---
name: "yatm"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "yatm"
version: "0.9-5"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/yatm"
---

# yatm(1)

Yet Another Time Machine

## NAME

yatm - Yet Another Time Machine

## SYNOPSIS

**yatm** \[*options*\] *file*

## DESCRIPTION

**yatm** plays Vorbis, Speex and MPEG audio files while allowing the user to choose a new tempo without changing the pitch.

The tempo can be interactively controlled by pressing '+' or '-', incrementing and decrementing the playback tempo by 1 percent respectively. Use "q" to stop playback.

## OPTIONS

**yatm** accepts the following options:

- **-b**

  Begin playing at *time*, given as an offset from the beginning of the file (**0:00:00**).

- **-e**

  Stop after *duration* seconds of audio have been decoded.

- **-t**

  Specify initial tempo as a floating point value, 1.0 is the default.

- **-q**

  Inhibit usual output.

-

  - **-s**

  Transpose *semitones*

- **-c**

  Transpose *cents*

- **-v, --verbose**

  Print more information.

- **-h, --help**

  Show summary of options.

- **-V, --version**

  Show version of program.

## AUTHOR

Mario Lang \<mlang@delysid.org\>.