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Fixtâ€ĸŠ 2025
Updated: Aug 16, 2025—3 min read

Add Sound Presence Detection to your Home Assistant Voice Satellites

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SoundSenseSound Detection StatesHow to add it to your deviceHow to use it in an automationAssist Conversation Handler ScriptTurn Off Input Boolean Conversation Triggered AutomationTurn Off Input Boolean Assist Running Automation

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Sound Sense

SoundSense
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Sound Detection States
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  • Silence: Prolonged period (>15s) of very low ambient noise
  • Quieting: Recent transition to low ambient noise
  • Active: Normal ambient sound activity
  • Noise: Sudden spikes in sound levels
  • Presence: Sustained elevated sound levels, indicating ongoing activity or presence

How to add it to your device
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You can find the documentation here

ESPHome package

packages:
  SoundSense: github://fixtse/ha-voice-sound-sense/sound_sense.yaml
 
microphone:
  - platform: i2s_audio  # or your microphone platform
    id: i2s_mics
    # ... your existing microphone config ...
    on_data:
      - script.execute:
          id: process_audio_data
          audio_data: !lambda return x;
The package is already included in my ReSpeaker Lite Firmware

How to use it in an automation
#

Assist Conversation Handler Script
#

Turn Off Input Boolean Conversation Triggered Automation
#

Turn Off Input Boolean Assist Running Automation
#

Tags

Home-Assistant
Tutorial
ESPHome
Assistant
Automation
Presence-Detection
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