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

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Problem

How to use the sox command: Sound eXchange: play, record, and convert audio files. Audio formats are identified by the extension. More information: <https://manned.org/sox>.

Solution

sox — Sound eXchange: play, record, and convert audio files. Audio formats are identified by the extension. More information: <https://manned.org/sox>.

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}}

Code Snippets

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

Context

tldr-pages: common/sox

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