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ARECORDMIDI(1)		    General Commands Manual		ARECORDMIDI(1)

NAME
       arecordmidi - record Standard MIDI Files

SYNOPSIS
       arecordmidi -p client:port[,...]	[options] midifile

DESCRIPTION
       arecordmidi is a	command-line utility that records a Standard MIDI File
       from one	or more	ALSA sequencer ports.

       To stop recording, press	Ctrl+C.

OPTIONS
       -h,--help
	      Prints a list of options.

       -V,--version
	      Prints the current version.

       -l,--list
	      Prints a list of possible	input ports.

       -p,--port=client:port,...
	      Sets the sequencer port(s) from which events are recorded.

	      A	 client	 can be	specified by its number, its name, or a	prefix
	      of its name. A port is specified by its number; for port 0 of  a
	      client, the ":0" part of the port	specification can be omitted.

       -b,--bpm=beats
	      Sets  the	 musical  tempo	of the MIDI file, in beats per minute.
	      The default value	is 120 BPM.

       -f,--fps=frames
	      Sets the SMPTE resolution, in frames per second.	Possible  val-
	      ues are 24, 25, 29.97 (for 30 drop-frame), and 30.

       -t,--ticks=ticks
	      Sets  the	 resolution of timestamps (ticks) in the MIDI file, in
	      ticks per	beat (when using musical tempo)	 or  ticks  per	 frame
	      (when  using SMPTE timing).  The default value is	384 ticks/beat
	      or 40 ticks/frame, respectively.

       -s,--split-channels
	      Specifies	that the data for each MIDI channel should be  written
	      to  a  separate  track  in the MIDI file.	 This will result in a
	      "format 1" file.	Otherwise,  when  there	 is  only  one	track,
	      arecordmidi will generate	a "format 0" file.

       -m,--metronome=client:port
	      Plays a metronome	signal on the specified	sequencer port.

	      Metronome	 sounds	 are  played on	channel	10, MIDI notes 33 & 34
	      (GM2/GS/XG metronome standard notes), with velocity 100 and  du-
	      ration 1.

       -i,--timesig=numerator:denominator
	      Sets the time signature for the MIDI file	and metronome.

	      The  time	signature is specified as usual	with two numbers, rep-
	      resenting	the numerator and denominator of the time signature as
	      it would be notated. The denominator must	be  a  power  of  two.
	      Both  numbers should be separated	by a colon. The	time signature
	      is 4:4 by	default.

AUTHOR
       Clemens Ladisch <clemens@ladisch.de>

				  17 Sep 2007			ARECORDMIDI(1)

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