PlaySound from winmm

[Guest harry3]

Hi!I wanted to add a simple AP - disconnect sound to my gauge.So I was looking for a easy sound function and found the WinAPI function PlaySound.PlaySound("SOUNDcaapdis.wav", NULL, SND_FILENAME | SND_ASYNC | SND_NODEFAULT);This function works fine in the gauge.But I was wondering why nobody uses this function although it is so easy to use. So, is there a problem with this function is connection to gauges and Flight Simulator?Regards,Harry

[n4gix 4,947]

None that I'm aware of, although for AP disconnect it would have been simpler to modify your sound.cfg file:[AP_DISENGAGE_SOUND]filename=ccapdiscmaximum_volume=10000

[fbfbfb 0]

At one time there was a problem using Playsound with certain sound cards (SoundBlaster) but I don't know if that still applies to current hardware.Fred

[Guest harry3]

Hi!Thanks for your answers.So Playsound seems to be OK. I'm really wondering why things like fssound.dll were used so often if the way is that easy.@Bill: The AP is a generic gauge, so it should play the sound itself without the help of a sound.cfgOtherwise yourapproach would be the easiest.Harry

[Guest Patrick_Waugh]

If you need to do more than a simple one-shot sound effect, for example looping a sound, or having a sound depend on a variable such as engine rpm, you need more than this function.

[n4gix 4,947]

>If you need to do more than a simple one-shot sound effect,>for example looping a sound, or having a sound depend on a>variable such as engine rpm, you need more than this>function.Well, that's not precisely correct, Patrick!To play an gyrosound that loops we could write:PlaySound("gyro.wav", NULL, SND_FILENAME | SND_ASYNC | SND_LOOP);Only one sound can play at once so if you play another sound before the first is finished it will be cut off. You can also stop a sound playing by passing NULL as the pszSound parameter.That last is the real problem with PlaySound: only one sound can play at once!

[Guest jimcooper1]

Fred, I think you're correct that there is still an issue with PlaySound and Vista drivers for some SoundCards. Not sure that this has been resolved. I can't get PlaySound to work on a 680i MB (on-board sound) in Vista..but it works fine on the XP partition (same PC)RegardsJim