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-# Audio [![Travis][travis-icon]][travis] [![Gitter][gitter-icon]][gitter]
-> Audio in JavaScript.
-
-An object that enables you to store, read, and write [PCM audio][pcm] data more easily.  You can use [utilities][npm-audiojs] for any type of audio manipulation, such as compression or conversion to and from different audio formats.  This object works as the building block for audio in JavaScript, and [Audio.js][audiojs] is a suite of common audio utilities using it in streams.
-
-```javascript
-var test = new Audio({
-  sampleRate: 44100,
-  bitDepth: 16,
-  source: new Buffer(/* ... */),
-  // more options in docs...
-});
-
-// Read left channel on block 2:
-var left = test.read(2, 1);
-
-// Read right channel on block 3
-var right = test.read(3, 2);
-```
-
-See [the "docs" folder](/docs) for more information on using `Audio`.
-
-## Installation
-```shell
-$ npm install --save audio
-```
-For use in the browser use [Browserify][browserify].
-
-## Also See
-- [Audio.js][audiojs]: A suite of utilities based around this object.
-- [`audio-out`][audio-out]: Output an Audio object to the speaker
-
-## Credits
-| ![jamen][avatar] |
-|:---:|
-| [Jamen Marzonie][github] |
-
-## License
-[MIT](LICENSE) © Jamen Marzonie
-
-[avatar]: https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/6251703?v=3&s=125
-[github]: https://github.com/jamen
-[travis]: https://travis-ci.org/audiojs/audio
-[travis-icon]: https://img.shields.io/travis/audiojs/audio.svg
-[gitter]: https://gitter.im/audiojs/audio
-[gitter-icon]: https://img.shields.io/gitter/room/audiojs/audio.svg
-[browserify]: http://npmjs.com/browserify
-[npm-audiojs]: https://www.npmjs.com/browse/keyword/audiojs
-[audiojs]: https://github.com/audiojs
-[audio-out]: https://github.com/audiojs/out
-[pcm]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pulse-code_modulation
-[node-speaker]: https://github.com/tootallnate/node-speaker
+# <img src="logo.svg" width="20" height="20" alt="audio"> audio [![test](https://github.com/audiojs/audio/actions/workflows/test.yml/badge.svg)](https://github.com/audiojs/audio/actions/workflows/test.yml) [![npm](https://img.shields.io/npm/v/audio?color=white)](https://npmjs.org/package/audio)
+
+Audio in JavaScript: load, edit, play, analyze, save, batch-process.
+
+```js
+audio('raw-take.wav')
+  .trim(-30)
+  .normalize('podcast')
+  .fade(0.3, 0.5)
+  .save('clean.mp3')
+```
+
+<!-- <img src="preview.svg?v=1" alt="Audiojs demo" width="540"> -->
+
+* **Universal Format Support** — fast WASM codecs, no ffmpeg.
+* **Streaming** — instant playback not waiting for decode.
+* **Immutable** — instant edits, safe undo/redo, serializing.
+* **Virtual Page cache** — open 10Gb+ files, no 2Gb RAM ceiling.
+* **Analysis** — peak, RMS, LUFS, spectrum, clip detection, feature extraction.
+* **Modular** – pluggable ops/stats, autodiscovery, tree-shakable.
+* **CLI** — builtin player, unix pipelines, globs, tab completion.
+* **Isomorphic** — cross-platform: node, browser, electron, deno, bun.
+* **Audio-first** – talk dB, Hz, LUFS, not samples, indices or byte arrays.
+
+<!--
+* [Architecture](docs/architecture.md) – stream-first design, pages & blocks, non-destructive editing, plan compilation
+* [Plugins](docs/plugins.md) – custom ops, stats, descriptors (process, plan, resolve, call), persistent ctx
+-->
+
+#### [Quick Start](#quick-start) ǀ [Recipes](#recipes) ǀ [API](#api) ǀ [CLI](#cli) ǀ [Plugins](docs/plugins.md) ǀ [Architecture](docs/architecture.md) ǀ [FAQ](#faq) ǀ [Ecosystem](#ecosystem)
+
+
+## Quick Start
+
+### Node
+
+`npm i audio`
+
+```js
+import audio from 'audio'
+let a = audio('voice.mp3')
+a.trim().normalize('podcast').fade(0.3, 0.5)
+await a.save('clean.mp3')
+```
+
+### Browser
+
+```html
+<script type="module">
+  import audio from './dist/audio.min.js'
+  let a = audio('./song.mp3')
+  a.trim().normalize().fade(0.5, 2)
+  a.clip({ at: 60, duration: 30 }).play()   // play the chorus
+</script>
+```
+
+Codecs load on demand via `import()` — map them with an import map or your bundler.
+<details>
+<summary><strong>Import map example</strong></summary>
+
+
+```html
+<script type="importmap">
+{
+  "imports": {
+    "@audio/decode-wav": "https://esm.sh/@audio/decode-wav",
+    "@audio/decode-aac": "https://esm.sh/@audio/decode-aac",
+    "@audio/decode-aiff": "https://esm.sh/@audio/decode-aiff",
+    "@audio/decode-caf": "https://esm.sh/@audio/decode-caf",
+    "@audio/decode-webm": "https://esm.sh/@audio/decode-webm",
+    "@audio/decode-amr": "https://esm.sh/@audio/decode-amr",
+    "@audio/decode-wma": "https://esm.sh/@audio/decode-wma",
+    "mpg123-decoder": "https://esm.sh/mpg123-decoder",
+    "@wasm-audio-decoders/flac": "https://esm.sh/@wasm-audio-decoders/flac",
+    "ogg-opus-decoder": "https://esm.sh/ogg-opus-decoder",
+    "@wasm-audio-decoders/ogg-vorbis": "https://esm.sh/@wasm-audio-decoders/ogg-vorbis",
+    "qoa-format": "https://esm.sh/qoa-format",
+    "@audio/encode-wav": "https://esm.sh/@audio/encode-wav",
+    "@audio/encode-mp3": "https://esm.sh/@audio/encode-mp3",
+    "@audio/encode-flac": "https://esm.sh/@audio/encode-flac",
+    "@audio/encode-opus": "https://esm.sh/@audio/encode-opus",
+    "@audio/encode-ogg": "https://esm.sh/@audio/encode-ogg",
+    "@audio/encode-aiff": "https://esm.sh/@audio/encode-aiff"
+  }
+}
+</script>
+```
+
+</details>
+
+### CLI
+
+```sh
+npm i -g audio
+audio voice.wav trim normalize podcast fade 0.3s -0.5s -o clean.mp3
+```
+
+## Recipes
+
+### Clean up a recording
+
+```js
+let a = audio('raw-take.wav')
+a.trim(-30).normalize('podcast').fade(0.3, 0.5)
+await a.save('clean.wav')
+```
+
+### Podcast montage
+
+```js
+let intro = audio('intro.mp3')
+let body  = audio('interview.wav')
+let outro = audio('outro.mp3')
+
+body.trim().normalize('podcast')
+let ep = audio([intro, body, outro])
+ep.fade(0.5, 2)
+await ep.save('episode.mp3')
+```
+
+### Render a waveform
+
+```js
+let a = audio('track.mp3')
+let [mins, peaks] = await a.stat(['min', 'max'], { bins: canvas.width })
+for (let i = 0; i < peaks.length; i++)
+  ctx.fillRect(i, h/2 - peaks[i] * h/2, 1, (peaks[i] - mins[i]) * h/2)
+```
+
+### Render as it decodes
+
+```js
+let a = audio('long.flac')
+a.on('data', ({ delta }) => appendBars(delta.max[0], delta.min[0]))
+await a
+```
+
+### Voiceover on music
+
+```js
+let music = audio('bg.mp3')
+let voice = audio('narration.wav')
+music.gain(-12).mix(voice, { at: 2 })
+await music.save('mixed.wav')
+```
+
+### Split a long file
+
+```js
+let a = audio('audiobook.mp3')
+let [ch1, ch2, ch3] = a.split(1800, 3600)
+for (let [i, ch] of [ch1, ch2, ch3].entries())
+  await ch.save(`chapter-${i + 1}.mp3`)
+```
+
+### Record from mic
+
+```js
+let a = audio()
+a.record()
+await new Promise(r => setTimeout(r, 5000))
+a.stop()
+a.trim().normalize()
+await a.save('recording.wav')
+```
+
+### Extract features for ML
+
+```js
+let a = audio('speech.wav')
+let mfcc = await a.stat('cepstrum', { bins: 13 })
+let spec = await a.stat('spectrum', { bins: 128 })
+let [loud, rms] = await a.stat(['loudness', 'rms'])
+```
+
+### Generate a tone
+
+```js
+let a = audio.from(t => Math.sin(440 * Math.PI * 2 * t), { duration: 2 })
+await a.save('440hz.wav')
+```
+
+### Custom op
+
+```js
+audio.op('crush', (chs, ctx) => {
+  let steps = 2 ** (ctx.args[0] ?? 8)
+  return chs.map(ch => ch.map(s => Math.round(s * steps) / steps))
+})
+
+a.crush(4)
+```
+
+### Serialize and restore
+
+```js
+let json = JSON.stringify(a)             // { source, edits, ... }
+let b = audio(JSON.parse(json))           // re-decode + replay edits
+```
+
+### Remove a section
+
+```js
+let a = audio('interview.wav')
+a.remove({ at: 120, duration: 15 })     // cut 2:00–2:15
+a.fade(0.1, { at: 120 })                // smooth the splice
+await a.save('edited.wav')
+```
+
+### Ringtone from any song
+
+```js
+let a = audio('song.mp3')
+a.crop({ at: 45, duration: 30 }).fade(0.5, 2).normalize()
+await a.save('ringtone.mp3')
+```
+
+### Detect clipping
+
+```js
+let a = audio('master.wav')
+let clips = await a.stat('clipping')
+if (clips.length) console.warn(`${clips.length} clipped blocks`)
+```
+
+### Stream to network
+
+```js
+let a = audio('2hour-mix.flac')
+a.highpass(40).normalize('broadcast')
+for await (let chunk of a) socket.send(chunk[0].buffer)
+```
+
+### Glitch: stutter + reverse
+
+```js
+let a = audio('beat.wav')
+let v = a.clip({ at: 1, duration: 0.25 })
+let glitch = audio([v, v, v, v])
+glitch.reverse({ at: 0.25, duration: 0.25 })
+await glitch.save('glitch.wav')
+```
+
+### Tremolo / sidechain
+
+```js
+let a = audio('pad.wav')
+a.gain(t => -12 * (0.5 + 0.5 * Math.cos(t * Math.PI * 4)))  // 2Hz tremolo in dB
+await a.save('tremolo.wav')
+```
+
+### Sonify data
+
+```js
+let prices = [100, 102, 98, 105, 110, 95, 88, 92, 101, 107]
+let a = audio.from(t => {
+  let freq = 200 + (prices[Math.min(Math.floor(t / 0.2), prices.length - 1)] - 80) * 10
+  return Math.sin(freq * Math.PI * 2 * t) * 0.5
+}, { duration: prices.length * 0.2 })
+await a.save('sonification.wav')
+```
+
+
+## API
+
+### Create
+
+* **`audio(source, opts?)`** – decode from file, URL, or bytes. Returns instantly — decodes in background.
+* **`audio.from(source, opts?)`** – wrap existing PCM, AudioBuffer, silence, or function. Sync, no I/O.
+
+```js
+let a = audio('voice.mp3')                // file path
+let b = audio('https://cdn.ex/track.mp3') // URL
+let c = audio(inputEl.files[0])           // Blob, File, Response, ArrayBuffer
+let d = audio()                           // empty, ready for .push() or .record()
+let e = audio([intro, body, outro])       // concat (virtual, no copy)
+// opts: { sampleRate, channels, storage: 'memory' | 'persistent' | 'auto' }
+
+await a    // await for decode — if you need .duration, full stats etc
+
+let a = audio.from([left, right])                 // Float32Array[] channels
+let b = audio.from(3, { channels: 2 })           // 3s silence
+let c = audio.from(t => Math.sin(440*TAU*t), { duration: 2 })  // generator
+let d = audio.from(audioBuffer)                   // Web Audio AudioBuffer
+let e = audio.from(int16arr, { format: 'int16' }) // typed array + format
+```
+
+
+### Properties
+
+```js
+// format
+a.duration                // total seconds (reflects edits)
+a.channels                // channel count
+a.sampleRate              // sample rate
+a.length                  // total samples per channel
+
+// playback
+a.currentTime             // position in seconds
+a.playing                 // true during playback
+a.paused                  // true when paused
+a.volume = -3             // dB (settable)
+a.loop = true             // on/off (settable)
+a.recording               // true during mic recording
+
+// state
+a.ready                   // promise, resolves when fully decoded
+a.source                  // original source reference
+a.pages                   // Float32Array page store
+a.stats                   // per-block stats (peak, rms, etc.)
+a.edits                   // edit list (non-destructive ops)
+a.version                 // increments on each edit
+```
+
+### Structure
+
+Non-destructive time/channel rearrangement. All support `{at, duration, channel}`.
+
+* **`.trim(threshold?)`** – strip leading/trailing silence (dB, default auto).
+* **`.crop({at, duration})`** – keep range, discard rest.
+* **`.remove({at, duration})`** – cut range, close gap.
+* **`.insert(source, {at})`** – insert audio or silence (number of seconds) at position.
+* **`.clip({at, duration})`** – zero-copy range reference.
+* **`.split(...offsets)`** – zero-copy split at timestamps.
+* **`.pad(before, after?)`** – silence at edges (seconds).
+* **`.repeat(n)`** – repeat n times.
+* **`.reverse({at?, duration?})`** – reverse audio or range.
+* **`.speed(rate)`** – playback speed (affects pitch and duration).
+* **`.remix(channels)`** – channel count: number or array map (`[1, 0]` swaps L/R).
+
+```js
+a.trim(-30)                               // strip silence below -30dB
+a.remove({ at: '2m', duration: 15 })      // cut 2:00–2:15, close gap
+a.insert(intro, { at: 0 })               // prepend; .insert(3) appends 3s silence
+let [pt1, pt2] = a.split('30m')          // zero-copy views
+let hook = a.clip({ at: 60, duration: 30 })  // zero-copy excerpt
+a.remix([0, 0])                           // L→both; .remix(1) for mono
+```
+
+### Process
+
+Amplitude, mixing, normalization. All support `{at, duration, channel}` ranges.
+
+* **`.gain(dB, opts?)`** – volume. Number, range, or `t => dB` function. `{ unit: 'linear' }` for multiplier.
+* **`.fade(in, out?, curve?)`** – fade in/out. Curves: `'linear'` `'exp'` `'log'` `'cos'`.
+* **`.normalize(target?)`** – remove DC offset, clamp, and normalize loudness.
+  * `'podcast'` – -16 LUFS, -1 dBTP.
+  * `'streaming'` – -14 LUFS.
+  * `'broadcast'` – -23 LUFS.
+  * `-3` – custom dB target (peak mode).
+  * no arg – peak 0dBFS.
+  * `{ mode: 'rms' }` – RMS normalization. Also `'peak'`, `'lufs'`.
+  * `{ ceiling: -1 }` – true peak limiter in dB.
+  * `{ dc: false }` – skip DC removal.
+* **`.mix(source, opts?)`** – overlay another audio (additive).
+* **`.pan(value, opts?)`** – stereo balance (−1 left, 0 center, 1 right). Accepts function.
+* **`.write(data, {at?})`** – overwrite samples with raw PCM.
+* **`.transform(fn)`** – inline processor: `(chs, ctx) => chs`. Not serialized.
+
+```js
+a.gain(-3)                                // reduce 3dB
+a.gain(6, { at: 10, duration: 5 })       // boost range
+a.gain(t => -12 * Math.cos(t * TAU))     // automate over time
+a.fade(0.5, -2, 'exp')                    // 0.5s in, 2s exp fade-out
+a.normalize('podcast')                    // -16 LUFS; also 'streaming', 'broadcast'
+a.mix(voice, { at: 2 })                  // overlay at 2s
+a.pan(-0.3, { at: 10, duration: 5 })      // pan left for range
+```
+
+### Filter
+
+Biquad filters, chainable. All support `{at, duration}` ranges.
+
+* **`.highpass(freq)`**, **`.lowpass(freq)`** – pass filter.
+* **`.bandpass(freq, Q?)`**, **`.notch(freq, Q?)`** – band-pass / notch.
+* **`.lowshelf(freq, dB)`**, **`.highshelf(freq, dB)`** – shelf EQ.
+* **`.eq(freq, gain, Q?)`** – parametric EQ.
+* **`.filter(type, ...params)`** – generic dispatch.
+
+```js
+a.highpass(80).lowshelf(200, -3)          // rumble + mud
+a.eq(3000, 2, 1.5).highshelf(8000, 3)    // presence + air
+a.notch(50)                               // remove hum
+a.filter(customFn, { cutoff: 2000 })     // custom filter function
+```
+
+### I/O
+
+Read PCM, encode, stream, push. Format inferred from extension.
+
+* **`await .read(opts?)`** – rendered PCM. `{ format, channel }` to convert.
+* **`await .save(path, opts?)`** – encode + write. `{ at, duration }` for sub-range.
+* **`await .encode(format?, opts?)`** – encode to `Uint8Array`.
+* **`for await (let block of a)`** – async-iterable over blocks.
+* **`.clone()`** – deep copy, independent edits, shared pages.
+* **`.push(data, format?)`** – feed PCM into pushable instance. `.stop()` to finalize.
+
+```js
+let pcm = await a.read()                  // Float32Array[]
+let raw = await a.read({ format: 'int16', channel: 0 })
+await a.save('out.mp3')                   // format from extension
+let bytes = await a.encode('flac')        // Uint8Array
+for await (let block of a) send(block)    // stream blocks
+let b = a.clone()                         // independent copy, shared pages
+
+let src = audio()                         // pushable source
+src.push(buf, 'int16')                    // feed PCM
+src.stop()                                // finalize
+```
+
+### Playback / Recording
+
+Live playback with dB volume, seeking, looping. Mic recording via `audio-mic`.
+
+* **`.play(opts?)`** – start playback. `{ at, duration, volume, loop }`.
+* **`.pause()`**, **`.resume()`**, **`.seek(t)`**, **`.stop()`** – playback control.
+* **`.record(opts?)`** – mic recording. `{ deviceId, sampleRate, channels }`.
+
+```js
+a.play({ at: 30, duration: 10 })          // play 30s–40s
+a.volume = -6; a.loop = true              // live adjustments
+a.pause(); a.seek(60); a.resume()         // jump to 1:00
+a.stop()                                  // end playback or recording
+
+let mic = audio()
+mic.record({ sampleRate: 16000, channels: 1 })
+mic.stop()
+```
+
+
+### Analysis
+
+`await .stat(name, opts?)` — without `bins` returns scalar, with `bins` returns `Float32Array`. Array of names returns array of results. Sub-ranges via `{at, duration}`, per-channel via `{channel}`.
+
+* **`'db'`** – peak amplitude in dBFS.
+* **`'rms'`** – RMS amplitude (linear).
+* **`'loudness'`** – integrated LUFS (ITU-R BS.1770).
+* **`'dc'`** – DC offset.
+* **`'clipping'`** – clipped samples (scalar: timestamps, binned: counts).
+* **`'silence'`** – silent ranges as `{at, duration}`.
+* **`'max'`**, **`'min'`** – peak envelope (use together for waveform rendering).
+* **`'spectrum'`** – mel-frequency spectrum in dB (A-weighted).
+* **`'cepstrum'`** – MFCCs.
+
+```js
+let loud = await a.stat('loudness')                       // LUFS
+let [db, clips] = await a.stat(['db', 'clipping'])        // multiple at once
+let spec = await a.stat('spectrum', { bins: 128 })        // frequency bins
+let peaks = await a.stat('max', { bins: 800 })            // waveform data
+await a.stat('rms', { channel: 0 })                       // left only → number
+await a.stat('rms', { channel: [0, 1] })                  // per-channel → [n, n]
+let gaps = await a.stat('silence', { threshold: -40 })    // [{at, duration}, ...]
+```
+
+
+### Utility
+
+Events, lifecycle, undo/redo, serialization.
+
+* **`.on(event, fn)`** / **`.off(event?, fn?)`** – subscribe / unsubscribe.
+  * `'data'` – pages decoded/pushed. Payload: `{ delta, offset, sampleRate, channels }`.
+  * `'change'` – any edit or undo.
+  * `'metadata'` – stream header decoded. Payload: `{ sampleRate, channels }`.
+  * `'timeupdate'` – playback position. Payload: `currentTime`.
+  * `'ended'` – playback finished (not on loop).
+  * `'progress'` – during save/encode. Payload: `{ offset, total }` in seconds.
+* **`.dispose()`** – release resources. Supports `using` for auto-dispose.
+* **`.undo(n?)`** – undo last edit(s). Returns edit for redo via `.run()`.
+* **`.run(...edits)`** – apply edit objects `{ type, args, at?, duration? }`. Batch or replay.
+
+```js
+a.on('data', ({ delta }) => draw(delta))  // decode progress
+a.on('timeupdate', t => ui.update(t))     // playback position
+
+a.undo()                                  // undo last edit
+b.run(...a.edits)                         // replay onto another file
+JSON.stringify(a); audio(json)            // serialize / restore
+```
+
+### Plugins
+
+Extend with custom ops and stats. See [Plugin Tutorial](docs/plugins.md).
+
+* **`audio.op(name, fn)`** – register op. Shorthand for `{ process: fn }`. Full descriptor: `{ process, plan, resolve, call }`.
+* **`audio.op(name)`** – query descriptor. **`audio.op()`** – all ops.
+* **`audio.stat(name, descriptor)`** – register stat. Shorthand `(chs, ctx) => [...]` or `{ block, reduce, query }`.
+
+```js
+// op: process function receives (channels[], ctx) per 1024-sample block
+audio.op('crush', (chs, ctx) => {
+  let steps = 2 ** (ctx.args[0] ?? 8)
+  return chs.map(ch => ch.map(s => Math.round(s * steps) / steps))
+})
+
+// stat: block function collects per-block, reduce enables scalar queries
+audio.stat('peak', {
+  block: (chs) => chs.map(ch => { let m = 0; for (let s of ch) m = Math.max(m, Math.abs(s)); return m }),
+  reduce: (src, from, to) => { let m = 0; for (let i = from; i < to; i++) m = Math.max(m, src[i]); return m },
+})
+
+a.crush(4)                    // chainable like built-in ops
+a.stat('peak')                // → scalar from reduce
+a.stat('peak', { bins: 100 }) // → binned array
+```
+
+## CLI
+
+
+```sh
+npx audio [file] [ops...] [-o output] [options]
+
+# ops
+eq          mix         pad         pan       crop
+fade        gain        stat        trim      notch
+remix       speed       split       insert    remove
+repeat      bandpass    highpass    lowpass   reverse
+lowshelf    highshelf   normalize
+```
+
+
+`-o` output · `-p` play · `-f` force · `--format` · `--verbose` · `+` concat
+
+### Playback
+
+
+<img src="player.gif" alt="Audiojs demo" width="624">
+
+<!-- ```sh
+npx audio kirtan.mp3
+▶ 0:06:37 ━━━━━━━━────────────────────────────────────────── -0:36:30   ▁▂▃▄▅__
+          ▂▅▇▇██▇▆▇▇▇██▆▇▇▇▆▆▅▅▆▅▆▆▅▅▆▅▅▅▃▂▂▂▂▁_____________
+          50    500  1k     2k         5k       10k      20k
+
+          48k   2ch   43:07   -0.8dBFS   -30.8LUFS
+``` -->
+
+<kbd>␣</kbd> pause · <kbd>←</kbd>/<kbd>→</kbd> seek ±10s · <kbd>⇧←</kbd>/<kbd>⇧→</kbd> seek ±60s · <kbd>↑</kbd>/<kbd>↓</kbd> volume ±3dB · <kbd>l</kbd> loop · <kbd>q</kbd> quit
+
+
+
+### Edit
+
+```sh
+# clean up
+npx audio raw-take.wav trim -30db normalize podcast fade 0.3s -0.5s -o clean.wav
+
+# ranges
+npx audio in.wav gain -3db 1s..10s -o out.wav
+
+# filter chain
+npx audio in.mp3 highpass 80hz lowshelf 200hz -3db -o out.wav
+
+# join
+npx audio intro.mp3 + content.wav + outro.mp3 trim normalize fade 0.5s -2s -o ep.mp3
+
+# voiceover
+npx audio bg.mp3 gain -12db mix narration.wav 2s -o mixed.wav
+
+# split
+npx audio audiobook.mp3 split 30m 60m -o 'chapter-{i}.mp3'
+```
+
+### Analysis
+
+```sh
+# all default stats (db, rms, loudness, clipping, dc)
+npx audio speech.wav stat
+
+# specific stats
+npx audio speech.wav stat loudness rms
+
+# spectrum / cepstrum with bin count
+npx audio speech.wav stat spectrum 128
+npx audio speech.wav stat cepstrum 13
+
+# stat after transforms
+npx audio speech.wav gain -3db stat db
+```
+
+### Batch
+
+```sh
+npx audio '*.wav' trim normalize podcast -o '{name}.clean.{ext}'
+npx audio '*.wav' gain -3db -o '{name}.out.{ext}'
+```
+
+### Stdin/stdout
+
+```sh
+cat in.wav | audio gain -3db > out.wav
+curl -s https://example.com/speech.mp3 | npx audio normalize -o clean.wav
+ffmpeg -i video.mp4 -f wav - | npx audio trim normalize podcast > voice.wav
+```
+
+### Tab completion
+
+```sh
+eval "$(audio --completions zsh)"       # add to ~/.zshrc
+eval "$(audio --completions bash)"      # add to ~/.bashrc
+audio --completions fish | source       # fish
+```
+
+
+
+
+## FAQ
+
+<dl>
+<dt>How is this different from Web Audio API?</dt>
+<dd>Web Audio API is a real-time graph for playback and synthesis. This is for loading, editing, analyzing, and saving audio files. They work well together. For Web Audio API in Node, see <a href="https://github.com/audiojs/web-audio-api">web-audio-api</a>.</dd>
+
+<dt>What formats are supported?</dt>
+<dd>Decode: WAV, MP3, FLAC, OGG Vorbis, Opus, AAC, AIFF, CAF, WebM, AMR, WMA, QOA via <a href="https://github.com/audiojs/audio-decode">audio-decode</a>. Encode: WAV, MP3, FLAC, Opus, OGG, AIFF via <a href="https://github.com/audiojs/audio-encode">audio-encode</a>. Codecs are WASM-based, lazy-loaded on first use.</dd>
+
+<dt>Does it need ffmpeg or native addons?</dt>
+<dd>No, pure JS + WASM. For CLI, you can install globally: <code>npm i -g audio</code>.</dd>
+
+<dt>How big is the bundle?</dt>
+<dd>~20K gzipped core. Codecs load on demand via <code>import()</code>, so unused formats aren't fetched.</dd>
+
+<dt>How does it handle large files?</dt>
+<dd>Audio is stored in fixed-size pages. In the browser, cold pages can evict to OPFS when memory exceeds budget. Stats stay resident (~7 MB for 2h stereo).</dd>
+
+<dt>Are edits destructive?</dt>
+<dd>No. <code>a.gain(-3).trim()</code> pushes entries to an edit list — source pages aren't touched. Edits replay on <code>read()</code> / <code>save()</code> / <code>for await</code>.</dd>
+
+<dt>Can I use it in the browser?</dt>
+<dd>Yes, same API. See <a href="#browser">Browser</a> for bundle options and import maps.</dd>
+
+<dt>Does it need the full file before I can work with it?</dt>
+<dd>No, playback and edits work during decode. The <code>'data'</code> event fires as pages arrive.</dd>
+
+<dt>TypeScript?</dt>
+<dd>Yes, ships with <code>audio.d.ts</code>.</dd>
+</dl>
+
+
+## Ecosystem
+
+* [audio-decode](https://github.com/audiojs/audio-decode) – codec decoding (13+ formats)
+* [encode-audio](https://github.com/audiojs/audio-encode) – codec encoding
+* [audio-filter](https://github.com/audiojs/audio-filter) – filters (weighting, EQ, auditory)
+* [audio-speaker](https://github.com/audiojs/audio-speaker) – audio output (Node)
+* [audio-type](https://github.com/nickolanack/audio-type) – format detection
+* [pcm-convert](https://github.com/nickolanack/pcm-convert) – PCM format conversion
+
+<p align="center"><a href="./license.md">MIT</a> · <a href="https://github.com/krishnized/license">ॐ</a></p>