---
name: "jkmeter"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "jkmeter"
version: "0.9.0-1+b1"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/jkmeter"
---

# jkmeter(1)

Jkmeter is a horizontal or vertical bargraph audio level meter for Jack Audio Connection Kit

## NAME

jkmeter - Jkmeter is a horizontal or vertical bargraph audio level meter for Jack Audio Connection Kit

## SYNOPSIS

**jkmeter** \[*options*\]\

## DESCRIPTION

This manual page documents briefly the **jkmeter**

This manual page was written for the Debian distribution because the original program does not have a manual page.

**jkmeter** is a horizontal or vertical bargraph level meter based on the ideas of mastering guru Bob Katz. \<http://www.digido.com/bob-katz/index.php\>\
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         This meter displays both the true RMS level and the digital peak level.

## OPTIONS

  **-h**\
        Display short info

  **-name \<name\>**\
        Name to use as jack client

  **-s \<server\>**\
        Jack server name

  **-g \<geometry\>**\
        Window position

  **-type \<type\>**\
        Meter type, k20 or k14 (k20)

  **-rate \<rate\>**\
        Update rate (30)

  **-A**\
        Ambisonic (4ch) mode

  **-C**\
        Add correlation meter

  **-V**\
        Vertical layout

  **-H**\
        Horizontal layout

- **[jackd(1)](/jackd/1.md).**

  ## SEE ALSO

## AUTHOR

jkmeter was written by Fons Adriaensen \<fons@kokkinizita.net\>.

This manual page was written by Debian Multimedia Maintainers \<pkg-multimedia-maintainers@lists.alioth.debian.org\> for the Debian project (but may be used by others).