I have Java applets that can record and analyze audio and catch MIDI events from any browser including Internet Explorer (any version you're likely to see, real

I have Java applets that can record and analyze audio and catch MIDI events from any browser including Internet Explorer (any version you're likely to see, really, probably including IE5), as long as Java is installed.... At some point I'm going to have to bite the bullet and switch everything to HTML5, but applets are failing faster than cross-browser native power is advancing, sadly. I'm close to being able to do pitch detection in the browser (it's just a question of getting the code polished & integrated into features, not any tech hurdles; it already works), but that'll be toast for at least a few years if I switch. And I doubt MIDI input will ever be browser-native; I've never even heard whispers about it.... It's a frustrating situation; I just wish it didn't seem like Oracle was so actively hastening the death of the applet.