rlhar...@oplink.net writes: > On Wed, August 12, 2015 9:46 pm, Joe Pfeiffer wrote: >> Is there a pulseaudio module that will detect when an audio source isn't >> silent, and mute other sources in that cases? > > It does not directly address your need, but I think that > pulseaudiovolumecontrol (pavucontrol) is almost essential, and really > should be installed by default with the pulseaudio system.
Yep, I've pretty much always got that window up! >> I'd like to be listening to music, but when a call comes in on >> the radio have it mute any other audio. > > In the realm of broadcasting and commercial sound, the function you are > describing is of the general category "ducking" (as in "duck your head so > you do not bump it on the obstruction ahead"). But ducking typically > reduces the level of the primary audio stream, rather than completely > muting it. > > You may find an inexpensive hardware solution; check broadcast suppliers > such as Markertek, bswUSA, and FullCompass. > > Because "dead air" is anathema to a broadcaster, there are silence > monitors which automatically switch to an alternate audio source if the > primary source goes silent. One of these might serve your needs. > > Utility modules of this sort for audio are widely used and tend to be > surprisingly inexpensive. Something like the http://www.markertek.com/product/st-vp2/rdl-st-vp2-automatic-ducking-module seems like it might meet my needs... it seems like this ought to be the sort of thing that pulseaudio can do with software, though.
