# Using Whisper to auto record

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**Category:** 🔒 Gradio\
**Created:** [July 11, 2023, 8:02pm UTC](/static-proxy?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdiscuss.huggingface.co%2Ft%2Fusing-whisper-to-auto-record%2F46480 "2023-07-11T20:02:38Z")\
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**Author:** ![codeninjasv](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ad7895/32.png) [@codeninjasv](/static-proxy?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdiscuss.huggingface.co%2Fu%2Fcodeninjasv)%5C
**Post date:** [July 11, 2023, 8:02pm UTC](/static-proxy?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdiscuss.huggingface.co%2Ft%2Fusing-whisper-to-auto-record%2F46480%2F1 "2023-07-11T20:02:38Z")

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I am using the Whisper extension on Oobabooga. Is there a way to activate the recording when a voice is detected vs having to press the button to start / stop recording?

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**Author:** ![abidlabs](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/hellohellohello/user_avatar/discuss.huggingface.co/abidlabs/32/21878_2.png) [@abidlabs](/static-proxy?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdiscuss.huggingface.co%2Fu%2Fabidlabs)%5C
**Post date:** [July 12, 2023, 5:05am UTC](/static-proxy?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdiscuss.huggingface.co%2Ft%2Fusing-whisper-to-auto-record%2F46480%2F2 "2023-07-12T05:05:57Z")

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Hi @codeninjasv this is not possible in Gradio as we do not start listening for a voice in the background for all sorts of privacy reasons.