---
name: "aubioquiet"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "aubio"
version: "0.4.9-25"
release: "Arch Linux 2026-11-01"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/aubioquiet"
---

# aubioquiet(1)

a command line tool to extracts quiet and loud regions from a file

## NAME

**aubioquiet** - a command line tool to extracts quiet and loud regions from a file

## SYNOPSIS

```
aubioquiet source
aubioquiet [[-i] source]
           [-r rate] [-B win] [-H hop]
           [-T time-format]
           [-s sil]
           [-v] [-h]
```

## DESCRIPTION

**aubioquiet will print a timestamp each time it detects a new silent region or** **a new loud region in a sound file.**

**When started with an input** *source* **(-i/--input), the detected timestamps are** **printed on the console, in seconds.**

## OPTIONS

**This program follows the usual GNU command line syntax, with long options** **starting with two dashes (--). A summary of options is included below.**

- **-i, --input *source***

  **Run analysis on this audio file. Most uncompressed and** **compressed are supported, depending on how aubio was built.**

- **-r, --samplerate *rate***

  **Fetch the input** *source***, resampled at the given** **sampling** *rate***. The** *rate* **should be specified in Hertz as an integer. If 0,** **the sampling** *rate* **of the original** *source* **will be used. Defaults to 0.**

- **-B, --bufsize *win***

  **The size of the buffer to analyze, that is the length** **of the window used for spectral and temporal computations. Defaults to 512.**

- **-H, --hopsize *hop***

  **The number of samples between two consecutive analysis.** **Defaults to 256.**

- **-s, --silence *sil***

  **Set the silence threshold, in dB, under which the pitch** **will not be detected. Defaults to -90.0.**

- **-T, --timeformat format**

  **Set time format (samples, ms, seconds). Defaults to** **seconds.**

- **-h, --help**

  **Print a short help message and exit.**

- **-v, --verbose**

  **Be verbose.**

## EXAMPLE OUTPUT

### NOISY: 28.775330

### QUIET: 28.914648

## SEE ALSO

**[aubioonset(1)](/aubioonset/1.md),** **[aubiopitch(1)](/aubiopitch/1.md),** **[aubiotrack(1)](/aubiotrack/1.md),** **[aubionotes(1)](/aubionotes/1.md),** **[aubiomfcc(1)](/aubiomfcc/1.md),** **and** **[aubiocut(1)](/aubiocut/1.md).**

## AUTHOR

**This manual page was written by Paul Brossier \<piem@aubio.org\>. Permission** **is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under the terms** **of the GNU General Public License, Version 3 any later version published** **by the Free Software Foundation.**