aplaymidi Command in Linux with Examples

Last Updated : 24 Jun, 2019

aplaymidi command in Linux is used to play standard MIDI(Musical Instrument Digital Interface) files, by sending the content of a MIDI file to an ALSA(Advanced Linux Sound Architecture) MIDI port, sound renderer like timidity or a hardware MIDI device are required to play MIDI files.

Syntax:

aplaymidi [options] [MIDIfile]

Options:

-h or –help: This is used to show all the options and syntax of the command.
```
$ aplaymidi -h
```
-V or –version: It is used to display the current version of the SW.
```
$ aplaymidi -V
```
-l or –list: It is used to display the list of all possible MIDI output ports.
```
$ aplaymidi -l
```
-p or –port=client:port : It specifies ports(s) to play MIDI to.
```
$ aplaymidi -p 14:0 test1.mid
```
-d or –delay=seconds : It delay once MIDI sound ends.
```
$ aplaymidi -p 14:0 -d 10 test1.mid
```