Getting Started

1. Prepare Python Environment

Cochl.Sense Cloud API can be easily integrated into any Python application using the Cochl library. The library supports Python versions 3.8 or higher. Please make sure you’re using a compatible version of Python. First, create a Python virtual environment.

python3 -m venv venv
. venv/bin/activate
pip install --upgrade pip
pip install --upgrade cochl

git clone https://github.com/cochlearai/cochl-sense-py.git
cd cochl-sense-py/samples


python3 -m venv venv
. venv/bin/activate
pip install --upgrade pip
pip install --upgrade cochl

git clone https://github.com/cochlearai/cochl-sense-py.git
cd cochl-sense-py/samples


python -m venv venv
.\venv\Scripts\activate
pip install --upgrade pip
pip install --upgrade cochl

git clone https://github.com/cochlearai/cochl-sense-py.git
cd cochl-sense-py/samples

2. File Sample

  • File samples can also be found here.
  • Supported file formats for the Cochl.Sense Cloud API: MP3, WAV, and OGG.

If a file is not in a supported format, it must be manually converted. More details can be found here.

This simple setup is enough to upload your file. Please input your retrieved API project key into “YOUR_API_PROJECT_KEY”. 

import cochl.sense as sense

client = sense.Client("YOUR_API_PROJECT_KEY")

results = client.predict("your_file.wav")
print(results.to_dict())  # get results as a dict

# {
#     'session_id': 'df1637ab-5478-455c-bff8-c7b90ff215c2',
#     'window_results': [
#         {
#             'start_time': 0.0,
#             'end_time': 1.0,
#             'sound_tags': [
#                 {'name': 'Gunshot', 'probability': 0.578891396522522},
#                 {'name': 'Gunshot_single', 'probability': 0.578891396522522},
#             ],
#         },
#         {
#             'start_time': 0.5,
#             'end_time': 1.5,
#             'sound_tags': [
#                 {'name': 'Others', 'probability': 0.0}
#             ],
#         },
#         {
#             'start_time': 1.0,
#             'end_time': 2.0,
#             'sound_tags': [
#                 {'name': 'Others', 'probability': 0.0}
#             ],
#         },
#     ]
# }

You can adjust the custom settings (sensitivity control, etc.) as shown below. 

import cochl.sense as sense

api_config = sense.APIConfig(
    sensitivity=sense.SensitivityConfig(
        default=sense.SensitivityScale.LOW,
        by_tags={
            "Baby_cry": sense.SensitivityScale.VERY_LOW,
            "Gunshot":  sense.SensitivityScale.HIGH,
        },
    ),
)

client = sense.Client(
    "YOUR_API_PROJECT_KEY",
    api_config=api_config,
)

results = client.predict("your_file.wav")
print(results.to_dict())  # get results as a dict

The file prediction results can be displayed in a summarized format. 

# print(results.to_dict())  # get results as a dict

print(results.to_summarized_result(
    interval_margin=2,
    by_tags={"Baby_cry": 5, "Gunshot": 3}
))  # get results in a simplified format

# At 0.0-1.0s, [Baby_cry] was detected

For more details about custom settings mentioned above, please refer to the Advanced configurations section.

3. Check Usage

You can review your usage on the Cochl.Sense Dashboard.

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4. Additional Notes

(1) Convert to Supported File Formats (WAV, MP3, OGG)

Pydub is an easy way to convert audio files into supported formats (WAV, MP3, and OGG). First, install Pydub by following the instructions in this link. Then, write a Python script to convert your file into a supported format, as shown below. 

from pydub import AudioSegment

mp4_version = AudioSegment.from_file("sample.mp4", "mp4")
mp4_version.export("sample.mp3", format="mp3")

For more details of Pydub, please refer to this link.

(2) Result Summary

You can summarize the file prediction results by aggregating consecutive windows, which return the time and length of each detected tag. The interval margin is a parameter that treats the unrecognized windows ones, and it affects all sound tags. If you want to specify a different interval margin for specific sound tags, you can use the ‘by_tags’ option. 

print(results.to_summarized_result(
    interval_margin=2,
    by_tags={"Baby_cry": 5, "Gunshot": 3}
))

# At 0.0-1.0s, [Baby_cry] was detected