> - Don't include default General Midi Bank (that'd be at least 1-2 MB to > sound reasonable, so it's out of question, that's like bundling fonts in > the > player, pointless)
What is "default General Midi Bank"? Are you referring to some sort of additional sound set? I would definately agree do not bloat the player with a sound font. However, most soundcards will play MIDI sound straight off of a MIDI file without the need for any additional software. If a "simple MOD/XM engine" were a viable option I'm all for that! ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > *** MIDI in Flash Player needs to implement Midi Show Control.**** > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- I'd never heard of Show Control before this conversation. Is it something that could be light-weight in implementation? Also, is it something the common user would use? If not or if it's specific to a vocation then it seems it shouldn't be included in the Flash Player, but that an independant application be built to interface with/through Flash. I'd argue for implementing MSC and not getting yoo hung up on MIDI sound as > much. > Focus on how easily MIDI can enable interoperabilty among the growing > catalog of so many interestng devices and software. I feel the opposite. Though I think interfacing with other various devices would be very cool, it could add a lot of size to the player for functionality specific to a particular machine/device setup. The ubiquity of the player is in it's universal behavior. I could go to any computer anywhere in the world and use an application that plays sheet music that youbuild, or that customizes a soundtrack to a game as it progresses. It would be great to build for devices and I think it should eventually go that route, but it's the audio that benefits everyone. Tyler _______________________________________________ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders
