C++ program to play sound on Mac OS X

amelia25 · 06-24-2008, 10:08 AM

Hi, I am trying to write a simple program in C++ and I would really appreciate any help.

Essentially I want the program to play a wav file, using whatever player the computer normally uses. The most promising information I've come across, however, involves PlaySound() and #include<windows.h>, which isn't very useful, as I'm using a Mac. Also I thought there might exist some kind of more general command that isn't platform specific.

Any ideas?

indigo0086 · 06-24-2008, 10:14 AM

http://www.libsdl.org/

SDL is a multiplatform multimedia library,

http://www.libsdl.org/download-1.2.php
They have a mac OS X and classic binary for the library.

amelia25 · 06-24-2008, 10:49 AM

Thanks, I'll have a mess around and see if I can make sense of it.

A.

indigo0086 · 06-24-2008, 10:53 AM

download the documentation as well to help you out.

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amelia25 Registered User Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 2	C++ program to play sound on Mac OS X Hi, I am trying to write a simple program in C++ and I would really appreciate any help. Essentially I want the program to play a wav file, using whatever player the computer normally uses. The most promising information I've come across, however, involves PlaySound() and #include<windows.h>, which isn't very useful, as I'm using a Mac. Also I thought there might exist some kind of more general command that isn't platform specific. Any ideas?
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indigo0086 Ethernal Noob Join Date: Nov 2001 Posts: 1,888	http://www.libsdl.org/ SDL is a multiplatform multimedia library, http://www.libsdl.org/download-1.2.php They have a mac OS X and classic binary for the library.
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indigo0086 Ethernal Noob Join Date: Nov 2001 Posts: 1,888	download the documentation as well to help you out.
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