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shntool-3.0.10p2

multi-purpose wave data processing utility

Project homepage: http://shnutils.freeshell.org/shntool/

Description

shntool is a multi-purpose WAVE data processing and reporting utility. File formats are abstracted from its core, so it can process any file that contains WAVE data, compressed or not - provided there exists a format module to handle that particular file type. shntool has native support for .wav files, and can work with other lossless audio formats, provided the appropriate helper program is installed.

Package information

Ports path
audio/shntool
Package architecture
amd64
Maintainer
The OpenBSD ports mailing-list <ports@openbsd.org>
Categories
audio
Available flavors
None listed

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Direct dependencies

None listed in sqlports.

OpenBSD README
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Format Modules
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shntool supports .wav files by default, but has support for reading and
writing other losslessly-compressed formats by using helper programs.
To support these extra formats, install the following packages:

- sox (.aiff)
- shorten (.shn)
- flac (.flac)
- mac (.ape)
- wavpack (.wv)
- bonk (.bonk)

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