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This is just a suggestion but after searching the web I see that a lot of people have trouble figuring out how to play midi and mp3 files easily

Maybe Slick should add a way to easily play midi and mp3 files as easily as a .wav and have them continue to play after the project is exported as a jar?

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"I reject your reality and substitute my own" - Mythbusters

There is no MIDI solution for OpenAL that I'm aware of. If you need MIDI (through JavaSound), you can use Paul's Sound System or another MIDI-capable library.

Slick uses MOD files for "tracker" audio, instead of MIDI.

MP3 is not a viable choice because of its commercial license.

I don't know of any decoders in Java that support MP3, let alone something that will be easy to implement in OpenAL. Besides, MP3 is a horrible codec for games -- poor quality, high filesize, gap of silence at the beginning makes looping more difficult, etc.

Best to just stick with WAV, OGG and MOD. Cheers!

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"I reject your reality and substitute my own" - Mythbusters

Looks easy. Unfortunately since Slick uses OpenAL for audio, this wouldn't really fit in well with the rest of the library.

I think http://www.midipro.org/Editor.php is really good.
Step 1: Like OnlineSequencer.net, firstly, you need to load your MIDI files into the MIDI file player.
Step 2: Set different instruments for tracks.
Step 3: Click “Play” button to play MIDI file.
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