> You can use "amidi", from "alsa-utils": > $ amidi -S 'F0 43 10 4C 00 00 7E 00 F7' > sends an XG Reset to the default port; `man amidi` for details. > > To can use "echo", too: > $ echo -ne '\xf0\x7f\x01\x06\x02\xf7' > /dev/midi01 > > BTW, you can try a MIDI realtime message "start" like this: > $ echo -ne '\xfa' > /dev/midi I just edited a sysex.txt file with hex editor, and then cat sysex.txt > /dev/midi and my Korg received them ok. With hex editor, it is easy to input the hex values, instead of cryptic printf's or other methods Tommi