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.Dd Aug 12, 1998 .Dt MIDIPLAY 1 .Os .Sh NAME .Nm midiplay .Nd play MIDI files .Sh SYNOPSIS .Nm .Op Fl d Ar devno .Op Fl f Ar file .Op Fl l .Op Fl m .Op Fl t Ar tempo .Op Fl v .Op Fl x .Op Ar file ... .Sh DESCRIPTION The .Nm 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.
p The .Fl d flag gives the number of the MIDI device used for output (as listed by the .Fl l flag).
p The .Fl f flag can be used to name the sequencer device.
p The .Fl l flag is used to list the possible devices without playing anything.
p The .Fl m flag will show MIDI file meta events (copyright, lyrics, etc).
p The .Fl t flag can be used to change the tempo of the playing.
p The .Fl v flag makes the program verbose.
p
The
.Fl x
file will play a small sample sound.
.Sh FILES
l -tag -width /dev/music t Pa /dev/music MIDI sequencer device
.El
.Sh ENVIRONMENT
.Bl -tag -width MIDIDEVICE
.It Pa AUDIOCTLDEVICE
the audio control device to use.
.El
.Sh SEE ALSO
.Xr midi 4
.Sh HISTORY
The
.Nm
command first appeared in
.Nx 1.4 .
.Sh BUGS
It may take a long while before playing stops when
.Nm
is interrupted since the sequencer and MIDI buffers will still
be emptied.