Getting Media Files from Internet Archive

Scripts to list, get sizes and download media files on internet archive.

Inspired by Adam Jacobs and his collection. https://blockclubchicago.org/2026/04/10/from-early-nirvana-to-phish-a-chicago-fans-secret-recordings-of-10000-shows-are-now-online/?utm_content=bufferfdba3&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer

Scripts:

get_file_list_and_estimate_size.py

Get list of flac files on the drive and estimate size to download.
Variables from .env file used in this script:

• COLLECTION_ID - Which Archive.org collection to analyze (e.g. aadamjacobs) {input}
• PERFORMANCE_SUMMARY - Output summary report will be saved as complete_list_and_sizes.txt {output}
• PERFORMANCE_LIST_WITH_SIZES - Output list of each of the performances with size detail saved as all_performances_with_sizes.txt {output}

download_flacs_to_usb_claude-grok.py

find and download the flac files from a repo on internet archive to a local location.
Variables from .env file used in this script:

• DOWNLOAD_BASE_PATH - Where to download the folders and files. {output}
• GET_LIST - List of performances to download {input}

convert_flac_to_wav.py

Convert file format from flac to wav for transformation and playback. (Lossless) Variables from .env file used in this script:

• FLAC_INPUT_ROOT
• WAV_OUTPUT_ROOT

find_artist_wavs.py

Find files of specific artists from file location for transform Variables from .env file used in this script:

• DIAGNOSE_SOURCE - Root folder to search recursively for .wav files
• ARTIST_LIST - Text file containing artist names to search for (one per line) {input}
• ARTIST_REPORTS - Folder where the search result reports will be saved {output}

batch_clean_wav.py

Transforms based on configurations found in 'Transform_Configuration' directory location to improve audio quality. Variables from .env file used in this script:

• CLEANING_LIST - Path to the text file containing the list of filenames to clean/process
• DIAGNOSE_SOURCE - Root folder where the original WAV files are located (used for searching)
• CLEANED_1 - Primary output folder where cleaned WAV files will be saved
• TRANSFORM_CONFIG - Path to the configuration file (transform_configuration.txt) that contains audio processing settings (gain, EQ, frequencies, etc.)

diagnose_audio.py

Simple diagnostic of levels in the WAV file. Variables from .env file used in this script:

• DIAGNOSE_LIST - Path to the text file containing the list of filenames (or stems) to diagnose
• DIAGNOSE_SOURCE - Root folder where the script searches recursively for the WAV files
• DIAGNOSE_OUTPUT - Folder where the diagnosis reports (CSV and TXT) will be saved

Transform_Configuration

Configurations in txt file within that designate levels for audio improvement.

• TRANSFORM_CONFIG - Path to the text file with configuration specifics for the transformation saved as transformation_configuration.txt

Mock_dot_env_file

Create your .env file with this format - configure with your own path files. Save this at the same folder location as the scripts.