diff --git a/lib_v5/pyrb.py b/lib_v5/pyrb.py
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+import os
+import subprocess
+import tempfile
+import six
+import numpy as np
+import soundfile as sf
+import sys
+
+if getattr(sys, 'frozen', False):
+    BASE_PATH_RUB = sys._MEIPASS
+else:
+    BASE_PATH_RUB = os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__))
+
+__all__ = ['time_stretch', 'pitch_shift']
+
+__RUBBERBAND_UTIL = os.path.join(BASE_PATH_RUB, 'rubberband')
+
+if six.PY2:
+    DEVNULL = open(os.devnull, 'w')
+else:
+    DEVNULL = subprocess.DEVNULL
+
+def __rubberband(y, sr, **kwargs):
+
+    assert sr > 0
+
+    # Get the input and output tempfile
+    fd, infile = tempfile.mkstemp(suffix='.wav')
+    os.close(fd)
+    fd, outfile = tempfile.mkstemp(suffix='.wav')
+    os.close(fd)
+
+    # dump the audio
+    sf.write(infile, y, sr)
+
+    try:
+        # Execute rubberband
+        arguments = [__RUBBERBAND_UTIL, '-q']
+
+        for key, value in six.iteritems(kwargs):
+            arguments.append(str(key))
+            arguments.append(str(value))
+
+        arguments.extend([infile, outfile])
+
+        subprocess.check_call(arguments, stdout=DEVNULL, stderr=DEVNULL)
+
+        # Load the processed audio.
+        y_out, _ = sf.read(outfile, always_2d=True)
+
+        # make sure that output dimensions matches input
+        if y.ndim == 1:
+            y_out = np.squeeze(y_out)
+
+    except OSError as exc:
+        six.raise_from(RuntimeError('Failed to execute rubberband. '
+                                    'Please verify that rubberband-cli '
+                                    'is installed.'),
+                       exc)
+
+    finally:
+        # Remove temp files
+        os.unlink(infile)
+        os.unlink(outfile)
+
+    return y_out
+
+def time_stretch(y, sr, rate, rbargs=None):
+    if rate <= 0:
+        raise ValueError('rate must be strictly positive')
+
+    if rate == 1.0:
+        return y
+
+    if rbargs is None:
+        rbargs = dict()
+
+    rbargs.setdefault('--tempo', rate)
+
+    return __rubberband(y, sr, **rbargs)
+
+def pitch_shift(y, sr, n_steps, rbargs=None):
+
+    if n_steps == 0:
+        return y
+
+    if rbargs is None:
+        rbargs = dict()
+
+    rbargs.setdefault('--pitch', n_steps)
+
+    return __rubberband(y, sr, **rbargs)