Oasis Browser: Echo Guard for Voice-to-Text
Hands-free voice breaks when the mic hears the assistant talking back. Oasis uses echo guard to reduce that.
Insight for other users: Echo guard adds a short quiet period before recording so your microphone is less likely to pick up the assistant’s own voice from your speakers. It matters most in the voice orb loop when replies can be spoken (text-to-speech), not only typed in chat.
How to use it well:
After the assistant speaks, wait for Ready or the listening phase before you talk again.
Headphones help a lot in small rooms and on laptop speakers.
If you get false starts or cut-off phrases, try less background noise or switch your input device in system settings.
Limit today: Echo guard timing is automatic. There is no user slider in consumer builds.
Doc: https://kahana.co/docs/echo-guard
Related: https://kahana.co/docs/voice-orb-hands-free | https://kahana.co/docs/spoken-vs-chat-replies-orb | https://kahana.co/docs/composer-microphone
Questions we would love your take on:
Headphones vs speakers
Do you use voice orb with open speakers daily, or only with headphones?Wait time
Does the quiet period feel too long, too short, or about right?User control
Would you want a setting for sensitivity, or keep it fully automatic?Office use
If you use chat-only orb replies to avoid disturbing others, does echo guard still matter to you?For the Oasis team
Have you seen the mic transcribe the assistant’s own voice? What fixed it for you (headphones, waiting, quieter room)?
Share voice setup tips. Other users will benefit.
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