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Constantin
04/10/2025, 6:01 PMHey everyone! š
Quick question ā has anyone figured out how to add a beep or ding sound at the beginning of a conversation with a voice assistant?
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Kings_bigš«
04/10/2025, 6:10 PMAdjust timing
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Constantin
04/10/2025, 6:12 PM@User at the start speaking plan?
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Kings_bigš«
04/10/2025, 6:19 PMYes
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Constantin
04/10/2025, 6:24 PMThis is how long assistant waits before speaking. - I set the delay to 3 seconds, but the assistant still starts speaking immediately after the call connects.
Could this behavior depend on the SIP provider Iām using?
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Kings_bigš«
04/10/2025, 8:46 PMTo add a beep or ding sound at the start of your voice assistantās conversation, configure the first message setting with an SSML audio pointing to your desired sound file.
Kings_bigš«
04/10/2025, 8:47 PMThe wait time before speaking setting, determines the delay before the assistant responds to user input, not the initial greeting. To delay the initial greeting, consider adding a silent audio file at the beginning of the assistantās first message using SSML. SIP providers typically do not influence this behavior.
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Constantin
04/11/2025, 9:13 AMIām trying to add a beep sound before the assistant starts speaking by using SSML in the firstMessage field.
Hereās what Iāve done so far:
The firstMessage contains a valid SSML block with :
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Sveiki, esmu mÄkslÄ«gÄ intelekta asistents, kÄ es varu jums palÄ«dzÄt?
The link to the audio file is a direct link from Dropbox (dl.dropboxusercontent.com)
The assistant config was saved successfully ā status 200 OK
However, the assistant still starts speaking immediately, and the beep doesn't play at all.
Could you please clarify:
Does SSML audio in firstMessage actually work with all voice providers?
Do I need to use a specific TTS provider (like Google or Azure) for the tag to be supported?
Are there any known limitations when using provider: "openai" or ElevenLabs?
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