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e14743d1 1.TH "SDL_AudioSpec" "3" "Tue 11 Sep 2001, 22:58" "SDL" "SDL API Reference"
2.SH "NAME"
3SDL_AudioSpec \- Audio Specification Structure
4.SH "STRUCTURE DEFINITION"
5.PP
6.nf
7\f(CWtypedef struct{
8 int freq;
9 Uint16 format;
10 Uint8 channels;
11 Uint8 silence;
12 Uint16 samples;
13 Uint32 size;
14 void (*callback)(void *userdata, Uint8 *stream, int len);
15 void *userdata;
16} SDL_AudioSpec;\fR
17.fi
18.PP
19.SH "STRUCTURE DATA"
20.TP 20
21\fBfreq\fR
22Audio frequency in samples per second
23.TP 20
24\fBformat\fR
25Audio data format
26.TP 20
27\fBchannels\fR
28Number of channels: 1 mono, 2 stereo
29.TP 20
30\fBsilence\fR
31Audio buffer silence value (calculated)
32.TP 20
33\fBsamples\fR
34Audio buffer size in samples
35.TP 20
36\fBsize\fR
37Audio buffer size in bytes (calculated)
38.TP 20
39\fBcallback(\&.\&.)\fR
40Callback function for filling the audio buffer
41.TP 20
42\fBuserdata\fR
43Pointer the user data which is passed to the callback function
44.SH "DESCRIPTION"
45.PP
46The \fBSDL_AudioSpec\fR structure is used to describe the format of some audio data\&. This structure is used by \fI\fBSDL_OpenAudio\fP\fR and \fI\fBSDL_LoadWAV\fP\fR\&. While all fields are used by \fBSDL_OpenAudio\fP only \fBfreq\fR, \fBformat\fR, \fBsamples\fR and \fBchannels\fR are used by \fBSDL_LoadWAV\fP\&. We will detail these common members here\&.
47.TP 20
48\fBfreq\fR
49The number of samples sent to the sound device every second\&. Common values are 11025, 22050 and 44100\&. The higher the better\&.
50.TP 20
51\fBformat\fR
52Specifies the size and type of each sample element
53.IP "\fBAUDIO_U8\fP" 10Unsigned 8-bit samples
54.IP "\fBAUDIO_S8\fP" 10Signed 8-bit samples
55.IP "\fBAUDIO_U16\fP or \fBAUDIO_U16LSB\fP" 10Unsigned 16-bit little-endian samples
56.IP "\fBAUDIO_S16\fP or \fBAUDIO_S16LSB\fP" 10Signed 16-bit little-endian samples
57.IP "\fBAUDIO_U16MSB\fP" 10Unsigned 16-bit big-endian samples
58.IP "\fBAUDIO_S16MSB\fP" 10Signed 16-bit big-endian samples
59.IP "\fBAUDIO_U16SYS\fP" 10Either \fBAUDIO_U16LSB\fP or \fBAUDIO_U16MSB\fP depending on you systems endianness
60.IP "\fBAUDIO_S16SYS\fP" 10Either \fBAUDIO_S16LSB\fP or \fBAUDIO_S16MSB\fP depending on you systems endianness
61.TP 20
62\fBchannels\fR
63The number of seperate sound channels\&. 1 is mono (single channel), 2 is stereo (dual channel)\&.
64.TP 20
65\fBsamples\fR
66When used with \fI\fBSDL_OpenAudio\fP\fR this refers to the size of the audio buffer in samples\&. A sample a chunk of audio data of the size specified in \fBformat\fR mulitplied by the number of channels\&. When the \fBSDL_AudioSpec\fR is used with \fI\fBSDL_LoadWAV\fP\fR \fBsamples\fR is set to 4096\&.
67.SH "SEE ALSO"
68.PP
69\fI\fBSDL_OpenAudio\fP\fR, \fI\fBSDL_LoadWAV\fP\fR
70.\" created by instant / docbook-to-man, Tue 11 Sep 2001, 22:58