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Audioware For Linux

MusicBrainz Picard ~ Tag Audio Files With MusicBrainz Metadata

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MusicBrainz Picard is a cross-platform (Linux, macOS, Windows) audio tagging application. It is the official MusicBrainz tagger.

Picard supports the majority of audio file formats, is capable of using audio fingerprints (AcoustIDs), performing CD lookups and disc ID submissions, and it has excellent Unicode support. Additionally, there are several plugins available that extend Picard’s features.

Features:

  • Multiple formats: Picard supports all popular music formats, including MP3, FLAC, OGG, M4A, WMA, WAV, and more.
  • AcoustID: Picard uses AcoustID audio fingerprints, allowing files to be identified by the actual music, even if they have no metadata.
  • Comprehensive database: Picard uses the open and community-maintained MusicBrainz database to provide accurate information about millions of music releases.
  • CD lookups: Picard can lookup entire music CDs with a click.
  • Plugin support: If you need a particular feature, you can choose from a selection of available plugins or write your own.
  • Scripting: A flexible and powerful, yet easy to learn, scripting language allows you to exactly specify how your music files will be named and how the tags will look like.
  • Cover Art: Picard can find and download the correct cover art for your albums.
  • Open Source: Picard is licensed under the GNU General Public License 2.0 or later, and is hosted on GitHub where it is actively developed.
Picard GUI

picard.musicbrainz.org
picard.musicbrainz.org/downloads
picard.musicbrainz.org/plugins
picard.musicbrainz.org/docs/faq
picard.musicbrainz.org/quick-start
github.com/metabrainz/picard
Youtube: What is MusicBrainz Picard?

Audacity ~ Multi-track Editor & Recorder

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Audacity is a popular freeware multi-track audio editor and recorder. (Recommended)

Audacity_version_3.3.1

audacityteam.org
Download
FAQ
Documentation
Tutorials
Tips
Beginner’s Resource Guide
Wikipedia
www.darkaudacity.com/ (Themed)
Index of effects, generators and analyzers
github.com/Sneeds-Feed-and-Seed/sneedacity
ReplayGain Plugin

Foobar2000 ~ Extensible Audio Interface & Player

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An advanced and evolved freeware audio player for Android, Mac, Windows and Wine. Foobar2000 can be extensively extended, modified and themed.

This is the basic Default User Interface or DUI. You will need to configure and extend the DUI Foobar2000 interface according to your preferences and requirements.

Foobar2000 v2.16 Default User Interface
Foobar2000 Default User Interface

Features:

  • Supported audio formats: MP3, MP4, AAC, CD Audio, WMA, Vorbis, Opus, FLAC, WavPack, WAV, AIFF, Musepack, Speex, AU, SND… and more with additional components.
  • Gapless playback.
  • Easily customizable user interface.
  • Advanced tagging capabilities.
  • Support for ripping Audio CDs as well as transcoding all supported audio formats using the Converter component.
  • Full ReplayGain support.
  • Customizable keyboard shortcuts.
  • Open component architecture allows third-party developers to extend functionality.
  • Multiplatform: Android, Mac, Windows 32|64-bit and ARM (ARM64EC).

Interfaces:

Foobar2000 is not limited to the Default User Interface or DUI. There is an alternative popular interface called Columns User Interface or CUI. CUI is most often used for theming or skinning foobar2000. There is also a Classic User Interface but it is rarely used or referenced.

Links:

Packages & Store Versions:

Official Foobar2000 Forums At Hydrogenaudio:

References:

Foobar2000 ~ The First Steps

mp3 Diags ~ Diagnose & Repair mp3s

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MP3 Diags is a GUI-based application that allows end-users to identify issues with their MP3 files, fix some of the issues and make other changes, like adding track information. It also lets you “look inside” an MP3 file.

mp3diags

mp3diags.sourceforge.net