jack_metro (1) Linux Manual Page
jack_metro – JACK toolkit metronome
Synopsis
jack_metro [ -n name ] [ -f hz ] [ -D msecs ] [-a % ] [ -d % ] -b bpmDescription
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.Options
- -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.