diff --git a/share/examples/Makefile b/share/examples/Makefile
--- a/share/examples/Makefile
+++ b/share/examples/Makefile
@@ -320,6 +320,8 @@
 SE_SOUND= \
 	basic.c \
 	ossinit.h \
+	ossmidi.h \
+	midi.c \
 	README
 
 SE_DIRS+=	sunrpc
diff --git a/share/examples/sound/midi.c b/share/examples/sound/midi.c
new file mode 100644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/share/examples/sound/midi.c
@@ -0,0 +1,74 @@
+/*
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-2-Clause-FreeBSD
+ *
+ * Copyright (c) 2022 Goran Mekić
+ *
+ * Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
+ * modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions
+ * are met:
+ * 1. Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright
+ *    notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
+ * 2. Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright
+ *    notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the
+ *    documentation and/or other materials provided with the distribution.
+ *
+ * THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE AUTHOR AND CONTRIBUTORS ``AS IS'' AND
+ * ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE
+ * IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE
+ * ARE DISCLAIMED.  IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHOR OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE
+ * FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL
+ * DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS
+ * OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION)
+ * HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT
+ * LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY
+ * OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF
+ * SUCH DAMAGE.
+ */
+
+
+#include <unistd.h>
+
+#include "ossmidi.h"
+
+
+int
+main()
+{
+	midi_event_t	event;
+	midi_config_t	midi_config;
+	int		l = -1;
+	unsigned char	raw;
+
+	midi_config.device = "/dev/umidi1.0";
+	oss_midi_init(&midi_config);
+
+	while ((l = read(midi_config.fd, &raw, sizeof(raw))) != -1) {
+		event.type = raw & NOTE_MASK;
+		event.channel = raw & CHANNEL_MASK;
+		switch (event.type) {
+		case NOTE_ON:
+		case NOTE_OFF:
+		case CONTROLER_ON:
+			if ((l = read(midi_config.fd, &(event.note), sizeof(event.note))) == -1) {
+				perror("Error reading MIDI note");
+				exit(1);
+			}
+			if ((l = read(midi_config.fd, &(event.velocity), sizeof(event.velocity))) == -1) {
+				perror("Error reading MIDI velocity");
+				exit(1);
+			}
+			break;
+		}
+		switch (event.type) {
+		case NOTE_ON:
+		case NOTE_OFF:
+			printf("Channel %d, note %d, velocity %d\n", event.channel, event.note, event.velocity);
+			break;
+		case CONTROLER_ON:
+			printf("Channel %d, controller %d, value %d\n", event.channel, event.controller, event.value);
+			break;
+		}
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+}
diff --git a/share/examples/sound/ossmidi.h b/share/examples/sound/ossmidi.h
new file mode 100644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/share/examples/sound/ossmidi.h
@@ -0,0 +1,67 @@
+/*
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-2-Clause-FreeBSD
+ *
+ * Copyright (c) 2022 Goran Mekić
+ *
+ * Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
+ * modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions
+ * are met:
+ * 1. Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright
+ *    notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
+ * 2. Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright
+ *    notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the
+ *    documentation and/or other materials provided with the distribution.
+ *
+ * THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE AUTHOR AND CONTRIBUTORS ``AS IS'' AND
+ * ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE
+ * IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE
+ * ARE DISCLAIMED.  IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHOR OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE
+ * FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL
+ * DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS
+ * OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION)
+ * HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT
+ * LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY
+ * OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF
+ * SUCH DAMAGE.
+ */
+
+
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <fcntl.h>
+
+
+unsigned const NOTE_MASK = 0xF0;
+unsigned const NOTE_ON = 0x90;
+unsigned const NOTE_OFF = 0x80;
+unsigned const CHANNEL_MASK = 0xF;
+unsigned const CONTROLER_ON = 0xB0;
+
+
+typedef struct midi_event {
+	unsigned char type;
+	unsigned char channel;
+	union {
+		unsigned char note;
+		unsigned controller;
+	};
+	union {
+		unsigned char velocity;
+		unsigned char value;
+	};
+} midi_event_t;
+
+
+typedef struct midi_config {
+	char * device;
+	int	fd;
+} midi_config_t;
+
+
+void
+oss_midi_init(midi_config_t *config) {
+	if ((config->fd = open(config->device, O_RDWR)) == -1) {
+		perror("Error opening MIDI device");
+		exit(1);
+	}
+}