Whats the best linux console tool to explore sound file information?

Question

Im looking for console tool that will output most detailed information about sound file (particularly mp3).

Tried to use different tools (id3, lame, ffmpeg)

Looking to get such info:

• Format (Mp3/Wave/etc..)
• Encoder
• Bitrate
• Compression
• Stream size (not filesize)

Thanks

Solution 1

I use mplayer -identify filename

It works with almost any audio/video file.

Solution 2

There is also a sox based tool - soxi

Solution 3

Try MediaInfo. I use this on Windows (although not restricted to) and it's pretty comprehensive at what it does.

Solution 4

ffmpeg-based: ffprobe

Solution 5

I used a few years back this little tool called mp3info and I was pleased with it.

You can get it here: http://www.ibiblio.org/mp3info/

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Comments

[Algific]

+1 for naming a piece of software that might already be installed.

[vtest]

Actually, even file can produce useful details about audio/video files. This is certainly installed on most Linux systems.

[ElPoney]

This is the one that worked best for me (on Linux Mint 17.3 for webm files)

[ElPoney]

When called on webm files, it does not identify them, and even worse, it starts playing random noise from the speakers! This is mplayer 1.1-4.8 from Linux Mint 17.3