speeding up music

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Jason Coggins(Posted 2007) [#1]
I am using the LoadSound:TSound and PlaySound:TChannel commands to load and play music from an .ogg file but it is taking a long time (for a computer - around 15 seconds) to load and start the music. I want it to load and start the music much faster (perhaps loading it as it is being played).

Is there a faster way of doing it?

Jason


JazzieB(Posted 2007) [#2]
There is no way to stream music in BlitzMax natively. Currently the only way of doing this is by using an external library such as FMod, Bass and a few others. Not sure if there are any free ones.


tonyg(Posted 2007) [#3]
Maxmod?


REDi(Posted 2007) [#4]
Sorry, current version of maxmod is out off action until blitzmax 1.28 (email me if you would like an older version that still works) awaiting a fix to the pub.directx module.

testers wanted... http://www.blitzmax.com/Community/posts.php?topic=74048


degac(Posted 2007) [#5]
You could be intereset in this
http://www.blitzbasic.com/Community/posts.php?topic=68886#774409


Jason Coggins(Posted 2007) [#6]
Other then FMOD (which is way to expensive to use for commercial projects) what other streaming libraries have BlitzMax wrappers (and preferably good documentation)?

Jason


tonyg(Posted 2007) [#7]
Maxmod


Big&(Posted 2007) [#8]
Another vote for Maxmod.