METRONOME(6)

NAME
metronome - help music players keep the beat

SYNOPSIS
metronome [-F] [-b freq] [-B number] [-f number] [-s freq] [-t freq] [-T freq]

DESCRIPTION
metronome outputs audio ticks at regular intervals to help musical instrument players keep the beat.

Options are as follows:

-b freq
    Sets beat-per-minutes to freq. Defaults to 60 bpm.

-B number
    Count beats. Once every each number, a beat will be stressed out. Defaults to no beats.

-f number
    Make each audio tick a fraction of the total interval based on number. By default, 1/10th.

-F  Display lines from stdin on stdout, one line each beat.

-s freq
    Set audio output sampling frequency to freq. Defaults to 48000.

-t freq
    Each tick is a small sine wave, with a given frequency freq. Defaults to 140Hz.

-T freq
    Stressed out beats have a different frequency freq. Defaults to twice the normal frequency.

AUTHORS
Marc Espie