sicutter.py

from pydub import AudioSegment
from pydub.silence import split_on_silence
import os

# Define a function to normalize a chunk to a target amplitude.
def match_target_amplitude(aChunk, target_dBFS):
    ''' Normalize given audio chunk '''
    change_in_dBFS = target_dBFS - aChunk.dBFS
    return aChunk.apply_gain(change_in_dBFS)



def cut():
    # Load your audio.
    song = AudioSegment.from_file("raw//testaudio.wav")



    # Use the loaded audio.
    # Specify that a silent chunk must be at least 1 seconds or 1000 ms long.
    # Consider a chunk silent if it's quieter than -40 dBFS.
    # This will leave 100 ms of silence on either end
    chunks = split_on_silence (song, min_silence_len = 1800, silence_thresh = -40, keep_silence=300)

    #makes the directory to save the outputs
    os.makedirs("chunks", exist_ok=True)

    # Process each chunk with your parameters
    for i, chunk in enumerate(chunks):
        # Create a silence chunk that's 0.5 seconds (or 500 ms) long for padding.
        silence_chunk = AudioSegment.silent(duration=500)

        # Add the padding chunk to beginning and end of the entire chunk.
        audio_chunk = silence_chunk + chunk + silence_chunk

        # Normalize the entire chunk.
        normalized_chunk = match_target_amplitude(audio_chunk, -20.0)

        # Export the audio chunk
        print("Exporting chunk{0}.wav.".format(i))
        normalized_chunk.export(".//chunks//wav//chunk{0}.wav".format(i),format = "wav")