1JACK_METRO(1) General Commands Manual JACK_METRO(1)
2
3
4
6 jack_metro - JACK toolkit metronome
7
9 jack_metro [ -n name ] [ -f hz ] [ -D msecs ] [-a % ] [ -d % ] -b bpm
10
12 jack_metro is a simple metronome for JACK. It generates a synthetic
13 "tick" sound for every beat. Note that is does not connect its output
14 port by default - to hear the sound it makes you must connect them us‐
15 ing some other tool.
16
18 -n, --name
19 Specify a name for this instance of the metronome.
20
21 -f, --frequency Hz
22 Define the frequency of the "tick" in Hz.
23
24 -D, --duration msecs
25 Define the duration of the "tick" in milliseconds.
26
27 -a, --attack %-age
28 Define the duration of the attack phase of the "tick" as a per‐
29 centage of the duration.
30
31 -d, --decay %-age
32 Define the duration of the decay phase of the "tick" as a per‐
33 centage of the duration.
34
35 --b, --bpm bpm
36 Define the number of beats per minute.
37
39 Anthony Van Groningen
40
41
42
43
441.9.19 July 2021 JACK_METRO(1)