How to create a Java Soundbank programmatically

Question

I want to create a small soundbank programmatically with my own samples and play them through the standard Sun JDK Midi Synthesizer.

A already read they are in Beatnik format, but I can't find the spec.

In addition, I don't really need the soundbank stored as a file, since it would be OK if there was a way to create a soundbank from samples programmatically prior using the bank to play the instruments in it.

Any ideas?

UPDATE 21.01.2021: Since Java 7 sf2-soundbanks are supported! So just stop thinking abount that beatnik stuff, the company is gone anyway. Here is the spec: http://www.synthfont.com/sfspec24.pdf

Chak

Have you seen MidiSystem.getSoundbank(File) (also overloaded to work with URL and InputStream)? – Sokul

Of course. But I want to know what the file has to contain. – Chak

Oh right, sorry. Don't know. – Sokul

I don't think this is possible – Protomartyr

Any luck on this? – Lopes

No, I skipped that because I didn't find any open-source or at least free software that could create soundbanks which would make me able to reverse engineer the stuff... – Chak

Oh, and since Java 7 sf2-soundbanks are supported! So just stop thinking abount that beatnik stuff, the company is gone anyway. – Chak

It's still there (in the module java.desktop), also in the newest versions of JDK. Have you seen Sun/Oracle's documentation: docs.oracle.com/javase/tutorial/sound/MIDI-synth.html ? – Indignation

@greenmarker Soundbanks are still there, yes, but now they are provided in SF2 Format and not Beatnik anymore (afaik). Or did I miss something? – Chak