I use the following script to copy files from my 16 track stems. The script copies the files over, then uses sox to find “silent” files and remove them.
#!/bin/bash
#
# February 12, 2025 (Wednesday)
#
echo "Copying files to ~/Music/incoming_mixer_files/"
#rsync -va /Volumes/NO\ NAME/Records ~/Music/incoming_mixer_files/
EXIT_STATUS=$?
# Check if rsync was successful
if [ $EXIT_STATUS -ne 0 ]; then
echo "Error: rsync failed with status $EXIT_STATUS"
exit $EXIT_STATUS
else
echo "Files copied successfully to ~/Music/incoming_mixer_files/."
fi
find ~/Music/incoming_mixer_files/ -type f -name "*.wav" -exec sh -c '
for file; do
# echo "Processing: $file"
# Get RMS level in dB directly
rms_db=$(sox "$file" -n stats 2>&1 | awk "/RMS lev dB/ {print \$4}")
# Check if below threshold (-65dB) - comparing as a number
if [ -n "$rms_db" ] && [ $(echo "$rms_db < -65" | bc) -eq 1 ]; then
#echo "SILENT FILE DETECTED: $file (${rms_db}dB)"
mv "$file" ~/.Trash/
else
echo "Active file - keeping: $file (${rms_db}dB)"
fi
done
' sh {} +
