Path: utzoo!utgpu!watmath!clyde!att!rutgers!mailrus!nrl-cmf!ames!claris!apple!han From: han@Apple.COM (Byron Han, Architect) Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.programmer Subject: Re: soundmanager question Keywords: multiple channels Message-ID: <21533@apple.Apple.COM> Date: 2 Dec 88 05:23:05 GMT References: <638@tuvie> Organization: Apple Products - Networking & Communications Lines: 35 In article <638@tuvie> gollman@tuvie (Georg Gollman) writes: > > > >I'm having trouble using the Sound Manager, maybe my documentation (final APDA >draft of IM V) or my system software (system file 4.2 on a MacII) is just >too old ... > >Anyway, what I want to do is to use more than one channel on the sampled sound >synthesizer, but only the first channel I open (SndNewChannel) plays. BTW, the >order of channel initialisation (soundCmd) has no effect. > >Any ideas, any experience with the SM ??? > First off, you should try and get ahold of the latest system software - 6.0.2 I believe is the latest. Secondly, are you freeing the sound channel via SndDisposeChannel or passing a freeCmd via SndDoCommand? It seems like the channel and synthesizer resources are not being freed up so that other calls are failing to produce sound. Hope this helps. +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | Disclaimer: Apple has no connection with my postings. | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ Byron Han, Communications Architect Macintosh xxx: The Next Generation... Apple Computer, Inc. ------------------------------------- 20525 Mariani Ave, MS27Y Internet: han@apple.COM Cupertino, CA 95014 UUCP:{sun,voder,nsc,decwrl}!apple!han -------------------------------------- GENIE: BYRONHAN ATTnet: 408-974-6450 Applelink: HAN1 CompuServe: 72167,1664 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------