midisnoop

monitors MIDI messages

TLDR

Start MIDI monitor

$ midisnoop

Monitor specific port

$ midisnoop -i [port]

List MIDI ports

$ midisnoop -l

Hex output

$ midisnoop -x

Verbose output

$ midisnoop -v

SYNOPSIS

midisnoop [options]

DESCRIPTION

midisnoop monitors MIDI messages. It displays incoming MIDI data in real-time.
The tool helps debug MIDI devices and software. Shows note, control, and system messages.

PARAMETERS

-i PORT

Input port.

-l

List ports.

-x

Hex output.

-v

Verbose mode.

--help

Display help information.

CAVEATS

Requires MIDI ports. ALSA or JACK backend. Real-time monitoring.

HISTORY

midisnoop provides MIDI debugging by displaying messages from connected MIDI devices.