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NAME

       jackd - JACK Audio Connection Kit sound server

SYNOPSIS

       jackd [options] -d backend [backend-parameters]
       jackd --help

DESCRIPTION

       jackd is the JACK audio server daemon, a low-latency audio server.  Originally written for
       the GNU/Linux operating system, it also supports Mac OS  X  and  various  Unix  platforms.
       JACK  can connect a number of different client applications to an audio device and also to
       each other.  Most  clients  are  external,  running  in  their  own  processes  as  normal
       applications.   JACK  also  supports  internal clients, which run within the jackd process
       using a loadable "plugin" interface.

       JACK differs  from  other  audio  servers  in  being  designed  from  the  ground  up  for
       professional  audio  work.   It  focuses  on  two  key areas: synchronous execution of all
       clients, and low latency operation.

       For the latest JACK information, please consult the web site, <http://www.jackaudio.org>.

OPTIONS

       -d, --driver backend [backend-parameters ]
              Select the audio interface backend.  The current list  of  supported  backends  is:
              alsa, coreaudio, dummy, freebob, oss sun and portaudio.  They are not all available
              on all platforms.  All backend-parameters are optional.

       -h, --help
              Print a brief usage message describing  the  main  jackd  options.   These  do  not
              include  backend-parameters,  which  are  listed  using  the --help option for each
              specific backend.  Examples below show how to list them.

       -m, --no-mlock
              Do not attempt to lock memory, even if --realtime.

       -M, --midi-bufsize [ event-count ]
              Specify the size of the buffer used for MIDI ports.  Units  are  "MIDI  events  per
              process() cycle", where an event occupies up to 4 bytes (as most common MIDI events
              do). The default buffer size is same as the one used for  audio  data,  which  will
              store  about  2  MIDI events per sample.  Typical values for event-count will range
              from 10 to about 500. Be aware that using very  high  values  along  with  a  large
              number  of  ports  may  cause JACK to fail to start because of the amount of memory
              that would be required.

       -n, --name server-name
              Name this jackd instance server-name.  If unspecified, this  name  comes  from  the
              $JACK_DEFAULT_SERVER  environment  variable.   It  will be "default" if that is not
              defined.

       -p, --port-max  n
              Set the maximum number of ports the JACK server can manage.  The default  value  is
              256.

       --replace-registry
              Remove the shared memory registry used by all JACK server instances before startup.
              This should rarely be used, and is intended only for occasions when  the  structure
              of  this registry changes in ways that are incompatible across JACK versions (which
              is rare).

       -R, --realtime
              Use realtime scheduling (default = true). This is needed for  reliable  low-latency
              performance.   On many systems, it requires jackd to run with special scheduler and
              memory allocation privileges, which may be obtained in several ways.

       -r, --no-realtime
              Do not use realtime scheduling.

       -P, --realtime-priority int
              When running --realtime, set the scheduler priority to int.

       --silent
              Silence any output during operation.

       -S, --sync
              This option does nothing in this implementation of JACK, but  exists  for  command-
              line compatibility with JACK2 and possibly other versions.

       -T, --temporary
              Exit once all clients have closed their connections.

       -t, --timeout int
              Set  client  timeout  limit in milliseconds.  The default is 500 msec.  In realtime
              mode the client timeout must be smaller than the watchdog timeout (5000 msec).

       -Z, --nozombies
              Prevent JACK from ever kicking out  clients  because  they  were  too  slow.   This
              cancels  the effect any specified timeout value, but JACK and its clients are still
              subject to the supervision of the watchdog thread or its equivalent.

       -C, --timeout-thres time
              Stop processing  clients  if  JACK  cannot  complete  the  process  cycle  in  time
              (typically  caused  by  CPU  overloading  or misbehaved clients). The optional time
              argument specifies the number of miliseconds,  during  which  consectutive  process
              cycles must fail before JACK gives up (if the argument is not given, it defaults to
              250). Processing will resume on the next change to the port graph (i.e. a  port  is
              added, removed, connected or disconnected)

       -u, --unlock
              Unlock libraries GTK+, QT, FLTK, Wine.

       -v, --verbose
              Give verbose output.

       -c, --clocksource ( c(ycle) |  h(pet)  |  s(ystem) )
              Select a specific wall clock (Cycle Counter, HPET timer, System timer).

       -V, --version
              Print the current JACK version number and exit.

   ALSA BACKEND OPTIONS
       -C, --capture [ name ]
              Provide  only  capture  ports,  unless  combined  with -D or -P.  Parameterally set
              capture device name.

       -d, --device name
              The ALSA pcm device name to use.  If none is specified, JACK will use  "hw:0",  the
              first hardware card defined in /etc/modules.conf.

       -z, --dither [rectangular,triangular,shaped,none]
              Set  dithering  mode.   If  none  or unspecified, dithering is off.  Only the first
              letter of the mode name is required.

       -D, --duplex
              Provide both capture and playback ports.  Defaults to on unless only one of  -P  or
              -C is specified.

       -h, --help Print a brief usage message describing only the
              alsa backend parameters.

       -M, --hwmeter
              Enable  hardware  metering  for  devices  that support it.  Otherwise, use software
              metering.

       -H, --hwmon
              Enable hardware monitoring of capture ports.  This is a method for obtaining  "zero
              latency"  monitoring  of audio input.  It requires support in hardware and from the
              underlying ALSA device driver.

              When enabled, requests to monitor capture ports will be  satisfied  by  creating  a
              direct  signal  path  between  audio interface input and output connectors, with no
              processing by the host computer at all.  This offers the  lowest  possible  latency
              for the monitored signal.

              Presently  (March  2003),  only  the  RME  Hammerfall series and cards based on the
              ICE1712 chipset (M-Audio Delta series, Terratec, and others) support  --hwmon.   In
              the  future,  some  consumer  cards  may also be supported by modifying their mixer
              settings.

              Without --hwmon, port monitoring requires JACK to read audio  into  system  memory,
              then copy it back out to the hardware again, imposing the basic JACK system latency
              determined by the --period and --nperiods parameters.

       -i, --inchannels int
              Number of capture channels.  Default is maximum supported by hardware.

       -n, --nperiods int
              Specify the number of periods of playback latency.  In seconds, this corresponds to
              --nperiods  times  --period  divided  by  --rate.   The  default  is 2, the minimum
              allowable.  For most devices, there is  no  need  for  any  other  value  with  the
              --realtime option.  Without realtime privileges or with boards providing unreliable
              interrupts (like ymfpci), a larger value may yield fewer xruns.  This can also help
              if the system is not tuned for reliable realtime scheduling.

              For  most  ALSA  devices, the hardware buffer has exactly --period times --nperiods
              frames.  Some devices demand a larger buffer.  If so, JACK will  use  the  smallest
              possible  buffer  containing at least --nperiods, but the playback latency does not
              increase.

              For USB audio devices it is recommended to use -n 3. Firewire devices supported  by
              FFADO (formerly Freebob) are configured with -n 3 by default.

       -o, --outchannels int
              Number of playback channels.  Default is maximum supported by hardware.

       -P, --playback [ name ]
              Provide  only  playback  ports,  unless  combined  with  -D  or -C.  Optionally set
              playback device name.

       -p, --period int
              Specify the number of frames between JACK process() calls.  This value  must  be  a
              power of 2, and the default is 1024.  If you need low latency, set -p as low as you
              can go without seeing xruns.  A larger period size yields higher latency, but makes
              xruns  less  likely.   The  JACK  capture latency in seconds is --period divided by
              --rate.

       -r, --rate int
              Specify the sample rate.  The default is 48000.

       -S, --shorts
              Try  to  configure  card  for  16-bit  samples  first,  only  trying   32-bits   if
              unsuccessful.  Default is to prefer 32-bit samples.

       -s, --softmode
              Ignore  xruns  reported  by  the  ALSA  driver.   This  makes  JACK  less likely to
              disconnect unresponsive ports when running without --realtime.

       -X, --midi [seq|raw]
              Specify which ALSA MIDI system to provide access to. Using raw will provide  a  set
              of  JACK  MIDI  ports that correspond to each raw ALSA device on the machine. Using
              seq will provide a set of JACK MIDI ports that correspond to each ALSA  "sequencer"
              client  (which  includes  each  hardware  MIDI  port  on the machine). raw provides
              slightly better performance but  does  not  permit  JACK  MIDI  communication  with
              software written to use the ALSA "sequencer" API.

   COREAUDIO BACKEND PARAMETERS
       -c --channel
              Maximum number of channels (default: 2)

       -i --channelin
              Maximum number of input channels (default: 2)

       -o --channelout
              Maximum number of output channels (default: 2)

       -C --capture
              Whether or not to capture (default: true)

       -P --playback
              Whether or not to playback (default: true)

       -D --duplex
              Capture and playback (default: true)

       -r --rate
              Sample rate (default: 44100)

       -p --period
              Frames per period (default: 128). Must be a power of 2.

       -n --name
              Driver name (default: none)

       -I --id
              Audio Device ID (default: 0)

   DUMMY BACKEND PARAMETERS
       -C, --capture int
              Specify number of capture ports. The default value is 2.

       -P, --playback int
              Specify number of playback ports. The default value is 2.

       -r, --rate int
              Specify sample rate. The default value is 48000.

       -p, --period int
              Specify  the  number  of frames between JACK process() calls.  This value must be a
              power of 2, and the default is 1024.  If you need low latency, set -p as low as you
              can go without seeing xruns.  A larger period size yields higher latency, but makes
              xruns less likely.  The JACK capture latency in  seconds  is  --period  divided  by
              --rate.

       -w, --wait int
              Specify  number  of  usecs  to wait between engine processes.  The default value is
              21333.

   NET BACKEND PARAMETERS
        -i, --audio-ins int
              Number of capture channels (default: 2)

        -o, --audio-outs int
              Number of playback channels (default: 2)

        -I, --midi-ins int
              Number of midi capture channels (default: 1)

       -O, --midi-outs int
              Number of midi playback channels (default: 1)

        -r, --rate int
              Sample rate (default: 48000)

       -p, --period int
              Frames per period (default: 1024)

       -n, --num-periods int
              Network latency setting in no. of periods (default: 5)

       -l, --listen-port int
              The socket port we are listening on for sync packets (default: 3000)

       -f, --factor int
              Factor for sample rate reduction (default: 1)

       -u, --upstream-factor int
              Factor for sample rate reduction on the upstream (default: 0)

       -c, --celt int
              sets celt encoding and number of kbits per channel (default: 0)

       -b, --bit-depth int
              Sample bit-depth (0 for float, 8 for 8bit and 16 for 16bit) (default: 0)

       -t, --transport-sync int
              Whether to slave the transport to the master transport (default: true)

       -a, --autoconf int
              Whether to use Autoconfig, or just start. (default: true)

       -R, --redundancy int
              Send packets N times (default: 1)

       -e, --native-endian int
              Dont convert samples to network byte order. (default: false)

       -J, --jitterval int
              attempted jitterbuffer microseconds on master (default: 0)

       -D, --always-deadline int
              always use deadline (default: false)

   OSS BACKEND PARAMETERS
       -r, --rate int
              Specify the sample rate.  The default is 48000.

       -p, --period int
              Specify the number of frames between JACK process() calls.  This value  must  be  a
              power of 2, and the default is 1024.  If you need low latency, set -p as low as you
              can go without seeing xruns.  A larger period size yields higher latency, but makes
              xruns  less  likely.   The  JACK  capture latency in seconds is --period divided by
              --rate.

       -n, --nperiods int
              Specify the number of periods in the hardware  buffer.   The  default  is  2.   The
              period size (-p) times --nperiods times four is the JACK buffer size in bytes.  The
              JACK output latency in seconds is --nperiods times --period divided by --rate.

       -w, --wordlength int
              Specify the sample size in bits. The default is 16.

       -i, --inchannels int
              Specify how many channels to capture (default: 2)

       -o, --outchannels int
              Specify number of playback channels (default: 2)

       -C, --capture device_file
              Specify input device for capture (default: /dev/dsp)

       -P, --playback device_file
              Specify output device for playback (default: /dev/dsp)

       -b, --ignorehwbuf boolean
              Specify, whether to ignore hardware period size (default: false)

   SUN BACKEND PARAMETERS
       -r, --rate int
              Specify the sample rate.  The default is 48000.

       -p, --period int
              Specify the number of frames between JACK process() calls.  This value  must  be  a
              power of 2, and the default is 1024.  If you need low latency, set -p as low as you
              can go without seeing xruns.  A larger period size yields higher latency, but makes
              xruns  less  likely.   The  JACK  capture latency in seconds is --period divided by
              --rate.

       -n, --nperiods int
              Specify the number of periods in the hardware  buffer.   The  default  is  2.   The
              period  size  (-p) times --nperiods times four (assuming 2 channels 16-bit samples)
              is the JACK buffer size in bytes.  The JACK output latency in seconds is --nperiods
              times --period divided by --rate.

       -w, --wordlength int
              Specify the sample size in bits. The default is 16.

       -i, --inchannels int
              Specify how many channels to capture (default: 2)

       -o, --outchannels int
              Specify number of playback channels (default: 2)

       -C, --capture device_file
              Specify input device for capture (default: /dev/audio)

       -P, --playback device_file
              Specify output device for playback (default: /dev/audio)

       -b, --ignorehwbuf boolean
              Specify, whether to ignore hardware period size (default: false)

   PORTAUDIO BACKEND PARAMETERS
       -c --channel
              Maximum number of channels (default: all available hardware channels)

       -i --channelin
              Maximum number of input channels (default: all available hardware channels)

       -o --channelout
              Maximum number of output channels (default: all available hardware channels)

       -C --capture
              Whether or not to capture (default: true)

       -P --playback
              Whether or not to playback (default: true)

       -D --duplex
              Capture and playback (default: true)

       -r --rate
              Sample rate (default: 48000)

       -p --period
              Frames per period (default: 1024). Must be a power of 2.

       -n --name
              Driver name (default: none)

       -z --dither
              Dithering mode (default: none)

EXAMPLES

       Print usage message for the parameters specific to each backend.

              jackd -d alsa --help
              jackd -d coreaudio --help
              jackd -d net --help
              jackd -d dummy --help
              jackd -d firewire --help
              jackd -d freebob --help
              jackd -d oss --help
              jackd -d sun --help
              jackd -d portaudio --help

       Run  the  JACK daemon with realtime priority using the first ALSA hardware card defined in
       /etc/modules.conf.

              jackstart --realtime --driver=alsa

       Run the JACK daemon with low latency giving verbose  output,  which  can  be  helpful  for
       trouble-shooting  system  latency  problems.   A  reasonably well-tuned system with a good
       sound card and a low-latency kernel can handle these values reliably.  Some can do better.
       If  you  get  xrun  messages, try a larger buffer.  Tuning a system for low latency can be
       challenging.  The JACK FAQ,  http://jackit.sourceforge.net/docs/faq.php  has  some  useful
       suggestions.

              jackstart -Rv -d alsa -p 128 -n 2 -r 44100

       Run  jackd  with  realtime priority using the "sblive" ALSA device defined in ~/.asoundrc.
       Apply shaped dithering to playback audio.

              jackd -R -d alsa -d sblive --dither=shaped

       Run jackd with no special privileges using  the  second  ALSA  hardware  card  defined  in
       /etc/modules.conf.   Any  xruns  reported by the ALSA backend will be ignored.  The larger
       buffer helps reduce data loss.  Rectangular dithering will be used for playback.

              jackd -d alsa -d hw:1 -p2048 -n3 --softmode -zr

       Run jackd in full-duplex mode using the ALSA hw:0,0 device for  playback  and  the  hw:0,2
       device for capture.

              jackd -d alsa -P hw:0,0 -C hw:0,2

       Run jackd in playback-only mode using the ALSA hw:0,0 device.

              jackd -d alsa -P hw:0,0

ENVIRONMENT

       JACK  is  evolving  a  mechanism  for  automatically starting the server when needed.  Any
       client started without a running JACK server will attempt to start one  itself  using  the
       command line found in the first line of $HOME/.jackdrc if it exists, or /etc/jackdrc if it
       does not.  If neither file exists, a built-in default command will be used, including  the
       -T flag, which causes the server to shut down when all clients have exited.

       As  a  transition, this only happens when $JACK_START_SERVER is defined in the environment
       of the calling process.  In the future this will become normal behavior.  In either  case,
       defining $JACK_NO_START_SERVER disables this feature.

       To change where JACK looks for the backend drivers, set $JACK_DRIVER_DIR.

       $JACK_DEFAULT_SERVER  specifies  the  default  server  name.   If  not defined, the string
       "default" is used.  If set in their respective environments, this affects jackd unless its
       --name  parameter  is  set,  and  all  JACK  clients  unless they pass an explicit name to
       jack_client_open().

SEE ALSO:

       http://www.jackaudio.org
       The official JACK website with news, docs and a list of JACK clients.

       http://jackaudio.org/email
       The JACK developers' mailing list.  Subscribe, to take part in development of JACK or JACK
       clients.  User questions are also welcome, there is no user-specific mailing list.

       http://www.jackosx.com/
       Tools specific to the Mac OS X version of JACK.

       http://www.alsa-project.org
       The Advanced Linux Sound Architecture.

BUGS

       Please report bugs to
       http://trac.jackaudio.org/

AUTHORS

       Architect and original implementor: Paul Davis

       Original  design  Group:  Paul Davis, David Olofson, Kai Vehmanen, Benno Sennoner, Richard
       Guenther, and other members of the Linux Audio Developers group.

       Programming: Paul Davis, Jack O'Quin, Taybin Rutkin, Stephane Letz, Fernando Pablo  Lopez-
       Lezcano,  Steve  Harris,  Jeremy  Hall,  Andy Wingo, Kai Vehmanen, Melanie Thielker, Jussi
       Laako, Tilman Linneweh, Johnny Petrantoni, Torben Hohn.

       Manpage written by Stefan Schwandter, Jack O'Quin and Alexandre Prokoudine.