# Force Voice Detection to run? **URL:** \ **Category:** Plex Media Server\ **Tags:** subtitles\ **Created:** [September 16, 2024, 4:07pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/force-voice-detection-to-run/888416 "2024-09-16T16:07:46Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 13\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![rwoffice](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/ea5d25/32.png) [@rwoffice](https://forums.plex.tv/u/rwoffice)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2024, 4:07pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/force-voice-detection-to-run/888416/1 "2024-09-16T16:07:46Z")
Hey all, I wanted to try the new [Auto-Sync Subtitles](https://support.plex.tv/articles/auto-sync-subtitles/) feature, so I enabled it in my server, and made sure it was enabled in my libraries, but when I Analyze the files Voice Detection doesn’t appear to run. Is there a workaround to force Voice Detection, or do you have to wait for Scheduled Tasks to run and complete overnight? As a side note, I always wonder why when you manually Analyze something it doesn’t actually run a full analysis pass with intros, credit detection, etc. That seems like it kind of defeats the purpose of choosing to intentionally force it. ---
**Author:** ![drzoidberg33](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/drzoidberg33/32/4184_2.png) [@drzoidberg33](https://forums.plex.tv/u/drzoidberg33)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2024, 4:14pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/force-voice-detection-to-run/888416/2 "2024-09-16T16:14:14Z")
As long as you have this library setting enabled (either option that is not `never`), it will trigger when you manually trigger an analyze action on a movie or TV item. ![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/plex/original/4X/a/a/c/aac6cb6fbca24278d00c5a86769b743698bb475b.png) ---
**Author:** ![rwoffice](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/ea5d25/32.png) [@rwoffice](https://forums.plex.tv/u/rwoffice)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2024, 4:18pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/force-voice-detection-to-run/888416/3 "2024-09-16T16:18:24Z")
It only works when you analyze an individual file from the actual file’s page and not the library view. Is there no way to run it for the entire library? Edit: Similar to forcing intro/credit detection, if you do the thing where in the library view you checkbox select every single file (click the first movie → shift-click the last movie) and then Three Dots → Analyze it works. ---
**Author:** ![blackzwe](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/blackzwe/32/237058_2.png) [@blackzwe](https://forums.plex.tv/u/blackzwe)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2024, 4:27pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/force-voice-detection-to-run/888416/4 "2024-09-16T16:27:08Z")
How CPU intensive is the process? ---
**Author:** ![drzoidberg33](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/drzoidberg33/32/4184_2.png) [@drzoidberg33](https://forums.plex.tv/u/drzoidberg33)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2024, 4:33pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/force-voice-detection-to-run/888416/5 "2024-09-16T16:33:01Z")
Not that intensive, if you have a relatively capable processor. It’s more I/O intensive as it essentially extracts the entire audio track to process it. ---
**Author:** ![rwoffice](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/ea5d25/32.png) [@rwoffice](https://forums.plex.tv/u/rwoffice)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2024, 4:33pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/force-voice-detection-to-run/888416/6 "2024-09-16T16:33:22Z")
I have a Direct Play playback going right now so it’s not totally accurate, but my 12700k is running at 10-15% CPU and it seems to be going back and forth between Plex Media Scanner and Plex Transcoder which are bouncing around between ~4-8%. ---
**Author:** ![blackzwe](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/blackzwe/32/237058_2.png) [@blackzwe](https://forums.plex.tv/u/blackzwe)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2024, 4:34pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/force-voice-detection-to-run/888416/7 "2024-09-16T16:34:14Z")
Good to know, thanks @drzoidberg33 and @rwoffice ---
**Author:** ![iggyfar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/7c8e57/32.png) [@iggyfar](https://forums.plex.tv/u/iggyfar)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2024, 5:49pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/force-voice-detection-to-run/888416/8 "2024-09-16T17:49:20Z")
Hi, I too want to try the auto-sync subtitle. I have Plex Version 1.41.0.8992. But I don’t see the Voice Generator option in the settings. I followed the instructions and it’s simply not showing on my server. Please advise. Thanks. ---
**Author:** ![rwoffice](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/ea5d25/32.png) [@rwoffice](https://forums.plex.tv/u/rwoffice)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2024, 5:49pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/force-voice-detection-to-run/888416/9 "2024-09-16T17:49:59Z")
I needed to restart PMS to get it to show up, maybe give that a try if you haven’t already. ---
**Author:** ![iggyfar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/7c8e57/32.png) [@iggyfar](https://forums.plex.tv/u/iggyfar)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2024, 6:02pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/force-voice-detection-to-run/888416/10 "2024-09-16T18:02:06Z")
That did it! Thank you! ---
**Author:** ![JavierVera](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e19b73/32.png) [@JavierVera](https://forums.plex.tv/u/JavierVera)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2024, 7:00pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/force-voice-detection-to-run/888416/11 "2024-09-16T19:00:59Z")
is it available for Chromecast for Google TV. I don`t see the settings ---
**Author:** ![LukeBlakePrime](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/f17d59/32.png) [@LukeBlakePrime](https://forums.plex.tv/u/LukeBlakePrime)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2024, 3:10pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/force-voice-detection-to-run/888416/12 "2024-09-21T15:10:05Z")
I did force all my movies for detection manually. It did all the work and even the auto-sync option was shown, when I watched a movie and gave it a try. But today, somehow all detections got lost. I wanted to watch a movie and it was asynchronous. Checked the settings and it said there wasn’t any voice detection done yet. I know plex did the voice detection a day before with this movie. So, I was checking other movies which plex had all done already. None of the movies did work. Every time the same information that all movies haven’t received a voice activity detection yet. Don’t know what’s wrong with it. I’m sure my plex server had all worked through them. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/plex/original/3X/2/a/2acb9765406f63293d357b4ec509ec39aa28f2ad.png) [@system](https://forums.plex.tv/u/system)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2024, 3:10pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/force-voice-detection-to-run/888416/13 "2024-12-20T15:10:39Z")
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