MUSE(1)

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💖 MUSE(1) — the manual page, but make it cute 💖

okay bestie, sit down, grab a boba, because we're about to talk about MusE — a General Commands Manual situation, and honestly? it's giving iconic. 🎀

✨ NAME ✨

MusE — MIDI/Audio Sequencer. that's the whole name section. short, sweet, slays. 💅

🌸 SYNOPSIS 🌸

muse4 [ options ] [ file ]

like, that's it. that's the whole vibe. options optional, file optional, queen behaviour fr fr. ✨

🦋 DESCRIPTION 🦋

okay so MusE is a MIDI/Audio sequencer — and no cap, it can also record and edit sound files, apply effects and filters, all from an intuitive graphical interface. the way it does all of that from a GUI?? main character energy honestly. 👑

it's based on the Linux-specific ALSA interface for audio i/o. the Jack Audio Connection Kit is what handles the routing. and LADSPA-compliant plugins are how you extend the list of available effects — more plugins, more fun, periodt. 🔥

now, that optional file argument? it's a project file in MusE-internal format that gets loaded on startup. lowkey convenient. but if you forgot, don't stress — project files can also be loaded later on through the graphical menu. we love a flexible queen. 🫶

🎀 OPTIONS 🎀

here's where it gets juicy. every single flag, bestie, no skipping:

  • -a — use a dummy audio backend instead of real audio i/o. pretend audio, basically. 💀
  • -d — start in debugging mode without real-time threads. detective era. 🔍
  • -D — enable verbose debugging messages. it WILL talk. a lot. 🗣️
  • -h — display usage information. the classic "help me" button. 🙈
  • -I — do not attempt to load any DSSI plugins. nope, not today. 🚫
  • -l xx — force locale to the language/country code xx. speak your truth, in xx. 🌍
  • -L — do not se LASH. (yes, the manpage literally says "se". we respect the original typo energy. 💜)
  • -m — provide debugging messages about midi input events. incoming!! 📥
  • -M — provide debugging messages about midi output events. outgoing!! 📤
  • -p — do not attempt to load any LADSPA plugins. bye plugins. ✌️
  • -P n — set scheduling priority of real-time threads to n (Dummy only, default 40. Else fixed by Jack.). so like, 40 unless Jack said otherwise. 🎚️
  • -s — provide debugging messages about sync events. in sync, in sync, in sync. 🎶
  • -v — print version information. tell me who you are. 💁
  • -V — do not attempt to load any VST plugins. not the VSTs, bestie. 😭
  • -y — enable Python control support. snake mode activated. 🐍
  • -Y n — force midi real time priority to n. you're the priority now, girlboss. 👑
⚠️ heads up: these flags change what MusE loads and how it schedules threads. -I, -p and -V literally stop plugin loading, so don't be surprised when the plugins don't show up. no cap.

🌈 SEE ALSO 🌈

MusE provides an integrated help system in the graphical user interface.

that's it. that's the see also. it's self-sufficient. it's got its own help. we love a self-reliant icon. 💚

💜 AUTHORS 💜

MusE was written by Werner Schweer, Robert Jonnson, Mathias Lundgren, Frank Neumann, Joachim Schiele, Tim Donnelly, Nil Geisweiller, Orcan Ogetbil and others. a whole squad. a whole collective. legends, all of them. 🫶

this manual page was originally written by Daniel Kobras <kobras@debian.org> for the Debian GNU/Linux system (but may be used by others). it was updated later by Orcan Ogetbil for MusE2. glow-up of the manual, honestly. ✨

and that's the whole thing bestie!! 🦋 this page is from December 2010, and it's the MUSE(1) manual — so if you're reading this, you're reading a certified vintage slay. go make some music. 🎧💖🌸

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