Hello-Lucy Module Microphone not working

[Linas123]

@sdetweil
That’s a cool idea, but I don’t like to change anything on the hardware. I keep that in mind for my next project.

[sdetweil]

@Linas123 yep, i do support most of the time, maintain the installer/updater scripts…

have a pi0, 3, 4, odroid, jetson nano I use the odroid in a production photoframe/info kiosk on the wall in my hall (no mirror glass or enclosure)

[Linas123]

@sdetweil

I put a lot of effort into building the Magic Mirror (even a frameless Magic Mirror). Without self-praise I have seen many other Magic Mirrors but mine is by far the most beautiful one and finally a voice control is part of it. It is also completely designed for a Raspberry Pi, so I don’t want to change anything now.

[sdetweil]

@Linas123 cool… glad you are happy with your project… it takes a lot of energy!..

[Linas123]

@sdetweil Yes, I’am a bit proud of me. It’s very cool that in this forum are so helpful and nice guys.

[varad wattamwar]

Guys can you please help me out! @Mykle1 @Linas123 @sdetweil @TheGeekfather
My rpi model 3b+
I have installed Hello lucy correctly, executed npm install.
My mic card and device number is 1,0
My mic and speaker both are working fine, tested: arecord test.wav
Whenever I start my MM and speak hello lucy , lucy don’t detect my voice he don’t respond.
So I tried:
In asoundrc file I changed “hw:1,0” to “plughw:1,0”
But the result is same lucy is not responding.

[Mykle1]

@varad-wattamwar said in Hello-Lucy Module Microphone not working:

executed npm install.

Uhh, that is not how the dependencies are installed, according to the readme.

Please keep your questions about this subject to 1 topic. This is the third topic your posting to for the same issue

[cq0q]

Guys can you please help me out with this @Mykle1 @Linas123 @sdetweil @TheGeekfather
i’m new in all of this so please take it easy with me … so i installed MMM-hello lucy module but after i installed it and got the config right and i put my mic card and speaker device and all set … but after i launched magic mirror it shows up the microphone icon and says error … and it hangs like this like there is no solution … it’s like lucy is not detecting or something … and before i say anything the error just shows up …
and if i installed MMM-voice and make it like MMM-hello lucy and MMM-voice together in the magic mirror, will it work ? and how will it be if i make both of them in my magic mirror?
I’d be so glad if anyone could help me out with this …

[sdetweil]

@cq0q Lucy is MMM-Voice plus some stuff… no, no can’t do both

u need to walk thru the steps

arecord -l (for list)
will list the input devices
aplay -l will list the output devices

so, do
arecord test.wav
say something
ctrl-x to end recording

aplay test.wav
did u hear what you said…

provides the mic works…

now, what device is it (from the arecord list)
is that where Lucy is configured ?

Voice/Lucy use the sphinx voice reco library, which is ok, but sensitive to the voice model.
i stopped using it , cause it was accurate maybe 50% of the time… and I had to repeat myself a lot…

[cq0q]

@sdetweil yes i did that and i heared myself and made the config but the error still shows …
but what is sphinx voice reco library ? and how can i use it/install it ? and is it important for the module ?
and why you had to repeat yourself alot ? is the problem from the module itself or ?

• do i need sphinx to use MMM-voice module as well or it’s just for lucy module ?