{{fbdoc item="title" value="MIDI"}}----
Controls MIDI output through sfxlib where the target backend supports it.

{{fbdoc item="syntax"}}##
	result = Midi Open(device)
	Midi Close
	result = Midi Close()
	result = Midi Play(filename)
	Midi Stop
	Midi Pause
	Midi Resume
	result = Midi Send(status, data1, data2)
##
{{fbdoc item="desc"}}
	MIDI is not recorded audio. It is a stream of musical instructions sent to a MIDI device or synthesizer. Those instructions can say things like note on, note off, change instrument, or change controller value.
	Midi Open selects a MIDI output device by index. Midi Send sends one short MIDI message using a status byte and two data bytes. For example, &h90 is a common note-on status byte on channel 1, the first data byte is the note number, and the second is velocity.
	Midi Play attempts to play a MIDI file where the backend supports file playback. Stop, Pause, Resume, and Close control that MIDI path.
	MIDI support varies a lot by operating system and backend. Programs should check return values and continue gracefully if no MIDI device exists.

{{fbdoc item="ex"}}
%%(freebasic)
if midi open(0) >= 0 then
    midi send &h90, 60, 100  ' note on: middle C
    sleep 250, 1
    midi send &h80, 60, 0    ' note off
    midi close
end if
%%

{{fbdoc item="target"}}
	- Use MUSIC for recorded music files such as WAV or decoded audio.
	- Use PLAY or NOTE for generated music that does not need a MIDI device.

{{fbdoc item="diff"}}
`t- New to ""FreeBASIC"".

{{fbdoc item="see"}}
	- ##[[KeyPgDevice|DEVICE]]##
	- ##[[KeyPgMusic|MUSIC]]##
	- ##[[CatPgSfx|Sound Library Reference]]##

{{fbdoc item="back" value="CatPgSfx|Sound Library Reference"}}