Re: [LAU] Using commandline app to mark/detect sounds above a threshold

This is not exactly what you describe but it may meet your requirements: http://plugin.org.uk/timemachine/ It's a GUI program, but the GUI is just one big button, which may or may not have a keyboard binding. The program has an auto-record feature based on the signal level. here's the command line help: Usage timemachine: [-h] [-i] [-c channels] [-n jack-name] [-t buffer-length] [-p file prefix] [-f format] [-a] [-b begin-threshold] [-e end-threshold] [-T end-time] [port-name ...] -h show this help -i interactive mode (console instead of X11) also enabled if DISPLAY is unset -c specify number of recording channels -n specify the JACK name timemachine will use -t specify the pre-recording buffer length -p specify the saved file prefix, may include path -s use safer characters in filename (windows compatibility) -f specify the saved file format -a enable automatic sound-triggered recording -b specify threshold above which automatic recording will begin -e specify threshold below which automatic recording will end -T specify silence length before automatic recording ends HTH, Chris