Hello, I have a pretty basic automation that happens when my alarm is triggered.
# Set max volume on 3 devices (nest minis)
- action: media_player.volume_set
metadata: {}
data:
volume_level: 1
target:
device_id:
- 123
- 234
- 345
# Play my burglar alarm mp3 on each device
- action: media_player.play_media
target:
entity_id: media_player.123
data:
media_content_id: media-source://media_source/local/audio/burglar-alarm.mp3
media_content_type: audio/mpeg
metadata:
title: burglar-alarm.mp3
thumbnail: null
media_class: music
children_media_class: null
navigateIds:
- {}
- media_content_type: app
media_content_id: media-source://media_source
- media_content_type: ""
media_content_id: media-source://media_source/local/audio
- action: media_player.play_media
target:
entity_id: media_player.234
data:
media_content_id: media-source://media_source/local/audio/burglar-alarm.mp3
media_content_type: audio/mpeg
metadata:
title: burglar-alarm.mp3
thumbnail: null
media_class: music
children_media_class: null
navigateIds:
- {}
- media_content_type: app
media_content_id: media-source://media_source
- media_content_type: ""
media_content_id: media-source://media_source/local/audio
- action: media_player.play_media
target:
entity_id: media_player.345
data:
media_content_id: media-source://media_source/local/audio/burglar-alarm.mp3
media_content_type: audio/mpeg
metadata:
title: burglar-alarm.mp3
thumbnail: null
media_class: music
children_media_class: null
navigateIds:
- {}
- media_content_type: app
media_content_id: media-source://media_source
- media_content_type: ""
media_content_id: media-source://media_source/local/audio
I have the actions in order of when I want them to happen so that the volume is maxed out first and then the MP3 plays.
What I notice happening every time is that the audio will play first and then the volume gets turned up. I’m not sure if it’s a weird nest quirk or if it’s something I can change in my automation. Has anyone else experienced this before? Any help would be greatly appreciated, thank you!