Java Sound Resources: FAQ: Other Resources

This page presents Questions and Answers related to the Java Sound API.

Other resources

1. Are there books on Java Sound?
2. Where can I find information on the Java Sound API?
3. Where can I find information on the Java Media Framework (JMF)?
4. Where can I find information on the Java Speech API?
5. Where can I find information on other media APIs (Java Telephony API, Java 3D)?
6. What mailing lists are relevent to Java Sound?
7. What newsgroups are relevent to Java Sound?
8. Where can I get more information on GSM 06.10?
9. Where can I get information on MIDI (e.g. the MIDI specifications)?
1.

Are there books on Java Sound?

There are currently no books dedicated only to Java Sound. Java Examples in a Nutshell, 3rd Edition has one chapter on sound. This chapter contains 4 examples utilizing the Java Sound API and 3 examples utilizing other ways of outputting sound with Java.

Several books are available on related topics.

Digital Signal Processing (DSP):

Java Media Fraework (JMF):

sun.audio:

  • 'Java Digital Signal Processing' by Douglas A. Lyon and Hayagraba V. Rao.

    Comment: one chapter about sun.audio.

General audio:

(Matthias)

2.

Where can I find information on the Java Sound API?

Look at the Java Sound API Home Page. (Matthias)

3.

Where can I find information on the Java Media Framework (JMF)?

Look at the JMF Home Page. (Matthias)

4.

Where can I find information on the Java Speech API?

Look at the Java Speech API Home Page. There is also a mailing list: javaspeech-interest. (Matthias)

5.

Where can I find information on other media APIs (Java Telephony API, Java 3D)?

Look at Java Media APIs. For telephony, look at the Java Telephony API Home Page. (Matthias)

6.

What mailing lists are relevent to Java Sound?

javasound-interest@java.sun.com. If you want to play nice, search the archive before posting a question. To subscribe, send email to listserv@java.sun.com containing the following line in the message body (NOT in the subject line!): signon javasound-interest

7.

What newsgroups are relevent to Java Sound?

There is no newsgroup devoted to Java Sound, but these might help:

  • comp.lang.java

  • comp.lang.java.programmer

  • comp.music.midi

  • comp.sys.ibm.pc.soundcard.music

  • comp.sys.ibm.pc.soundcard.tech

  • comp.sys.ibm.pc.soundcard.* where '*' is your favorite soundcard maker

(Matthias)

8.

Where can I get more information on GSM 06.10?

Look at Jutta's page GSM 06.10 lossy speech compression. (Matthias)

9.

Where can I get information on MIDI (e.g. the MIDI specifications)?

The official source of MIDI specifications is the MIDI Manufacturer's Association (MMA). Some specifications are also available elsewhere. For instance, a nicely formatted MIDI 1.0 specification is An Introduction to MIDI. (Matthias)