Is there an IC that will decode MIDI data? I need something that I can use in an embedded system with a fairly simple (e.g. 8051 or PIC) microcontroller. Ideally the chip would take MIDI data directly and output analog audio for an amplifier, run on 5V and be available retail in a thru hole package, but I'll take what I can get :-) It does have to be something I can by retail, though, in small quantities.
I know there are MP3 decoder chips (e.g. the STA013) that approach this ideal, but I really need to play MIDIs, not MP3s.
Thanks, Bob Armstrong