Bob van der Poel wrote: >> I'm not clear about something here. You're running a CGI script to play >> MIDI files. But doing that would only make them play on your server - >> not the visitor's computer. >> > > Sorry for not being clear ... I was thinking of using this as part of > the docs for the program stored on a local computer. My brain hadn't > gone to the point of remote computers, etc. > > But, I suppose it all applies the same way ... if I've got a cgi > script, then that implies I'm running a server. And I am, just that > right now it's on my box in my office :) > >> not everyone's system comes setup to play MIDIs ... my system plays >> MIDIs - when I fire up QSynth to do so - but even then it won't play >> MIDIs from a web page (always reports there's no plugin to play MIDI). I >> have to view source, download the MIDI file - then I can play it. > > Yeah. I get the same issue when I visit remote sites. I must enable > timidity as a server and try some of the remote files. I don't know if > that is the issue or if it is a matter of setting up the file > associations in my browser ... anyone have success on this? Maybe somebody else. I've never successfully gotten timidity to make a sound, period, so I just install qsynth, set it to use a soundfont, and forget it. >> Perhaps in your CGI scripting you could have it "play" the MIDI to an >> OGG or MP3 file and have THAT file play on the page? > > Yeah, that's simple enough to do. Then I need a player for the > ogg/mp3. Oh I know ... I can use flash to play that :) Opps, cross > threading :) MP3/OGG/FLAC files play just fine for me from web pages. Just not MIDI. -- David gnome@xxxxxxxxxxxxx authenticity, honesty, community _______________________________________________ Linux-audio-user mailing list Linux-audio-user@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx http://lists.linuxaudio.org/mailman/listinfo/linux-audio-user