playback/README.md

Playback

A terminal-based audio player with synchronized transcript viewing and editing.

Installation

make install

Usage

playback audio.mp3                    # Auto-finds transcript (audio.srt)
playback audio.mp3 -t transcript.srt  # Specify transcript

Keybindings

Key	Action
space	Play/Pause
ctrl+j	Focus transcript
ctrl+k	Focus waveform
q	Quit
?	Toggle help

Waveform (focused):

• h/l or arrows: Seek 5s
• H/L: Seek 30s

Transcript (focused):

• j/k: Navigate cues
• ctrl+d/u: Jump 5 cues
• g/G: First/last cue
• enter: Seek audio to cue
• i: Edit in external editor

Configuration

Config file: ~/.config/playback/config.json

{
  "seek_step_ms": 5000,
  "big_seek_step_ms": 30000,
  "volume": 1.0,
  "editor": "nvim"
}

Default editor is vim.