sox Command Examples

Sound eXchange: play, record and convert audio files. Audio formats are identified by the extension. More information: https://manned.org/sox.

• Merge two audio files into one:

sox {{[-m|--combine mix]}} {{path/to/input_audio1}} {{path/to/input_audio2}} {{path/to/output_audio}}

• Trim an audio file to the specified times:

sox {{path/to/input_audio}} {{path/to/output_audio}} trim {{start}} {{duration}}

• Normalize an audio file (adjust volume to the maximum peak level, without clipping):

sox --norm {{path/to/input_audio}} {{path/to/output_audio}}

• Reverse and save an audio file:

sox {{path/to/input_audio}} {{path/to/output_audio}} reverse

• Print statistical data of an audio file:

sox {{path/to/input_audio}} {{[-n|--null]}} stat

• Increase the volume of an audio file by 2x:

sox {{[-v|--volume]}} 2.0 {{path/to/input_audio}} {{path/to/output_audio}}