Man1 - jack_metro.1

jack_metro - JACK toolkit metronome

jack_metro [ -n name ] [ -f hz ] [ -D msecs ] [/-a/ % ] [ -d % ] -b bpm

jack_metro is a simple metronome for JACK. It generates a synthetic “tick” sound for every beat. Note that is does not connect its output port by default - to hear the sound it makes you must connect them using some other tool.

-n, –name

Specify a name for this instance of the metronome.

-f, –frequency Hz

Define the frequency of the “tick” in Hz.

-D, –duration msecs

Define the duration of the “tick” in milliseconds.

-a, –attack %-age

Define the duration of the attack phase of the “tick” as a percentage of the duration.

-d, –decay %-age

Define the duration of the decay phase of the “tick” as a percentage of the duration.

–b, –bpm bpm

Define the number of beats per minute.

Anthony Van Groningen