Thomas, why do you say 2d panning isn't supported in openAL? As I understand it, 3d audio simply adds forward/backward and up/down movement to the standard left/right panning of 1d sound.
So in effect, keeping the forward and up/down coordinates fixed while varying the x should, and does, pan a sound. On 6/18/11, Thomas Ward <thomasward1...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi Charles, > > Yeah, it is, but for some reason 2d stereo panning isn't widely > supported with audio APIs any more. Which means I have to go back to > DirectSound for that 2d stereo panning that people want, because > OpenAL and other audio APIs simply do not have that functionality. > > Now, for the 3d version of Mysteries of the Ancients it would be > something of a different story. I could use OpenAL which has virtual > 3d audio, 5.1 surround sound, etc which is exactly what I want for a > 3d FPS game. Which is what OpenAL was designed to do. So perhaps, just > perhaps, when I look at releasing the 3d version I might be able to > build it using the cross-platform engine as panning won't be a major > factor there. the only issue I can think of is getting joysticks and > mice working with SDL. So I'm thinking that cross-platform could be > possible provided we don't need 2d stereo panning but just 5.1 > surround sound which OpenAL does very well, and OpenAL is the default > audio library on Mac OS and Linux, and their are versions available > for Windows as well. > > On 6/17/11, Charles Rivard <woofer...@sbcglobal.net> wrote: >> Maybe this decision to put out a twentieth beta of MOTA for Windows is the >> way to go, but I hate to hear that the cross platforming is temporarily >> shelved, even though I am a Windows user, because I know that's not at all >> what you want to do. Wile it might be a business decision, I still think >> it >> is a bummer. >> >> --- >> Laughter is the best medicine, so look around, find a dose and take it to >> heart. > > --- > Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org > If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to > gamers-unsubscr...@audyssey.org. > You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at > http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. > All messages are archived and can be searched and read at > http://www.mail-archive.com/gamers@audyssey.org. > If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, > please send E-mail to gamers-ow...@audyssey.org. > --- Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to gamers-unsubscr...@audyssey.org. You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. All messages are archived and can be searched and read at http://www.mail-archive.com/gamers@audyssey.org. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to gamers-ow...@audyssey.org.
