---
name: "audiotools.cfg"
section: "5"
platform: "linux"
package: "audiotools"
version: "3.1.1-1.1+b12"
release: "Debian 12 (Bookworm)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://carta.tech/man/audiotools.cfg"
---

# audiotools.cfg(5)

configuration data for Python Audio Tools

## NAME

audiotools.cfg - configuration data for Python Audio Tools

## DESCRIPTION

The format of this file consists of one or more sections. Each section contains one or more key / value pairs.

## CONFIGURATION ITEMS

| | | |
| --- | --- | --- |
| **b'Section'** | **b'Key'** | **b'Value'** |
| b'\[System\]' | b'default\_type' | b'the default audio type to use' |
|  | b'cdrom' | b'the default CD-ROM device to use' |
|  | b'cdrom\_read\_offset' | b'read sample offset to apply' |
|  | b'cdrom\_write\_offset' | b'write sample offset to apply' |
|  | b'fs\_encoding' | b'text encoding for filenames' |
|  | b'io\_encoding' | b'text encoding for terminal output' |
|  | b'maximum\_jobs' | b'default for the -j option' |
| b'\[Defaults\]' | b'verbosity' | b'"normal", "debug" or "quiet"' |
| b'\[Filenames\]' | b'format' | b'default for the --format option' |
| b'\[Quality\]' | b'flac' | b'default quality for FLAC encoding' |
|  | b'mp3' | b'default quality for MP3 encoding' |
|  | b'...' | b'default quality for a given type' |
| b'\[Binaries\]' | b'oggenc' | b'binary to use for Vorbis encoding' |
|  | b'lame' | b'binary to use for MP3 encoding' |
|  | b'...' | b'binary to use other than default' |
| b'\[Thumbnail\]' | b'format' | b'"jpeg", "png", "gif", etc.' |
|  | b'size' | b'maximum size of each thumbnail' |
| b'\[ID3\]' | b'id3v2' | b'id3v2.2, id3v2.3, id3v2.4 or none' |
|  | b'id3v1' | b'"id3v1.1" or "none"' |
|  | b'pad' | b'if "true", track numbers like "01"' |
|  |  | b'if "false", track numbers like "1"' |
| b'\[MusicBrainz\]' | b'server' | b'default MusicBrainz hostname' |
|  | b'port' | b'default MusicBrainz port' |
| b'\[FreeDB\]' | b'server' | b'default FreeDB hostname' |
|  | b'port' | b'default FreeDB port' |

## SEE ALSO

[**audiotools-config**(1)](/man/audiotools-config/1.md), [**cdda2track**(1)](/man/cdda2track/1.md), [**cddainfo**(1)](/man/cddainfo/1.md), [**cddaplay**(1)](/man/cddaplay/1.md), [**coverdump**(1)](/man/coverdump/1.md), [**covertag**(1)](/man/covertag/1.md), [**coverview**(1)](/man/coverview/1.md), [**dvda2track**(1)](/man/dvda2track/1.md), [**dvdainfo**(1)](/man/dvdainfo/1.md), [**track2cdda**(1)](/man/track2cdda/1.md), [**track2track**(1)](/man/track2track/1.md), [**trackcat**(1)](/man/trackcat/1.md), [**trackcmp**(1)](/man/trackcmp/1.md), [**trackinfo**(1)](/man/trackinfo/1.md), [**tracklength**(1)](/man/tracklength/1.md), [**tracklint**(1)](/man/tracklint/1.md), [**trackplay**(1)](/man/trackplay/1.md), [**trackrename**(1)](/man/trackrename/1.md), [**tracksplit**(1)](/man/tracksplit/1.md), [**tracktag**(1)](/man/tracktag/1.md), [**trackverify**(1)](/man/trackverify/1.md)

## AUTHOR

Brian Langenberger