def send_silence(self): """ Sends empty packet to signal a silent period """ recovery_journal = "" marker_j = 0 #Getting recovery if self.recovery: recovery_journal = self.recovery_journal_system.content if recovery_journal != "": #Recovery Journal 1 if present marker_j = 1 #Creating empty midicommand filed header = MidiCommand().header(0, marker_j, 1, 1, 0) if recovery_journal != "": chunk = header + recovery_journal else: chunk = str(0) #sending silent packet with recovery journal RTPSession.send_empty_packet(self, chunk)