[linux-audio-dev] API for playing wav file samples

[David Olofson]

On Saturday 04 January 2003 16.51, Vandana wrote:
> I want to play sound samples (sorry for using 'wav', I just want
> to play raw sound samples) that are resident in memory. I want to
> play the samples (not read or write files). Which is the most
> convenient and easy to use library for this purpose?

Well, Audiality can do that (and other things), but it's still in 
heavy development. (The highest level API and the scripting language 
probably won't change much, but I did change naming conventions 
between 0.1.0 and the upcoming 0.1.1...)

SDL_mixer is another alternative. Quite similar to Audiality in some 
ways, although more focused on SFX and music for games. (Audiality is 
turning into something different; game SFX is no longer the top 
priority.)

(Both depend on SDL currently, but it'll be optional for future 
Audiality releases. Just need proper ALSA support and a C sound file 
lib.)


If you want something dead simple (ie just play 44.1 kHz sounds with 
44.1 kHz output), you might just want to roll your own - but as soon 
as you start doing resampling, looping, click-free volume/pan control 
and stuff, complexity tends to explode.


//David Olofson - Programmer, Composer, Open Source Advocate

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