Changing default audio player in Safari

Safari uses QTime as the default music player and I would like to change it to another program, say RealPlayer. I don't see any option to do so.
I also notice that the Mac version of FireFox defaults to QTime and it doesn't seem to be changeable, either.
In QTime there is also no provision for selecting or deselecting media types. In particular I am interested in using RealPlayer for midi files, rather than QTime but I can only do so by downloading them and right-clicking and selecting RealPlayer, which is a nuisance.
Anyone know how to change the default programs Safari uses?
Dual G5 and MacBookPro Mac OS X (10.4.8)

Real Player simply uses QuickTime to play most QuickTime formats.
So. You're seeing (or listening to) the old "Shell Game" syndrome.
What's under the shell? It may be QuickTime format that you choose to open in Real Player.
And, although Real can play most QuickTime formats, QuickTime can't open most Real formats (.ra or .rm).
And, to make matters worse, SMIL formats may be a crap shoot. QuickTime may be your intended player but the file doesn't play. But it will play when opened in Real Player.
The answer?
You may have to know ahead of your download what app you'll be using. Tiger (OS X.4) allows a "right-click" (Control-click with a one button mouse) on the link to the actual file.
But this may fail also if the file is served via javascript (no choosing offered).

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