W3C Renews Audio Working Group

26 September 2012
W3C announced today the renewal of the Audio Working Group, whose mission is to add advanced sound and music capabilities to the Open Web Platform. The new charter adds a new deliverable, the Web MIDI API, which will provide a bridge between the browser and MIDI capable devices, such as musical instruments and controllers, and has great interest from the MIDI Manufacturers Association. The charter also clarifies the Web Audio API deliverable and timeline. See the Audio Working Group Charter for more information, and read more about the Interaction Domain.

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