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# Music Instrument Audio Unit Subtypes

## Topics

### Constants

[`var kAudioUnitSubType_DLSSynth: UInt32`](/documentation/AudioToolbox/kAudioUnitSubType_DLSSynth)

A multitimbral instrument unit that can use sample banks in either DLS or SoundFont formats.

[`var kAudioUnitSubType_MIDISynth: UInt32`](/documentation/AudioToolbox/kAudioUnitSubType_MIDISynth-3su2x)

[`var kAudioUnitSubType_MIDISynth: UInt32`](/documentation/AudioToolbox/kAudioUnitSubType_MIDISynth-7sqwb)

[`var kAudioUnitSubType_Sampler: UInt32`](/documentation/AudioToolbox/kAudioUnitSubType_Sampler-9nhfl)

A monotimbral instrument unit that functions a sampler-synthesizer and supports full interactive editing of its state.

[`var kAudioUnitSubType_Sampler: UInt32`](/documentation/AudioToolbox/kAudioUnitSubType_Sampler-1sys8)


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