Notification sounds

[jeppper]

Is it possible to add own .wav sounds to HA? if yes in what directory?

[turboc (Chip Cox)]

you might be able to do it with a python script, if there is a sound driver of some type exposed.

[jeppper]

okay, I thought there was a directory somewehere on the Pi where all the built in .wav sounds were located.

[lambtho]

this might help

Automation to play a sound when door sensor is triggered

Yeah, if you want to play a single wav or mp3 file, you have to use the command line. I would recommend using omxplayer as it can play both .wav and .mp3 files. On the command line of your Raspberry Pi, type omxplayer and hit enter, to see if it is already installed. If not, then run: sudo apt-get install omxplayer -y Then, in your configuration.yaml, add a command line notifyer: notify: name: omxplayer platform: command_line command: "omxplayer /path/to/audio_file.mp3" Then create a…

[oakbrad]

To play single sound files I use shell_command.

[jeppper]

Can you give an example?

[oakbrad]

in my configuration.yaml I have:

shell_command: !include shell.yaml

then:

alarm_sound_doorchime: 'play --volume .15 /home/homeassistant/.homeassistant/media/sounds_alarm/door_open.wav'

call in an automation like:

- service: shell_command.alarm_sound_doorchime`

[jeppper]

thanks
Is the second part also placed in the configuration.yaml?
Is “alarm_sound_doorchime” the media_player used for playback in the second part? If yes what kind of player is it?

[oakbrad]

You need to add it under the shell_command platform like this

Shell Command

I have mine split into a separate file but you can just put the whole thing in your configuration.yaml

[jeppper]

yes but what is “alarm_sound_doorchime”?.. a media player?

[oakbrad]

it is the name I have given the shell_command

So it gets called by using service shell_command.alarm_sound_doorchime

It runs this command

play --volume .15 /home/homeassistant/.homeassistant/media/sounds_alarm/door_open.wav

[jeppper]

okay but what media is used for playback? Where is the player for this defined?

[lambtho]

You can install vlc on your pi and just plug in some speakers

[jeppper]

okay thanks… i will try

[lambtho]

Here is the steps to install vlc (for text-to-speech initially, but the first part is the same)
On the plus side, if you proceed like that, you can use tts as well with notifications

If you have bluetooth speaker, you can link the with HA also as media player and you can play your notifications direcly on them, without having to install vlc and speakers with your pi

TTS questions

I am using TTS on my RPi3 (which hosts Home Assistant ). Here is a walktrough to make everything work First you have to install a media player. I use VLC: sudo apt-get install vlc-nox Then add Hass to audio group: sudo usermod -a -G audio homeassistant I also use the following to increase the volume of the output to 100% In HA, I have declared the media player using media_player: - platform: vlc name: speaker_1 arguments: '--alsa-audio-device=hw:0,0' And finally I declare g…

[jeppper]

thanks again

[Dracofly]

Hey guys, does it still work please? because i try so many time and never work for me