From f09a77a8bde0c939763ebfa43cbca68871db92e8 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Franck Nijhof Date: Tue, 30 Apr 2024 15:22:41 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] 2024.5: Add section on ESPHome Assist audio improvements --- .../_posts/2024-05-01-release-20245.markdown | 32 +++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 32 insertions(+) diff --git a/source/_posts/2024-05-01-release-20245.markdown b/source/_posts/2024-05-01-release-20245.markdown index 91290e66359..f9abcfcd943 100644 --- a/source/_posts/2024-05-01-release-20245.markdown +++ b/source/_posts/2024-05-01-release-20245.markdown @@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ Enjoy the (beta) release! - [More features for our data tables](#more-features-for-our-data-tables) - [Created helpers from automation editor](#created-helpers-from-automation-editor) - [Lock feature for tile card](#lock-feature-for-tile-card) +- [Improved audio with ESPHome for Assist](#improved-audio-with-esphome-for-assist) - [Other noteworthy changes](#other-noteworthy-changes) - [New integrations](#new-integrations) - [Integrations now available to set up from the UI](#integrations-now-available-to-set-up-from-the-ui) @@ -111,6 +112,37 @@ adding a new feature for the tile card: Locks! [@marcgeurts]: https://github.com/marcgeurts +## Improved audio with ESPHome for Assist + +If you're familiar with [Assist], our private voice assistant, and are using +it on an [ESPHome-based device] (like an [ESP-S3-BOX-3] or the [ATOM Echo]), +chances are you have experienced one of the biggest barriers to date when it +comes to using it on a daily basis: chopped-off audio. 😞 + +More often than not, the responses sent to the voice assistant device were +missing a few parts, most notably at the beginning and the end of the audio. +This was very noticeable when the responses were short, such as asking how many +lights are on in a home or the room temperature. + +In conjunction with [the latest release of ESPHome] (2024.4), we are bringing +a much improved and more reliable communication between [ESPHome] and +Home Assistant for transferring voice audio, guaranteeing no audio is lost in the process. + +Hear the difference in this side-by-side comparison: + +**TODO: Insert video** + +In addition to updating to this release, be sure to update your ESPHome devices +to the latest version to benefit from this improvement. + +[Assist]: /voice_control/ +[ATOM Echo]: /voice_control/thirteen-usd-voice-remote/ +[ESP-S3-BOX-3]: /voice_control/s3_box_voice_assistant/ +[ESPHome-based device]: https://esphome.io/projects/ +[ESPHome]: https://esphome.io/ +[the latest release of ESPHome]: https://esphome.io/changelog/2024.4.0.html +[to the latest version]: https://esphome.io/changelog/2024.4.0.html + ## Other noteworthy changes There are many more improvements in this release; here are some of the other