Decision Workspace
rms vs loudnessnorm vs math-dsp
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
34
rms
growingv0.4.2
A simple type for calculating and storing the RMS given some buffer of interleaved audio samples.
42
loudnessnorm
growingv1.4.0
An RMS based audio normalizer for WAVE files.
55
math-dsp
experimentalv0.5.18
DSP utilities: signal generation, FFT analysis, and audio analysis tools
Core Metrics
| rms | loudnessnorm | math-dsp | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 34 | 42 | 55 |
| Total Downloads | 18.6K | 10.1K | 264 |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dependents | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| Releases | 10 | 7 | 10 |
| Last Updated | 3817d ago | 2399d ago | 11d ago |
| Age | 11y 2m | 6y 7m | 3m |
Health Breakdown
rms
Maintenance
3
Quality
15
Community
3
Popularity
5
Documentation
8
loudnessnorm
Maintenance
5
Quality
20
Community
6
Popularity
5
Documentation
6
math-dsp
Maintenance
22
Quality
11
Community
9
Popularity
3
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| rms | loudnessnorm | math-dsp | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.4.2 | 1.4.0 | 0.5.18 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | ISC | GPL-3.0-or-later |
| Dependencies | 2 | 2 | 15 |
| Crate Size | 5KB | 5KB | 200KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | — | 2018 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •math-dsp leads with a health score of 55/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •rms has the most downloads (18.6K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •⚠ rms, loudnessnorm have not been updated in over a year.
- •rms, math-dsp are pre-1.0 — API may change.