diff --git a/bot.py b/bot.py
index 6d9576b..5be70d8 100644
--- a/bot.py
+++ b/bot.py
@@ -95,13 +95,11 @@ class Bot(commands.Bot):
                     voice_connection = await channel.connect()
 
                     # Create an audio stream from selected device
-                    self.streamHandler = sound.PCMStream(self.DEVICE_ID)
+                    self.streamHandler = sound.PCMStream(self.DEVICE_ID, voice_connection)
+
                     # Start the audio stream
                     await self.streamHandler.play()
 
-                    # Play the stream
-                    voice_connection.play(discord.PCMAudio(self.streamHandler))
-
                     # Start the SDR and begin playing to the audio stream
                     self.start_sdr()
 
diff --git a/sound.py b/sound.py
index c33d97e..cd6d46e 100644
--- a/sound.py
+++ b/sound.py
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
+import threading
 import time
-
+import audioop
+import discord
 import sounddevice
 import sounddevice as sd
 from pprint import pformat
@@ -13,14 +15,18 @@ sd.default.samplerate = 48000
 class PCMStream:
     globals()
 
-    def __init__(self, _device_id):
+    def __init__(self, _device_id, _voice_connection):
         self.stream = sd.RawInputStream(device=_device_id)
+        self.NoiseGate = NoiseGate(_voice_connection, self)
 
     def change_device(self, _device_id):
         self.clean_up()
 
         self.stream = sd.RawInputStream(device=_device_id)
 
+    async def connect(self):
+        self.NoiseGate.start()
+
     # Stops and destroys the current stream
     def clean_up(self):
         if not self.stream.closed:
@@ -43,11 +49,27 @@ class PCMStream:
             # frame is 4 bytes
             frames = int(num_bytes / 4)
             data = self.stream.read(frames)[0]
-
             # convert to pcm format
             return bytes(data)
 
 
+class NoiseGate(threading.Thread):
+    def __init__(self, _voice_connection, _pcmstream_instance):
+        super().__init__()
+        self.voice_connection = _voice_connection
+        self.PCMStream_Instance = _pcmstream_instance
+
+    def run(self) -> None:
+        while self.voice_connection.is_connected():
+            if float(20 * audioop.rms(self.PCMStream_Instance.read(16), 2)) >= 5:
+                # Play the stream
+                self.voice_connection.play(discord.PCMAudio(self.PCMStream_Instance))
+                while float(20 * audioop.rms(self.PCMStream_Instance.read(16), 2)) >= 5:
+                    time.sleep(.5)
+                self.voice_connection.stop()
+            time.sleep(.1)
+
+
 class DeviceNotFoundError(Exception):
     def __init__(self):
         self.devices = sd.query_devices()
@@ -73,4 +95,8 @@ def query_devices():
     if not options:
         raise DeviceNotFoundError()
 
-    return options
\ No newline at end of file
+    return options
+
+
+
+