NAME¶
jack_capture - A program for recording anything from jack
SYNOPSIS¶
jack_capture [
options]
bar [
options]
DESCRIPTION¶
This manual page documents briefly the
jack_capture command. This manual
page was written for the Debian distribution because the original program does
not have a manual page.
jack_capture is a cli program for recording any audio signal from jack to
audio audio formats supported by libsndfile library (wav, aiff, ogg, flac,
wavex, au, etc.)
For more info about libsndfile see
http://www.mega-nerd.com/libsndfile/api.html#open
OPTIONS¶
These programs follow the usual GNU command line syntax, with long options
starting with two dashes (`-'). A summary of options is included below.
- -b, --bitdepth n
- is by default FLOAT. It can be set to either 8, 16, 24 or
32. (for relevant formats)
- -c, --channels n
- is by default 2.
- -p, --port port
- is by default set to the two first physical outputs. The
"port" argument can be specified more than once.
- -d, --duration s
- Recording is stopped after "s" seconds.
- -z, --leading-zeros n
- "n" is the number of zeros to in the
autogenerated filename. (-z 2 -> jack_capture_001.wav, and so on.)
(default is 1)
- -f, --format format
- Selects fileformat provided by libsndfile. See
http://www.mega-nerd.com/libsndfile/api.html#open (Default is wav for 1 or
2 channels, and wavex for more than 2.)
- -pf, --print-formats
- Prints all sound formats provided to sndfile to screen and
then exits.
- -v, --version
- Prints out version.
- -s, --silent
- Suppress some common messages printed to the terminal.
- -V, --verbose]
- Prints some extra information to the terminal.
- -mp3, --mp3
- Writes to an mp3 file using liblame (LAME). (the --format
option has no effect using this option)
- -mp3q, --mp3-quality n
- Selects mp3 quality provided by liblame. n=0 is best, n=9
is worst. Default n is 2. (0 uses the most amount of CPU, 9 uses the
least)
- -mp3b, --mp3-bitrate n
- Selects mp3 bitrate (in kbit/s). Default is set by liblame.
(currently 128)
- -ws, --write-to-stdout
- Writes 16 bit little endian to stdout. (the --format
option, the --mp3 option, and some others have no effect using this
option)
- -dm, --disable-meter
- Disable console meter
- -hbu, --hide-buffer-usage
- Disable buffer usage.
- -dc, --disable-console
- Disable console updates. Same as "-dm -hbu".
- -lm, --linear-meter
- Use linear scale for the console meter (default is dB
scale)
- -dBr, --dB-meter-reference
- Specify reference level for dB meter. (default=0)
- -mb, --meterbridge
- Start up meterbridge to monitor recorded sound.
- -mt, --meterbridge-type
- Specify type. vu (default), ppm, dpm, jf or sco.
- -mr, --meterbridge-reference
- Specify reference level for meterbidge.
- -jt, --jack-transport
- Start program, but do not start recording until jack
transport has started rolling. When jack transport stops, the recording is
stopped, and the program ends.
- -jtm, --jack-transport-multi
- Similar to --jack-transport, but do not end program when
jack transport stops. Instead, record to a new file when jack_transport
start rolling again. (not implemented yet)
- -B, --bufsize s
- Initial/minimum buffer size in seconds. Default is 8
seconds for mp3 files, and 4 seconds for all other formats.
- -MB, --maxbufsize
- Maximum buffer size in seconds. jack_capture will allocate.
Default is 40. (Buffer is automatically increased during
- -fn, --filename
- Specify filename. (It's usually easier to set last argument
instead)
EXAMPLES¶
- jack_capture [--bitdepth n] [--channels n] [--port port]
[filename]
- jack_capture [-b n] [-c n] [-p port] [filename]
- jack_capture
- To record a stereo file of what you hear.
- ack_capture -f flac
- To record a stereo file of what you hear in the flac
format.
- jack_capture -f ogg
- To record a stereo file of what you hear in the ogg
format.
- jack_capture -mp3
- To record a stereo file of what you hear in the mp3
format.
- jack_capture --channels 2 --port
system:playback*
- To record a stereo file of what you hear in the wav
format.
- jack_capture --port jamin:out*
sound_from_jamin.wav
- To record the output from jamin.
- jack_capture --port jamin:in*
sound_to_jamin.wav
- To record all sound coming in to jamin.
- jack_capture --port jamin*
sound_to_and_from_jamin.wav
- To record all sound coming in and out of jamin.
- jack_capture -c 2 -p system:capture*
- To record a stereo file from the soundcard.
SEE ALSO¶
jackd(1).
AUTHOR¶
jack_capture was written by Kjetil Matheussen
This manual page was written by Jaromír Mikeš
<mira.mikes@seznam.cz>, for the Debian project (but may be used by
others).