commands.sh

sox

all

Sound eXchange: play, record, and convert audio files. Audio formats are identified by the extension.

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Options (3)

-mboolean

Merge two audio files into one

Example: sox {{[-m|--combine mix]}} {{path/to/input_audio1}} {{path/to/input_audio2}} {{path/to/output_audio}}
-n, --nullboolean

Print statistical data of an audio file

Example: sox {{path/to/input_audio}} {{[-n|--null]}} stat
-v, --volumeboolean

Increase the volume of an audio file by 2x

Example: sox {{[-v|--volume]}} 2.0 {{path/to/input_audio}} {{path/to/output_audio}}

Examples (6)

Merge two audio files into one

sox [-m|--combine mix] path/to/input_audio1 path/to/input_audio2 path/to/output_audio

Trim an audio file to the specified times

sox path/to/input_audio path/to/output_audio trim start duration

Normalize an audio file (adjust volume to the maximum peak level, without clipping)

sox --norm path/to/input_audio path/to/output_audio

Reverse and save an audio file

sox path/to/input_audio path/to/output_audio reverse

Print statistical data of an audio file

sox path/to/input_audio [-n|--null] stat

Increase the volume of an audio file by 2x

sox [-v|--volume] 2.0 path/to/input_audio path/to/output_audio
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