Cheers Howdy!, Yes I am using windows and that did the trick. Wobbly
----- Original Message ----- From: "Howdy-Tzi" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, April 08, 2002 3:57 PM Subject: Re: <lingo-l> play soundfile problems > At 14:14 +0100 04/08/2002, Wobbly wrote: > > >Using sound playfile, I can play external MP3 files but not WAV. My copy of > >Rosenzweig "using director 8". says it will work with WAV, some of the > >examples I have looked at show wav files as the target. what am I doing > >wrong?? > > If this is Windows have you tried killing soundKeepDevice on startMovie?: > > on startMovie > the soundKeepDevice = FALSE > END startMovie > > Only one sound driver on the designed-and-used-by-geniuses Windows > platform can be in use at ay time, and Director seems to be a little > slow on the uptake when it comes to surrendering one so another can > load. Since MP3 and WAV surely use different mix outs, this might do > the trick for you. > > -- > > Warren Ockrassa | http://www.nightwares.com/ > Director help | Free files | Sample chapters | Freelance | Consulting > Author | Director 8.5 Shockwave Studio: A Beginner's Guide > Published by Osborne/McGraw-Hill > http://www.osborne.com/indexes/beginners_guides.shtml > [To remove yourself from this list, or to change to digest mode, go to http://www.penworks.com/lingo-l.cgi To post messages to the list, email [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Problems, email [EMAIL PROTECTED]). Lingo-L is for learning and helping with programming Lingo. Thanks!] --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.343 / Virus Database: 190 - Release Date: 22/03/2002 [To remove yourself from this list, or to change to digest mode, go to http://www.penworks.com/lingo-l.cgi To post messages to the list, email [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Problems, email [EMAIL PROTECTED]). Lingo-L is for learning and helping with programming Lingo. Thanks!]
