Sonus

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Sonus is an AI Agents & Automation tool that provides speech-to-text (STT) for Node.js with offline hotword detection. It allows developers to add voice user interfaces to hardware or software projects, streaming speech to cloud recognition services.

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Open Source

Free tier

Yes

API

Yes

Skill level

Technical

About

What is sonus?

Sonus is a dead simple STT library in Node.js designed to quickly and easily add a Voice User Interface (VUI) to any hardware or software project. Similar to popular voice assistants, Sonus continuously listens offline for a customizable hotword. Once the hotword is detected, speech is streamed to a cloud recognition service of choice, such as Google Cloud Speech, Alexa Voice Services, Wit.ai, Microsoft Cognitive Services, or Houndify, providing real-time results. It supports Linux, macOS, and Windows platforms and requires SoX for audio processing. Developers can configure their preferred cloud speech recognition system and integrate custom hotwords using Snowboy for offline detection.

Best used for

Ideal for developers and engineers who need to integrate voice user interfaces into their hardware or software projects, enabling offline hotword detection and streaming speech to various cloud recognition services. Especially valuable for creating custom voice assistants or adding voice control to IoT devices.

Common actions

add voice interface

detect hotwords

stream speech

integrate STT

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Capabilities

Key features

Offline hotword detection
Node.js STT library
Cloud speech streaming
Customizable hotwords
Multiple STT service support
Real-time speech results

Target Audience

developershardware engineersmakersiot developers

Integrations

google-cloud-speechalexa-voice-serviceswit-aimicrosoft-cognitive-serviceshoundify

Pricing & Plans

Open Source

Free

FAQs

What are the system requirements for Sonus?

Sonus primarily supports Linux (including Raspbian), macOS, and Windows. It requires Node.js and the SoX audio processing library to be installed on your system. For most Linux distributions, you can install SoX using apt-get.

How does Sonus handle hotword detection?

Sonus uses Snowboy for offline hotword detection. You can train your own custom hotwords using the Snowboy website or API. Once a hotword is detected, Sonus streams the subsequent speech to your chosen cloud recognition service for processing.

Which cloud speech recognition services are compatible with Sonus?

Sonus is designed to work with several popular cloud speech recognition services. These include Google Cloud Speech, Alexa Voice Services, Wit.ai, Microsoft Cognitive Services, and Houndify. You can configure the service of your choice within your Sonus implementation.

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