diff --git a/sys/dev/midi.c b/sys/dev/midi.c
index 616437ec04fd..43c54428f5cf 100644
--- a/sys/dev/midi.c
+++ b/sys/dev/midi.c
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-/*	$NetBSD: midi.c,v 1.4 1998/08/17 21:16:11 augustss Exp $	*/
+/*	$NetBSD: midi.c,v 1.5 1998/08/24 17:59:25 augustss Exp $	*/
 
 /*
  * Copyright (c) 1998 The NetBSD Foundation, Inc.
@@ -582,6 +582,45 @@ midiwrite(dev, uio, ioflag)
 	return error;
 }
 
+/*
+ * This write routine is only called from sequencer code and expect
+ * a write that is smaller than the MIDI buffer.
+ */
+int
+midi_writebytes(unit, buf, cc)
+	int unit;
+	u_char *buf;
+	int cc;
+{
+	struct midi_softc *sc = midi_cd.cd_devs[unit];
+	struct midi_buffer *mb = &sc->outbuf;
+	int n, s;
+
+	DPRINTFN(2, ("midi_writebytes: %p, unit=%d, cc=%d\n", sc, unit, cc));
+
+	s = splaudio();
+	if (mb->used + cc >= mb->usedhigh) {
+		splx(s);
+		return (EWOULDBLOCK);
+	}
+	n = mb->end - mb->inp;
+	if (cc < n)
+		n = cc;
+	memcpy(mb->inp, buf, cc);
+	mb->inp += n;
+	if (mb->inp >= mb->end) {
+		mb->inp = mb->start;
+		cc -= n;
+		if (cc > 0) {
+			memcpy(mb->inp, buf + n, cc);
+			mb->inp += cc;
+		}
+	}
+	mb->used += cc;
+	splx(s);
+	return (midi_start_output(sc, 0));
+}
+
 int
 midiioctl(dev, cmd, addr, flag, p)
 	dev_t dev;
diff --git a/sys/dev/midi_if.h b/sys/dev/midi_if.h
index bd5f1599cde1..bf40a7c17d92 100644
--- a/sys/dev/midi_if.h
+++ b/sys/dev/midi_if.h
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-/*	$NetBSD: midi_if.h,v 1.1 1998/08/17 21:16:12 augustss Exp $	*/
+/*	$NetBSD: midi_if.h,v 1.2 1998/08/24 17:59:26 augustss Exp $	*/
 
 /*
  * Copyright (c) 1998 The NetBSD Foundation, Inc.
@@ -63,5 +63,6 @@ void	midi_attach_mi __P((struct midi_hw_if *, void *, struct device *));
 
 int	midi_unit_count __P((void));
 void	midi_getinfo __P((dev_t, struct midi_info *));
+int	midi_writebytes __P((int, u_char *, int));
 
 #endif /* _SYS_DEV_MIDI_IF_H_ */
diff --git a/sys/dev/sequencer.c b/sys/dev/sequencer.c
index 62f7b0347c74..8648b0202ea7 100644
--- a/sys/dev/sequencer.c
+++ b/sys/dev/sequencer.c
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-/*	$NetBSD: sequencer.c,v 1.9 1998/08/20 10:59:09 augustss Exp $	*/
+/*	$NetBSD: sequencer.c,v 1.10 1998/08/24 17:59:27 augustss Exp $	*/
 
 /*
  * Copyright (c) 1998 The NetBSD Foundation, Inc.
@@ -1133,28 +1133,15 @@ midiseq_out(md, buf, cc, chk)
 	u_int cc;
 	int chk;
 {
-	struct uio uio;
-	struct iovec iovec;
-
 	DPRINTFN(5, ("midiseq_out: m=%p, unit=%d, buf[0]=0x%02x, cc=%d\n",
 		     md->msc, md->unit, buf[0], cc));
-#if 1
+
 	/* The MIDI "status" byte does not have to be repeated. */
 	if (chk && md->last_cmd == buf[0])
 		buf++, cc--;
 	else
-#endif
 		md->last_cmd = buf[0];
-	iovec.iov_base = (char *)buf;
-	iovec.iov_len = cc;
-	uio.uio_iov = &iovec;
-	uio.uio_iovcnt = 1;
-	uio.uio_offset = 0;
-	uio.uio_resid = cc;
-	uio.uio_segflg = UIO_SYSSPACE;
-	uio.uio_rw = UIO_WRITE;
-	uio.uio_procp = 0;	/* process not needed for UIO_SYSSPACE */
-	return midiwrite(makedev(0, md->unit), &uio, 0);
+	return midi_writebytes(md->unit, buf, cc);
 }
 
 int
@@ -1379,10 +1366,10 @@ midiclose(dev, flags, ifmt, p)
 }
 
 int
-midiwrite(dev, uio, ioflag)
-	dev_t dev;
-	struct uio *uio;
-	int ioflag;
+midi_writebytes(unit, buf, cc)
+	int unit;
+	u_char *buf;
+	int cc;
 {
 	return (ENXIO);
 }