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Silencedetect

Audio Single output Transform

Detect silence.

FFmpeg filter: silencedetect — the official reference.

Add it to a graph. The explicit form works for every filter — bind it to its input and read the result from outputs():

$node = $audio->addFilter(new Silencedetect());
$result = $node->outputs()[0];

Shorthand. Single-output filters can skip the node — apply() returns the result stream directly:

$result = $audio->apply(new Silencedetect());

TODO — when this filter shines: what it’s the right tool for, what to reach for instead when it isn’t, and how it composes with neighbouring filters.

TODO — prose: how the filter actually works and what its key parameters mean (the explanation FFmpeg’s terse option help omits).

TODO — runnable PHP, with the equivalent ffmpeg CLI alongside.

TODO

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ParameterTypeDefaultRange / valuesDescription
noisefloat0.0010set noise tolerance
durationint20000000set minimum duration in seconds
monoboolfalsecheck each channel separately

FFmpeg also names these options (use the parameter shown above): nnoise, dduration, mmono.


Maps to FFmpeg’s silencedetect filter. Verified against ffmpeg n7.1.1.

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