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Started by XDigital October 25, 2006 03:21 PM

2 comments, last by XDigital 17 years, 7 months ago

XDigital

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October 25, 2006 03:21 PM

Hi Coders, was wandering around the net searching for a music API. Because I have no knowledge and experience using music in graphic demos, I was hoping that one of you could speak about some pros and contras of fmod, OpenAS and others. Which is nice to use, has best performance, easy to implement - things like this. Would be great to read some comments. Best regards XDigital

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RAZORUNREAL

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October 30, 2006 12:13 AM

Fmod is very easy to use, and works well. Unfortunately, it's not all that free. I've combined openal and ogg vorbis before, which takes a fair bit of work (assuming you want streaming music) but you only have to do that once. It also gives you alot of control. I havn't tried any others. So ease of use, fmod wins easy. As to performance, both ways are fast enough that I wouldn't worry.

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prh99

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October 30, 2006 12:45 AM

I would second the recommendation of FMod. It makes it very easy to get sound in your software.

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XDigital

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November 11, 2006 09:35 AM

Just wanted to post my first impressions of fmod. Its really easy to use and I had no problems including sounds and streams. Thanks for advise.
XDigital

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