPE is so great.

flint crown
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late wolf
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flint crown
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How hard is changing the wake word/Phrase?

late wolf
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ESPHome voice/sound stuff is in super active development stuff so those updates come down the VPE pretty nicely.

flint crown
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I want to make up a Fun acronym for my smart home and wake it up with that

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Thanks for all the feedback

late wolf
flint crown
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May i ad you to friends for Future questions? Im a newb in Home assistant

late wolf
flint crown
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flint crown
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No Rush though, i gtg, didnt expect fast response tbf

late wolf
# flint crown Please do ๐Ÿ™‚

You first need to make a MWW model, the easiest way to do this currently is THIS project. results may vary of how well it works but you can play with it a bit.
NB: if you want to go more "manual" and use more live data with a sample database you can learn out the training process HERE but

once you have the model file you need to host that (a github repo would be easiest)

then you have to "take control" of your VPE and modify the firmware to add your wake word model repo to the firmware so when it builds it grabs your model.
then you are able to select it.

NB: there is a plan to make it easier to load custom models without firmware modifications and just load directly from HA. The plan is in the Voice Backlog Issues Repo HERE there is no timeline on it yet, its a matter of there being developer time to use on it.

Realistically if a custom WW is something that you can live without for a while and you don't want to bother with the manual firmware stuff (which can lead to other issues as your building from dev instead of stable) then leaving it for a while until it becomes easier might be a good option. but its up to you.

flint crown
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Ooh the first link you send is directly for unraid

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Looks like it could work

late wolf
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flint crown
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The server runs 24/7 anyway ๐Ÿ˜‰ so that wouldnt have been An issue

flint crown
late wolf
late wolf
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from the ESPHome Documentation:

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Most people would just use a GitHub repo but I don't think it would care if it was somewhere else as long as the json and tflite file are accessible at the same path.

flint crown
# late wolf I personally dislike unraid conceptually... but if it works for you and does wha...

I Came from Synology and didnt Know what would be best.. i Found unraid to have a good community and had lots of help (i have brzind damage becsuse i got run over by a car.. learning new things is hard becsuse my memory loses 30% of je memories Every couple of weeks.) the unraid People have been so kind and held my hand throughout it all ๐Ÿ˜‰ i have no experience with anything Else other than Windows :p