How to stop another echo dot / Alexa interrupting streaming music?

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We bought echo dots for our kids and they interrupt the music streaming on our Sonos every time they ask Alexa a question (which is a lot...). Is there a way to stop this in the settings for Sonos or Alexa?

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bockersjvAnswer

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Yes. There are some detailed threads in this, have a search fro ducking, yes ducking. Basically you need to set up groups fro every room you have an Alexa and//or sonos speaker in. EVERY sonos speaker must be part fo a group.

For example have a group call kids room with the alexa they have added as the alexa device. Then in the other rooms in your house that have both Alexa and Sonos add them both to that group and then set the Sonos as the preferred speaker. Do that for all rooms and devices and alexa will only duck the sound in the room where the command was made.

bockersjvAnswer

Local Superstar

Yes. There are some detailed threads in this, have a search fro ducking, yes ducking. Basically you need to set up groups fro every room you have an Alexa and//or sonos speaker in. EVERY sonos speaker must be part fo a group.

For example have a group call kids room with the alexa they have added as the alexa device. Then in the other rooms in your house that have both Alexa and Sonos add them both to that group and then set the Sonos as the preferred speaker. Do that for all rooms and devices and alexa will only duck the sound in the room where the command was made.

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I've tried to summarise in this thread:

https://en.community.sonos.com/amazon-alexa-and-sonos-229102/an-overview-and-explanation-of-the-new-support-for-alexa-grouping-6817788

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