Technical Summary
The present document seeks to register a media type for
Downloadable Sounds (DLS). The DLS format is used to define
instruments for widely used wavetable synthesizers. The media
type defined here is needed to correctly identify DLS
files when they are served over HTTP, included in multi-part
documents, or used in other places where media types are used.
Working Group Summary
This is an individual submission. It was reviewed by the IETF types
list and changes were made in response to the feedback received.
Protocol Quality
The document was reviewed for the IESG by Ted Hardie. The underlying
standards for DLS standards are maintained and defined by two organizations,
the MIDI Manufacturers Association (MMA) and the Association of the Musical
Electronics Industry (AMEI).
Note to RFC Editor
Section 2, third paragraph::
OLD:
For DLS content containing
conditional chunks it is stressed that the chunk in question is
optional, that is to say a parser does not have to execute the
chunk.
NEW:
A key point is that conditional chunks are optional, that is to say a
parser does not have to execute a conditional chunk.
Section 3.1:
OLD:
Security considerations: see the security considerations
in section 3 of RFC XXXX.
NEW:
Security considerations: see the security considerations
in section 2 of RFC XXXX.
OLD:
Interoperability considerations: This media type is for the
consumption by a MIDI player
NEW:
Interoperability considerations: This media type is for
consumption by a MIDI player
Section 4:
OLD:
The references to RFC XXXX in the media type registration need to
be replaced with the actual RFC number when it is issued.
NEW:
The references to RFC XXXX in the media type registration need to
be replaced with the actual RFC number this document receives when
it is issued.