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Description:
SOund eXchange: universal sound sample translator
Type: Formula  |  Latest Version: 14.4.2@0  |  Tracked Since: Oct 15, 2025
Links: Homepage  |  formulae.brew.sh
Category: Multimedia
Tags: audio converter cli multimedia processing
Install: brew install sox
About:
SoX (Sound eXchange) is a command-line utility that converts, processes, and synthesizes audio data across various formats. It serves as a versatile toolkit for audio manipulation, offering features like effects processing, format conversion, and signal analysis. Its primary value is providing a unified interface for complex audio tasks without requiring a graphical user interface.
Key Features:
  • Converts between dozens of audio file formats (WAV, MP3, FLAC, OGG, etc.)
  • Applies real-time audio effects (reverb, pitch shift, equalization, noise reduction)
  • Analyzes audio signals with spectrograms and statistical reporting
  • Scriptable command-line interface ideal for batch processing
Use Cases:
  • Batch converting large libraries of music files to a specific format
  • Cleaning up audio recordings by removing noise or normalizing volume
  • Generating test tones or synthesizing audio for development purposes
Alternatives:
  • ffmpeg – FFmpeg is a broader multimedia framework that handles video and complex audio codecs, while SoX is focused specifically on audio manipulation and synthesis.
  • lame – Lame is specialized specifically for MP3 encoding/decoding, whereas SoX supports a wider variety of formats and effects.
Version History
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Oct 15, 2025 5:03pm 6 VERSION_BUMP e830219c
Sep 11, 2025 12:20am 6 VERSION_BUMP d81dc099
Sep 4, 2024 12:56pm 5 VERSION_BUMP a663bf63
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