Playing A Midi File With Custom Dls/sf2 Options

[swarsystems]

Hi,

I am looking for the easiest way of programmatically playing a MIDI file, using custom instruments, on OSX. From the information I could gather, it seems I have the choice between using either QuickTime for Java or the DLSMusicDevice Audio Unit. Do you have any suggestion?

I could use either Java or C/C++. As per the instruments soundbanks, I have them in both DLS and SF2 formats.

From what I can see, QT for Java contains all the required instructions, but I am not sure which engine (soft-synth) it will be using to synthesize the sounds.

Thanks for any assistance you may offer.

Mariano Etchepareborda
Swar Systems