NAME

jack_ghero —

daemon that converts a GuitarHero device into a JACK MIDI device.

SYNOPSIS

jack_ghero [-d <uhid_device_name>] [-b <base_play_key>] [-c <base_command_key>] [-n <port_name>] [-B] [-h]

DESCRIPTION

jack_ghero is a daemon that converts a GuitarHero device into a JACK MIDI device. The daemon will not exit when a device becomes unavailable, but will wait until the device re-appears again.

The following options are available:

-B: Run the daemon in background mode.
-d: Specify the device name of the USB device to use, for example /dev/uhid0 .
-b: Specify the base play key. The default is 72 which equals C in octave 6.
-c: Specify the base command key. The default is 36 which equals C in octave 3.
-n: Specify a custom port name when registering with the JACK server. The default value is "jack_ghero".
-h: Print help text showing available options.

EXAMPLES

jack_ghero -d /dev/uhid0 -B

TROUBLESHOOTING

Check that the permissions are correct for your USB HID devices.

HISTORY

jack_ghero was written by Hans Petter Selasky hselasky@freebsd.org.