Re: Sound recognition (not voice) - recording instances and duration of

[nobody@xxxxxxxxxxxx (Dave Houston)]

There are numerous kits for voice activation. I would try to use one of them
(modified, if necessary) and log the times it switches on/off.

There's also a software app called Loop Recorder that records in a
continuous loop. You can set the duration of the loop. You might be able to
write some software that would start it and maybe save the result to disc
for instances of certain duration.

"BondyBoy" <bondyboy@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

>I am trying to automate the recording of when, and how long for a
>certain audio "Alarm" goes off. This alarm is located about 30 feet
>from our house and the alarm can be going off for anywhere from 2 mins
>to 30+ mins.
>
>I need to use my PC (which is on 24-7) and its microphone (which i can
>point towards the source of the sound) to take a note of when and for
>how long the alarm sound is operating. I was thinking of using some
>speech recognition program for this but am unsure if this would work
>for the "Wa Wa Wa" of an alarm and not speech as is intended in these
>applications.
>
>I'm a VB programmer by trade so probably would be able to build
>something to do this if I just knew where to begin. . .
>
>it would be sort of like a motion dector security system but being
>triggered by a specific sound instead of motion on a camera (the sound
>in question is on a very short repeating loop)
>
>does anyone have some usefull pointers on how something like this could
>be achieved?
>
>
>
>Cheers
>
>Bondyboy