sfizz_jack(1)

sfizz_jack1

Launch a sfizz instance as a jack client

Usage

sfizz_jack [FILE] [OPTIONS ...]

Overview

sfizz_jack wraps the sfizz SFZ library in a JACK client that can be controlled by a text interface.

Options

FILE

An optional SFZ file name to load at firsts

--client_name

Name for the JACK client

--num_voices NUMBER

Change the maximum polyphony

--preload_size NUMBER

Bytes to preload in cache for samples

--state

Output the state in the JACK loop

--jack_autoconnect

Autoconnect the JACK outputs

Text interface

It is possible it interact with the JACK client through the standard input. The possible commands are

load_instrument FILE

Load an instrument

set_preload_size NUMBER

Set the number of bytes to preload in cache for samples

set_voices NUMBER

Change the maximum polyphony

quit

Quit

Bugs

See the main repository at https://github.com/sfztools/sfizz.

Author

Contributors can be seen on the main repository at https://github.com/sfztools/sfizz.

From sfizz-standalone 1.2.3-15 in Arch Linux 2026-11-01. Parsed by carta from the page's man source.