I would like eventually the run the lot via vox commando, This will take a eternity as im new to all this and need to educate myself 
work in progress
Greetings thepog233,
It's easy to get excited about VC, but you're right that there's a bit of a learning curve.
You haven't mentioned what kind of microphone set-up you're working with, which is the main thing we need to know to help answer your question. However, it sounds like you're trying to use some kind of open air mic set-up, rather than (for example) a headset mic?
In general, it's important to accept the limitations of how speech recognition works. Then we try to find ways to compensate, but that can only go so far. If you want to communicate with VC in an environment in which you regularly have loud music in the background, your best option is to avoid using an open air mic. (see
http://voxcommando.com/forum/index.php?topic=957.msg8940#msg8940). The best option is always to have a microphone that is close to your mouth, and then to find ways to reduce other noises.
If you happen to have an Android device, the easiest solution to your problem is probably VoxWav:
http://voxcommando.com/mediawiki/index.php?title=VoxWavKalle links above to the XML for two popular commands that you can also try, but with some caveats. His commands accomplish the "ducking" that you were referring to. This means that they trigger a volume reduction, after which you can issue your command and hopefully be heard by VC.
They rely on VoxCommando's prefix mode. If you're not yet familiar with that concept, see 1.3 "prefix mode" here:
http://voxcommando.com/mediawiki/index.php?title=OptionsThe prefix ducking commands rely on VC being able to hear you say a particular phrase; if it understands that phrase, it will reduce the volume. But in a loud environment it may not be possible for VC to distinguish you calling out your special phrase from the rest of the noise. Maybe, if you shout.
In general, prefix ducking is a reasonable solution if your microphone is close to your mouth and there's some mid-range background noise, but probably not if your microphone is across the room and you tend to have music blasting.
It is possible to combine solutions if having an open air mic environment is important to you -- e.g. open mic with prefix mode, and VoxWav or an Amulet remote.
It is also possible to trigger ducking (that is, volume reduction), using a button on your remote control or a keyboard etc. with the help of another program called Eventghost. If that's something you'd like to try, let us know.
A lot of this is covered in the FAQ and the pages it links to:
http://voxcommando.com/mediawiki/index.php?title=FAQ#Why_doesn.27t_VC_understand_me_all_the_time.3FBy the way, if you'd like to test out Kalle's commands but aren't sure how to get his XML into your command tree, see:
http://voxcommando.com/mediawiki/index.php?title=XML_on_the_forumGood luck!
