I have a problem with the valve in my pipeline : self.pipeline = gst.parse_launch(' ! '.join(['autoaudiosrc', 'queue silent=false leaky=2 max-size-buffers=0 max-size-time=0 max-size-bytes=0', 'audioconvert', 'audioresample', 'audio/x-raw-int, rate=16000, width=16, depth=16, channels=1', 'tee name=t', 'queue', 'audioresample', 'audio/x-raw-int, rate=8000', 'vader name=vader auto-threshold=true', 'pocketsphinx lm=%s dict=%s name=listener' % (dir_path + '/pocketsphinx/lisa.lm',dir_path + '/pocketsphinx/lisa.dic'), 'fakesink dump=1 t.', 'valve name=valve drop=0', 'queue', 'flacenc', 'filesink async=0 location=' + self.recording])) I know it's not the best pythonic way to create the pipeline, but it's the most readable. Setting it to 0 record the mic flow in my file and everything is okay. But I want to drop it by default, and open the valve on the fly depending an event (listen a keyword with pocketsphinx), then close this valve again. But it don't seems to work : my file remains at 0 bytes. Once pocketsphinx listen the keyword, I enable the valve with : self.recording_valve.set_property('drop',False) I tried to give a very very short example of the problem. Maybe it's not located in this part but that's where my debug lead me. To view the entire project : https://github.com/Seraf/LISA-CLIENT-Linux/blob/pocketsphinx/lisa.tac that call this class : https://github.com/Seraf/LISA-CLIENT-Linux/blob/pocketsphinx/lib/listener.py that call this class : github /Seraf/LISA-CLIENT-Linux/blob/pocketsphinx/lib/recorder.py Thanks for your help ! Continue reading...