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contents <h1> Project Chimera — Release Notes</h1> <h2>v1.0.0 — Initial Public Release</h2> <p> 2025-10-03</p> <p>This is the <strong>initial public release</strong> of <strong>Project Chimera</strong>, a modular audio transcription and analysis pipeline designed for long-form recordings, with support for flexible AI model integration via simple TOML configuration files.</p> <h3>✨ Features</h3> <ul> <li><p><strong>Two Core Scripts</strong></p> <ul> <li><code>transcribe_audio_by_date.py</code> — Handles date-based audio file naming and transcription using <a href="https://github.com/Purfview/whisper-standalone-win">Faster Whisper</a>.</li> <li><code>create_audio_journal_metadata.py</code> — Enriches transcription data with multi-model analytical layers, as defined in <code>analysis.toml</code>.</li> </ul> </li> <li><p><strong>Flexible Model Integration</strong></p> <ul> <li>AI models can be "dropped in" to the analysis pipeline by editing the <code>analysis.toml</code> configuration file.</li> <li>Example configuration and multiple model types are included to illustrate extensibility.</li> </ul> </li> <li><p><strong>Cross-Format Audio Support</strong></p> <ul> <li>Full MP3 support and partial FLAC support (with a single non-critical timestamp parsing error currently logged).</li> <li>Designed for long-form recordings, including sessions lasting many hours.</li> </ul> </li> <li><p><strong>Structured Output</strong></p> <ul> <li>Generates enriched JSON files containing transcriptions and analytical outputs.</li> <li>Optional CSV generation and metadata tagging for further downstream processing.</li> </ul> </li> <li><p><strong>Manual but Configurable Setup</strong></p> <ul> <li>Uses TOML-based configuration for transcription, analysis, and environment paths.</li> <li>Compatible with additional tooling such as Stanford CoreNLP and Swiss Ephemeris for extended analysis.</li> </ul> </li> <li><p><strong>Examples Included</strong></p> <ul> <li>The <code>example</code> folder provides sample outputs illustrating the structure of enriched JSON analysis files.</li> </ul> </li> </ul> <h3> Conceptual Foundation</h3> <p>Project Chimera is grounded in the <a href="https://github.com/whitelotusapps/Prolegomenon-of-Cybernetic-Shamanism"><strong>Prolegomenon of Cybernetic Shamanism</strong></a>, which provides the methodological framework that informed its design. Chimera functions as the analytical engine for transforming long-form spoken journals into structured insight data, feeding back into conceptual development.</p> <h3>⚠️ Known Limitations</h3> <ul> <li>Some paths and metadata are currently <strong>hard-coded</strong> for the developer's environment.</li> <li><strong>Manual folder structure creation</strong> is required prior to running the scripts.</li> <li>Analysis logging is currently <strong>incomplete</strong>.</li> <li>If all models are disabled in <code>analysis.toml</code>, the script raises an error rather than exiting gracefully.</li> <li>FLAC support works but emits a <strong>non-critical timestamp parsing error</strong>.</li> </ul> <h3> Licensing & Data Notes</h3> <ul> <li>Project Chimera is released under a <strong>Creative Commons Attribution–NonCommercial–ShareAlike 4.0 International License</strong>.</li> <li>The included <strong>XANEW dataset</strong> is covered by its original <strong>CC BY-NC-ND 3.0</strong> license. Usage of that dataset must comply with its terms.</li> </ul> <h2> Versioning</h2> <p>Project Chimera follows <strong>semantic versioning</strong>:</p> <p>MAJOR.MINOR.PATCH</p> <ul> <li><strong>MAJOR</strong> — Breaking changes to structure or configuration.</li> <li><strong>MINOR</strong> — New features, modules, or configuration options.</li> <li><strong>PATCH</strong> — Bug fixes and minor improvements.</li> </ul> <h2> Acknowledgments</h2> <ul> <li><a href="https://github.com/Purfview/whisper-standalone-win">Faster Whisper</a> for high-performance transcription on Windows.</li> <li><a href="https://stanfordnlp.github.io/CoreNLP/">Stanford CoreNLP</a> for NLP capabilities.</li> <li><a href="https://github.com/aloistr/swisseph">Swiss Ephemeris</a> for astrological calculations.</li> <li>Warriner, Kuperman, & Brysbaert (2013) for the <strong>XANEW dataset</strong>.</li> </ul> <p><em>© 2025 Zack Olinger — Project Chimera</em></p>
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Olinger, Zack
affective computing
astrology
audio analysis
CoreNLP
corpus analysis
CSV
data enrichment
dataset generation
emotional analysis
emotional state
emotional state analysis
emotion analysis
Faster Whisper
feature extraction
FLAC
GPU acceleration
idiolect
idiolect analysis
JSON
language analysis
large audio files
lexical features
linguistic analysis
metadata extraction
metaphyiscs
model management
modular model analysis
MP3
multi model analysis
natural language processing
NLP
Python
PyTorch
research tools
Rich library
self analysis
self reflection
shadow work
signal processing
Spacy
speech corpus
speech processing
torchcrepe
transcription analytics
valence-arousal-dominance
WSL2
XANEW
zodiacal releasing
<h1> Project Chimera — Release Notes</h1> <h2>v1.0.0 — Initial Public Release</h2> <p> 2025-10-03</p> <p>This is the <strong>initial public release</strong> of <strong>Project Chimera</strong>, a modular audio transcription and analysis pipeline designed for long-form recordings, with support for flexible AI model integration via simple TOML configuration files.</p> <h3>✨ Features</h3> <ul> <li><p><strong>Two Core Scripts</strong></p> <ul> <li><code>transcribe_audio_by_date.py</code> — Handles date-based audio file naming and transcription using <a href="https://github.com/Purfview/whisper-standalone-win">Faster Whisper</a>.</li> <li><code>create_audio_journal_metadata.py</code> — Enriches transcription data with multi-model analytical layers, as defined in <code>analysis.toml</code>.</li> </ul> </li> <li><p><strong>Flexible Model Integration</strong></p> <ul> <li>AI models can be "dropped in" to the analysis pipeline by editing the <code>analysis.toml</code> configuration file.</li> <li>Example configuration and multiple model types are included to illustrate extensibility.</li> </ul> </li> <li><p><strong>Cross-Format Audio Support</strong></p> <ul> <li>Full MP3 support and partial FLAC support (with a single non-critical timestamp parsing error currently logged).</li> <li>Designed for long-form recordings, including sessions lasting many hours.</li> </ul> </li> <li><p><strong>Structured Output</strong></p> <ul> <li>Generates enriched JSON files containing transcriptions and analytical outputs.</li> <li>Optional CSV generation and metadata tagging for further downstream processing.</li> </ul> </li> <li><p><strong>Manual but Configurable Setup</strong></p> <ul> <li>Uses TOML-based configuration for transcription, analysis, and environment paths.</li> <li>Compatible with additional tooling such as Stanford CoreNLP and Swiss Ephemeris for extended analysis.</li> </ul> </li> <li><p><strong>Examples Included</strong></p> <ul> <li>The <code>example</code> folder provides sample outputs illustrating the structure of enriched JSON analysis files.</li> </ul> </li> </ul> <h3> Conceptual Foundation</h3> <p>Project Chimera is grounded in the <a href="https://github.com/whitelotusapps/Prolegomenon-of-Cybernetic-Shamanism"><strong>Prolegomenon of Cybernetic Shamanism</strong></a>, which provides the methodological framework that informed its design. Chimera functions as the analytical engine for transforming long-form spoken journals into structured insight data, feeding back into conceptual development.</p> <h3>⚠️ Known Limitations</h3> <ul> <li>Some paths and metadata are currently <strong>hard-coded</strong> for the developer's environment.</li> <li><strong>Manual folder structure creation</strong> is required prior to running the scripts.</li> <li>Analysis logging is currently <strong>incomplete</strong>.</li> <li>If all models are disabled in <code>analysis.toml</code>, the script raises an error rather than exiting gracefully.</li> <li>FLAC support works but emits a <strong>non-critical timestamp parsing error</strong>.</li> </ul> <h3> Licensing & Data Notes</h3> <ul> <li>Project Chimera is released under a <strong>Creative Commons Attribution–NonCommercial–ShareAlike 4.0 International License</strong>.</li> <li>The included <strong>XANEW dataset</strong> is covered by its original <strong>CC BY-NC-ND 3.0</strong> license. Usage of that dataset must comply with its terms.</li> </ul> <h2> Versioning</h2> <p>Project Chimera follows <strong>semantic versioning</strong>:</p> <p>MAJOR.MINOR.PATCH</p> <ul> <li><strong>MAJOR</strong> — Breaking changes to structure or configuration.</li> <li><strong>MINOR</strong> — New features, modules, or configuration options.</li> <li><strong>PATCH</strong> — Bug fixes and minor improvements.</li> </ul> <h2> Acknowledgments</h2> <ul> <li><a href="https://github.com/Purfview/whisper-standalone-win">Faster Whisper</a> for high-performance transcription on Windows.</li> <li><a href="https://stanfordnlp.github.io/CoreNLP/">Stanford CoreNLP</a> for NLP capabilities.</li> <li><a href="https://github.com/aloistr/swisseph">Swiss Ephemeris</a> for astrological calculations.</li> <li>Warriner, Kuperman, & Brysbaert (2013) for the <strong>XANEW dataset</strong>.</li> </ul> <p><em>© 2025 Zack Olinger — Project Chimera</em></p>
title Project Chimera
topic affective computing
astrology
audio analysis
CoreNLP
corpus analysis
CSV
data enrichment
dataset generation
emotional analysis
emotional state
emotional state analysis
emotion analysis
Faster Whisper
feature extraction
FLAC
GPU acceleration
idiolect
idiolect analysis
JSON
language analysis
large audio files
lexical features
linguistic analysis
metadata extraction
metaphyiscs
model management
modular model analysis
MP3
multi model analysis
natural language processing
NLP
Python
PyTorch
research tools
Rich library
self analysis
self reflection
shadow work
signal processing
Spacy
speech corpus
speech processing
torchcrepe
transcription analytics
valence-arousal-dominance
WSL2
XANEW
zodiacal releasing
url https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.17260445