qjackctl(1) [debian man page]
QJACKCTL(1) General Commands Manual QJACKCTL(1) NAME
qjackctl - User interface for controlling JACK (Jack Audio Connection Kit) SYNOPSIS
qjackctl [options] DESCRIPTION
This manual page documents briefly the qjackctl command. This manual page was written for the Debian distribution because the original program does not have a manual page. qjackctl is used for controlling the Jack Audio Connection Kit (JACK) and as a patchbay for ALSA MIDI devices. Qjackctl also has support for the JACK transport control protocol, so you can use it to start and stop the JACK transport. Once you start qjackctl, you get presented with a single GUI window, the buttons are self-explanatory and have tooltips. OPTIONS
This program follows the usual GNU command line syntax, with long options starting with two dashes (`-'). A summary of options is included below. For a complete description, see the Info files. -s, --start Start JACK audio server immediately -p, --preset=[label] Set default settings preset name -a, --active-patchbay=[path] Set active patchbay definition file -n, --server-name=[label] Set default JACK audio server name -h, --help Show help about command line options -v, --version Show version information. SEE ALSO
jackd(1). FILES
Settings for the JACK system are stored in ~/.config/rncbc.org/QjackCtl.conf and optionally in ~/.jackdrc. AUTHOR
This manual page was written by Guenter Geiger <geiger@debian.org>, for the Debian project (but may be used by others). January 11, 2010 QJACKCTL(1)
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METERBRIDGE(1) General Commands Manual METERBRIDGE(1) NAME
meterbridge - meterbridge for Jack Audio Connection Kit SYNOPSIS
meterbridge [options] portname [portname] ... DESCRIPTION
This manual page documents briefly the meterbridge program. This manual page was written for the Debian distribution because the original program does not have a manual page. meterbridge shows the signal values of the audio signals that flow through JACK ports. The possible representations include the classical VU meter, as well as PPM meter, Digital Peak meter and others. See the OPTIONS section for more information. OPTIONS
A summary of options is included below. -r rev-level Use rev-level as the reverence level for 0db on the meter. -c columns number of columns that are used for displaying several meters. -n jackname Use jackname as identifier with the JACK system. -t type Use the one of the following meter types: 'vu' - classic moving needle VU meter 'ppm' - PPM meter 'dpm' - Digital peak meter 'jf' - 'Jellyfish' phase meter 'sco' - Oscilloscope meter EXAMPLES
test with meterbridge -t vu alsa_pcm:capture_1 alsa_pcm:capture_2 if you want to see what your JACK system is outputting you can use: meterbridge -t ppm alsa_pcm:playback_1 alsa_pcm:playback_2 if you want to start a bridge with unconnected 4 meters: meterbridge -t ppm x x x x (or any other invalid port names) SEE ALSO
jackd(1). AUTHOR
This manual page was written by Guenter Geiger <geiger@debian.org>, for the Debian project (but may be used by others). April 11, 2012 METERBRIDGE(1)