Falcon Speaker Diarization Demos

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Falcon

Falcon is an on-device speaker diarization engine. Falcon is:

• Private; All voice processing runs locally.
• Cross-Platform:
  • Linux (x86_64), macOS (x86_64, arm64), Windows (x86_64, arm64)
  • Raspberry Pi (3, 4, 5)

Compatibility

• Python 3.9+
• Runs on Linux (x86_64), macOS (x86_64, arm64), Windows (x86_64, arm64), and Raspberry Pi (3, 4, 5).

Installation

pip3 install pvfalcondemo

AccessKey

Falcon requires a valid Picovoice AccessKey at initialization. AccessKey acts as your credentials when using Falcon SDKs. You can get your AccessKey for free. Make sure to keep your AccessKey secret. Signup or Login to Picovoice Console to get your AccessKey.

Usage

File Demo

Run the following in the terminal:

falcon_demo_file --access_key ${ACCESS_KEY} --wav_paths ${AUDIO_PATH}

Replace ${ACCESS_KEY} with yours obtained from Picovoice Console and ${AUDIO_PATH} with a path to an audio file.

Microphone Demo

You need a working microphone connected to your machine for this demo. Run the following in the terminal:

falcon_demo_mic --access_key ${ACCESS_KEY}

Replace ${ACCESS_KEY} with yours obtained from Picovoice Console. Once running, the demo prints:

>>> Press `ENTER` to start: 

Press ENTER key and wait for the following message in the terminal:

>>> Recording ... Press `ENTER` to stop:

Now start recording and when done press ENTER key.