QSox
As a software developer for the CICM Research Center, I developed QSox, an open source cross-platform digital audio editor. It has a graphical interface and is geared towards batch processing of digital audio files.
| TYPE | Software |
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| STACK | Pure Data, Arduino, Bash |
QSox was developed as part of the HD3D-IIO project. As an academic partner of this project, the CICM worked on various aspects linked to uses in the audiovisual professions and in particular on the design then development of an audio editor adapted to the film servicing profession.
Authors: Jérôme Abel (lead developer), Julien Bréval (SoX commands and UI design), Julien Colafrancesco (contributor), Benoît Courribet (user expert)
The problem
It is possible to do batch processing with SoX using command line scripts. However, the syntax is not easy for an end user accustomed to graphical interfaces. Additionally, writing the script can take a long time.
The solution
- Build a desktop cross-platform with Qt/C++ & Qtcreator
- User friendly interface
- Use SoX under the hood as the sound engine
Limitations
- QSox works on Win XP and GNU/Linux
- It doesn’t support mp3 like SoX.
What I Learned
- C++ with Qt
- Working with engineers