Re: SOX General question

I suspect Peter hit the nail on the head, providing context.

The Sox manual, in UNIX man-page format, is probably the hardest to read
man-page I've read, in over 40 years as a software engineer.  Yet I
couldn't write a better one.  It's a problem caused by the complexity of
SoX plus the approach of a man-page, especially when what you need isn't a
reference but a tutorial.

Consider googling for a "SOX tutorial", which will help you get started.
Also, when I have trouble figuring out a particular use case, I google for
"how to do XXX with sox" and usually find a lot of helpful examples, and
after some study I can then understand the related reference manual entries.

It is tricky to get started, but if you have an audio process that you want
to do repeatedly or especially from a script, there's nothing better --
nothing I know of that even comes close.

But, for simple things like converting audio formats, I use dBPowerAmp
Music Converter, which has a small fee for MP3 converters (with a free
trial.)  It has a GUI or you can just right-click on any supported audio
format and click "Convert".  It has a batch mode as well.  dBpoweramp Music
Converter - mp3 converter, FLAC, WAV, AAC & Apple Losslesss. Free 21 day
trial, download & convert <https://www.dbpoweramp.com/dmc.htm>  I've been
using this for about 20 years now.

Jeff

On Thu, 11 Jan 2024 at 04:36, Peter P. <[email protected]> wrote:

> Dear Mark,
>
> you seem to be working on a Windows operating system. Sox is a software
> that you would run from within the OS command prompt/shell/terminal. So
> open the command line shell[1] and type the command
>  sox
> to see if it is installed correctly. If you get a reply from sox other
> than a message that the command can not be found, learn how to navigate
> to other drives and folders[2].
>
> Once you arrive in the folder that holds audiofile.mp3 execute the sox
> command as described in the sox manual.
>
> best, P
>
> [1]
> https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-server/administration/windows-commands/windows-commands
> [2] https://www.computerhope.com/issues/chusedos.htm
>
> * Mark Donaldson <[email protected]> [2024-01-11 01:32]:
> > Hello!
> >
> > This sure sounds like a dandy program, but I'm trying to get around the
> syntax.
> >
> > Say I have a an audio file on my D drive called audiofile.mp3 and I want
> to convert it to a wav file.
> >
> > My sox program is on my C drive in programs.
> >
> > So how do I convert this mp3 then?
> >
> > Sounds like a great place to start!
> >
> > Please help me and thanks!
> >
> > Mark Donaldson
> >
> >
> >
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