# syedhali/EZAudio

An iOS and macOS audio visualization framework built upon Core Audio useful for anyone doing real-time, low-latency audio processing and visualizations.

Repository: https://github.com/syedhali/EZAudio
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/ezaudio
Language: Objective-C
License: NOASSERTION
License Family: other
Last push: 2025-09-09T05:58:54+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 41/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 41, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 4660, "days_push": 358, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 4981, forks 814 (observed 2026-08-28T04:09:04.186139+00:00)

## What it is
EZAudio is an Objective-C audio framework for iOS and macOS built on Core Audio's AudioUnits API, providing easy-to-use components for microphone input, file playback, recording, and real-time waveform visualization. It has been deprecated in favor of AudioKit but remains available for existing users.

## Use cases
- visualize microphone input as a real-time waveform on iOS
- play back audio files with low latency on macOS
- record audio from any datasource to a file
- build a piano tuner or pitch detector app
- display rolling audio plots with Core Graphics or OpenGL
- get one-line access to device microphone audio data

## When to choose
- maintaining a legacy iOS/macOS app already using EZAudio
- you need a simple Objective-C wrapper over Core Audio AudioUnits
- you want quick real-time audio waveform visualization on Apple platforms

## When to avoid
- starting a new project - use AudioKit instead
- you need Swift-first APIs or modern audio tooling
- you need cross-platform support beyond iOS/macOS
- you require long-term community support or updates

## Facets
- artifact type: framework
- maturity: abandoned
- function: audio-processing, data-visualization, gui
- domain: media, mobile-development, cross-platform
- platform: cross-platform
- tags: core-audio, objective-c, waveform, deprecated, audio-units, real-time, audio, ios, macos

## Member repositories
- syedhali/EZAudio (main) score 41

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:09:04.186139+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-29T18:17:41.771527+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/syedhali/EZAudio (fetched 2026-08-28T04:09:04.186139+00:00, sha cbba042eebb0)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.