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Ok, I am sorry for making new thread for this but I found nothing in a search. if I use this function to play a sound.
is there any way to preload the song, so the program doesnt have to load during run-time? I dont mind with .mid files, there isnt any delay there, but with mp3 or wav I need them to be preloaded to be able to have split second song play. Well thank you for any help you may provide.Code:mciSendString ( "Play song.mid", 0, 0, 0 );
DirectAudio offers much more flexibility with sound and may be easier to use. Other than that all I can say is consult the multi-media portion of the Platform SDK.
hmmm... I might try to figure out direct audio... DirectX is so complicated though, but thanks for the reply. Ill try it, and see waht happens
Ok, well umm do I have to use MSVC++ to be able to use DirectX? Casue it isnt working...
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Gee Bubba, that's real helpful.
Well since we don't have an animation of a person's jaw dropping on the floor and the forum won't accept just 3 dots or so, I used about 12.
... I have a feeling that niether of those comments helped, and I am not sure what to do. I installed the DirectX9.0 SDK, and linked the libraries, and include, folders, but I get one error in particular, it says WLOOP changes the meaning of struct member WLOOP, so if that helps any please respond.
Well since your second post has not addressed any specific problem with DirectSound, how do you expect me to help you? DirectMusic/Sound is huge. There are a bunch of ways to do play sounds, music, etc. I have no way of knowing how you setup DirectMusic or DirectSound to work, no idea about what you are actually trying to do other than just play a sound.
If you really want the answers you seek I suggest purchasing DirectX 9 Audio Exposed on www.amazon.com. It's only about 20 to 25 dollars and well worth every penny of it.
It will answer far more than I ever could in one thread. In fact I'd say it's impossible to explain DirectAudio in one thread.
Well, I used the example code , and just changed the filepaths, but it didnt work, and I guess Ill buy that and see how it works, thanks forthe help bubba
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should I install the retail or debug version ( that might have something to do with it)
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