Sweep (software)

{{Short description|Digital audio editor}}

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{{Infobox software

| name = Sweep

| logo = Sweep logo.gif

| screenshot = 250px

| caption = Sweep screenshot on Linux

| developer = The Sweep Team

| latest_release_version = 0.9.3{{Cite web|url=http://www.metadecks.org/software/sweep/news.html|title = Metadecks Project}}

| latest_release_date = 12 April 2008

| operating_system = Unix-like

| genre = Digital audio editor

| license = GPL-2.0-or-later

| website = {{URL|metadecks.org/software/sweep}}

| programming language = C

}}

Sweep is a free and open-sourced digital audio editor and live playback tool for Unix-like systems such as Linux and Berkeley Software Distribution (BSD). Supported sound formats include MP3, AIFF, WAV, Speex and Ogg Vorbis. Originally developed with the support of Pixar, the most notable feature of Sweep is its stylus-like cursor tool called Scrubby.{{cite web|last=James|first=Daniel|date=|title=Linux and Music|url=http://www.soundonsound.com/sos/Feb03/articles/linuxaudio.asp|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070329071041/http://www.soundonsound.com/sos/Feb03/articles/linuxaudio.asp|archivedate=29 March 2007|accessdate=16 January 2012|work=Sound On Sound}} It is released under the terms of GNU General Public Licence.

Sweep operates on various 8/16/24/32 bit PCM files. It also supports major formats such as GSM 6.10, G721, G723, NIST Sphere, and DWVW.