# Install ecasound

Multitrack-capable audio recorder and effect processor. Version 2.9.3 via Homebrew; verified from local package data.

## Install

```sh
sudo av install brew:ecasound
```

Additional install commands:

### macOS

- Homebrew (100%):

```sh
brew install ecasound
```

  Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata

### Linux

- apk (92%):

```sh
sudo apk add ecasound
```

  Evidence: Alpine Linux edge package indexes: ecasound from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/testing/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz

- Debian apt (92%):

```sh
sudo apt install ecasound
```

  Evidence: Debian stable package indexes: ecasound from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz

- Nix (92%):

```sh
nix profile install nixpkgs#ecasound
```

  Evidence: nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/ec/ecasound/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1

- pacman (92%):

```sh
sudo pacman -S ecasound
```

  Evidence: Arch Linux sync databases: ecasound from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz

## Package Facts

- **Package key:** brew:ecasound
- **Package manager:** Homebrew
- **Package manager URL:** <https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/ecasound>
- **Version:** 2.9.3
- **Source summary:** Multitrack-capable audio recorder and effect processor
- **Homepage:** <https://nosignal.fi/ecasound/>
- **Repository:** <https://github.com/kaivehmanen/ecasound>
- **Upstream docs:** <https://nosignal.fi/ecasound/Documentation>
- **License:** GPL-2.0-or-later
- **Source archive:** <https://nosignal.fi/download/ecasound-2.9.3.tar.gz>
- **Generated:** 2026-06-10T07:18:26+00:00

## Executables

- ecaconvert (cli)
- ecafixdc (cli)
- ecalength (cli)
- ecamonitor (cli)
- ecanormalize (cli)
- ecaplay (cli)
- ecasignalview (cli)
- ecasound (cli)
- libecasound-config (cli)
- libecasoundc-config (cli)
- ecaconvert (alias)
- ecafixdc (alias)
- ecalength (alias)
- ecamonitor (alias)
- ecanormalize (alias)
- ecaplay (alias)
- ecasignalview (alias)
- ecasound (alias)
- libecasound-config (alias)
- libecasoundc-config (alias)

## Dependencies

- jack
- libsamplerate
- libsndfile

## macOS Provided Libraries

- ncurses

## Install Behavior

- Post-install hook: not defined
- Bottle: available on arm64_big_sur, arm64_linux, arm64_monterey, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, arm64_ventura, big_sur, catalina, monterey, sonoma, ventura

## Freshness

- Page generated: 2026-06-10
- Package-manager version: 2.9.3
- Local data status: ok
- Upstream repository: https://nosignal.fi/ecasound/
- info: No package-manager update timestamp was available.
- info: Release/tag comparison is only available for GitHub repositories.

## Notes de sécurité

broad file, network, media, or database tool signal.

- **Geiger risk:** blue / medium
- broad file, network, media, or database tool signal

## Source Database Details

- **Source Database:** Homebrew formula API
- **Tap:** homebrew/core
- **Full Name:** ecasound
- **Version Scheme:** 0
- **Revision:** 0
- **Bottle Stable Root URL:** <https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core>
- **Deprecated:** no
- **Disabled:** no
- **Keg Only:** no
- **URL Keys:** stable

## Other Package-Manager Records

- Debian apt - ecasound - 2.9.3-4+b5: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: ecasound from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | multitrack-capable audio recorder and effect processor | https://www.eca.cx/ecasound/
- Debian apt - ecasound-doc - 2.9.3-4: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: ecasound-doc from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | documentation files for Ecasound | https://www.eca.cx/ecasound/
- Debian apt - ecasound-el - 2.9.3-4: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: ecasound-el from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | multitrack-capable audio recorder and effect processor (emacs) | https://www.eca.cx/ecasound/
- Debian apt - ecatools - 2.9.3-4+b5: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: ecatools from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | multitrack-capable audio recorder and effect processor (tools) | https://www.eca.cx/ecasound/
- Debian apt - libecasoundc-dev - 2.9.3-4+b5: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: libecasoundc-dev from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | multitrack-capable audio recorder and effect processor (C dev library) | https://www.eca.cx/ecasound/
- Debian apt - libecasoundc1v5 - 2.9.3-4+b5: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: libecasoundc1v5 from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | multitrack-capable audio recorder and effect processor (C library) | https://www.eca.cx/ecasound/
- Debian apt - python3-ecasound - 2.9.3-4: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: python3-ecasound from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | multitrack-capable audio recorder and effect processor (Python bindings) | https://www.eca.cx/ecasound/
- Debian apt - ruby-ecasound - 2.9.3-4: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: ruby-ecasound from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | multitrack-capable audio recorder and effect processor (ruby bindings) | https://www.eca.cx/ecasound/
- Nix - ecasound: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/ec/ecasound/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1
- Ubuntu apt - ecasound - 2.9.3-4build2: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: ecasound from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | multitrack-capable audio recorder and effect processor | https://www.eca.cx/ecasound/
- Ubuntu apt - ecasound-doc - 2.9.3-4build2: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: ecasound-doc from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | documentation files for Ecasound | https://www.eca.cx/ecasound/
- Ubuntu apt - ecasound-el - 2.9.3-4build2: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: ecasound-el from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | multitrack-capable audio recorder and effect processor (emacs) | https://www.eca.cx/ecasound/
- Ubuntu apt - ecatools - 2.9.3-4build2: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: ecatools from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | multitrack-capable audio recorder and effect processor (tools) | https://www.eca.cx/ecasound/
- Ubuntu apt - libecasoundc-dev - 2.9.3-4build2: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: libecasoundc-dev from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | multitrack-capable audio recorder and effect processor (C dev library) | https://www.eca.cx/ecasound/
- Ubuntu apt - libecasoundc1v5 - 2.9.3-4build2: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: libecasoundc1v5 from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | multitrack-capable audio recorder and effect processor (C library) | https://www.eca.cx/ecasound/
- Ubuntu apt - python3-ecasound - 2.9.3-4build2: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: python3-ecasound from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | multitrack-capable audio recorder and effect processor (Python bindings) | https://www.eca.cx/ecasound/


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