[LAU] previewing samples - sample browser

[Robin Gareus]

Hi Alessandro,

On Jan 18, 2012, at 2:29 AM, Alessandro Preziosi (licnep) wrote:

> Hello,
> Any idea to quickly preview audio files (using jack)? I have a huge
> sample library (.wav mostly) and I'd love something like a file
> browser that previews files when you click them or hover them. Is
> there such a thing? Even if i have to open a more complex audio
> application and just use its file browser i'd be ok with that
> solution.

nautilus (gnome file browser) auditions audio files on mouse-over (either using gstreamer or totem-audio-preview).

https://github.com/ayyi/Samplecat does 1 click audition, remembers/highlights /previewed/ files and
can be used manage an archive:  wave-form display, tags, peak-level, spectral analysis,...
samples can also be triggered via MIDI keyboard and transposed or speed-changed. 
The downside: initial import of large libraries takes quite a while; but it runs in the background.

ardour, qtractor et al are also up to the job. YMMV.
robin