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Sweep (software)
Encyclopedia
Sweep is a digital audio editor
and live playback tool for Linux
, BSD and compatible systems. It is able to handle many sound formats, including MP3
, WAV
and Vorbis. The most notable feature of Sweep is its stylus-like cursor tool called Scrubby.
Sweep is included in most modern Linux distribution
s. Released under the GNU General Public License
, Sweep is free software
.
Digital audio editor
A digital audio editor is a computer application for audio editing, i.e. manipulating digital audio. Digital audio editors are the main software component of a digital audio workstation.-For use with music:...
and live playback tool for Linux
Linux
Linux is a Unix-like computer operating system assembled under the model of free and open source software development and distribution. The defining component of any Linux system is the Linux kernel, an operating system kernel first released October 5, 1991 by Linus Torvalds...
, BSD and compatible systems. It is able to handle many sound formats, including MP3
MP3
MPEG-1 or MPEG-2 Audio Layer III, more commonly referred to as MP3, is a patented digital audio encoding format using a form of lossy data compression...
, WAV
WAV
Waveform Audio File Format , is a Microsoft and IBM audio file format standard for storing an audio bitstream on PCs...
and Vorbis. The most notable feature of Sweep is its stylus-like cursor tool called Scrubby.
Sweep is included in most modern Linux distribution
Linux distribution
A Linux distribution is a member of the family of Unix-like operating systems built on top of the Linux kernel. Such distributions are operating systems including a large collection of software applications such as word processors, spreadsheets, media players, and database applications...
s. Released under the GNU General Public License
GNU General Public License
The GNU General Public License is the most widely used free software license, originally written by Richard Stallman for the GNU Project....
, Sweep is free software
Free software
Free software, software libre or libre software is software that can be used, studied, and modified without restriction, and which can be copied and redistributed in modified or unmodified form either without restriction, or with restrictions that only ensure that further recipients can also do...
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