Impulse Response tool
- Batch deconvolve and process (trim / fade end, gain compensate / normalize) impulse responses
- Generate test tone (sweep and impulse click) to use for deconvolution and recording
- Supports wav, flac and aif formats for input and output
- File and directory fields support drag and drop
- Hold mouse cursor over widgets to display tool tips
- Most widgets feature context actions with the right mouse button
Prebuilt executables are available in the releases
Python installation is not required to use them
Though, they may or may not be a bit behind this repository especially on macOS
This project was developed and tested with Python 3.12.10
However, it should be possible to run it and build it with another later Python version
(Building and running seems to work fine with Python 3.14.2 on Windows)
Additional required packages :
- PyQt5
- numpy
- soundfile
- sounddevice
- platformdirs
Open a terminal from a directory of your choice
git clone https://github.com/robotmitchum/ir_tool.git
cd ir_tool
python3 -m venv .venv
source .venv/bin/activate
pip3 install -r requirements.txt
git clone https://github.com/robotmitchum/ir_tool.git
cd ir_tool
python -m venv .venv
.venv\Scripts\activate
pip install -r requirements.txt
Open a terminal from the cloned project directory
source .venv/bin/activate
python3 -m ir_tool_UI
.venv\Scripts\activate
python -m ir_tool_UI
A build procedure is provided with this package
The build_exe script runs a Python helper that reads a .json config describing the PyInstaller options
This allows keeping build settings editable and cross-platform
Open a terminal from the cloned project directory
Install pyinstaller package
(if you installed the project using requirements.txt you can skip this step, pyinstaller is already there)
source .venv/bin/activate
pip3 install pyinstaller
Build the executable with pyinstaller
chmod +x build_exe.sh
./build_exe.sh
Install pyinstaller package
(if you installed the project using requirements.txt you can skip this step, pyinstaller is already there)
.venv\scripts\activate
pip install pyinstaller
Build the executable with pyinstaller
Simply double-click on build_exe.cmd or type
build_exe.cmd
Let the process cook...
When completed, the executable will be found in the dist/ir_tool subdirectory
The following assets should also be bundled in ir_tool :
- sweep_tone.wav (default 4 seconds sweep tone at 48 Khz and in floating point format you can use for recording)
- deconvolution_examples (optional but neat to test if everything is working)
An archive of the ir_tool directory will also be found in dist - this is the same file I release on this page
in releases
If you don't need it, it can be safely deleted
Copy this entire ir_tool directory to a location of your choice
- Linux : I recommend ~/user_name/opt
- macOS : In your Applications folder
- Windows : typically in C:/Program Files or in your user directory
This assumes the executable is located in ~/user_name/opt/ir_tool or the bash script won't work
From the cloned project directory
chmod +x install_desktop.sh
./install_desktop.sh
MIT License
Copyright (c) 2024 Michel 'Mitch' Pecqueur
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