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.TH ARECORDMIDI2 1 "4 July 2024"
.SH NAME
arecordmidi2 \- record a MIDI Clip file
.SH SYNOPSIS
.B arecordmidi2
\-p client:port[,...] [options] midi2file
.SH DESCRIPTION
.B arecordmidi2
is a command-line utility that records a MIDI Clip file from one or
more ALSA sequencer ports.
To stop recording, press Ctrl+C.
.SH OPTIONS
.TP
.I \-h,\-\-help
Prints a list of options.
.TP
.I \-V,\-\-version
Prints the current version.
.TP
.I \-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.
.TP
.I \-b,\-\-bpm=beats
Sets the musical tempo of the MIDI file, in beats per minute.
The default value is 120 BPM.
.TP
.I \-t,\-\-ticks=ticks
Sets the resolution of timestamps (ticks) in the MIDI file,
in ticks per beat.
The default value is 384 ticks/beat.
.TP
.I \-i,\-\-timesig=numerator:denominator
Sets the time signature for the MIDI file.
The time signature is specified as usual with two numbers, representing
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.
.TP
.I \-n,\-\-num-events=events
Stops the recording after receiving the given number of events.
.TP
.I \-u,\-\-ump=version
Sets the UMP MIDI protocol version. Either 1 or 2 has to be given for
MIDI 1.0 and MIDI 2.0 protocol, respectively.
Default is 1.
.SH SEE ALSO
arecordmidi(1)
.br
aplaymidi2(1)
.SH AUTHOR
Takashi Iwai <tiwai@suse.de>