Re: [SoX-users] Determine RMS Level in Sample Value (as opposed to in dB)

[Mike C. <mie...@gm...>]

On Thu, Aug 30, 2012 at 8:45 PM, Fmiser <fm...@gm...> wrote:
>> Mike Clark wrote:
>
>> I'm wondering if it is possible to get SoX to calculate a wav
>> file's RMS as sample value.  For example, given a 16-bit
>> linear signed wav file, I can run the command:
>>
>> sox -V3 myaudio.wav -n stats
>>
>> Which outputs a bunch of statistics including "RMS lev dB",
>
> Try sox myaudio.wav -n stat

Thanks Philip!

This got me the output I needed for 16-bit PCM:

sox myaudio.wav -n stat -s 65536

> --     Philip

-Mike