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115de231d0 fix(audio): preprocess reference samples instead of rejecting them (#502)
* fix(audio): preprocess reference samples instead of rejecting them

Uploaded/recorded voice samples were rejected outright whenever the peak
exceeded 0.99 ("Audio is clipping (reduce input gain)"). That wasn't
actionable: a recording in the app has no pre-gain control, and an
already-captured file can't be re-taken by the user. The Settings
"Normalize audio" toggle only affects generated TTS output, so users who
enabled it expecting it to help with sample uploads were still blocked.

Replace the hard reject with a small, always-on preprocess step that
runs right after load:
  - DC-offset removal
  - Conservative edge-silence trim (top_db=30) with 100 ms padding kept
  - Peak cap at 0.95 if the input peak exceeds that

Duration and RMS checks now run on the preprocessed waveform, so
samples that were previously rejected for being "hot" are accepted and
stored with safe headroom. True in-waveform clipping artifacts still
can't be repaired — peak scaling only prevents downstream re-clipping
during multi-sample combination and TTS inference.

Adds a unit-test file (previously none existed for audio.py).

Fixes #456.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.7 (1M context) <[email protected]>

* fix(audio): raise trim threshold, cap pad at net-neutral

Review feedback on the preprocessor:

1. ``trim_top_db=30`` was labelled "conservative" in the docstring but is
   actually *more* aggressive than librosa's default of 60. Normal
   speech dynamic range sits around 30 dB, so 30 dB would eat quiet
   trailing syllables and soft consonants. Raise the default to 40 dB —
   below normal speech dynamic range but still catching obvious edge
   silence — and fix the docstring.

2. Unconditional 100 ms edge padding ran even when ``librosa.effects.trim``
   removed nothing. For a well-recorded 29.9 s upload that path would
   push the waveform past the 30 s ceiling and trigger a spurious "too
   long" rejection. Only pad when trimming actually shortened the
   audio, and cap the pad so the output never exceeds the input length.

Adds a regression test for the net-neutral length behaviour.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.7 (1M context) <[email protected]>

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Co-authored-by: Claude Opus 4.7 (1M context) <[email protected]>
2026-04-19 19:22:18 -07:00

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"""
Unit tests for reference-audio preprocessing.
Covers :func:`backend.utils.audio.preprocess_reference_audio` and
:func:`backend.utils.audio.validate_and_load_reference_audio`.
"""
import sys
from pathlib import Path
import numpy as np
import pytest
import soundfile as sf
sys.path.insert(0, str(Path(__file__).parent.parent))
from utils.audio import ( # noqa: E402
preprocess_reference_audio,
validate_and_load_reference_audio,
)
SR = 24000
def _tone(duration_s: float, amp: float = 0.3, freq: float = 220.0) -> np.ndarray:
n = int(duration_s * SR)
t = np.arange(n, dtype=np.float32) / SR
return (amp * np.sin(2 * np.pi * freq * t)).astype(np.float32)
def test_peak_cap_scales_hot_input():
audio = _tone(3.0, amp=0.99)
out = preprocess_reference_audio(audio, SR)
assert np.abs(out).max() <= 0.951
def test_peak_cap_leaves_moderate_input_untouched():
audio = _tone(3.0, amp=0.5)
out = preprocess_reference_audio(audio, SR)
assert np.isclose(np.abs(out).max(), 0.5, atol=1e-3)
def test_dc_offset_removed():
audio = _tone(3.0, amp=0.3) + 0.1
out = preprocess_reference_audio(audio, SR)
assert abs(float(np.mean(out))) < 1e-3
def test_silence_is_trimmed_with_padding_kept():
silence = np.zeros(int(SR * 1.0), dtype=np.float32)
speech = _tone(3.0, amp=0.3)
audio = np.concatenate([silence, speech, silence])
out = preprocess_reference_audio(audio, SR)
# Most of the 2s of leading/trailing silence should be gone, but the
# 3s of speech plus ~200ms of padding should remain.
assert len(audio) - len(out) >= SR, "expected >=1s of silence trimmed"
assert len(out) >= int(3.0 * SR), "speech body should be preserved"
def test_clean_audio_is_not_padded_past_original_length():
# Well-recorded audio with no edge silence shouldn't get longer after
# preprocessing — otherwise a 29.9 s upload could be pushed past the
# 30 s max_duration ceiling downstream.
audio = _tone(3.0, amp=0.3)
out = preprocess_reference_audio(audio, SR)
assert len(out) <= len(audio)
def test_empty_input_returns_empty():
out = preprocess_reference_audio(np.zeros(0, dtype=np.float32), SR)
assert out.size == 0
def test_validate_accepts_previously_rejected_hot_file(tmp_path):
audio = _tone(3.0, amp=0.995)
path = tmp_path / "hot.wav"
sf.write(str(path), audio, SR)
ok, err, out_audio, out_sr = validate_and_load_reference_audio(str(path))
assert ok, f"expected pass, got error: {err}"
assert out_audio is not None
assert out_sr == SR
assert np.abs(out_audio).max() <= 0.951
def test_validate_still_rejects_silent_input(tmp_path):
audio = np.zeros(int(SR * 3.0), dtype=np.float32)
path = tmp_path / "silent.wav"
sf.write(str(path), audio, SR)
ok, err, _, _ = validate_and_load_reference_audio(str(path))
assert not ok
assert err is not None
assert "too short" in err.lower() or "quiet" in err.lower()
def test_validate_rejects_too_short(tmp_path):
audio = _tone(0.5, amp=0.3)
path = tmp_path / "short.wav"
sf.write(str(path), audio, SR)
ok, err, _, _ = validate_and_load_reference_audio(str(path))
assert not ok
assert "too short" in (err or "").lower()
if __name__ == "__main__":
pytest.main([__file__, "-v"])