---
name: "jackbeat"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "jackbeat"
version: "0.6.2-1"
release: "Debian 5.0 (Lenny)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/jackbeat"
---

# jackbeat(1)

a drummachine-like audio sequencer with JACK support

## NAME

jackbeat — a drummachine-like audio sequencer with JACK support

## DESCRIPTION

This manual page documents briefly the **jackbeat** command.

Jackbeat is an audio sequencer with the following features:

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  drummachine-like interface for fast and easy editing

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  realtime operation: while playing, the pattern can be edited and resized, the bpm rate modified, and new samples loaded

- •

  virtually unlimited number of tracks and beats

- •

  easy to use and yet powerful: just JACK it into jack-rack and you can apply LADSPA effect plugins on a per track basis, perform mastering with jackeq, jamin, etc...

- •

  loads and saves .jab files, Jackbeat's file format, based on XML and packed with tar

## OPTIONS

**jackbeat** takes no command line arguments.

## AUTHOR

This manual page was written by Paul Brossier \<piem@debian.org\> for  the **Debian** system (but may be used by others).  Permission is  granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under  the terms of the GNU General Public License, Version 2 any   later version published by the Free Software Foundation.

On Debian systems, the complete text of the GNU General Public  License can be found in /usr/share/common-licenses/GPL.