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Playing .wav Files
VB5 Pro...Win98
Would like to play simultaneous .wav files in my app. Currently using MultiMedia Control..(not locked to it) for single play.
Would like to play simultaneous .wav files in my app. Currently using MultiMedia Control..(not locked to it) for single play.
The only way to play multiple sounds at the same time in Windows is currently to use DirectSound, which is part of the DirectX multimedia set. I believe the Windows Media Player control uses this, so if you put two of those on a form you may be able to play two sounds simultaneously. I haven't tried this, though!
um... there is an api that plays wave files and all you have to pass to it is a path to the file. this might do what you want and is much more light weight than the MM control. just jump on altavista and search for +wav +api +visual +basic and you'll find what you need.
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You Can Play Up to 8 wavs at the same time with wavmix32.dll
you need wavmix32.dll for this to work
Ok in a Modual
Option Explicit
Global hMixSession As Long
Global lpWaveMix() As Long
Global WaveHandle As Long
Global WAVMIX_Quiet As Integer
Global Const WAVEMIX_MAXCHANNELS = 8
Type tChannelInfo
Loops As Long
WaveFile As String
End Type
Type tWaveMixInfo
wSize As Integer
bVersionMajor As String * 1
bVersionMinor As String * 1
szDate(12) As String
dwFormats As Long
End Type
Type tMixConfig
wSize As Integer
dwFlagsLo As Integer
dwFlagsHi As Integer
wChannels As Integer
wSamplingRate As Integer
End Type
Private Type tMixPlayParams
wSize As Integer
hMixSessionLo As Integer
hMixSessionHi As Integer
iChannelLo As Integer
iChannelHi As Integer
lpMixWaveLo As Integer
lpMixWaveHi As Integer
hWndNotifyLo As Integer
hWndNotifyHi As Integer
dwFlagsLo As Integer
dwFlagsHi As Integer
wLoops As Integer
End Type
Declare Function WaveMixInit Lib "WAVMIX32.DLL" () As Long
Declare Function WaveMixConfigureInit Lib "WAVMIX32.DLL" _
(lpConfig As tMixConfig) As Long
Declare Function WaveMixActivate Lib "WAVMIX32.DLL" _
(ByVal hMixSession As Long, ByVal fActivate As Integer) As Long
Declare Function WaveMixOpenWave Lib "WAVMIX32.DLL" _
(ByVal hMixSession As Long, ByVal szWaveFilename As String, _
ByVal hInst As Long, ByVal dwFlags As Long) As Long
Declare Function WaveMixOpenChannel Lib "WAVMIX32.DLL" _
(ByVal hMixSession As Long, ByVal iChannel As Long, _
ByVal dwFlags As Long) As Long
Declare Function WaveMixPlay Lib "WAVMIX32.DLL" (lpMixPlayParams As Any) As Integer
Declare Function WaveMixFlushChannel Lib "WAVMIX32.DLL" _
(ByVal hMixSession As Long, ByVal iChannel As Integer, _
ByVal dwFlags As Long) As Integer
Declare Function WaveMixCloseChannel Lib "WAVMIX32.DLL" _
(ByVal hMixSession As Long, ByVal iChannel As Integer, _
ByVal dwFlags As Long) As Integer
Declare Function WaveMixFreeWave Lib "WAVMIX32.DLL" _
(ByVal hMixSession As Long, ByVal lpMixWave As Long) As Integer
Declare Function WaveMixCloseSession Lib "WAVMIX32.DLL" _
(ByVal hMixSession As Long) As Integer
Declare Sub WaveMixPump Lib "WAVMIX32.DLL" ()
Declare Function WaveMixGetInfo Lib "WAVMIX32.DLL" _
(lpWaveMixInfo As tWaveMixInfo) As Integer
Private Function HiWord(ByVal l As Long) As Integer
l = l \ &H10000
HiWord = Val("&H" & Hex$(l))
End Function
Private Function LoWord(ByVal l As Long) As Integer
l = l And &HFFFF&
LoWord = Val("&H" & Hex$(l))
End Function
Sub WAVMIX_SetFile(FileName As String, AChannel As Long)
Dim rc As Long
If WAVMIX_Quiet Then Exit Sub
If AChannel > UBound(lpWaveMix) Then
ReDim Preserve lpWaveMix(AChannel)
WaveHandle = AChannel
End If
If lpWaveMix(AChannel) <> 0 Then
WAVMIX_StopChannel AChannel
rc = WaveMixFreeWave(hMixSessio
End If
' Open the new wave and assign it to this channel.
lpWaveMix(AChannel) = WaveMixOpenWave(hMixSessio
rc = WaveMixOpenChannel(hMixSes
End Sub
Sub WAVMIX_Close()
Dim rc As Long
Dim i As Integer
If WAVMIX_Quiet Then Exit Sub
If (hMixSession <> 0) Then
For i = 0 To UBound(lpWaveMix)
If lpWaveMix(i) <> 0 Then
WAVMIX_StopChannel CLng(i)
rc = WaveMixFreeWave(hMixSessio
End If
Next
rc = WaveMixCloseSession(hMixSe
hMixSession = 0
End If
End Sub
Function WAVMIX_InitMixer() As Integer
'-------------------------
' Initialize and activate the WaveMix DLL.
'-------------------------
Dim rc As Long
Dim config As tMixConfig
If WAVMIX_Quiet Then Exit Function
WaveHandle = 0
ReDim lpWaveMix(0)
ChDir App.Path
config.wSize = Len(config)
config.dwFlagsHi = 1
config.dwFlagsLo = 0
'Allow stereo sound
config.wChannels = 2
hMixSession = WaveMixConfigureInit(confi
rc = WaveMixActivate(hMixSessio
If (rc <> 0) Then
WAVMIX_InitMixer = False
Call WaveMixCloseSession(hMixSe
hMixSession = 0
Else
WAVMIX_InitMixer = True
End If
End Function
Sub WAVMIX_StopChannel(ByVal ChannelNum As Long)
'-------------------------
' Stop playing the specified channel.
'-------------------------
Dim rc As Integer
If WAVMIX_Quiet Then Exit Sub
If (hMixSession = 0) Then Exit Sub
rc = WaveMixFlushChannel(hMixSe
End Sub
Sub WAVMIX_Activate(Activate As Long)
'-------------------------
' Activate the WaveMix DLL.
'-------------------------
Dim rc As Integer
If WAVMIX_Quiet Then Exit Sub
If (hMixSession = 0) Then Exit Sub
rc = WaveMixActivate(hMixSessio
End Sub
Sub WAVMIX_PlayChannel(Channel
'-------------------------
' Play a specified channel, and indicate whether the sound
' should be looped.
'-------------------------
Dim params As tMixPlayParams
Dim rc As Long
If WAVMIX_Quiet Then Exit Sub
If ChannelNum > UBound(lpWaveMix) Then Exit Sub
If (hMixSession = 0) Then Exit Sub
params.wSize = Len(params)
params.hMixSessionLo = LoWord(hMixSession)
params.hMixSessionHi = HiWord(hMixSession)
params.iChannelLo = LoWord(ChannelNum)
params.iChannelHi = HiWord(ChannelNum)
params.lpMixWaveLo = LoWord(lpWaveMix(ChannelNu
params.lpMixWaveHi = HiWord(lpWaveMix(ChannelNu
params.hWndNotifyLo = 0
params.hWndNotifyHi = 0
params.dwFlagsHi = 5
params.dwFlagsLo = 0
params.wLoops = LoopWave
rc = WaveMixPlay(params)
End Sub
'<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<Class>>>>
'in a Class Modual
Option Explicit
Dim Channel(0 To 7) As tChannelInfo
Public CurrentChannel As Long
Private Sub Class_Initialize()
If Not WAVMIX_InitMixer() Then
MsgBox "Unable to Initialize WaveMix DLL", _
vbOKOnly Or vbExclamation, _
"WaveMix Error"
End
End If
End Sub
Private Sub Class_Terminate()
WAVMIX_Close
End Sub
Public Sub Play()
WAVMIX_PlayChannel CurrentChannel, Channel(CurrentChannel).Lo
End Sub
Public Property Get FileName() As String
FileName = Channel(CurrentChannel).Wa
End Property
Public Property Let FileName(ByVal AFileName As String)
Channel(CurrentChannel).Wa
WAVMIX_SetFile Channel(CurrentChannel).Wa
End Property
Public Sub Quit()
WAVMIX_StopChannel CurrentChannel
End Sub
Public Property Get AutoLoop()
AutoLoop = Channel(CurrentChannel).Lo
End Property
Public Property Let AutoLoop(LoopWave)
Channel(CurrentChannel).Lo
End Property
'<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<>>>>>>>>
'In the form with 8 command buttons
Option Explicit
Dim WavMix As cWaveMix
Private Sub Command1_Click()
Call Sound1
End Sub
Private Sub Command2_Click()
Call Sound2
End Sub
Private Sub Command3_Click()
Call Sound3
End Sub
Private Sub Command4_Click()
Call Sound4
End Sub
Private Sub Command5_Click()
Call Sound5
End Sub
Private Sub Command6_Click()
Call Sound6
End Sub
Private Sub Command7_Click()
Call Sound7
End Sub
Private Sub Command8_Click()
Call Sound8
End Sub
Private Sub Command9_Click()
WavMix.Quit
End Sub
Private Sub Form_Load()
Set WavMix = New cWaveMix
End Sub
Sub Sound1()
WavMix.CurrentChannel = 1 'Heres the channel number you can play up to 8 channels at the same time
WavMix.FileName = "laser2.wav" WavMix.Play
WavMix.Play 'Play the wav
End If
End Sub
Sub Sound2()
WavMix.CurrentChannel = 2
WavMix.FileName = "toon31.wav"
WavMix.Play
End Sub
Sub Sound3()
WavMix.CurrentChannel = 3
WavMix.FileName = "Explode1.wav"
WavMix.Play
End Sub
Sub Sound4()
WavMix.CurrentChannel = 4
WavMix.FileName = "toon30.wav"
WavMix.Play
End Sub
Sub Sound5()
WavMix.CurrentChannel = 5
WavMix.FileName = "phaser.wav"
WavMix.Play
End Sub
Sub Sound6()
WavMix.CurrentChannel = 6
WavMix.FileName = "playgame.wav"
WavMix.Play
End Sub
Sub Sound7()
WavMix.CurrentChannel = 7
WavMix.FileName = "mgun.wav"
WavMix.Play
End Sub
Sub Sound8()
WavMix.CurrentChannel = 0
WavMix.FileName = "bomb.wav"
WavMix.Play
End Sub
you need wavmix32.dll for this to work
Ok in a Modual
Option Explicit
Global hMixSession As Long
Global lpWaveMix() As Long
Global WaveHandle As Long
Global WAVMIX_Quiet As Integer
Global Const WAVEMIX_MAXCHANNELS = 8
Type tChannelInfo
Loops As Long
WaveFile As String
End Type
Type tWaveMixInfo
wSize As Integer
bVersionMajor As String * 1
bVersionMinor As String * 1
szDate(12) As String
dwFormats As Long
End Type
Type tMixConfig
wSize As Integer
dwFlagsLo As Integer
dwFlagsHi As Integer
wChannels As Integer
wSamplingRate As Integer
End Type
Private Type tMixPlayParams
wSize As Integer
hMixSessionLo As Integer
hMixSessionHi As Integer
iChannelLo As Integer
iChannelHi As Integer
lpMixWaveLo As Integer
lpMixWaveHi As Integer
hWndNotifyLo As Integer
hWndNotifyHi As Integer
dwFlagsLo As Integer
dwFlagsHi As Integer
wLoops As Integer
End Type
Declare Function WaveMixInit Lib "WAVMIX32.DLL" () As Long
Declare Function WaveMixConfigureInit Lib "WAVMIX32.DLL" _
(lpConfig As tMixConfig) As Long
Declare Function WaveMixActivate Lib "WAVMIX32.DLL" _
(ByVal hMixSession As Long, ByVal fActivate As Integer) As Long
Declare Function WaveMixOpenWave Lib "WAVMIX32.DLL" _
(ByVal hMixSession As Long, ByVal szWaveFilename As String, _
ByVal hInst As Long, ByVal dwFlags As Long) As Long
Declare Function WaveMixOpenChannel Lib "WAVMIX32.DLL" _
(ByVal hMixSession As Long, ByVal iChannel As Long, _
ByVal dwFlags As Long) As Long
Declare Function WaveMixPlay Lib "WAVMIX32.DLL" (lpMixPlayParams As Any) As Integer
Declare Function WaveMixFlushChannel Lib "WAVMIX32.DLL" _
(ByVal hMixSession As Long, ByVal iChannel As Integer, _
ByVal dwFlags As Long) As Integer
Declare Function WaveMixCloseChannel Lib "WAVMIX32.DLL" _
(ByVal hMixSession As Long, ByVal iChannel As Integer, _
ByVal dwFlags As Long) As Integer
Declare Function WaveMixFreeWave Lib "WAVMIX32.DLL" _
(ByVal hMixSession As Long, ByVal lpMixWave As Long) As Integer
Declare Function WaveMixCloseSession Lib "WAVMIX32.DLL" _
(ByVal hMixSession As Long) As Integer
Declare Sub WaveMixPump Lib "WAVMIX32.DLL" ()
Declare Function WaveMixGetInfo Lib "WAVMIX32.DLL" _
(lpWaveMixInfo As tWaveMixInfo) As Integer
Private Function HiWord(ByVal l As Long) As Integer
l = l \ &H10000
HiWord = Val("&H" & Hex$(l))
End Function
Private Function LoWord(ByVal l As Long) As Integer
l = l And &HFFFF&
LoWord = Val("&H" & Hex$(l))
End Function
Sub WAVMIX_SetFile(FileName As String, AChannel As Long)
Dim rc As Long
If WAVMIX_Quiet Then Exit Sub
If AChannel > UBound(lpWaveMix) Then
ReDim Preserve lpWaveMix(AChannel)
WaveHandle = AChannel
End If
If lpWaveMix(AChannel) <> 0 Then
WAVMIX_StopChannel AChannel
rc = WaveMixFreeWave(hMixSessio
End If
' Open the new wave and assign it to this channel.
lpWaveMix(AChannel) = WaveMixOpenWave(hMixSessio
rc = WaveMixOpenChannel(hMixSes
End Sub
Sub WAVMIX_Close()
Dim rc As Long
Dim i As Integer
If WAVMIX_Quiet Then Exit Sub
If (hMixSession <> 0) Then
For i = 0 To UBound(lpWaveMix)
If lpWaveMix(i) <> 0 Then
WAVMIX_StopChannel CLng(i)
rc = WaveMixFreeWave(hMixSessio
End If
Next
rc = WaveMixCloseSession(hMixSe
hMixSession = 0
End If
End Sub
Function WAVMIX_InitMixer() As Integer
'-------------------------
' Initialize and activate the WaveMix DLL.
'-------------------------
Dim rc As Long
Dim config As tMixConfig
If WAVMIX_Quiet Then Exit Function
WaveHandle = 0
ReDim lpWaveMix(0)
ChDir App.Path
config.wSize = Len(config)
config.dwFlagsHi = 1
config.dwFlagsLo = 0
'Allow stereo sound
config.wChannels = 2
hMixSession = WaveMixConfigureInit(confi
rc = WaveMixActivate(hMixSessio
If (rc <> 0) Then
WAVMIX_InitMixer = False
Call WaveMixCloseSession(hMixSe
hMixSession = 0
Else
WAVMIX_InitMixer = True
End If
End Function
Sub WAVMIX_StopChannel(ByVal ChannelNum As Long)
'-------------------------
' Stop playing the specified channel.
'-------------------------
Dim rc As Integer
If WAVMIX_Quiet Then Exit Sub
If (hMixSession = 0) Then Exit Sub
rc = WaveMixFlushChannel(hMixSe
End Sub
Sub WAVMIX_Activate(Activate As Long)
'-------------------------
' Activate the WaveMix DLL.
'-------------------------
Dim rc As Integer
If WAVMIX_Quiet Then Exit Sub
If (hMixSession = 0) Then Exit Sub
rc = WaveMixActivate(hMixSessio
End Sub
Sub WAVMIX_PlayChannel(Channel
'-------------------------
' Play a specified channel, and indicate whether the sound
' should be looped.
'-------------------------
Dim params As tMixPlayParams
Dim rc As Long
If WAVMIX_Quiet Then Exit Sub
If ChannelNum > UBound(lpWaveMix) Then Exit Sub
If (hMixSession = 0) Then Exit Sub
params.wSize = Len(params)
params.hMixSessionLo = LoWord(hMixSession)
params.hMixSessionHi = HiWord(hMixSession)
params.iChannelLo = LoWord(ChannelNum)
params.iChannelHi = HiWord(ChannelNum)
params.lpMixWaveLo = LoWord(lpWaveMix(ChannelNu
params.lpMixWaveHi = HiWord(lpWaveMix(ChannelNu
params.hWndNotifyLo = 0
params.hWndNotifyHi = 0
params.dwFlagsHi = 5
params.dwFlagsLo = 0
params.wLoops = LoopWave
rc = WaveMixPlay(params)
End Sub
'<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<Class>>>>
'in a Class Modual
Option Explicit
Dim Channel(0 To 7) As tChannelInfo
Public CurrentChannel As Long
Private Sub Class_Initialize()
If Not WAVMIX_InitMixer() Then
MsgBox "Unable to Initialize WaveMix DLL", _
vbOKOnly Or vbExclamation, _
"WaveMix Error"
End
End If
End Sub
Private Sub Class_Terminate()
WAVMIX_Close
End Sub
Public Sub Play()
WAVMIX_PlayChannel CurrentChannel, Channel(CurrentChannel).Lo
End Sub
Public Property Get FileName() As String
FileName = Channel(CurrentChannel).Wa
End Property
Public Property Let FileName(ByVal AFileName As String)
Channel(CurrentChannel).Wa
WAVMIX_SetFile Channel(CurrentChannel).Wa
End Property
Public Sub Quit()
WAVMIX_StopChannel CurrentChannel
End Sub
Public Property Get AutoLoop()
AutoLoop = Channel(CurrentChannel).Lo
End Property
Public Property Let AutoLoop(LoopWave)
Channel(CurrentChannel).Lo
End Property
'<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<>>>>>>>>
'In the form with 8 command buttons
Option Explicit
Dim WavMix As cWaveMix
Private Sub Command1_Click()
Call Sound1
End Sub
Private Sub Command2_Click()
Call Sound2
End Sub
Private Sub Command3_Click()
Call Sound3
End Sub
Private Sub Command4_Click()
Call Sound4
End Sub
Private Sub Command5_Click()
Call Sound5
End Sub
Private Sub Command6_Click()
Call Sound6
End Sub
Private Sub Command7_Click()
Call Sound7
End Sub
Private Sub Command8_Click()
Call Sound8
End Sub
Private Sub Command9_Click()
WavMix.Quit
End Sub
Private Sub Form_Load()
Set WavMix = New cWaveMix
End Sub
Sub Sound1()
WavMix.CurrentChannel = 1 'Heres the channel number you can play up to 8 channels at the same time
WavMix.FileName = "laser2.wav" WavMix.Play
WavMix.Play 'Play the wav
End If
End Sub
Sub Sound2()
WavMix.CurrentChannel = 2
WavMix.FileName = "toon31.wav"
WavMix.Play
End Sub
Sub Sound3()
WavMix.CurrentChannel = 3
WavMix.FileName = "Explode1.wav"
WavMix.Play
End Sub
Sub Sound4()
WavMix.CurrentChannel = 4
WavMix.FileName = "toon30.wav"
WavMix.Play
End Sub
Sub Sound5()
WavMix.CurrentChannel = 5
WavMix.FileName = "phaser.wav"
WavMix.Play
End Sub
Sub Sound6()
WavMix.CurrentChannel = 6
WavMix.FileName = "playgame.wav"
WavMix.Play
End Sub
Sub Sound7()
WavMix.CurrentChannel = 7
WavMix.FileName = "mgun.wav"
WavMix.Play
End Sub
Sub Sound8()
WavMix.CurrentChannel = 0
WavMix.FileName = "bomb.wav"
WavMix.Play
End Sub
If you wanted to play one wav after another then ask for that. The answer only does that.I did a multipul wav play
to play a wav in a modual
#If Win32 Then
Declare Function sndPlaySound Lib "winmm" Alias "sndPlaySoundA" _
(ByVal lpSound As String, ByVal flag As Long) As Long
#ElseIf Win16 Then
Declare Function sndPlaySound Lib "MMSYSTEM" _
(ByVal lpszSoundName As String, ByVal uFlags As Integer) As Integer
#End If
Sub PlayWave(sFileName As String)
On Error GoTo Play_Err
Dim iReturn As Integer
'Make sure something was passed to the Play Function
If sFileName > "" Then
'Make sure a WAV filename was passed
If UCase$(Right$(sFileName, 3)) = "WAV" Then
'Make sure the file exists
If Dir(sFileName) > "" Then
iReturn = sndPlaySound(sFileName, 0)
End If
End If
End If
'Wav file play successful
Exit Sub
Play_Err:
'If there was an error then exit without playing
Exit Sub
End Sub
to call it
Playwave (1.wav)
Playwave (2.wav)
Playwave (3.wav)
BUT IT FREZZES THE HELL OUT OF YOU PTOGRAM
LOL LEARN TO PLAY RES WAVS
to play a wav in a modual
#If Win32 Then
Declare Function sndPlaySound Lib "winmm" Alias "sndPlaySoundA" _
(ByVal lpSound As String, ByVal flag As Long) As Long
#ElseIf Win16 Then
Declare Function sndPlaySound Lib "MMSYSTEM" _
(ByVal lpszSoundName As String, ByVal uFlags As Integer) As Integer
#End If
Sub PlayWave(sFileName As String)
On Error GoTo Play_Err
Dim iReturn As Integer
'Make sure something was passed to the Play Function
If sFileName > "" Then
'Make sure a WAV filename was passed
If UCase$(Right$(sFileName, 3)) = "WAV" Then
'Make sure the file exists
If Dir(sFileName) > "" Then
iReturn = sndPlaySound(sFileName, 0)
End If
End If
End If
'Wav file play successful
Exit Sub
Play_Err:
'If there was an error then exit without playing
Exit Sub
End Sub
to call it
Playwave (1.wav)
Playwave (2.wav)
Playwave (3.wav)
BUT IT FREZZES THE HELL OUT OF YOU PTOGRAM
LOL LEARN TO PLAY RES WAVS
Fonature - you're probably right. See new question I've just posted for you.