Firefox and MIDI

[Poppa_Meth]

Is there any plugin to play Embedded MIDI files in Firefox other than Quicktime? QT quite frankly sounds like a big flabby ass expelling burrito farts when it comes to MIDI.

[Skith]

for a codecs:
(quicktime) quicktime alternative
(real media) The Real Alternative

If what you want to do is control a media player in firefox, try FoxyTunes. (also available on the firefox extensions web site.)

MIDI is quite an old standard, and should be supported by windows and the sound card/chip drivers. I doubt you could expect much quality from any MIDI file (I may be wrong, but isn't MIDI mono only?).

[vitualis]

No, it is stereo.

And it is the most space efficient way of creating polyphonic music.

The "quality" of the music from a midi file depends on how well the original person created it as well as your playback equipment.

Regards.

[Faustus]

Embedded MIDI is the fastest way to get me to close a page.

That aside I dont know one. Never had a problem with quicktimes playback either.

[Poppa_Meth]

I've just got one embedded midi on the main page of my site. Problem is it sounds fine through IE but sounds like crap in firefox. Firefox wouldn't play it at all until I set quicktime to handle the embedded midi for it. Its nothing too important and I'll probably change the whole site before long anyway. Been the same midi on there for years now.

[Skith]

No, it is stereo.

And it is the most space efficient way of creating polyphonic music.

The "quality" of the music from a midi file depends on how well the original person created it as well as your playback equipment.

Regards.

//slightly off topic
I learned something new today.
I guess MIDI just reminded me of all my old DOS games.

[BJ_M]

for a codecs:
(quicktime) quicktime alternative
(real media) The Real Alternative

If what you want to do is control a media player in firefox, try FoxyTunes. (also available on the firefox extensions web site.)

MIDI is quite an old standard, and should be supported by windows and the sound card/chip drivers. I doubt you could expect much quality from any MIDI file (I may be wrong, but isn't MIDI mono only?).

midi can be 100's of channels and is a very much in use standard (go to the cubase or cakewalk web sites)

[Faustus]

My cousin works with MIDI sometimes (does pro audio) he has some insanely expensive midi card that sounds freaking unbeliveable.

[Poppa_Meth]

Fiddled with the settings in quicktime and found out you can change it to use the general midi control instead of quicktime's midi control. Sounds much better now.