What it does
Sonic Annotator is a command-line tool for extracting music-audio features using analysis plugins.
Choose an installed Vamp analysis plugin, then run it over your local audio files or supported audio URLs. Sonic Annotator performs the batch processing on the computer and writes feature results as RDF or comma-separated text. It suits repeating the same music analysis across a collection.
Windows, Mac and Linux packages are listed. The plugin and its parameters determine the feature being measured; check those and the output format before building a batch.
Strengths
- Batch analysis workflow
Best for
- Researchers processing music collections
Sources
- Sonic Annotator (Oct 26, 2026)