diff -r aa7dc7faf1bb -r 358a601bfe81 AlsaBridge.cpp
--- a/AlsaBridge.cpp	Fri May 09 23:17:36 2025 +0200
+++ b/AlsaBridge.cpp	Sun May 11 00:30:03 2025 +0200
@@ -43,9 +43,14 @@
 	std::recursive_mutex midiMutex;
 	std::atomic<bool> stopped{false};
 
-	std::string findDeviceName(std::regex cardNamePattern) {
+	struct FoundDevice {
+		std::string id;
+		std::string name;
+	};
 
+	FoundDevice findDeviceName(std::regex cardNamePattern) {
 		std::vector<int> cardNumbers;
+		std::vector<std::string> cardNames;
 
 		logger->log(L::INFO, "Looking for available cards:");
 
@@ -58,6 +63,7 @@
 
 			if (std::regex_match(longName, cardNamePattern)) {
 				cardNumbers.push_back(card);
+				cardNames.push_back(longName);
 				logMessage << " [matches]";
 			}
 
@@ -69,7 +75,7 @@
 		if (cardNumbers.size() == 1) {
 			const auto n = std::to_string(cardNumbers[0]);
 			logger->log(L::INFO, "Going to fix card #" + n);
-			return "hw:" + n;
+			return {"hw:" + n, cardNames[0]};
 		} else if (cardNumbers.empty()) {
 			throw std::invalid_argument(
 					"No card with matching name found. Is the card connected? "
@@ -89,6 +95,7 @@
 	}
 
 	void run() {
+		MidiMessage msg;
 		while (!stopped) {
 			{
 				std::lock_guard<std::recursive_mutex> lock(midiMutex);
@@ -96,8 +103,32 @@
 				uint8_t buf[256];
 				ssize_t length = snd_rawmidi_read(input, buf, sizeof (buf));
 				if (length > 0 && length <= sizeof (buf)) {
-					// TODO: multiple messages combined together?
-					djmFix->receive(MidiMessage(buf, buf + length));
+					// Parse MIDI messages and ignore/skip unwanted data.
+					// Needed for DJM-V10 that sends annoying amounts of 0xF8.
+					for (int i = 0; i < length; i++) {
+						uint8_t b = buf[i];
+						if (b == MIDI_CMD_COMMON_SYSEX) {
+							// start of MIDI SysEx message
+							msg.clear();
+							msg.push_back(b);
+						} else if (b == MIDI_CMD_COMMON_SYSEX_END) {
+							// end of MIDI SysEx message
+							msg.push_back(b);
+							djmFix->receive(msg);
+							msg.clear();
+						} else if (b == MIDI_CMD_COMMON_CLOCK) {
+							logger->log(L::FINEST, "timing clock ignored");
+						} else if (b == MIDI_CMD_COMMON_SENSING) {
+							logger->log(L::FINEST, "active sensing ignored");
+						} else if (b & 0x80) {
+							// unknown status, drop previous data
+							msg.clear();
+							logger->log(L::FINER, "unknown message ignored");
+						} else {
+							// message data
+							msg.push_back(b);
+						}
+					}
 				}
 			}
 			std::this_thread::sleep_for(std::chrono::milliseconds(100));
@@ -114,12 +145,13 @@
 		if (djmFix == nullptr)
 			throw std::invalid_argument("Need a djmFix for AlsaBridge.");
 
-		std::string deviceName = findDeviceName(std::regex(cardNamePattern));
+		FoundDevice found = findDeviceName(std::regex(cardNamePattern));
 
 		int mode = SND_RAWMIDI_NONBLOCK;
-		int error = snd_rawmidi_open(&input, &output, deviceName.c_str(), mode);
+		int error = snd_rawmidi_open(&input, &output, found.id.c_str(), mode);
 		if (error) throw std::invalid_argument("Unable to open ALSA device.");
 
+		djmFix->setDeviceName(found.name);
 		djmFix->setMidiSender(this);
 	}