JavaSound
The new version of Java includes several packages that greatly expand the sound playback and creation capabilities of the language.
JavaSound, which was offered separately prior to Java 2 version 1.3, has become an official part of the Java class library as the following packages:
javax.sound.midi—Classes for playing, recording, and synthesizing sound files in MIDI format.
javax.sound.sampled—Classes for playing, recording, and mixing recorded audio files.
The JavaSound library supports all the audio formats available for playback in applets and applications: AIFF, AU, MIDI, and WAV. It also supports RMF, a standard for Rich Media Format music files.
MIDI Files
The javax.sound.midi package offers extensive support for ...
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