read_sound_file {warbleR} | R Documentation |
An extended version of read_wave that reads several sound file formats and files from selection tables
Description
read_sound_file
reads several sound file formats as well as files referenced in selection tables
Usage
read_sound_file(
X,
index = NULL,
from = X$start[index],
to = X$end[index],
channel = X$channel[index],
header = FALSE,
path = NULL
)
Arguments
X |
'data.frame', 'selection_table' or 'extended_selection_table' containing columns for sound file name (sound.files),
selection number (selec), and start and end time of signals (start and end). Alternatively, the name of a sound file or URL address to sound file can be provided. The function can read sound files in 'wav', 'mp3', 'flac' and 'wac' format. The file name can contain the directory path.
'top.freq' and 'bottom.freq' columns are optional. Default is |
index |
Index of the selection in 'X' that will be read. Ignored if 'X' is |
from |
Where to start reading, in seconds. Default is |
to |
Where to stop reading, in seconds. Default is |
channel |
Channel to be read from sound file (1 = left, 2 = right, or higher number for multichannel waves). Default is |
header |
If |
path |
Character string containing the directory path where the sound files are located.
If |
Details
The function is a wrapper for readWave
that read sound files, including those referenced in selection tables. It
is also used internally by warbleR functions to read wave objects from extended selection tables (see selection_table
for details). For reading 'flac' files on windows the path to the .exe is required. This can be set globally using the 'flac.path' argument in warbleR_options
. Note that reading 'flac' files requires creating a temporary copy in 'wav' format, which can be particularly slow for long files.
Value
An object of class "Wave".
Author(s)
Marcelo Araya-Salas (marcelo.araya@ucr.ac.cr)
References
Araya-Salas, M., & Smith-Vidaurre, G. (2017). warbleR: An R package to streamline analysis of animal acoustic signals. Methods in Ecology and Evolution, 8(2), 184-191.
Examples
## Not run:
# write wave files with lower case file extension
data(list = c("Phae.long1"))
writeWave(Phae.long1, file.path(tempdir(), "Phae.long1.wav"))
# read from selection table
read_sound_file(X = lbh_selec_table, index = 1, path = tempdir())
# from extended selection table
library(NatureSounds)
read_sound_file(X = lbh.est, index = 1)
# read from selection table
read_sound_file(X = lbh_selec_table, index = 1, path = tempdir())
# read WAV
filepath <- system.file("extdata", "recording.wav", package = "bioacoustics")
read_sound_file(filepath)
# read MP3
filepath <- system.file("extdata", "recording.mp3", package = "bioacoustics")
read_sound_file(filepath)
# read WAC
filepath <- system.file("extdata", "recording_20170716_230503.wac", package = "bioacoustics")
read_sound_file(filepath, from = 0, to = 0.2)
# URL file
read_sound_file(X = "https://www.xeno-canto.org/513948/download")
## End(Not run)