JACK_METRO(1)

💖 JACK_METRO(1) — the JACK toolkit metronome, bestie edition 💖

okay so like. imagine you want a lil guy who goes tick. on every beat. forever. that's this. it's jack_metro, it lives in section 1 of the General Commands Manual, and it's literally the moment. 🎀

✨ NAME ✨

jack_metro — JACK toolkit metronome 🥁

🌸 SYNOPSIS 🌸

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

🦋 DESCRIPTION 🦋

so jack_metro is a simple metronome for JACK. that's the whole vibe. it generates a synthetic "tick" sound for every beat — like, every single one, no skips, no cap. ✨

⚠️ ok bestie this part is IMPORTANT: it does not connect its output port by default. so it's out here making ticks into the void and you're like "where's the sound??" 😭 to actually hear the sound it makes, you have to connect them using some other tool. that's on you. i believe in you tho. 🫶

💅 OPTIONS 💅

• -n, --name — specify a name for this instance of the metronome. name your baby. give it a whole identity. 👑
• -f, --frequency Hz — define the frequency of the "tick" in Hz. how high or low the tick goes. ✨
• -D, --duration msecs — define the duration of the "tick" in milliseconds. how long the lil tick lives before it ghosts you. 💀
• -a, --attack %-age — define the duration of the attack phase of the "tick" as a percentage of the duration. the ~glow up~ phase, percentage-style. 🌈
• -d, --decay %-age — define the duration of the decay phase of the "tick" as a percentage of the duration. the fade-out era, percentage-style. 🌸
• --b, --bpm bpm — define the number of beats per minute. this is the tempo. the heartbeat. the main character. 🔥

👑 AUTHOR 👑

Anthony Van Groningen

that's the whole page bestie, you ate. 💖 this was jack_metro from the General Commands Manual, version 4, dated 2022 — go make some ticks, connect those ports, and slay. periodt. ✨🎀🦋