SMFREC(1)
NAME
smfrec -- record a standard MIDI file
SYNOPSIS
smfrec [-amxy] [-d devname] [-i devname] midifile
DESCRIPTION
The smfrec utility records a MIDI file. It can add recorded events on top
of an existing midi file. To stop performance, send an interrupt signal
to smfrec (for instance by pressing control ^C on the terminal). The
options are as follows:
- -a Append mode. Play the given midi file and append to it a new
- track containing recorded events.
- -m Use metronome.
- -x Synchronise to the default midi(4) device instead of using
- an internal clock source.
- -y Send midi timing information to the default device. Useful
- if it is a slave MIDI sequencer.
- -d filename Default midi(4) device from which to record and on which to
- send midi events. If not specified, the content of the
MIDIDEV environment variable will be used instead. - -i filename Alternate input midi(4) device. Voice events (notes, con
- trollers, etc) received on the input device will be recorded
and sent as-is to the default device. Without this flag,
the default device will be used for input. - The smfrec utility is an interface to midish(1). If more specific features are needed, the user may consider using midish(1).
EXAMPLES
- The following will play mysong.mid and append to it recorded events from
device /dev/rmidi4; metronome will be used.
- $ smfrec -a -m -d /dev/rmidi4 mysong.mid