[LAU] ALSA sequencer: buffered events (clearing them?)

[Clemens Ladisch]

Jeanette C. wrote:
> I wonder if the ALSA sequencer system buffers MIDI events or if it is my hardware.

ALSA can buffer MIDI data, but only as long as some program has opened the device.

A USB MIDI device might actually have its own buffer.

> can it be cleared?

amidi --port "..." --dump --timeout 0.1 > /dev/null


Regards,
Clemens