PHATBEAT(1)

NAME
PhatBeat - A simple beat-counter for producers, DJs, or anybody else.

SYNOPSIS
phatbeat (console version) or phatx (X11 version)

DESCRIPTION
PhatBeat aims to be a simple, attractive, cross-platform beat counter for use by collectors, producers, DJs, and others interested in beat-oriented music. For now it requires users to tap in the beat during listening, after which it calculates and displays the track's BPM and the size of a measure in seconds.

USAGE
There are no command-line options. The basic usage of both programs is to tap in a beat as one is listening to it, and then have the BPM reported back. Hotkeys in the graphical version of the program are [A] to give an all-clear and [Q] to quit the program. All other keys register as a beat tap. In the command-line version, only [ENTER] may be used to tap the beat, and the program ends after each BPM report. The programs are hopefully simple enough to use without more explanation.

REPORTING BUGS
Report bugs to <chattj AT postreal.org>

COPYRIGHT
Copyright © 2004 Jack Chatterton.
PhatBeat is free software, released under the terms of version 2 of the GNU General Public License. A copy of that document should have come with the PhatBeat source in the file gpl.txt. If that file is not available, the license may be viewed at http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html. This software comes with NO warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.