pw-mididump
Debug and monitor MIDI events
TLDR
Listen for and dump all incoming MIDI events
$ pw-mididump
Dump MIDI events from a specific file$ pw-mididump path/to/file.mid
Connect to a specific remote PipeWire instance$ pw-mididump -r remote_instance
Display help$ pw-mididump -h
Show version$ pw-mididump --version
SYNOPSIS
pw-mididump [options] [file]
DESCRIPTION
pw-mididump dumps MIDI messages to stdout for debugging and monitoring purposes. It can listen for real-time MIDI events from connected devices or read MIDI data from files.This is useful for troubleshooting MIDI connectivity and verifying that MIDI data is being received correctly.
PARAMETERS
-r, --remote name
Connect to specific remote PipeWire instance (default: local instance)-h, --help
Display help message--version
Display version information
INSTALL
sudo apt install pipewire-bin
sudo apk add pipewire-tools
sudo zypper install pipewire-tools
CAVEATS
Real-time MIDI monitoring requires appropriate device permissions. Output format is designed for debugging, not for creating MIDI files.
HISTORY
Part of PipeWire, the modern multimedia framework for Linux. Provides MIDI debugging capabilities within the PipeWire ecosystem.