jboverdrive(1)

jboverdrive1

The b preamp/overdrive emulator

Usage

jboverdrive [OPTIONS]

Overview

jboverdrive - the B Preamp/Overdrive Emulator

Utility to write audio peak data to stdout of file as plain text of JSON data.

Options

-h, --help

Print help text

-i, --input <portname>

Connect to JACK input port

-o, --output <portname>

Connect output to given JACK port

-p, --parameter <key=value>

Specify initial effect parameter

-V, --version

Print version information

Effect parameters are all float values 0..1. Available keys and their default values are as follows:

gainin:

Input Gain = 0.3567

bias:

Bias = 0.87399

feedback:

Feedback = 0.5821

sagtobias:

Sag to Bias = 0.1880

postfeed:

Postdiff Feedback = 1.0

globfeed:

Global Feedback = 0.5826

gainout:

Output Gain = 0.07873

Examples

jboverdrive -i system:capture_1 -o system:playback_1 -p bias=.5 -p feedback=0.9

jboverdrive -i system:capture_1 -o system:playback_1 -O 1234

oscsend localhost 1234 /boverdrive/bias f 0.9

oscsend localhost 1234 /boverdrive/gainout f 0.3

oscsend localhost 1234 /boverdrive/quit

Releases

7 releases since Debian 8 (Jessie); the text changed 1 time.

  1. 8
  2. 9–Arch

Reporting bugs

Report bugs to <[email protected]>.
Website and manual: <https://github.com/x42/setbfree>

From setbfree-standalone 0.8.17-1 in Arch Linux 2026-11-01. Parsed by carta from the page's man source.