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component for playing sounds (mp3)

Asked by gandalf_the_white in Delphi Programming

Tags: mp3

dear experts

as we are having problems with the eldos sound component we are on the
look for other ways to play the soundfiles in our programs.

here a short description of our adventures in the land of sound:

first we used the sndplaysound api call:
worked well until xp arrived. many sounds werent played at all.

next thing was to use the mediaplayer:
we are developing under delphi5 and the TMediaPlayer worked quite well.
until i got a machine where i wasnt able to hear short click sounds.
after a few tests the reason got clear: the mediaplayer needs some time to
get loaded. problem is that during the time the timer for the wave isnt stopped.
that means if you have a wave with 125ms length and the mediaplayer need 100ms
to load then you hear the last 25ms of the wave.

Xaudio.dll was the component we used next for playing waves
was not too stable and we had to make many adjustments.
we maybe would have stayed with it but then came the next problem:

The Soundfiles are growing and need more than a CD. -> mp3 was needed

As a small company we cant afford to buy the licenses for 100k $ so we looked
for a "free for commercial use" component

so we found Eldos Sound
it worked well until we wanted to ship the master
more in this thread
http://www.experts-exchange.com/Programming/Programming_Languages/Delphi/Q_21587074.html

my question now is:
with what do you play mp3's or waves?
are there good, usable sound components for commercial use?

regards
alfred

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component for playing sounds (mp3)

Asked by gandalf_the_white in Delphi Programming

Tags: mp3

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