diff --git a/NoiseGate.py b/NoiseGate.py
deleted file mode 100644
index 70e8171..0000000
--- a/NoiseGate.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,67 +0,0 @@
-import threading
-import time
-
-import numpy as np
-import discord
-import sounddevice as sd
-from threading import Thread, Event
-
-noise_gate_trigger = 0 # Set this value for the trigger on the noise-gate
-voice_connection = None
-audio_stream = None
-last_callback_value = 0
-
-
-class NoiseGate(Thread):
-    def __init__(self, trigger_value: int = 700):
-        global noise_gate_trigger
-        super(NoiseGate, self).__init__()
-        self.stream = None
-        self.stop_NG = threading.Event()
-        self.NG_Started = threading.Event()
-        noise_gate_trigger = trigger_value
-
-    def init_stream(self, num, _voice_connection, _audio_stream):
-        global voice_connection, audio_stream
-        self.stream = sd.InputStream(device=num, callback=stream_callback)
-        voice_connection = _voice_connection
-        audio_stream = _audio_stream
-
-    def run(self) -> None:
-        self.NG_Started.set()
-        self.stream.start()
-        while not self.stop_NG.is_set():
-            #print("Main loop start")
-            if last_callback_value >= noise_gate_trigger:
-                trigger_noise_gate(True)
-                while last_callback_value >= noise_gate_trigger:
-                    time.sleep(6)
-                trigger_noise_gate(False)
-            #print("Main loop end")
-
-        self.stream.stop()
-        self.stream.close()
-        self.NG_Started.clear()
-        voice_connection.stop()
-        print('Thread #%s stopped' % self.ident)
-
-
-def stream_callback(indata, *args):
-    global last_callback_value
-    volume_normalization = np.linalg.norm(indata) * 10
-    last_callback_value = int(volume_normalization)
-    #print(f"Callback Value: {last_callback_value}")
-
-
-def trigger_noise_gate(triggered: bool):
-    if triggered:
-        if not voice_connection.is_playing():
-            voice_connection.play(discord.PCMAudio(audio_stream))
-            # print("|" * int(volume_normalization / 4))
-            print("Noise Gate was Triggered")
-            #time.sleep(10)
-    else:
-        if voice_connection.is_playing():
-            print("Noise Gate stopped")
-            voice_connection.pause()
-            # try disconnecting and reconnecting
diff --git a/sound.py b/sound.py
index cd6d46e..ee2c76e 100644
--- a/sound.py
+++ b/sound.py
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ class PCMStream:
     async def play(self):
         if not self.stream.active:
             self.stream.start()
+            await self.connect()
 
     # call back read function for the stream
     def read(self, num_bytes):
@@ -61,6 +62,7 @@ class NoiseGate(threading.Thread):
 
     def run(self) -> None:
         while self.voice_connection.is_connected():
+            print(f"Volume: '{float(20 * audioop.rms(self.PCMStream_Instance.read(16), 2)) >= 5}'")
             if float(20 * audioop.rms(self.PCMStream_Instance.read(16), 2)) >= 5:
                 # Play the stream
                 self.voice_connection.play(discord.PCMAudio(self.PCMStream_Instance))