Re: [tlug] Audio editing software

["Josh Glover" <jmglov@example.com>]

On 20/03/2008, gandalf@example.com <gandalf@example.com> wrote:

>  On Wed 03/19/08 4:17 PM , "David J Iannucci" jlinux@example.com
> sent:
>
>>  I have some chopping and splicing of tracks to do.... looked at sox a
>>  bit as a result of this thread, and while splicing seems simple enough,
>>  it looks like it probably can't split a track at a very precise
>>  location.

Use the trim option:

http://linux.die.net/man/1/sox

>> Seems natural enough for a CLI tool. Or is sox really THAT
>>  cool and I've somehow overlooked this ability? :-)

Yup. ;)

> I think that Audacity uses sox under the covers, but perhaps I have it mixed
> up with something else.

I think you're thinking of libsndfile, which sox also makes heavy use of:

http://gentoo-portage.com/media-sound/audacity/Dep#ptabs
http://gentoo-portage.com/media-sound/audacity/USE#ptabs

http://gentoo-portage.com/media-sound/sox/Dep#ptabs

-- 
Cheers,
Josh