sox

Sound eXchange: play, record and convert audio files. Audio formats are identified by the extension. More information: <http://sox.sourceforge.net>.

Install

All systems
curl cmd.cat/sox.sh
Debian Debian
apt-get install sox
Ubuntu
apt-get install sox
Alpine
apk add sox
Arch Arch Linux
pacman -S sox
image/svg+xml Kali Linux
apt-get install sox
CentOS
yum install sox
Fedora
dnf install sox
Windows (WSL2)
sudo apt-get update sudo apt-get install sox
OS X
brew install sox
Raspbian
apt-get install sox
Docker
docker run cmd.cat/sox sox powered by Commando

Sound eXchange: play, record and convert audio files. Audio formats are identified by the extension. More information: <http://sox.sourceforge.net>.

  • Merge two audio files into one:
    sox -m input_audiofile1 input_audiofile2 output_audiofile
  • Trim an audio file to the specified times:
    sox input_audiofile output_audiofile trim start end
  • Normalize an audio file (adjust volume to the maximum peak level, without clipping):
    sox --norm input_audiofile output_audiofile
  • Reverse and save an audio file:
    sox input_audiofile output_audiofile reverse
  • Print statistical data of an audio file:
    sox input_audiofile -n stat
  • Increase the volume of an audio file by 2x:
    sox -v 2.0 input_audiofile output_audiofile

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