Show HN: Fakeflac-go – A tool for quickly finding "fake" .flac files

Category: cli-tool

Tags: audio, flac, audio-analysis, cli-tool, go

Score: 5.3/10 (Innovation: 4, Technical: 5, Documentation: 7, Utility: 5)

fakeflac-go is a Go CLI that detects 'fake' lossless FLAC files that were transcoded from lossy sources by analyzing frequency cutoff points in the audio spectrum. It ports an existing Python algorithm, adds multithreaded batch processing, spectrum plotting, and embedded ffmpeg for portability. The tool is niche but useful for audiophiles verifying their music libraries.

Target audience: audiophiles, music archivists, audio engineers

Repository: https://github.com/drichline/fakeflac-go · Go · GPL-3.0 · 1 stars

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