send_midi1
Send one or more midi events via alsa or jack
Overview
A simple utility to send MIDI events to any ALSA or JACK MIDI client, using a terse command line format.
Options
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-A, --alsa -
Use the ALSA backend (default).
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-J, --jack -
Use the JACK backend.
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-0, --zero-based -
Determines whether channel & program numbers used in events have a data offset applied. When the flag is enabled, the numbers are 0-127. The default range is set to 1-128.
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-h, --help -
Shows a brief summary of how to use this program.
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--version -
Shows the program version.
Examples
Send two events to LinuxSampler:0 while using the JACK backend.
send_midi -J LinuxSampler:0 NOTEON,1,60,127 CTRL,2,7,66
Send a SYSEX command to 14:0.
send_midi 14:0 SYSEX,F0,23,42,F7