Java Sound Technology
The Java Platform includes a powerful API for
capturing, processing, and playing back audio and MIDI (Musical
Instrument Digital Interface) data. This API is supported by an
efficient sound engine which guarantees high-quality audio mixing
and MIDI synthesis capabilities for the platform.
The provided reference implementation of this API supports the
following features:
- Audio file formats: AIFF, AU and WAV
- Music file formats: MIDI Type 0, MIDI Type 1, and Rich Music
Format (RMF)
- Sound formats: 8-bit and 16-bit audio data, in mono and stereo,
with sample rates from 8 kHz to 48 kHz
- Linear, a-law, and mu-law encoded data in any of the supported
audio file formats
- MIDI wavetable synthesis and sequencing in software, and access
to hardware MIDI devices
- An all-software mixer that can mix and render up to 64 total
channels of digital audio and synthesized MIDI music
The above list describes the reference implementation, not the
API itself. The API permits flexible configuration of the audio and
MIDI system, including ways for applications to ask the system
exactly what resources are installed and available.
API Reference
Tutorials and Programmer's Guides
API Enhancements
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