MIDIPLAY(1)                OpenBSD Reference Manual                MIDIPLAY(1)

NAME
     midiplay - play MIDI files

SYNOPSIS
     midiplay [-d devno] [-f file] [-l] [-m] [-t tempo] [-v] [-x] [file ...]

DESCRIPTION
     The midiplay command plays MIDI files using the sequencer device.  If no
     file name is given it will play from standard input, otherwise it will
     play the named files.

     The options are as follows:

     -d devno
             Specifies the number of the MIDI device used for output (as list-
             ed by the -l flag).  The default is device 0.

     -f file
             Specifies the name of the sequencer device.

     -l      List the possible devices without playing anything.

     -m      Show MIDI file meta events (copyright, lyrics, etc).

     -q      Do not play the MIDI file, just parse it.

     -t tempo
             Specifies the tempo.  Default is 100.

     -v      Be verbose.  If the flag is repeated the verbosity increases.

     -x      Play a small sample sound.

FILES
     /dev/music  MIDI sequencer device

SEE ALSO
     midi(4)

HISTORY
     The midiplay command first appeared in NetBSD 1.4.

BUGS
     It may take a long while before playing stops when midiplay is interrupt-
     ed since the sequencer and MIDI buffers will still be emptied.

OpenBSD 3.0                     August 12, 1998                              1
