Tag Archives: python

tinytag ~ Python Tag Library

Posted by tom2tec on

tinytag is a Python library for reading audio file metadata.

Features:

  • Read tags, images and properties of audio files
  • Supported formats:
    • ID3 v1, v1.1, v2.2, v2.3, v2.4
    • MP3 / MP2 / MP1
    • MP4 (MPEG-4 Audio / AAC / ALAC)
    • WAVE / WAV
    • OGG (FLAC / Opus / Speex / Vorbis)
    • FLAC
    • ASF (WMA)
    • AIFF / AIFF-C
  • Same API for all formats
  • Small, portable library
  • High code coverage
  • Pure Python, no dependencies
  • Supports Python 3.7 or higher

github.com/tinytag/tinytag

mp3-packer ~ Bitrate Reduction Script

Posted by tom2tec on

I have more music than would fit onto the memory card of my phone. This is largely due to the 256 kBit/s versions that are sold now. On the phone, I do not really hear the difference between 256 kBit/s and 128 kBit/s, but I can clearly see the difference in size.

This script creates a whole copy of your music library, just with a smaller bitrate. It uses either ffmpeg or lame to convert the tracks.

github.com/martin-ueding/mp3-packer

acidcat ~ Audio File Forensics

Posted by tom2tec on

A pure-Python inspector, editor, and forensic tool for audio files and synth/DAW presets: read the metadata, decode the format structure byte by byte, flag anomalies, repair broken containers, and identify how a file was made.

Reads BPM, key, duration, tags, and format info from WAV, AIFF, MP3, FLAC, OGG, Opus, M4A, MIDI, and Serum presets. Also structurally decodes Bitwig (.bwpreset/.bwclip), Native Instruments (Massive/Absynth/Kontakt/NKS/KORE), Vital, NCW, SoundFont (SF2/SF3), tracker modules (MOD/XM/IT), MP4, VST FXP, ReCycle RX2, and RMID containers via inspect. Beyond reading: repair and validate fix and check container structure (stale sizes, offset tables, counts, pad bytes) without touching a byte of audio, and audit gives a forensic verdict (structure, integrity, hidden data, and the writing tool). One pure-Python dependency (mutagen); the native inspect walkers need nothing. Optional librosa analysis for BPM/key detection and ML feature extraction.

Also ships per-library SQLite indexes (acidcat index) tracked in a small global registry, plus an MCP server (acidcat-mcp) so an LLM can query your whole collection across libraries by bpm, key, tags, or full-text.

github.com/hed0rah/acidcat
github.com/hed0rah/acidcat-playground
www.databurn.org

SPPAS ~ Speech Annotation & Analysis

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SPPAS is a scientific computer software package written and maintained by Brigitte Bigi of the Laboratoire Parole et Langage, in Aix-en-Provence, France. Available for free, with open source code, there is simply no other package for linguists to simple use in the automatic annotations of speech, the analyses of any kind of annotated data and the conversion of annotated files.

SPPAS is able to produce automatically speech annotations from a recorded speech sound and its orthographic transcription. SPPAS is helpful for the analysis of any annotated data: estimate statistical distributions, make requests, manage files, visualize annotations. SPPAS offers a file converter from & to a wide range of formats: xra, TextGrid, eaf, trs …

sppas.org
sourceforge.net/projects/sppas

Drum Machine ~ Create & Play Drum Beats

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Drum Machine is a modern and intuitive application for creating, playing, and managing drum patterns. Perfect for musicians, producers, and anyone interested in rhythm creation, this application provides a simple interface for drum pattern programming. Have fun!

Features:

  • Intuitive grid-based pattern editor with infinite pages
  • Custom samples: Add your own drum sounds with MIDI note mapping
  • Adjustable BPM control
  • Volume control for overall mix
  • Save and load patterns
  • Multiple drum sounds including kick, snare, hi-hat, and more
  • Audio and MIDI export with support for WAV, FLAC, Ogg, MP3, and MIDI formats
  • Metadata support for embedding artist name, song title, and cover art
  • Keyboard shortcuts for quick access to all functions

apps.gnome.org/DrumMachine
github.com/revisto/drum-machine

pyEQ ~ Python Mono Parametric Equalizer

Posted by tom2tec on

A simple parametric equalizer with 5 IIR filters. Written in python 3.4 for no other purpose than self-learning and fun. Currently supports only mono wave files.

Uses scipy, numpy, pyaudio for audio processing and pyside for GUI.

github.com/twoz/pyEQ

SonicDive ~ 8D Music Player

Posted by tom2tec on

✨ Features
🎵 Audio Visual Spectrums
SonicDive supports multiple real-time audio visualizations:

💿 Disk Spectrum
📊 Bars Spectrum
🌊 Wave Spectrum
🖼️ Thumbnail Spectrum
⭕ Circle Spectrum
Each spectrum reacts dynamically to the music’s frequency and intensity.

🎚️ Audio Effects & Modes
Choose from a variety of sound profiles to match your mood:

🔊 Flat
🎧 3D Audio
🎧 8D Audio
🎤 Hip-Hop
🎻 Classic
🎸 Rock
🎥 Dolby Effect

Features:

  • 8d music
  • dolby sound
  • 3d music
  • spectrums
  • opensource
  • pyqt5
  • python

sourceforge.net/projects/sonicdive-8d-music-player

Foobar2000 ~ ctrfoobar2000 script

Posted by tom2tec on

Control Foobar2000 with python + Command line

usage: control.py  [-h] [-p] [-t PLAY_TRACK] [-s] [-P] [-n] [-r] [-R]
                   [-V VOLUME] [-m] [-i] [-f [ADDFOLDER [ADDFOLDER ...]]]
                   [-fi [ADDFILES [ADDFILES ...]]]
                   [-F [ADDFOLDERPLAY [ADDFOLDERPLAY ...]]]
                   [-Fi [ADDFILESPLAY [ADDFILESPLAY ...]]] [-c]
                   [-d [DEL_TRACK [DEL_TRACK ...]]] [-l] [-b]
                   [-S TYPE_CONTROLLER] [-H HOST] [-O PORT] [-?] [-g]
                   [-x [CHANGE_CONFIG [CHANGE_CONFIG ...]]] [-T SECTION]
                   [-E OPTION OPTION] [-a DIR_ALIAS] [-v] [-L LEVEL_ALIAS]
                   [-z REPEAT] [--repeat-off] [--repeat-playlist]
                   [--repeat-track] [--repeat-random] [--shuffle-track]
                   [--shuffle-album] [--shuffle-folder] [--seek SEEK]
                   [--root ROOT]
optional arguments:
  -h, --help            show this help message and exit
  -p, --play            Play Playback
  -t PLAY_TRACK, --play-track PLAY_TRACK
						Play Playback Track No
  -s, --stop            Stop Playback
  -P, --pause           Pause Playback
  -n, --next            Next Play
  -r, --previous        Previous Play
  -R, --random          Play Random
  -V VOLUME, --volume VOLUME
						Set Volume, range is -100 <= value <= 0
  -m, --mute            Mute Volume
  -i, --info            Get info current Playing
  -f [ADDFOLDER [ADDFOLDER ...]], --addfolder [ADDFOLDER [ADDFOLDER ...]]
						Add Remote Folder Queue [HTTP]
  -fi [ADDFILES [ADDFILES ...]], --addfiles [ADDFILES [ADDFILES ...]]
						Add Remote Files Queue [HTTP]
  -F [ADDFOLDERPLAY [ADDFOLDERPLAY ...]], --addfolderplay [ADDFOLDERPLAY [ADDFOLDERPLAY ...]]
						Add Remote Folder Queue & Play it [HTTP]
  -Fi [ADDFILESPLAY [ADDFILESPLAY ...]], --addfilesplay [ADDFILESPLAY [ADDFILESPLAY ...]]
						Add Remote Folder Queue & Play it [HTTP]
  -c, --clear-playlist  Clear Current Playlist [HTTP]
  -d [DEL_TRACK [DEL_TRACK ...]], --del-track [DEL_TRACK [DEL_TRACK ...]]
						Delete Playlist [HTTP], example: foobar -d 1 2 3
  -l, --list            List Playlist
  -b, --browser         Browser Library
  -S TYPE_CONTROLLER, --type-controller TYPE_CONTROLLER
						Set Type Of Controller [com,http]
  -H HOST, --host HOST  Remote Host control Address [HTTP]
  -O PORT, --port PORT  Remote Port control Address [HTTP]
  -?, --usage           Print All Help
  -g, --read-config     Read config file
  -x [CHANGE_CONFIG [CHANGE_CONFIG ...]], --change-config [CHANGE_CONFIG [CHANGE_CONFIG ...]]
						Set Change config. format: section#option#value
  -T SECTION, --section SECTION
						Set Section Config
  -E OPTION OPTION, --option OPTION OPTION
						Set Option Config
  -a DIR_ALIAS, --dir-alias DIR_ALIAS
						Root of Directory Alias On Server
  -v, --version         -v = show version | -vv = verbosity process
  -L LEVEL_ALIAS, --level-alias LEVEL_ALIAS
						Level Root of Directory Alias On Server
  -z REPEAT, --repeat REPEAT
						Repeat 0 = Default (repeat off) | 1 = Repeat Playlist
						| 2 = Repeat Track | 3 = Random Play | 4 = Shuffle
						Track | 5 = Shuffle Album | 6 = Shuffle Folders
  --repeat-off          Repeat Off
  --repeat-playlist     Repeat Playlist
  --repeat-track        Repeat Track
  --repeat-random       Random Play
  --shuffle-track       Shuffle Track
  --shuffle-album       Shuffle Album
  --shuffle-folder      Shuffle by Folder
  --seek SEEK           Seek for a second
  --root ROOT           Root path / Directory Containt Music files, this is
						for One Folder Files Selected

github.com/cumulus13/ctrfoobar2000

Lattice ~ CLI Toolkit For Music Collectors

Posted by tom2tec on

A high-performance CLI toolkit for music collectors who manage their own libraries. Lattice provides a suite of tools for library visualization, integrity verification, cover art extraction, and metadata auditing — all from a single, zero-dependency script.

Why this exists

Modern music players often hide your library behind proprietary databases. Lattice is built for collectors who treat the filesystem as the source of truth. It reads tags directly via mutagen, ensuring your library is portable and player-agnostic.

Features:

ModeFlagDescription
Library Tree--libraryGenerate a formatted ASCII/Unicode tree of your entire collection.
AI Library--ai-libraryToken-efficient export designed for LLM recommendation prompts.
Genre Wings--all-wingsGenerate separate library catalogs segmented by genre.
Integrity Checks--testFLACParallel verification of FLAC/MP3/Opus/WAV integrity via FFmpeg.
Art Extraction--extractArtExtract embedded covers with format-priority ranking (FLAC > Opus).
Tag Audit--auditTagsIdentify and report files with missing or inconsistent metadata.

github.com/VirInvictus/Lattice

discogs-cli ~ Discogs Terminal Access

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discogs-cli bring the Discogs.com database to your terminal. Perform the following actions from your terminal:

  • Search artists, releases, labels
  • View artist information and their releases
  • View label details and its associated releases
  • View a release in detail

github.com/jesseward/discogs-cli

lowhum ~ Deep Brown Noise For Focus

Posted by tom2tec on

Deep brown noise for focus, for the macOS menu bar. 

Single-purpose menu bar app that generates deep brown noise locally and plays it on loop. Install it, click play, forget about it. Cumulative-sum brown noise through a Butterworth bandpass (1 to 500 Hz, 20 Hz sub-bass highpass), RMS-normalized per chunk, crossfaded at boundaries. Everything is stored in ~/.lowhum/. Playback streams through PortAudio via memory-mapped files, so the full WAV never sits in RAM. The app polls audio devices every 2 seconds and stops instantly if headphones disconnect or a Bluetooth device drops.

Menu bar controls

The menu bar icon is a template image, so macOS handles dark/light mode automatically. Further, use it for:

  • Play / Stop from the menu bar
  • Pick any connected audio device from the Output Device submenu
  • Noise color selection (brown, pink, white)
  • Auto-stops when headphones connect or disconnect

Requires macOS and Python 3.12+.

lmarkmann.github.io/lowhum
github.com/lmarkmann/lowhum

References:

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brownian_noise

tz-player ~ Command Line Music Player

Posted by tom2tec on

A clean, keyboard-driven music player for the terminal.

tz-player is a simple TUI music player built with Python and powered by VLC. If VLC can play it, tz-player can play it.

No streaming. No accounts. No background services. Just your music, in your terminal.

github.com/taggedzi/tz-player