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% dtas-splitfx(1) dtas user manual

=head1 NAME

dtas-splitfx - split audio and apply effects to all tracks

=head1 SYNOPSIS

dtas-splitfx SPLITFX_FILE.yml [OPTIONS] [TARGETS] [ARGS...]

=head1 DESCRIPTION

dtas-splitfx reads as YAML file and can apply effects (including
resampling/dither), split, tag, and encode files in parallel.
dtas-splitfx is intended for splitting recordings from vinyl and live
concerts into separate files.  dtas-splitfx is inspired by cuesheets for
CD audio and the L<make(1)> build tool.

dtas-splitfx primarily uses L<sox(1)>, but it is possible to define targets
to use L<ecasound(1)>, too.

=head1 OPTIONS

=over

=item -j, --jobs [JOBS]

Number of jobs to run in parallel.  If no number is specified, all
jobs are run in parallel.

=item -n, --dry-run

Print, but do not run the commands to be executed

=item -s, --quiet, --silent

Silent operation, commands are not printed as executed

=item -D, --no-dither

Disable automatic setting of the DITHERFX env.  This also passes
the option to L<sox(1)> via SOX_OPTS.

=item -O, --outdir OUTDIR

Set output directory instead of current directory.
User-created targets must allow a placeholder for the
(by default, an empty string) $OUTDIR environment variable
in the output command.

=item -C, --compression FACTOR

Set the compression factor passed to L<sox(1)>.  See L<soxformat(7)>
for more information on how it works across different formats.

=item -r, --rate RATE

Override the output sample rate in the specified TARGET

=item -b, --bits BITS

Override the output bit depth in the specified TARGET

=item -t, --trim POSITION

Passes a POSITION argument to the sox "trim" effect to allow
limiting output to only process a portion of the original.
This bypasses the "tracks" section and of the YAML file and
outputs the result as a single file with the TRACKNUMBER
of "000".  For ease-of-typing, commas in this command-line
argument are automatically expanded to spaces when passed to sox.

=item -p, --sox-pipe

Used in place of an output target to specify outputting audio data in
the native "sox" format to another L<sox(1)> or L<play(1)> command.  This
moves printing of output to stderr and disables parallel job invocation.

=back

=head1 FILE FORMAT

=over

=item infile - string, the pathname of the original audio file

=item env - ordered hash of environment variables to set for all commands

    env: !omap
      FX: gain 3 stats

=item comments - hash of common tags for all audio (e.g. ARTIST, ALBUM, YEAR)

    comments:
      ARTIST: John Smith
      ALBUM: Hello World
      YEAR: 2013

=item track_start - integer, number to start the track count at

default: 1

=item cdda_align - boolean, enforce sector alignment for audio CDs

default: false

=item track_zpad - boolean or integer

Zero-pad the TRACKNUMBER in metadata and
filenames.  If an integer, this creates a fixed padding even if the
padding is not necessary.  If true, this only pads as needed for the
highest-numbered track.  Default: true

=item tracks - array, see "TRACKS" section

=item targets - hash, see "TARGETS" section

=item command - used only by L<dtas-player(1)>

=back

=head1 TRACKS

Tracks may be defined by a start time, with the stop time defined
automatically by the start of the next track, stop time, or a skip
segment.

=over

=item t TIME TITLE [fade_in/fade_out=FADE_ARGS]

The start of a new track
at TIME with TITLE.  An optional fade_in and fade_out may be specified
for the first/last tracks.

=item skip TIME - skip a segment starting at TIME

"skip" segments are
useful for skipping long gaps between tracks (such as flipping vinyl
or intermission at concerts)

=item stop TIME - stop the last track

This should be the last directive in the "tracks" array.

=back

An example of the tracks array for a 4 track EP follows:

    tracks:
      - t  0:21    "This is the first track of an EP" fade_in='t 1'
      - t  7:11.6  "Second track of side A of an EP"
      - skip 9:18  # this is where I flip the record, comments are allowed
      - t  9:41    "3rd track of an EP"
      - t 13:36.5  "Final track of the EP" fade_out='t 1'
      - stop 18:11

=head1 FADES

dtas-splitfx automatically sets up fade-in/fade-out effects for sox(1)
based on track times.  These are to be used in "t" (track) directives in
the "tracks" array:

=over

=item fade_in="[TYPE] LENGTH"

=item fade_out="[TYPE] LENGTH"

=back

TYPE is optional, but LENGTH is required.  See L<sox(1)> for a description
of the fade type.

=head1 ENVIRONMENT

dtas-splitfx sets several default environment variables for commands to
use in targets:

=over

=item INFILE - this matches the "infile" directive in the YAML file

=item INDIR - the directory INFILE belongs to, without trailing slash

=item INBASE - the basename of INFILE

=item TBEG - the integer sample offset where the L<sox(1)> trim effect starts

=item TLEN - the integer sample count representing the length of the trim

=item TRIMFX - essential

Supplies the necessary L<sox(1)> trim effect to
each track. In other words, this is: "trim ${TBEG}s ${TLEN}s"

=item COMMENTS - expands to --comment-file=PATH for L<sox(1)>

=item OUTDIR - placeholder for --outdir, defaults to an empty string

=item SUFFIX - the suffix of the output format without "." (e.g. "flac", "ogg")

=item TRACKNUMBER - the track number, useful for comments and filenames

=item RATEFX - rate effect and arguments for L<sox(1)> resampling

=item DITHERFX - dither effect and arguments for L<sox(1)> dithering

=item FX - any user-specified sox effects which encompases the entire file.

(e.g. "highpass 35 gain 3 stats")

=back

=head1 TARGETS

The default targets will split audio and avoid applying any effects.
They are named after common audio formats supported by L<sox(1)>:

=over

=item flac

=item ogg

=item mp3

=item sox

=back

If not specified, "flac" is the default target.

Additional targets supported by default.

=over

=item flac-cdda

This encodes the audio to "flac" format while being
easily decompressible to a format suitable for being burned to audio CD.

=back

Custom targets may easily be defined to apply effects and gain.  For
example, the following "flac24" target raises the volume of the left
channel by 9.5dB and the right one by 8.5dB to compensate for channel
imbalance in a live concert recording from the audience:

    targets:
      flac24:
        command: sox -M
          "|sox $INFILE -c1 -p $TRIMFX remix 1v1 gain 9.5"
          "|sox $INFILE -c1 -p $TRIMFX remix 2v1 gain 8.5"
          $COMMENTS $OUTFMT
          ${OUTDIR}bandYYYY-MM-DD.FOO.t0"$TRACKNUMBER.$SUFFIX"
          $RATEFX $DITHERFX stats
        format:
          type: flac
          bits: 24
          rate: 48000

=head1 COPYRIGHT

Copyright 2013-2016 all contributors L<mailto:dtas-all@nongnu.org>

License: GPL-3.0+ L<https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0.txt>

=head1 SEE ALSO

L<sox(1)>, L<ecasound(1)>, L<flac(1)>, L<dtas-player(1)>

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