Yep, after I wrote that I started looking at the Audio Unit API a bit more, and that is a possibility. I should have said - there doesn't appear to be a GM synth available on OSX as a MIDI device (at least, I don't see any MIDI devices on a machine that doesn't have a hardware MIDI device attached). On Thu, Feb 2, 2012 at 3:21 PM, Tom White (MMA) <lists@midi.org> wrote: > ** > Chris, > > On Thu, Feb 2, 2012 at 11:32 AM, Tom White (MMA) <lists@midi.org> wrote: > >> ** >> >> all the other major browsers ship on OSX (and many on Linux, etc), where >> they couldn't rely on an SMF/GM component being available. >> >> Right... the GM component (synth) is available, just not the SMF >> component (file player). (Just want to be clear about that.) >> So if I was in a problem-solving mode, I'd be looking for some way to get >> the SMF file-player code into browsers, if not into OSX and Linux >> distributions themselves. >> > > The GM (synth) component doesn't seem to be available in an easy > programmable form (e.g. as a MIDI device) on OSX (or Android, for that > matter). > Obviously, if we have the right MIDI API, a Javascript synth could install > itself in a background process and create a virtual instrument. I don't > think I've seen any JS-implemented GM synths yet... :) > > I don't know what an "easy programmable form" is, as I am not a > programmer... but my understanding is that on OSX the DLSsynth is > available to any Audio Unit Host, so I guess the browser "just" has to be > an Audio Unit Host... whether that is "easy" or not I don't know. > > If everyone here understands what synths and SMF file players exist on > what platforms and how to access them, and believes there is little value > in leveraging what is there, then I can accept that. > I'm just trying to make sure we all know what already exists. > > - TW >
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