Squidcasa/midipipe: ALSA Sequencer to plain text and back

4 days ago

midipipe is a Linux program that converts MIDI events between plain text format and ALSA sequencer API.
It supports continuous streaming of MIDI messages, making it useful for shell scripts and MIDI monitoring.
Installation options include pre-built binaries or building from source with dependencies like ALSA development libraries.
Features include connecting to MIDI devices via ALSA Sequencer, specifying devices by name or address, and supporting various MIDI message types.
Examples of usage include piping MIDI commands from scripts and using coproc in bash for bidirectional communication.
Building and installation instructions are provided, including cross-compilation and man page generation.
The project is licensed under the EUPL.

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