x42-darc(1)

x42-darc1

X42-darc jack dynamic audio compressor

Usage

x42-darc [OPTIONS] [Plugin-ID or URI]

Overview

x42-darc - JACK Dynamic Compressor

This is a standalone JACK application of a collection of LV2 plugins. Use ID -1, -l or --list for a dedicated list of included plugins. By default the first listed plugin (ID 0) is used.

List of available plugins: (ID "Name" URI)

0

"x42-comp - Dynamic Compressor Mono" http://gareus.org/oss/lv2/darc#mono

1

"x42-comp - Dynamic Compressor Stereo" http://gareus.org/oss/lv2/darc#stereo

Usage: All control elements are operated in using the mouse:

Click+Drag

left/down: decrease, right/up: increase value. Hold the Ctrl key to increase sensitivity.

Shift+Click

reset to default value

Scroll-wheel

up/down by 1 step (smallest possible adjustment for given setting). Rapid continuous scrolling increases the step-size.

The application can be closed by sending a SIGTERM (CTRL+C) on the command-line of by closing the window.

Options

-h, --help

Display this help and exit

-j, --jack-name <name>

Set the JACK client name (defaults to plugin-name)

-G, --nogui

run headless, useful for OSC remote ctrl.

-l, --list

Print list of available plugins and exit

-O <port>, --osc <port>

Listen for OSC messages on the given UDP port

-p <idx>:<val>, --port <idx>:<val>

Set initial value for given control port

-P, --portlist

Print control port list on startup

--osc-doc

Print available OSC commands and exit

-V, --version

Print version information and exit

See also: <http://gareus.org/oss/lv2/darc> Website: <http://x42-plugins.com/>

Releases

4 releases since Debian 11 (Bullseye); the text changed 3 times.

  1. 11
  2. 12
  3. 13
  4. Arch

From x42-plugins-standalone 20260908-1 in Arch Linux 2026-11-01. Parsed by carta from the page's man source.