Check for things Playing and break through alerts.

automation/System/CucKoo_Clock.yaml

@@ -19,6 +19,13 @@
     - condition: state
       entity_id: group.family
       state: 'home'
+    - condition: template
+      value_template: >
+        {% if is_state('media_player.livingroomCC', 'playing') %}
+          false
+        {% else %}
+          true
+        {% endif %}
 
   action:
     - service: media_player.turn_on

script/voice_notify.yaml

@@ -29,16 +29,21 @@ voice_notify:
             - condition: state
               entity_id: input_boolean.alert_mode
               state: 'on'
+        - condition: or
+          conditions:
+            - condition: template
+              value_template: >
+                {% if is_state('media_player.livingroomCC', 'playing') %}
+                false
+                {% else %}
+                true
+                {% endif %}
+            - condition: state
+              entity_id: input_boolean.alert_mode
+              state: 'on'
         - condition: state
           entity_id: input_boolean.speech_notifications
           state: 'on'
-        - condition: template
-          value_template: >
-            {% if is_state('media_player.livingroomCC', 'playing') %}
-              false
-            {% else %}
-              true
-            {% endif %}
     - service: switch.turn_on
       entity_id: switch.living_room_amp
     - delay: '00:00:05'
@@ -52,11 +57,11 @@ voice_notify:
       data_template:
         volume_level: >
           {% if now().strftime("%H")|int < 12 %}
-          0.20
+          0.25
           {% elif now().strftime("%H")|int < 18 %}
           0.45
           {% else %}
-          0.25
+          0.20
           {% endif %}
 
     - service: mqtt.publish
@@ -80,6 +85,6 @@ voice_notify:
         cache: true
 
     - service: input_boolean.turn_off
-      entity_id: 
+      entity_id:
         - input_boolean.last_message
         - input_boolean.alert_mode