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+soundswitch.py
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+
+This script listens to two audio input devices and determins which one is louder
+at a given moment and presses programatically one of two defined keys. If for
+some time nobody is speaking or everyone at roughly the lame volume then it
+presses a third defined key.
+
+With help of this you can for example switch between scenes in
+[OBS](https://obsproject.com/) to show the person who is currently speaking.