Console audio recording, editing, mixing for garabe rock'n'roll
by icovnik from LinuxQuestions.org on (#5NQ4Z)
Hello,
Does anyone use linux for music mastering? You know, you record some tracks in a garage jam session (4x drums, guitar, bass, voice) on some digital mixer. Transfer recorded wav files to linux. Fire Audacity. Apply some filters to some tracks, other filters to other tracks. Nothing fancy, we are lo-fi garage band having fun :) Then join input into some songs to listen to. Then practice and repeat the same on next jam session.
OK, everything is fine. Except I am not really happy with my audio workflow. I am heavy console user and working with Audacity isn't really best for me. I was wondering, is there a way to use some console-oriented programs to process audio? E.g. normalize input (each track differently), use some compressor, some low-pass filters, high-pass filters, amplify something, mix together, use fade-out, .... you name it. Something like write some common parameters to some bash script, then run that script. It applies all filters and does everything. Then listen to output, change some presets in script, run again... etc.
So are there command-line programs to do this stuf? Or is there a way to control Audacity, Ardour, .. another program to do this in batch mode? Just fire the script, wait some, get results. Or are there some audio filters/effects I can use at command-line and script them by myself?
Thanks for any advice!
ico
Does anyone use linux for music mastering? You know, you record some tracks in a garage jam session (4x drums, guitar, bass, voice) on some digital mixer. Transfer recorded wav files to linux. Fire Audacity. Apply some filters to some tracks, other filters to other tracks. Nothing fancy, we are lo-fi garage band having fun :) Then join input into some songs to listen to. Then practice and repeat the same on next jam session.
OK, everything is fine. Except I am not really happy with my audio workflow. I am heavy console user and working with Audacity isn't really best for me. I was wondering, is there a way to use some console-oriented programs to process audio? E.g. normalize input (each track differently), use some compressor, some low-pass filters, high-pass filters, amplify something, mix together, use fade-out, .... you name it. Something like write some common parameters to some bash script, then run that script. It applies all filters and does everything. Then listen to output, change some presets in script, run again... etc.
So are there command-line programs to do this stuf? Or is there a way to control Audacity, Ardour, .. another program to do this in batch mode? Just fire the script, wait some, get results. Or are there some audio filters/effects I can use at command-line and script them by myself?
Thanks for any advice!
ico