KMidimon

KMidimon is a MIDI monitor for Linux using ALSA sequencer, with KDE user interface.

At some point, almost every serious MIDI musician needs to monitor a MIDI data stream, perhaps to diagnose a malfunctioning piece of equipment or to examine the contents of a MIDI sequence during playback.

Features:

• Easy to use KDE graphic user interface
• Based on ALSA sequencer. Provides one input port to be connected to other programs and devices using the usual external tools (aconnect, kaconnect, QJackCtl...)
• Customizable event filters and sequencer parameters
• Supports all MIDI messages, including System Exclusive, and some ALSA messages
• Saves to a text file the recorded event list
• GPL licensed

What is new in this release:

• This version adds a new Japanese translation and fixes a crash on exit when playing.

What is new in version 0.7.4:

• requires Drumstick >= 0.5
• load and play OVE files (Overture), contributed by Rui Fan
• option to request real-time priority on MIDI input thread
• option to (not) resize columns while recording
• better reporting of file loading errors
• revised universal sysex messages translation

What is new in version 0.7.3:

• Easy to use KDE graphic user interface
• Based on ALSA sequencer. Provides one input port to be connected to other programs and devices using the usual external tools (aconnect, kaconnect, QJackCtl...)
• Customizable event filters and sequencer parameters
• Supports all MIDI messages, including System Exclusive, and some ALSA messages
• MIDI Playback of the recorded session or loaded MIDI file
• Saves to a text file or standard MIDI file the recorded event list
• GPLv2 licensed

What is new in version 0.7.2:

• Added two new options all/none to the fine grained filter menus
• Show file creation/modification dates in the SMF info dialog
• Support for international encodings on MIDI text events
• Support for SMF sequencer specific and unregistered meta-events
• Open files filtered by mime-type instead of filename extensions
• Playback loop
• Mute tracks
• Allow stop in paused state
• Build system improvements and assorted fixes
• Czech translation. Thanks to Pavel Fric

What is new in version 0.7.1:

• Optionally translate notes, controllers and program numbers into names.
• Support for GM, GS and XG standards, using .INS definition files.
• New context menu option: adjust column sizes.
• Fine grained event filters, in addition to the old coarse filters.
• Fixed unregistered bug: don't change the current sequence PPQ/Tempo when applying the preferences dialog.
• New dialog showing information about the current loaded sequence.
• Support for the SMF events: Sequence Number, Forced Channel, Forced Port and SMPTE Offset.
• Playback speed control: tempo "zoom" slider allowing continuous scaling from 50% to 200%.

What is new in version 0.7.0:

• Read and dump events from SMF (Standard MIDI Files)
• Save the session also in SMF format
• MIDI Playback
• Tabbed views for track filters
• Documentation updated, new man page
• Spanish translation updated

What is new in version 0.6.0:

• Migrated to KDE4
• New library providing ALSA sequencer services