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NAME
bsewavetool - A tool for editing the native multisample format for beast and Bse.
SYNOPSIS
bsewavetool [tool-options] command <file.bsewave> [command-arguments]
DESCRIPTION
bsewavetool is a command line tool for editing the native multisample format for beast and Bse, the
bsewave format. Some common operations are creating new bsewave files, adding chunks to an existing file,
encoding the sample data, adding meta information or exporting chunks.
Common uses for bsewave files are:
• Mapping an individual sample to each midi note (key on the keyboard) - this is mainly useful for
drumkits.
• Approximating the sound of an instrument (such as a piano) by sampling some notes, and mapping these to
the corresponding frequencies in a bsewave file - when such a file is loaded by Bse and a note is
played, Bse will play the "nearest" note, and - if necessary - pitch it.
OPTIONS
A number of options can be used with bsewavetool in combination with the commands:
-o <output.bsewave>
Name of the destination file (default: <file.bsewave>).
--silent
Suppress extra processing information.
--skip-errors
Skip errors (may overwrite bsewave files after load errors occoured for part of its contents).
-h, --help
Show elaborated help message with command documentation.
-v, --version
Print version information.
COMMANDS
Store
store
Store the input bsewave as output bsewave. If both file names are the same, the bsewave file is simply
rewritten. Allthough no explicit modifications are performed on the bsewave, externally referenced sample
files will be inlined, chunks may be reordered, and other changes related to the bsewave storage process
may occour.
Create
create <n_channels> [options]
Create an empty bsewave file, <n_channels>=1 (mono) and <n_channels>=2 (stereo) are currently supported.
Options:
-N <wave-name>
Name of the wave stored inside of <output.bsewave>.
-f Force creation even if the file exists already.
Oggenc
oggenc [options]
Compress all chunks with the Vorbis audio codec and store the wave data as Ogg/Vorbis streams inside the
bsewave file.
Options:
-q <n> Use quality level <n>, refer to oggenc(1) for details.
Add Chunk
add-chunk [options] {-m=midi-note|-f=osc-freq} <sample-file> ...
Add a new chunk containing <sample-file> to the wave file. For each chunk, a unique oscillator frequency
must be given to determine what note the chunk is to be played back for. Multi oscillator frequency +
sample-file option combinations may be given on the command line to add multiple wave chunks. The -f and
-m options can be omitted for a sample file, if the oscillator frequency can be determined through auto
extract options.
Options:
-f <osc-freq>
Oscillator frequency for the next chunk.
-m <midi-note>
Alternative way to specify oscillator frequency.
--auto-extract-midi-note <nth>
Automatically retrieve the midi note by extracting the <nth> number from the base name of <sample-
file>.
--auto-extract-osc-freq <nth>
Automatically retrieve the oscillator frequency by extracting the <nth> number from the base name
of <sample-file>.
Add Raw Chunk
add-raw-chunk [options] {-m=midi-note|-f=osc-freq} <sample-file> ...
Add a new chunk just like with "add-chunk", but load raw sample data. Additional raw sample format
options are supported.
Options:
-R <mix-freq>
Mixing frequency for the next chunk [44100].
-F <format>
Raw sample format, supported formats are: alaw, ulaw, float, signed-8, signed-12, signed-16,
unsigned-8, unsigned-12, unsigned-16 [signed-16].
-B <byte-order>
Raw sample byte order, supported types: little-endian, big-endian [little-endian].
Del Chunk
del-chunk {-m=midi-note|-f=osc-freq|--chunk-key=key|--all-chunks}
Removes one or more chunks from the bsewave file.
Options:
-f <osc-freq>
Oscillator frequency to select a wave chunk.
-m <midi-note>
Alternative way to specify oscillator frequency.
--chunk-key <key>
Select wave chunk using chunk key from list-chunks.
--all-chunks
Delete all chunks.
XInfo
xinfo {-m=midi-note|-f=osc-freq|--chunk-key=key|--all-chunks|--wave} key=[value] ...
Add, change or remove an XInfo string of a bsewave file. Omission of [value] deletes the XInfo associated
with the key. Key and value pairs may be specified multiple times, optionally preceeded by location
options to control what portion of a bsewave file (the wave, individual wave chunks or all wave chunks)
should be affected.
Options:
-f <osc-freq>
Oscillator frequency to select a wave chunk.
-m <midi-note>
Alternative way to specify oscillator frequency.
--chunk-key <key>
Select wave chunk using chunk key from list-chunks.
--all-chunks
Apply XInfo modification to all chunks.
--wave Apply XInfo modifications to the wave itself.
Info
info {-m=midi-note|-f=osc-freq|--chunk-key=key|--all-chunks|#--wave} [options]
Print information about the chunks of a bsewave file.
Options:
-f <osc-freq>
Oscillator frequency to select a wave chunk.
-m <midi-note>
Alternative way to specify oscillator frequency.
--all-chunks
Show information for all chunks (default).
--chunk-key <key>
Select wave chunk using chunk key from list-chunks.
--wave Show information for the wave.
--pretty=medium
Use human readable format (default).
--pretty=full
Use human readable format with all details.
--script <field1>,<field2>,<field3>,...,<fieldN>
Use script readable line based space separated output.
Valid wave or chunk fields:
channels
Number of channels.
label User interface label.
blurb Associated comment.
Valid wave fields:
authors
Authors who participated in creating the wave file.
license
License specifying redistribution and other legal terms.
play-type
Set of required play back facilities for a wave.
Valid chunk fields:
osc-freq
Frequency of the chunk.
mix-freq
Sampling rate of the chunk.
midi-note
Midi note of a chunk.
length Length of the chunk in sample frames.
volume Volume at which the chunk is to be played.
format Storage format used to save the chunk data.
loop-type
Whether the chunk is to be looped.
loop-start
Offset in sample frames for the start of the loop.
loop-end
Offset in sample frames for the end of the loop.
loop-count
Maximum limit for how often the loop should be repeated.
Chunk fields that can be computed for the signal:
+avg-energy-raw
Average signal energy (dB) of the raw data of the chunk.
+avg-energy
Average signal energy (dB) using volume xinfo.
The script output consists of one line per chunk. The individual fields of a line are separated by a
single space. Special characters are escaped, such as spaces, tabs, newlines and backslashes. So each
line of script parsable output can be parsed using the read(P) shell command. Optional fields will
printed as a single (escaped) space.
The human readable output formats (--pretty) may vary in future versions and are not recommended as
script input.
Clip
clip {-m=midi-note|-f=osc-freq|--chunk-key=key|--all-chunks} [options]
Clip head and or tail of a wave chunk and produce fade-in ramps at the beginning. Wave chunks which are
clipped to an essential 0-length will automatically be deleted.
Options:
-f <osc-freq>
Oscillator frequency to select a wave chunk.
-m <midi-note>
Alternative way to specify oscillator frequency.
--chunk-key <key>
Select wave chunk using chunk key from list-chunks.
--all-chunks
Try to clip all chunks.
-s=<threshold>
Set the minimum signal threshold (0..32767) [16].
-h=<head-samples>
Number of silence samples to verify at head [0].
-t=<tail-samples>
Number of silence samples to verify at tail [0].
-f=<fade-samples>
Number of samples to fade-in before signal starts [16].
-p=<pad-samples>
Number of padding samples after signal ends [16].
-r=<tail-silence>
Number of silence samples required at tail to allow tail clipping [0].
Normalize
normalize {-m=midi-note|-f=osc-freq|--chunk-key=key|--all-chunks} [options]
Normalize wave chunk. This is used to extend (or compress) the signal range to optimally fit the
available unclipped dynamic range.
Options:
-f <osc-freq>
Oscillator frequency to select a wave chunk.
-m <midi-note>
Alternative way to specify oscillator frequency.
--chunk-key <key>
Select wave chunk using chunk key from list-chunks.
--all-chunks
Try to normalize all chunks.
Loop
loop {-m=midi-note|-f=osc-freq|--all-chunks} [options]
Find suitable loop points.
Options:
-f <osc-freq>
Oscillator frequency to select a wave chunk
-m <midi-note>
Alternative way to specify oscillator frequency
--chunk-key <key>
Select wave chunk using chunk key from list-chunks
--all-chunks
Try to loop all chunks
Highpass
highpass [options]
Apply highpass filter to wave data.
Options:
--cutoff-freq <f>
Filter cutoff frequency in Hz
--order <o>
Filter order [64]
Lowpass
lowpass [options]
Apply lowpass filter to wave data.
Options:
--cutoff-freq <f>
Filter cutoff frequency in Hz
--order <o>
Filter order [64]
Upsample2
upsample2 [options]
Resample wave data to twice the sampling frequency.
Options:
--precision <bits>
Set resampler precision bits [24]. Supported precisions: 1, 8, 12, 16, 20, 24 (1 is a special
value for linear interpolation)
Downsample2
downsample2 [options]
Resample wave data to half the sampling frequency.
Options:
--precision <bits>
Set resampler precision bits [24]. Supported precisions: 1, 8, 12, 16, 20, 24 (1 is a special
value for linear interpolation).
Export
export {-m=midi-note|-f=osc-freq|--chunk-key=key|--all-chunks|-x=filename} [options]
Export chunks from bsewave as WAV file.
Options:
-x <filename>
Set export filename (supports %N %F and %C, see below).
-f <osc-freq>
Oscillator frequency to select a wave chunk.
-m <midi-note>
Alternative way to specify oscillator frequency.
--chunk-key <key>
Select wave chunk using chunk key from list-chunks.
--all-chunks
Try to export all chunks.
The export filename can contain the following extra information:
%F The frequency of the chunk.
%N The midi note of the chunk.
%C Cent detuning of the midi note.
List Chunks
list-chunks [options]
Prints a list of chunk keys of the chunks contained in the bsewave file. A chunk key for a given chunk
identifies the chunk uniquely and stays valid if other chunks are inserted and deleted.
This bash script shows the length of all chunks (like info --all-chunks):
for key in `bsewavetool list-chunks foo.bsewave` ; do
bsewavetool info foo.bsewave --chunk-key $key --script length ;
done
SEE ALSO
beast.1 <http://testbit.eu/Beast.1>, BEAST/BSE Website <http://beast.testbit.eu>, Samples and Wave Files
in BEAST <http://testbit.eu/Beast_Architecture#Samples_and_Wave_Files>
Revision 308 2011-05-02 BSEWAVETOOL(1)