# Audio Classification

IDOL Media Server can process audio streams or files to classify them into various categories. For example, the audio recording of a meeting room, or a phone call, may consist of long periods of silence, or of on-hold music, prior to any speech. Once the stream has been classified as the different audio types, the silence or music can be marked so that it can be skipped, for example.

The same classification process also gives metrics on the audio quality of the segments.

In the security industry, this can be extended to detect audio segments of other classes, such as gunshots or breaking glass.

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