[SoX-users] Audir, a tool that can simplify testing SoX effects (among other things)

[Doug L. <dg...@dl...>]

Some of my latest posts on this list were inspired by my work on this thing. For that reason and the fact that
it may be useful, I present this information:

I have released, under the GPL, the Audio Director Manager (Audir) 2.0. It is intended mainly for users of
Virtual Audio Cable and is restricted to Windows, but it can also use SoX. There are commands for starting,
stopping, and editing running repeaters (including SoX processes).

Main page: http://www.dlee.org/audir/  (all can be reached from there)
Users Guide: http://www.dlee.org/audir/audir.htm

A SoX-centric example of usage, where "Audir>" is the Audir command prompt and I comment with "#":

Audir> sox map map highpass 150 vol 1.5
# "map" is first default input, then default output device.
Audir> edit
# or just "ed": Opens a Notepad window containing the commands for all currently loaded repeaters/processes.
# Update at will, and when you save (such as with Ctrl+S), updates to running processes apply immediately.
# Updates are listed as they occur in the Audir window, but no prompt appears there until Notepad is closed.
# If you found a hum in your input, try changing to highpass 150 eqs60-300 vol 1.5
# eqs60-300 is an Audir effect shortcut for taking out harmonics--in this case, 60, 120, 180, 240, and 300 Hz (AC hum).
# Close Notepad to get another Audir prompt.
Audir> close map
# Can match on any text; close sox can work too.
# You get a list to choose from if more than one match is found.

Feedback welcome. I'll apologize right off the bat to anyone accustomed to GUI more than CLI - but SoX is a
CLI, so I'm probably ok on this list in that respect. :-) I am also a blind programmer, and though we can
tackle style sheets and such, I haven't taken the time; so my site will surely look plain visually by modern
standards.

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