Problems with sound

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William Drescher (Posted 2009) [#1]

Ok, I don't know what I'm doing wrong here. I allocate the channel, I [try to] load the sound file, and then when I use "PlaySound" I get a null reference error. According to the program debugger, the sound file never loads and I don't know why this is happening. I even ran the program with administrator rights.

Brucey (Posted 2009) [#2]

Perhaps the sound isn't loaded yet - hence the null reference. If you are using Framework, you need to ensure you are importing an appropriate "loader".

William Drescher (Posted 2009) [#3]

Well from the way I see it, shouldn't the BRL.Audio module load in MP3 files?

Brucey (Posted 2009) [#4]

Ah... no. mp3 is a proprietary format. By default, BlitzMax doesn't support it. You will need to use a 3rd-party module for mp3 support.

William Drescher (Posted 2009) [#5]

Wow, they seemed to work originally... Maybe I had a module being imported that I didn't realize before I switched my system. I'll look into that, thanks for letting me know.

GfK (Posted 2009) [#6]

Don't use MP3 - its crap. Use OGG format.

theHand (Posted 2009) [#7]

Just posting proof for those laymen (like me) who thought that MP3 only removed the frequencies that we couldn't hear: Sorry Still, it was a good opportunity to look that up. I've always wondered about it.