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# producer
-One-click narration and podcast mastering. Give it a raw recording; it denoises,
-enhances, applies a warm "audiobook narrator" voice chain, and delivers a
-loudness-normalized master.
+One-click audio file mastering. Give it a raw recording; it denoises, enhances, applies a warm voice chain, and delivers a loudness-normalized master.
-```bash
-./producer episode.wav
-# -> episode_processed.wav (44.1 kHz mono, RMS -20 dB, true peak <= -3 dB)
-```
-
-Everything a user doesn't need to touch lives in `lib/`: the first run
-bootstraps its own CPython 3.11 environment (via [uv](https://docs.astral.sh/uv/))
-into `lib/.venv` and installs pinned dependencies. No system packages, no
-manual venv, no configuration required.
-`./producer doctor` checks the environment at any time.
+```bash ./producer <filename>.wav ```
## The sound
-The default `audiobook` profile targets the classic close-narration master:
-high-pass at 80 Hz, a gentle mud cut, low-shelf warmth, serial compression
-(2:1 then 3:1), de-essing, restrained presence/air, breath ducking, then
-normalization to RMS -20 dB with a -3 dB true-peak ceiling.
+The default `audiobook` profile targets a close-narration master: high-pass at 80 Hz, a gentle mud cut, low-shelf warmth, serial compression (2:1 then 3:1), de-essing, restrained presence/air, breath ducking, then normalization to RMS -20 dB with a -3 dB true-peak ceiling.
-`--profile podcast` switches to broadcast loudness: -16 LUFS integrated,
--1.5 dBTP ceiling, 48 kHz, slightly brighter EQ. `--profile radio` targets the
-deep, warm broadcast voice: +3 dB low shelf at 100 Hz, a tighter mud cut, heavy
-serial compression, dynamic resonance control (`soothe`) that ducks boxy
-200-450 Hz and harsh 2.5-6 kHz peaks only while they stick out, and asymmetric
-tape saturation (`tape`) for the even-harmonic analog sheen.
+`--profile podcast` switches to broadcast loudness: -16 LUFS integrated, -1.5 dBTP ceiling, 48 kHz, slightly brighter EQ. `--profile radio` targets the deep, warm broadcast voice: +3 dB low shelf at 100 Hz, a tighter mud cut, heavy serial compression, dynamic resonance control (`soothe`) that ducks boxy 200-450 Hz and harsh 2.5-6 kHz peaks only while they stick out, and asymmetric tape saturation (`tape`) for the even-harmonic analog sheen.
## Engines
-Every AI stage is swappable; the trade-offs are explicit:
-
-| Stage | Choices | Notes |
-|---|---|---|
-| `--denoise` | `dfn3` (default), `zipenhancer`, `off` | [DeepFilterNet3](https://github.com/Rikorose/DeepFilterNet): 48 kHz full-band, faithful, fast on CPU, CUDA optional. [ZipEnhancer](https://github.com/gyj1201/zipEnhancer) (ICASSP 2025 SOTA, PESQ 3.69): 16 kHz native, bandwidth is restored after, slightly softer highs. |
+| Stage | Choices | Notes |
+| ----------- | ------------------------------------------ | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
+| `--denoise` | `dfn3` (default), `zipenhancer`, `off` | [DeepFilterNet3](https://github.com/Rikorose/DeepFilterNet): 48 kHz full-band, faithful, fast on CPU, CUDA optional. [ZipEnhancer](https://github.com/gyj1201/zipEnhancer) (ICASSP 2025 SOTA, PESQ 3.69): 16 kHz native, bandwidth is restored after, slightly softer highs. |
| `--enhance` | `off` (default), `mossformer2`, `resemble` | [MossFormer2_SE_48K](https://github.com/modelscope/ClearerVoice-Studio) (ClearVoice): full-band studio restoration, GPU-strong. [Resemble Enhance](https://github.com/resemble-ai/resemble-enhance): generative restoration for badly damaged audio, runs in an isolated venv; can alter voice timbre, so it is opt-in. |
-Engine dependencies (torch ~2.5 GB on CUDA, model weights ~8 MB) are installed
-lazily on first use into `lib/` (`lib/models`, `lib/venvs`). Prefer
-`--denoise off` for pure-DSP masters with zero heavy downloads.
+Engine dependencies (torch ~2.5 GB on CUDA, model weights ~8 MB) are installed lazily on first use into `lib/` (`lib/models`, `lib/venvs`). Prefer `--denoise off` for pure-DSP masters with zero heavy downloads.
## Usage
```bash
-./producer in.wav [-o out.wav] [--profile audiobook|podcast|radio]
- [--denoise dfn3|zipenhancer|off] [--denoise-strength 0-1]
- [--enhance off|mossformer2|resemble] [--enhance-strength 0-1]
- [--no-dsp] [--no-levelling]
- [--hpf-hz N] [--mud N] [--warmth N] [--soothe N] [--compress N]
- [--tape N] [--deess N]
- [--presence N] [--air N] [--breath N] # 0-1 strength each
- [--target N] [--ceiling N] # loudness target / TP ceiling (dB)
- [--format wav|flac|mp3] [--sample-rate N] [--bit-depth 16|24|32]
+ ./producer in.wav [-o out.wav] [--profile audiobook|podcast|radio]
+ [--denoise dfn3|zipenhancer|off] [--denoise-strength 0-1] [--enhance off|mossformer2|resemble]
+ [--enhance-strength 0-1] [--no-dsp] [--no-levelling] [--hpf-hz N] [--mud N] [--warmth N]
+ [--soothe N] [--compress N] [--tape N] [--deess N] [--presence N] [--air N] [--breath N]
+ [--target N] [--ceiling N] [--format wav|flac|mp3] [--sample-rateN] [--bit-depth 16|24|32]
[--device auto|cuda|cpu] [--batch] [--report] [--dry-run] [-v]
-./producer doctor
```
-Batch: `./producer --batch takes/ -o masters/` expands a directory (or glob)
-and processes each file. Reports: `--report` writes `<output>.report.json`
-with before/after RMS, true peak, LUFS, noise floor, and per-stage timings.
-
-Without `-o`, outputs are written next to the input as
-`<input>_processed.<format>`. If the output path already exists, producer
-prompts to overwrite, rename (auto-numbered `..._1`, `..._2`, ...), or cancel;
-non-interactive runs (no terminal on stdin) auto-rename and say so.
-
-Persistent settings go in `config.toml` in the repository root (auto-created on
-first run; CLI flags always win). Example:
-
-```toml
-profile = "audiobook"
+Batch: `./producer --batch takes/ -o masters/` expands a directory (or glob) and processes each file. Reports: `--report` writes `<output>.report.json` with before/after RMS, true peak, LUFS, noise floor, and per-stage timings.
-[denoise]
-engine = "dfn3"
-strength = 1.0
-
-[audiobook]
-air = 0.4
-deess = 0.8
-```
+Persistent settings go in `config.toml`
## Requirements
-- Linux (glibc: Arch, Debian, Fedora...), macOS, or Windows/WSL
-- `curl` (bootstraps uv; removed afterwards is fine)
-- `ffmpeg` on PATH for MP3 output and non-soundfile inputs (WAV/FLAC/OGG
- work without it)
-- NVIDIA GPU optional; everything falls back to CPU
-
-## Development
-
-```bash
-./producer doctor # environment check
-lib/.venv/bin/python -m pytest lib/tests
-lib/.venv/bin/python -m pytest lib/tests -m slow # engine integration (needs deps)
-lib/.venv/bin/ruff check lib/src lib/tests
-```
-
-Engine wrappers are exercised against real models by the `slow` tests
-(`PRODUCER_TEST_RESEMBLE=1` additionally opts into the isolated generative
-venv). Unit tests for meters, DSP, loudness, pipeline, CLI, and I/O run
-dependency-free.
+- curl
+- ffmpeg
+- NVidia GPU (optional)
## License
-MIT — see [LICENSE.md](LICENSE.md). Model weights keep their upstream licenses
-(DeepFilterNet MIT/Apache-2.0, ClearVoice Apache-2.0, Resemble Enhance MIT,
-ZipEnhancer MIT).
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