I'm playing sounds from memory but they're causing my game's graphics to
pause. Does anybody know how to get around this ?
Thanks,
Dom

Are you playing the sounds on a separate thread?

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Applied Data Systems
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"Dom" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> I'm playing sounds from memory but they're causing my game's graphics to
> pause. Does anybody know how to get around this ?
> Thanks,
> Dom
>
>

Are you playing it asynchronously using something like:

PlaySound(bstr, IntPtr.Zero, SND_ASYNC Or SND_MEMORY)

Or are you still getting the delay doing it this way?
Steven

"Dom" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> As ever you are a shining light Chris ! I take it using threads will cure
> the issue ? That is fantastic.
> Thanks,
> Dom
> "Chris Tacke, eMVP" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:#(E-Mail Removed)...
> > Are you playing the sounds on a separate thread?
> >
> > --
> > Chris Tacke, eMVP
> > Advisory Board Member
> > www.OpenNETCF.org
> > ---
> > Windows CE Product Manager
> > Applied Data Systems
> > www.applieddata.net
> >
> >
> > "Dom" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> > news:%23%(E-Mail Removed)...
> > > I'm playing sounds from memory but they're causing my game's graphics
to
> > > pause. Does anybody know how to get around this ?
> > > Thanks,
> > > Dom
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
>
>

Dom,

Try to initiate the garbage collector just before, so it will not succeed in
anything while this is going on.


Best regards,

Henrik Dahl

"Dom" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> Hello Steven,
> Yep that is identical to my Play Sound command. Also I tried threading but
> with no luck. It is only a small delay when a sound is played but it is
> noticeable and makes it look extremely amateurish. Any other ideas
welcome.
> Thanks,
> Dom
> "Steven Licciardi" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in
> message news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> > Are you playing it asynchronously using something like:
> >
> > PlaySound(bstr, IntPtr.Zero, SND_ASYNC Or SND_MEMORY)
> >
> > Or are you still getting the delay doing it this way?
> > Steven
> >
> > "Dom" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> > news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> > > As ever you are a shining light Chris ! I take it using threads will
> cure
> > > the issue ? That is fantastic.
> > > Thanks,
> > > Dom
> > > "Chris Tacke, eMVP" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> > > news:#(E-Mail Removed)...
> > > > Are you playing the sounds on a separate thread?
> > > >
> > > > --
> > > > Chris Tacke, eMVP
> > > > Advisory Board Member
> > > > www.OpenNETCF.org
> > > > ---
> > > > Windows CE Product Manager
> > > > Applied Data Systems
> > > > www.applieddata.net
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > "Dom" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> > > > news:%23%(E-Mail Removed)...
> > > > > I'm playing sounds from memory but they're causing my game's
> graphics
> > to
> > > > > pause. Does anybody know how to get around this ?
> > > > > Thanks,
> > > > > Dom
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
>
>

OK,

In the full framework you may give the time to some other thread, as far as
I remember it's by Thread.Sleep(0). What if you do this just before you
play?


Best regards,

Henrik Dahl

"Dom" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:%23rI$(E-Mail Removed)...
> Sadly no luck Henrik. It's as smooth as anything so long as I don't use
> sounds :0(
> Dom
>
> "Henrik Dahl" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:u3#(E-Mail Removed)...
> > Dom,
> >
> > Try to initiate the garbage collector just before, so it will not
succeed
> in
> > anything while this is going on.
> >
> >
> > Best regards,
> >
> > Henrik Dahl
> >
> > "Dom" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> > news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> > > Hello Steven,
> > > Yep that is identical to my Play Sound command. Also I tried threading
> but
> > > with no luck. It is only a small delay when a sound is played but it
is
> > > noticeable and makes it look extremely amateurish. Any other ideas
> > welcome.
> > > Thanks,
> > > Dom
> > > "Steven Licciardi" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in
> > > message news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> > > > Are you playing it asynchronously using something like:
> > > >
> > > > PlaySound(bstr, IntPtr.Zero, SND_ASYNC Or SND_MEMORY)
> > > >
> > > > Or are you still getting the delay doing it this way?
> > > > Steven
> > > >
> > > > "Dom" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> > > > news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> > > > > As ever you are a shining light Chris ! I take it using threads
will
> > > cure
> > > > > the issue ? That is fantastic.
> > > > > Thanks,
> > > > > Dom
> > > > > "Chris Tacke, eMVP" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in
message
> > > > > news:#(E-Mail Removed)...
> > > > > > Are you playing the sounds on a separate thread?
> > > > > >
> > > > > > --
> > > > > > Chris Tacke, eMVP
> > > > > > Advisory Board Member
> > > > > > www.OpenNETCF.org
> > > > > > ---
> > > > > > Windows CE Product Manager
> > > > > > Applied Data Systems
> > > > > > www.applieddata.net
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > > "Dom" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> > > > > > news:%23%(E-Mail Removed)...
> > > > > > > I'm playing sounds from memory but they're causing my game's
> > > graphics
> > > > to
> > > > > > > pause. Does anybody know how to get around this ?
> > > > > > > Thanks,
> > > > > > > Dom
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
>
>

I have a freeware sound library on my site (www.intuitex.com) that I use
in my game. No noticable pauses when playing sounds. Plays/mixes waves
and mod files.

Regards

Sean
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