midi_out(3)

💖 midi_out — the Allegro manual, but make it cute 💖

okay so bestie, welcome to midi_out(3) — yes, section 3, the Allegro game programming library section, we're fancy like that ✨

🎀 NAME 🎀

midi_out — streams a block of MIDI commands into the player. Part of the Allegro game programming library. 💅

🌸 SYNOPSIS 🌸

#include <allegro.h>

void midi_out(unsigned char *data, int length);

like. that's it. that's the whole thing. two arguments and a dream 🦋

✨ DESCRIPTION ✨

okay so here's the tea, bestie 🍓 — midi_out streams a block of MIDI commands into the player in real-time. which is the fun part!! it means you can trigger notes, jingles, etc, over the top of whatever MIDI file is currently playing. it's giving remix. it's giving main character energy. it's giving "the background music is now also my music" 😭🔥

so like, whatever MIDI file is playing right now? doesn't matter. you get to layer your own commands right on top of it, live, no cap. 👑

🫶 SEE ALSO 🫶

• install_sound(3)
• load_midi_patches(3)
• midi_recorder(3)

go read those too, they're iconic, iykyk 💜

sign-off time 🌈 — this whole page lives in the Allegro manual, and the version on the tin is version 4.4.3. so yeah. that's the vibe check, that's the page, stream responsibly bestie 💖✨🎀