# Is Audio priority in poor network?

**URL:** <https://mediasoup.discourse.group/t/is-audio-priority-in-poor-network/3478>\
**Category:** mediasoup libraries\
**Created:** [October 25, 2021, 2:02pm UTC](https://mediasoup.discourse.group/t/is-audio-priority-in-poor-network/3478 "2021-10-25T14:02:38Z")\
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**Author:** ![yangtsecxf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/53a042/32.png) [@yangtsecxf](https://mediasoup.discourse.group/u/yangtsecxf)\
**Post date:** [October 25, 2021, 2:02pm UTC](https://mediasoup.discourse.group/t/is-audio-priority-in-poor-network/3478/1 "2021-10-25T14:02:38Z")

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1. Is Audio a priority in the poor network? I hope audio works fine in the poor network.
2. How to config it? or is it supported by default?

Thanks sincerely.

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**Author:** ![aetheon](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/mediasoup.discourse.group/aetheon/32/39_2.png) [@aetheon](https://mediasoup.discourse.group/u/aetheon)\
**Post date:** [October 25, 2021, 4:34pm UTC](https://mediasoup.discourse.group/t/is-audio-priority-in-poor-network/3478/2 "2021-10-25T16:34:52Z")

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You have mediasoup API to set priority. Search dtx too.

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**Author:** ![yangtsecxf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/53a042/32.png) [@yangtsecxf](https://mediasoup.discourse.group/u/yangtsecxf)\
**Post date:** [October 26, 2021, 8:23am UTC](https://mediasoup.discourse.group/t/is-audio-priority-in-poor-network/3478/3 "2021-10-26T08:23:04Z")

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I have set dtx to true, and I am sure it’s set correctly, cause I log out the value in MediaSoupLibrary.

params.useDtx = true;

the useDtx is used in MediaSoupLibrary, and it’s true.

But in the poor network, I found the video is still switching, and the audio is discontinuous.  
I hope the video will be stopped but the audio works fine in poor network.  
Is it possible?

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**Author:** ![ibc](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/mediasoup.discourse.group/ibc/32/1540_2.png) [@ibc](https://mediasoup.discourse.group/u/ibc)\
**Post date:** [October 26, 2021, 8:59am UTC](https://mediasoup.discourse.group/t/is-audio-priority-in-poor-network/3478/4 "2021-10-26T08:59:33Z")

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Do it within your app. Listen for producer and/or consumer “score” events and pause video if audio score is not good.

Please don’t ask mediasoup to run business logic for you. Others may prefer to prioritize video instead of audio.

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**Author:** ![yangtsecxf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/53a042/32.png) [@yangtsecxf](https://mediasoup.discourse.group/u/yangtsecxf)\
**Post date:** [November 4, 2021, 12:06pm UTC](https://mediasoup.discourse.group/t/is-audio-priority-in-poor-network/3478/5 "2021-11-04T12:06:20Z")

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Yes, it’s a good solution, I’ve tested it, I found the audio score \>7, the audio will have good quality.