Multichannel Audio
Hi,
I'm creating an application that utilizes multichannel audio. I have managed to get the app to play back a 4-channel wav through my creative pcmcia surround sound card. My problem is that I would like volume control over (preferably) all channels. The FloatControl way of controlling volume works but for the overall dataline.
I am aware that i could work directly on the Byte array but want to avoid doing so. I guess my questions are:
WHEN will Sun add more functionality for multichannel sound to this API? The forums give me the feeling that it has been about 7 years with these same problems and people tend to avoid replying to multichannel problems(?) AND
How would I go about isolating channels using the bytes? Or at least point me toward some decent resources on the subject (I have exhausted JSResources.org)
The Java language is awesome, but, being from an audio programming background I find the lack of a decent sound API really detracts from its usefulness.
I am about to check out JOAL (Java Bindings for OpenAL) as a possible solution but would like to stay within the standard Java set of API's.
Thanks for your time,
Mozez
