Playing and Recording Sound in Python

Joe Tatusko
Joe Tatusko 16 Lessons 40m basics

In this course, you’ll learn how to play and record sound in Python using some of the most popular audio libraries. You’ll learn about the most straightforward methods for playing and recording sound first, and then you’ll learn about some libraries that offer some more functionality in exchange for a few extra lines of code.

By the end of this course, you’ll know how to:

  • Play MP3 and WAV files, as well as a range of other audio formats
  • Play NumPy and Python arrays containing sound
  • Record sound using Python
  • Save your recordings or audio files in a range of different file formats

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About Joe Tatusko

Joe is a manufacturing engineer turned Pythonista with interests in data wrangling and visualization.

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