[jmsl] Playing Through An External Midi Device

jmsl at music.columbia.edu jmsl at music.columbia.edu
Sat Apr 11 13:10:59 EDT 2009


Is there any way to play midi through an external device inside java applet 
without installing something on windows? I got midishare working, but I 
don't think it's simple enough for someone who's not a computer geek. :)

Chi
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Subject: Re: [jmsl] Exporting to Midi


> You can try Robert Marsanyi's ancient but venerable JavaMidi if you have a 
> taste for adventure (and Windows, as I believe the Mac version was written 
> well before OSX)
> http://www.softsynth.com/javamidi/
> You'd need to add the folder containing his .class files into your 
> classpath (or make a JAR file of them and add the jar file to your Eclipse 
> libraries) , and put the native .dll file in C:\windows
> Then in JMSL you'd do this:
> JMSL.midi = 
> com.softsynth.jmsl.midi.MidiIO_MidiPort.MidiIO_MidiPort.instance();
> If I were you I'd use MidiShare as it is better supported (you basically 
> got all the JavaMidi support from me already with the message above!)
> Still you might find this comes together quickly for you; there's less 
> setup and config than MidiShare
> Best,
> Nick
>
>
> jmsl at music.columbia.edu wrote:
>> How can I make JMSL to play through an external midi device (not 
>> soundbank) without MidiShare? I know timing might be sloppy, but can I 
>> still do it?
>
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