---
name: "oggSilence"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "oggvideotools"
version: "0.9.1-7"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/oggSilence"
---

# oggSilence(1)

creates a silence period in vorbis format

## NAME

oggSilence - creates a silence period in vorbis format

## SYNOPSIS

**oggSilence \[options\] outfile.ogg**

## DESCRIPTION

**oggSilence** creates a vorbis file with a silence duration which length is specified by the -l option.

## OPTIONS

- \-l

  Duration of the silence in ms. Default: 60000

  *Example: -l 5000*

- \-r

  Sample rate of the output file in Hz. Default: 44100

  *Example: -r 16000*

- \-d

  Data rate of the silence file in bit/s. Default: 64000

  *Example: -d 64000*

- \-n

  Number of output channels. Default: 2

  *Example: -n 2*

## EXAMPLE

*oggSilence -d 32000 -r 16000 -n 2 -l 10000 silence.ogg*

## AUTHOR

Joern Seger \<yorn at gmx dot net\>

## SEE ALSO

[**oggCut**(1)](/oggCut/1.md), [**oggCat**(1)](/oggCat/1.md), [**oggJoin**(1)](/oggJoin/1.md), [**oggSplit**(1)](/oggSplit/1.md), [**oggTranscode**(1)](/oggTranscode/1.md), [**oggSlideshow**(1)](/oggSlideshow/1.md), [**oggThumb**(1)](/oggThumb/1.md)