Tag Archives: CLI

shntool ~ WAVE Processing & Reporting Utility

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shntool is a multi-purpose WAVE data processing and reporting utility. File formats are abstracted from its core, so it can process any file that contains WAVE data, compressed or not – provided there exists a format module to handle that particular file type.

shntool has native support for .wav files. If you want it to work with other lossless audio formats, you must have the appropriate helper program installed. The “Helper programs” section below contains links to helper programs for each format that shntool supports.

shnutils.freeshell.org/shntool
github.com/bayun/shntool

caudec ~ Multiprocess Audio Converter

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caudec is a command-line utility that transcodes (converts) audio files from one format (codec) to another, among other things.

It leverages multi-core CPUs and runs multiple processes concurrently (one per file and per codec, and more than one thread per codec when it supports it). The objective is to hog the CPU as much and as long as possible. One strategy is to sort input files by size, so that the largest files potentially get more threads towards the end of the job.

Features:

  • Supported input formats / codecs: WAV, AIFF, CAF, FLAC, WavPack, Monkey’s Audio, ALAC.
  • Supported output formats / codecs: all of the above, as well as LossyWAV / LossyFLAC, MP3, AAC (.m4a), Ogg Vorbis, Opus.
  • Supported platforms: macOS, Linux.
  • Transcoding to several different codecs at once is possible. In that case, decoding of input files is done only once.
  • Metadata is preserved (as much as possible) from one codec to another.
  • Artwork can be embedded into each file, and / or copied to the output directory. It can be done selectively (e.g. embed and / or copy one image for lossless files, and another image for lossy files).
  • Audio can be resampled (e.g. 48kHz to 44.1kHz) and downmixed (e.g. 6 channels to stereo). A profile can be provided to set a maximum value for the number of channels, bit depth and sampling rate. When a profile is provided, the source will only be altered after decoding and before encoding, if some metric of the source is above the given profile.
  • Multiprocess ReplayGain scanner for FLAC, WavPack, MP3, Ogg Vorbis, Opus.
  • Ability to hard link lossy files to a different directory when encoding to WavPack Hybrid. The point is to have two libraries that takes the storage of just one, with a lossy collection that has its own root directory and that’s easy to drag and drop to a device such as a smartphone or a Digital Audio Player (DAP).
  • Ability to touch files and album directories using metadata to reflect the music’s release date and duration (see example below).

github.com/gcocatre/caudec

Rusty Pipes ~ Virtual Pipe Organ

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Rusty Pipes is a digital organ instrument compatible with GrandOrgue sample sets. It features both graphical and text-based user interface, can be controlled via MIDI and play back MIDI files. Rusty Pipes can stream samples from disk instead of load them into RAM, though a RAM precache mode similar to GrandOrgue and Hauptwerk is available too.

rusty-pipes.com
github.com/dividebysandwich/rusty-pipes
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GrandOrgue

Partiels ~ Audio Analysis Application

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Partiels is an audio analysis application that allows you to explore the content and characteristics of sounds.

Features:

Partiels allows analysis of one or several audio files using Vamp plug-ins loading data files, visualizing, editing, organizing, and exporting the results as images or text files that can be used in other applications such as Max, Pure Data, Open Music, etc.

  • Windows, Mac & Linux support
  • Multiformat support
  • Multichannel support
  • Multiaudiofile support
  • Analyzing audio with Vamp plug-ins
  • Visualizing results as spectrogram, lines, and markers
  • Textual and graphical editing of results 
  • Organizing and ordering analyses in groups
  • Exporting results to PNG, JPEG, CSV, LAB, JSON, CUE, REAPER & SDIF formats
  • Loading results from CSV, LAB, JSON, CUE & SDIF formats
  • Batch processing
  • Command line interface to analyze, export, and convert results
  • Consolidating documents for sharing

Alongside Partiels, a wide range of analyses based on audio engines developed at IRCAM and outside are ported to Vamp plug-ins. These plug-ins allow you to perform FFT, LPC, transient, fundamental, formant, tempo, TTS and many other analyses. You can also find a large number of analysis plug-ins on the Vamp plug-ins website.

github.com/Ircam-Partiels
www.vamp-plugins.org

Sequencer64 ~ Live MIDI Looper

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Sequencer64 is a live MIDI looper with a song-creation layout window. Sequencer64 is a reboot of seq24, extending it greatly over the last six years. The heart of seq24 remains intact. It is an old friend with a whole lot of added equipment. It has an extensive manual and Windows installers. Sequencer64 has build options for ALSA, PortMidi, JACK, Gtkmm 2.4, Qt 5, Windows, and a command-line/daemon.

github.com/ahlstromcj/sequencer64

BassBoom ~ Music App & Library

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BassBoom is a music player made with C# using the fast mpg123 library as the native backend that handles the music playback and song information, including the playback device information.

This library is a viable library aimed for cross-platform music playing because we’ve selected mpg123 as the MP3 backend library for its ease of use and for its fast music playback. This library is frictionless as it aims for stability and cross-platform compatibility.

In addition to your regular music files, BassBoom also supports online MPEG radio stations that you can use to play your own favorite radio stations, as long as they don’t use AAC or any other codec that BassBoom doesn’t support.

github.com/Aptivi/BassBoom

Roon Command Line Project ~ Roon Automation & Control

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The Roon Command Line project provides Bash and Python scripts to enable command line control of the Roon audio system over a local network.

Note: No modifications are made to the Roon Core. The RoonCommandLine package resides entirely on other systems within your local area network.

rooncommand.dev
github.com/doctorfree/RoonCommandLine

jammer ~ Command Line Audio Player

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Light-weight CLI music player with Soundcloud & Youtube support.

Supported formats:

  • MP3: MPEG Audio Layer III
  • OGG: Ogg Vorbis
  • WAV: Waveform Audio File Format
  • FLAC: Free Lossless Audio Codec
  • AAC: Advanced Audio Coding
  • WMA: Windows Media Audio
  • MP4: MPEG-4
  • JAMMER: Jammer playlist
  • FOLDER: Folder / Directory
github.com/jooapa/jammer

line ~ Command Line MIDI Sequencer

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A tiny command-line midi sequencer for live coding.

  • Sends MIDI messages to a chosen MIDI channel. Default is 1.
  • 1 instrument or 1 CC
github.com/pd3v/line
line running in a Terminal window

ARver ~ Command Line AccurateRip Verification

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ARver is a command-line program for verifying audio tracks ripped from a CD against checksums stored in AccurateRip database.

The idea behind AccurateRip verification is that it’s virtually impossible to get exact same errors when ripping different copies of the same CD on various CD drives. If the copies are scratched or otherwise degraded, read errors will occur in different disc sectors. CD drive defects are unlikely to manifest in the same way on different machines. Essentially, all read errors are expected to be unique, but in absence of errors only a single correct result exists.

AccurateRip database stores track checksums submitted by multiple users. When many users rip the same disc without errors, same checksums are submitted to the database repeatably, boosting their “confidence” statistic. If a checksum of a ripped track is not found in the database, it indicates that the track has not been ripped correctly. Since the result is unique, disc read errors likely occurred while ripping.

ARver calculates the AccurateRip checksums of local files, fetches checksums for a given CD from the database, and displays a report which compares them.

github.com/arcctgx/ARver

DiscImageCreator ~ Disk Image Extractor

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This command-line program dumps a disc (CD, GD, DVD, HD-DVD, BD, GC/Wii, XBOX, XBOX 360) and disk (Floppy, MO, USB etc.)

CD and GD, it can dump considering a drive + CD (=combined) offset.
What is the drive offset? Please look this document

This program works on Windows PC (Windows XP or higher) and Unix based PC (Linux, macOS).

MPF can work this program with GUI.

github.com/saramibreak/DiscImageCreator

daktilo ~ Turn Your Keyboard Into A Typewriter

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daktilo (“typewriter” in Turkish, pronounced “duck-til-oh”, derived from the Ancient Greek word δάκτυλος for “finger”) is a small command-line program that plays typewriter sounds every time you press a key. It also offers the flexibility to customize keypress sounds to your liking. You can use the built-in sound presets to create an enjoyable typing experience, whether you’re crafting emails or up to some prank on your boss.

github.com/orhun/daktilo