Chapter 13. MIDP Sound API
This chapter introduces the Sound API of MIDP 2.0. In the first version of the MIDP Specification, sound support was minimal. With the release of the MIDP Specification version 2.0, this area has now been significantly enhanced. A well-defined, scalable architecture for sound and multimedia has been created for devices running J2ME, with primary emphasis on mobile phones using the Mobile Information Device Profile. In addition to offering basic sound programming support in MIDP 2.0, an optional package called the Mobile Media API has been created to enable generic multimedia functionality. A diverse set of applications will benefit from sound and media support in J2ME devices. Examples of such applications include games, speech, and multimedia applications.
The purpose of this chapter is to give the reader an overview of the MIDP 2.0 Sound API and the complementary optional package, the Mobile Media API (MMAPI), created by the Java Community Process effort JSR 135.
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