macOS
Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install libbs2blocal Homebrew formula metadata
MacPortsverified · 94%
sudo port install libbs2bMacPorts ports tree · audio/libbs2b/Portfile · source: api.github.com
brew / rank 3320
Install libbs2b with Homebrew, apk, dnf, MacPorts, Nix, pacman, apt, zypper
Bauer stereophonic-to-binaural DSP. Version 3.1.0 via Homebrew; verified from local package data. Also installable with debian: sudo apt install libbs2b-bin.
install
Additional install commands
Linux
Alpine Linux apkverified · 92%
sudo apk add libbs2bAlpine Linux edge package indexes · libbs2b · source: dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org
Fedora dnfverified · 92%
sudo dnf install libbs2bFedora Rawhide package metadata · libbs2b · source: dl.fedoraproject.org
Nixverified · 92%
nix profile install nixpkgs#libbs2bnixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/li/libbs2b/package.nix · source: api.github.com
Arch Linux pacmanverified · 92%
sudo pacman -S libbs2bArch Linux sync databases · libbs2b · source: geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com
Debian aptverified · 92%
sudo apt install libbs2b-binDebian stable package indexes · libbs2b-bin · source: deb.debian.org
openSUSE zypperverified · 92%
sudo zypper install bs2b-toolsopenSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · bs2b-tools · source: download.opensuse.org
overview
Package summary
Bauer stereophonic-to-binaural DSP
Project links
Commands and aliases
- bs2bconvert
- bs2bstream
history
Project history and usage
libbs2b is a small audio DSP library and tool set for applying Bauer stereophonic-to-binaural crossfeed to stereo material, mainly for headphone listening.
Project history
The project grew out of headphone crossfeed practice rather than a new codec or container format. Its site ties the implementation to Benjamin Bauer's stereophonic-to-binaural work and later analog crossfeed circuits by Linkwitz, Chu Moy, Jan Meier, John Conover, and HeadRoom, then implements comparable behavior with simple recursive digital filters instead of FFT convolution.
SourceForge file records show public libbs2b release artifacts in 2006 and a 3.x line in 2009. The project stayed narrowly focused: a library plus command-line utilities for applying the filter to streams or files.
Adoption history
libbs2b remained a niche audio package, but it reached the usual Unix packaging channels because it solves a concrete need for media players, audio filters, and headphone listeners who want crossfeed without a large DSP stack.
How it is used
Package users normally encounter it through the bs2bconvert and bs2bstream tools or as a linkable library embedded by audio applications. Its practical value is applying crossfeed presets that reduce extreme stereo separation during headphone playback.
Why package nerds care
For package nerds, libbs2b is the kind of tiny, single-purpose DSP library that explains why Unix package indexes are interesting: it packages a specific psychoacoustic trick as reusable plumbing.
Timeline
- 2006: SourceForge file feed lists libbs2b 2.1.0 Windows binary artifacts.
- 2009: SourceForge file feed lists libbs2b 3.0.0 and 3.1.0 source release artifacts.
- 2009: SourceForge file feed lists ChangeLog.txt for the libbs2b file area.
Related projects
- Related audio ideas include analog headphone crossfeed circuits by Bauer, Linkwitz, Chu Moy, Meier, Conover, and HeadRoom, which the project cites as design background.
Sources
security posture
Risk level: blue
broad file, network, media, or database tool signal.
Risk classifier
blue risk · medium confidence · tool
Why
- broad file, network, media, or database tool signal
Signals
- text:stream
Install behavior
- No Homebrew bottle metadata was recorded.
Recommended review
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executables
Installed executables
| Command | Kind | Exposure | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
bs2bconvert | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
bs2bstream | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
freshness
Version and freshness
These signals separate page generation age, package-manager activity, and upstream release comparison. Version lag is warned only when an evidence URL and comparable versions are present.
page generated2026-08-03
manager version3.1.0
manager updated
local dataunknown
upstreamnot available
latest detectednot detected
- okNo freshness warnings were generated.
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:libbs2b |
|---|---|
| Version | 3.1.0 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Homepage | https://bs2b.sourceforge.net/ |
| Bottle | not recorded |
| Service | none declared |
source database matches
Other package-manager records
Matches are pulled from external package-manager indexes and kept separate from local Automic Vault package links.
Debian apt95%
libbs2b-bin 3.1.0+dfsg-8+b1
Bauer stereophonic-to-binaural DSP library (binary tools)
sudo apt install libbs2b-bin- Section: utils
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: libbs2b
- 3 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Libbs2b
Debian apt95%
libbs2b-dev 3.1.0+dfsg-8+b1
Bauer stereophonic-to-binaural DSP library development files
sudo apt install libbs2b-dev- Section: libdevel
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: libbs2b
- 1 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Libbs2b
Debian apt95%
libbs2b0 3.1.0+dfsg-8+b1
Bauer stereophonic-to-binaural DSP library
sudo apt install libbs2b0- Section: libs
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: libbs2b
- 2 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Libbs2b
Nix95%
libbs2b
nix profile install nixpkgs#libbs2b- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Libbs2b
Ubuntu apt95%
libbs2b-bin 3.1.0+dfsg-7build1
Bauer stereophonic-to-binaural DSP library (binary tools)
sudo apt install libbs2b-bin- Section: universe/utils
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: libbs2b
- 3 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Libbs2b
Ubuntu apt95%
libbs2b-dev 3.1.0+dfsg-7build1
Bauer stereophonic-to-binaural DSP library development files
sudo apt install libbs2b-dev- Section: universe/libdevel
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: libbs2b
- 1 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Libbs2b
Ubuntu apt95%
libbs2b0 3.1.0+dfsg-7build1
Bauer stereophonic-to-binaural DSP library
sudo apt install libbs2b0- Section: universe/libs
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: libbs2b
- 2 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Libbs2b
apk95%
libbs2b 3.1.0-r3
Unofficial fork of Bauer stereophonic-to-binaural DSP library
https://github.com/alexmarsev/libbs2b
sudo apk add libbs2b- License: MIT
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: libbs2b
- 1 dependencies
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Libbs2b
apk95%
libbs2b-dev 3.1.0-r3
Unofficial fork of Bauer stereophonic-to-binaural DSP library (development files)
https://github.com/alexmarsev/libbs2b
sudo apk add libbs2b-dev- License: MIT
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: libbs2b
- 1 dependencies
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Libbs2b
apk95%
libbs2b-tools 3.1.0-r3
Unofficial fork of Bauer stereophonic-to-binaural DSP library (tools)
https://github.com/alexmarsev/libbs2b
sudo apk add libbs2b-tools- License: MIT
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: libbs2b
- 1 dependencies
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Libbs2b
dnf95%
libbs2b 3.1.0-38.fc45
Bauer stereophonic-to-binaural DSP library
sudo dnf install libbs2b- License: MIT
- Category: Unspecified
- Architecture: i686
- Source Package: libbs2b
- 6 dependencies
- 2 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Libbs2b
dnf95%
libbs2b-devel 3.1.0-38.fc45
Development files for libbs2b
sudo dnf install libbs2b-devel- License: MIT
- Category: Unspecified
- Architecture: i686
- Source Package: libbs2b
- 4 dependencies
- 2 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Libbs2b
pacman95%
libbs2b 3.1.0-10
Bauer stereophonic-to-binaural DSP effect library
sudo pacman -S libbs2b- License: MIT
- Architecture: x86_64
- 4 dependencies
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Libbs2b
zypper95%
bs2b-tools 3.1.0-14.9
Tools to use the Bauer stereophonic-to-binaural DSP
sudo zypper install bs2b-tools- License: MIT
- Category: Productivity/Multimedia/Sound/Utilities
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: libbs2b
- 3 dependencies
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Libbs2b
zypper95%
libbs2b-devel 3.1.0-14.9
Development files for libbs2b
sudo zypper install libbs2b-devel- License: MIT
- Category: Development/Libraries/C and C++
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: libbs2b
- 2 dependencies
- 2 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Libbs2b
zypper95%
libbs2b0 3.1.0-14.9
The Bauer stereophonic-to-binaural DSP library
sudo zypper install libbs2b0- License: MIT
- Category: System/Libraries
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: libbs2b
- 4 dependencies
- 2 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Libbs2b
source trail
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