sox input.wav -n stat

Category: Media & Conversion

sox input.wav -n stat

Print audio statistics

Prints statistical measurements of the audio, like peak level, RMS, and DC offset, to the terminal without writing an output file, thanks to the -n null output. Values near the maximum warn of clipping. Related: stats prints per-channel details.
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