---
name: "play_looped_midi"
section: "3alleg4"
platform: "linux"
package: "allegro4-doc"
version: "2:4.4.3.1-5"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/play_looped_midi/3alleg4"
---

# play\_looped\_midi(3alleg4)

Starts playing a MIDI file with a user-defined loop position. Allegro game programming library.

## NAME

play\_looped\_midi - Starts playing a MIDI file with a user-defined loop position. Allegro game programming library.

## SYNOPSIS

**#include \<allegro.h\>**

**int play\_looped\_midi(MIDI \*midi, int loop\_start, int loop\_end);**

## DESCRIPTION

Starts playing a MIDI file with a user-defined loop position. When the  player reaches the loop end position or the end of the file (loop\_end may  be -1 to only loop at EOF), it will wind back to the loop start point.  Both positions are specified in the same beat number format as the  midi\_pos variable.

## RETURN VALUE

The return value has the same meaning as that of play\_midi(): non-zero if an error occurs, zero otherwise.

## SEE ALSO

**play\_midi**(3alleg4), **midi\_pos**(3alleg4), **midi\_loop\_start**(3alleg4)