---
name: "zita-bls1"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "zita-bls1"
version: "0.4.0-1"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/zita-bls1"
---

# zita-bls1(1)

JACK binaural stereo signals converter

## NAME

zita-bls1 - JACK binaural stereo signals converter

## DESCRIPTION

**BLS1** is an 'binaural stereo signals converter', normally used to convert  binaural stereo signals into a 'normal' stereo signal suitable  for reproduction using a convential stereo speaker pair.

**BLS1** is a digital realisation of the 'Blumlein Shuffler',  invented by Alan Blumlen in the early 1930s and analysed in detail  by Michael Gerzon in a paper presented  at the 1993 AES Convention in San Francisco.

**BLS1** is connecting to Jack Audio Connection Kit.

## OPTIONS

- **-h**

  Display this text

- **-s** \<server\>

  JACK server name

- **-g** \<geometry\>

  Window position

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

  ## SEE ALSO

## AUTHOR

zita-bls1 was written by Fons Adriaensen \<fons@linuxaudio.org\>.

This manual page was written by Jaromír Mikeš \<mira.mikes@seznam.cz\> for the Debian project (but may be used by others).