Arecordmidi

arecordmidi -p client:port[,...] [options] midifile

 -h,--help
       Prints a list of options.

 -V,--version
       Prints the current version.

  -l,--list
       Prints a list of possible input ports.

 -p,--port=client:port,...
       Sets the sequencer port(s) from which events are recorded.

       A client can be specified by its number, its name, or  a  prefix
       of  its name. A port is specified by its number; for port 0 of a
       client, the ":0" part of the port specification can be  omitted.


 -b,--bpm=beats
       Sets  the  musical  tempo of the MIDI file, in beats per minute.
       The default value is 120 BPM.


 -f,--fps=frames
       Sets the SMPTE resolution, in frames per second.  Possible  val-
       ues are 24, 25, 29.97 (for 30 drop-frame), and 30.


 -t,--ticks=ticks
       Sets  the  resolution of timestamps (ticks) in the MIDI file, in
       ticks per beat (when using musical tempo)  or  ticks  per  frame
       (when  using SMPTE timing).  The default value is 384 ticks/beat
       or 40 ticks/frame, respectively.


 -s,--split-channels
       Specifies that the data for each MIDI channel should be  written
       to a separate track in the MIDI file.