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Annotate Audio

12-vide12-vide1k downloads

Listen to an audio and add comments to it.

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  • Reproduce an audio file
  • Tweak listening experience by changing: volume, playback speed, looping...
  • Add comments to desired timestamps. They are formatted as LRC
  • Quickly jump to a specific timestamp by left-clicking on the related comment
  • Modify/Delete a comment by right-clicking on it (dedicated button for mobile)
  • Inuitive keyboard shortcuts
  • Mobile compatible
  • Controllabe with Obsdian commands
  • Localized interface: en, it, zh-cn, es, pt-br (Want to add your language?)
  • Precision down to the millisecond
``` annotate-audio
#32a9143a94c3700d
source: [[My Audio.mp3]]
chunk: 00:00.00-02:52.10
volume: 0.5
speed: 1
loop: false
layout: 0
sticky: false
autoplay: false

[00:37.07]Section 1
[12:45.34]Section 2
[14:01.90]Section 3
```

The first line is the ID. You are free to personalize it (# + 16 characters hexadecimal) but don't move it around

Options

Each audio-box has its owns. They can be tweaked manually or, more easily, using the dedicated modal. (Their order is not important but they need to be placed before the comments)

Name Default Values Description
source WikiLink to the audio file to reproduce
volume 0.5 0.0 → 1.0 Player base volume
speed 1 0.0 → 1.0 Player playback speed
loop false true/false Loop-back to beginning after getting to the end of the audio
sticky false true/false Main controls become sticky, following you as you scroll down
layout 0 0,1,2 What player layout to display (feel free to make your own)
chunk undefined MM:SS.ss-MM:SS.ss Section of audio to play
autoplay false true/false When clicking on a comment, the player starts playing from there instead of simply moving there
unstoppable false true/false When creating/modifing a comment, the player doesn't stop
decimals 0 0,1,2,3 How many decimals are displayed when showing time

There are also some options only available in specific layouts

Layout Name Default Values Description
1, 2 title undefined Title of the player. If not present: not shown. If not set: name of audio file (or its alias, if present)

Obsidian Commands

Name Action
Add audiobox Insert an already-configured audio-box inside the note
Insert comment Insert a comment in the last interacted audiobox
Pause audiobox Pause player in the last interact audiobox
Play audiobox Play player in the last interact audiobox
Toggle audiobox Toggle player in the last interact audiobox
Move forward Move player forward in the last interact audiobox
Move backward Move player backward in the last interact audiobox

Development

For all the changes, check CHANGELOG.md

Road-Map

  1. Allow hotkeys inside input text box
  2. Follow native folder exclusion in the audio file search
  3. Render markdown even when modifying a comment. "Live-Preview" (https://github.com/nothingislost/obsidian-cm6-attributes)

Known Issues

  • title option inside modal is not displayed correctly on mobile
  • Layout-unique options are visible inside other layouts
  • Audiobox in "reading" and "editing" mode are not in sync
  • Checking when to use cache - by looking at the options hashing - is not efficiently done
  • Big layout's wavegraph cannot handle file bigger than 2GiB

Credits

These are the sources on which I've initially developed this plugin:

  • Original Repo: "obsidian-audio-player" by noonesimg
  • Other Fork: "obsidian-enhanced-audio-player" by Yidaotus
  • Other Fork: "obsidian-audio-player" by dtkav
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Play and tweak audio with adjustable volume, speed, looping and millisecond-precise seeking. Add LRC-formatted timestamped comments to jump to sections, edit or delete annotations, use keyboard commands or mobile controls, and localize the interface.
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Details
Current version
1.5.1
Last updated
11 months ago
Created
Last year
Updates
13 releases
Downloads
1k
Compatible with
Obsidian 1.8.7+
Platforms
Desktop, Mobile
License
GPL-3.0
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