mp3glitch

Python tool for glitching MP3s while leaving them playable. Includes many options to shape glitching amount, character, and timbre.

The mechanics behind this are described in this article, and I discuss using Python to do the glitching in this article.

Should work for both constant bit rate (CBR) and variable bit rate (VBR) MP3s.

Usage

• Provide the name of an mp3 file in the same folder as the script to serve as an input, followed by the desired output file name

python3 mp3glitch.py <input_file_name> <output_file_name>

• Options
  • -h, --help show this help message and exit
  • -p, --prob percent probability of glitching (float)
  • -m, --hexmin decimal representation of minimum hex value to insert (int)
  • -M, --hexmax decimal representation of maximum hex value to insert (int)
  • -f, --framemin minimum position in frame to glitch (float, 0-1)
  • -F, --framemax maximum position in frame to glitch (float, 0-1)
  • -s, --spacingmin minimum spacing between glitched frames (int)
  • -S, --spacingmax maximum spacing between glitched frames (int)
  • -w, --width number of hex digits to insert in each glitch (int)
  • -l, --limit max number of glitches per frame (0 = no limit) (int)