Structured Audio Orchestra Language

Structured Audio Orchestra Language (SAOL) is an imperative, MUSIC-N programming language designed for describing virtual instruments, processing digital audio, and applying sound effects. It was published as subpart 5 of MPEG-4 Part 3 (ISO/IEC 14496-3:1999) in 1999.

As part of the MPEG-4 international standard, SAOL is one of the key components of the MPEG-4 Structured Audio toolset, along with:


 * Structured Audio Score Language (SASL)
 * Structured Audio Sample Bank Format (SASBF)
 * The MPEG-4 SA scheduler
 * MIDI support