pw-mididump

Listen for and dump all incoming MIDI events

$ pw-mididump

$ pw-mididump path/to/file.mid

$ pw-mididump -r remote_instance

$ pw-mididump -h

pw-mididump [options] [file]

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.

-r, --remote name

Connect to specific remote PipeWire instance

Display help message

Real-time MIDI monitoring requires appropriate device permissions. Output format is designed for debugging, not for creating MIDI files.

Part of PipeWire, the modern multimedia framework for Linux. Provides MIDI debugging capabilities within the PipeWire ecosystem.

pipewire(1), pw-cli(1), aconnect(1)