songsee

Generates spectrograms and multi-panel audio feature visualizations from audio files via CLI.

Updated Sep 9, 2026
One-click install
npx skills add https://github.com/luckybbjason1/trading --skill songsee-luckybbjason1
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Skill: songsee
Source: https://github.com/luckybbjason1/trading/tree/main/.hermes/skills/media/songsee
Command: npx skills add https://github.com/luckybbjason1/trading --skill songsee-luckybbjason1

SYSTEM DOCUMENTATION & REQUIREMENTS

What problem does it solve? Analyzing audio content visually requires specialized tooling; this Skill turns audio files into spectrograms and feature visualizations (mel, chroma, MFCC, and more) with a single CLI command, making audio structure, pitch, tempo, and loudness inspectable as images. ## Core Features & Use Cases - Spectrogram Generation: Render standard or mel-scaled spectrograms from WAV and MP3 files, with ffmpeg support for other formats. - Multi-Panel Feature Grids: Combine up to nine visualization types (chroma, HPSS, self-similarity, loudness, tempogram, MFCC, spectral flux) into a single image. - Flexible Output Control: Adjust color palettes, image dimensions, FFT window/hop size, frequency ranges, and time slices, outputting PNG or JPG. - Use Case: Compare two synthesized audio outputs by generating side-by-side mel spectrograms, then inspect the images with a vision model to verify the synthesis pipeline. ## Quick Start Generate a mel spectrogram from the attached audio file 'track.mp3' and save it as a PNG image.

Frequently Asked Questions about songsee

High-intent search queries and answers about installing and using this skill.

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How do I generate a spectrogram from an MP3 file?

Run songsee with the audio file as argument, for example 'songsee track.mp3 -o spectrogram.png'. WAV and MP3 are decoded natively, and the output can be saved as PNG or JPG with custom dimensions and color palettes.

What audio visualization types does songsee support?

songsee supports nine visualization types: spectrogram, mel, chroma, HPSS, self-similarity, loudness, tempogram, MFCC, and spectral flux. Pass them as comma-separated values to the --viz flag to render multiple panels in a single grid image.

Does songsee support audio formats other than WAV and MP3?

WAV and MP3 are decoded natively without extra tools. For other formats such as FLAC or AAC, you need ffmpeg installed, which songsee uses to decode the audio before visualization.

How do I visualize only a section of an audio file?

Use the --start and --duration flags to select a time slice, for example 'songsee track.mp3 --start 12.5 --duration 8' renders only the 8-second segment starting at 12.5 seconds.

Can songsee read audio from stdin?

Yes, pipe audio data with a dash as the input, such as 'cat track.mp3 | songsee - --format png -o out.png'. This is useful when chaining songsee into shell pipelines with other audio tools.