W A V E S

Visualize audio in the frequency and time domain

Features

• simultaneous display of time, frequency, and time-frequency domains
• waveform smoothing to reduce flickering
• on the fly adjustments of all parameters:
  • sample rate
  • sample size
  • pull ratio
  • smoothing ratio
  • width and height of output window
  • number of bars displayed
  • start and stop colors of gradient

Key Bindings

• b - decrease number of displayed bars
• B - increase number of displayed bars
• n - halve sample size
• N - double sample size
• r - decrease sample rate
• R - increase sample rate
• w - decrease output window width
• W - increase output window width
• h - decrease output window height
• H - increase output window height

Getting Started

You will need python3 installed.

Download the project and create a virtual environment:

$ git clone https://github.com/zzggbb/waves
$ cd waves
$ python3 -m virtualenv .

Enter the virtual environment and install required packages:

$ source bin/activate
$ pip install -r requirements.txt

Run the visualizer:

$ python3 main.py

Leave the virtual env:

$ deactivate