Check out the new Java Media Framework 1.1 beta release from Sun & IBM.
It contains a pure Java implementation along with WinNT and Solaris
performance packs. The pure Java implementation supports several media types,
including popular Win formats such as WAV, MOV ...
http://java.sun.com
The problem is that java itself is dependent on the underlying operating system to do
at least some of the work for it. Unfortunately, sound support in Linux is not real
great right now.
They are working on that, and I expect that the 2.2 kernel in the new
distros will have all the basic mult
