NAME¶

klick - An advanced metronome for JACK

SYNOPSIS¶

klick [options] [bars] [meter] tempo[-tempo2/accel] [pattern]
klick [options] -f filename
klick [options] -i
klick [options] -j

DESCRIPTION¶

klick is an advanced command-line based metronome using the JACK sound server. It allows you to define complex tempo maps for entire songs or performances. A single meter and tempo can be specified on the command line, while more complex tempo maps can be read from plain text files. Alternatively, it's also possible to run klick in interactive mode, where the tempo can be changed at runtime using the keyboard, or to follow tempo information read from JACK transport.

OPTIONS¶

-f filename

load tempo map from file

-j

no tempo map, just follow jack transport

-n name

set jack client name

-p port,..

jack port(s) to connect to

-P

automatically connect to hardware ports

-o port

OSC port to listen on

-i

interactive mode

-W filename

export click track to audio file

-r samplerate

sample rate of export (default: 48000)

-s number

use built-in sounds:
0: square wave (default)
1: sine wave
2: noise
3: acoustic bell/click

-S file[,file]

load sounds from file(s)

-e

no emphasized beats

-E

emphasized beats only

-v mult[,mult]

adjust playback volume (default: 1.0)

-w mult[,mult]

adjust playback pitch (default: 1.0)

-t

enable jack transport

-T

become transport master (implies -t)

-d seconds

delay before starting playback

-c bars

pre-roll. use -c 0 for 2 beats

-l label

start playback at the given label

-x multiplier

multiply tempo by the given factor

-h

show help

TEMPO MAP FILE FORMAT¶

[label:] bars [meter] tempo [pattern] [volume]
...

SEE ALSO¶

The full documentation for klick can be found in HTML format at

/usr/share/doc/klick/manual.html

AUTHOR¶

Dominic Sacre <dominic.sacre@gmx.de>