def vad_collector(self, padding_ms=300, ratio=0.75, frames=None):
        """Generator that yields series of consecutive audio frames comprising each utterence, separated by yielding a single None.
            Determines voice activity by ratio of frames in padding_ms. Uses a buffer to include padding_ms prior to being triggered.
            Example: (frame, ..., frame, None, frame, ..., frame, None, ...)
                      |---utterence---|        |---utterence---|
        """
        if frames is None: frames = self.frame_generator()
        num_padding_frames = padding_ms // self.frame_duration_ms
        ring_buffer = collections.deque(maxlen=num_padding_frames)
        triggered = False

        for frame in frames:
            is_speech = self.vad.is_speech(frame, self.sample_rate)

            if not triggered:
                ring_buffer.append((frame, is_speech))
                num_voiced = len([f for f, speech in ring_buffer if speech])
                if num_voiced > ratio * ring_buffer.maxlen:
                    triggered = True
                    for f, s in ring_buffer:
                        yield f
                    ring_buffer.clear()

            else:
                yield frame
                ring_buffer.append((frame, is_speech))
                num_unvoiced = len([f for f, speech in ring_buffer if not speech])
                if num_unvoiced > ratio * ring_buffer.maxlen:
                    triggered = False
                    yield None
                    ring_buffer.clear()