MREC(1) BSD General Commands Manual MREC(1)NAMEmrec — a tclmidi script to record a MIDI file
SYNOPSISmrec [-dev -DevicePath] [-merge] [-thru] [[-repeat] -play play_filename]
[-tempo tempo] [rec_filename]
DESCRIPTIONmrec is a tclmidi(1) script that records a MIDI file while optionally
simultaneously playing another MIDI file. If a record filename is not
specified, the recorded MIDI file will be written to stdout. By default
mrec creates a format 0 MIDI file containing the recorded events and any
meta events found in the optional play file. The options are as follows:
-dev -DevicePath
Use DeviceName as the device instead of the default
/dev/midi0.
-thru If this flag is specified, data arriving at the MIDI IN port
will be passed to the MIDI OUT port. By default, the data is
not passed.
-merge With this option, mrec will create a format 1 MIDI file from
a combination of the newly recorded events and the tracks
contained in the optional play file. If the play file is a
format 0 file, it will be split into a format 1 file. The
recorded events will appear as a new track after all the
tracks found in the play file.
-repeat This option specifies that the play file should be repeated
until recording is finished. It is only valid with the -play
option.
-play This option specifies that another MIDI file should be played
while recording.
-tempo This option specifies the tempo to use for recording. It is
only valid if a play file is not specified. If a play file
is specified, tempos are taken from it instead. The default
tempo is 120 bpm.
If a play song is specified, a message will be printed saying the file is
being loaded. Once loaded, the program will wait for the return key to
be pressed before beginning to record. If a play file is specified and
is not playing in repeat mode, recording will stop when the play file
ends. Otherwise, recording stops when a return key is pressed.
Since mrec makes use of the midirecord(n)tclmidi(1) command, this pro‐
gram will only work if tclmidi(1) was compiled with a device interface.
SEE ALSOtclmidi(1), midirecord(n)AUTHORS
Mike Durian - durian@boogie.com
BSD February 10, 1994 BSD
