[x3d-public] MIDI suggestions

[Brutzman, Donald (Don) (CIV)]

Doug, thanks for your suggestions.

Regarding MIDI support:


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X3D 4.0 Architecture, 16 Sound component, 16.4.2 AudioClip
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https://www.web3d.org/specifications/X3Dv4/ISO-IEC19775-1v4-IS/Part01/components/sound.html#AudioClip
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The url field specifies the URL from which the sound file is loaded. 16.2.6 Audio encoding formats<https://www.web3d.org/specifications/X3Dv4/ISO-IEC19775-1v4-IS/Part01/components/sound.html#AudioEncodingFormats> describes required and recommended file format support. 9.2.1 URLs, URNs and URIs<https://www.web3d.org/specifications/X3Dv4/ISO-IEC19775-1v4-IS/Part01/components/networking.html#URLs> contains details on the url field.


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X3D 4.0 Architecture, 16 Sound component, 16.2.6 Audio encoding formats
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https://www.web3d.org/specifications/X3Dv4/ISO-IEC19775-1v4-IS/Part01/components/sound.html#AudioEncodingFormats

X3D browsers shall support at least the wavefile format in uncompressed PCM format (see [WAV]<https://www.web3d.org/specifications/X3Dv4/ISO-IEC19775-1v4-IS/Part01/bibliography.html#WAV>).
It is recommended that X3D browsers support the MIDI file type 1 sound format (see [MIDI 1.0]<https://www.web3d.org/specifications/X3Dv4/ISO-IEC19775-1v4-IS/Part01/references.html#MIDI-1>). MIDI files are presumed to use the General MIDI patch set.
X3D browser support is also recommended for MIDI 2.0 (see [MIDI 2.0]<https://www.web3d.org/specifications/X3Dv4/ISO-IEC19775-1v4-IS/Part01/references.html#MIDI-2> and Web MIDI API (see [W3C-WebMIDI]<https://www.web3d.org/specifications/X3Dv4/ISO-IEC19775-1v4-IS/Part01/references.html#W3C-WebMIDI>).
It is also recommended that X3D browsers support the following formats:

  *   Format=MP3, container=MP3, compressed (see [I11172-1]<https://www.web3d.org/specifications/X3Dv4/ISO-IEC19775-1v4-IS/Part01/references.html#I11172_1>).
  *   Format=AAC, container=MP4 (see [14496-14]<https://www.web3d.org/specifications/X3Dv4/ISO-IEC19775-1v4-IS/Part01/references.html#14496_14>).

Example X3Dscene with MIDI content:

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X3D Example Archives: X3D4WA, X3D for Web Authors, Chapter 05 Appearance Material Textures, Pixel Texture Snowman
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https://www.web3d.org/x3d/content/examples/X3dForWebAuthors/Chapter05AppearanceMaterialTextures/PixelTextureSnowmanIndex.html
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https://www.web3d.org/x3d/content/examples/X3dForWebAuthors/Chapter05AppearanceMaterialTextures/PixelTextureSnowman.x3d
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https://www.web3d.org/x3d/content/examples/X3dForWebAuthors/Chapter05AppearanceMaterialTextures/frosty2.mid

Regarding MIDI content in ASCII form, it is certainly not disallowed in the X3D specification.   Might you please send some references and an example?  Perhaps an ASCII plaintext version of frosty2.

Have fun with X3D and MIDI!  8)

all the best, Don

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MIDI > at least one web3d browser supports MIDI with nodes that give events, which could be used to synchronize HAnim motions to music tones / beats, or vice versa.
Something missing from prior work: a node that holds MIDI directly in ASCII format, for easy tinkering in X3D scene file.
-Doug
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