moviesound can't be found

Made a pack that makes Armagetron sound like a rock concert? Hook us up!
Post Reply
User avatar
Phytotron
Formerly Oscilloscope
Posts: 5042
Joined: Thu Jun 09, 2005 10:06 pm
Location: A site or situation, especially considered in regard to its surroundings.
Contact:
Contact Phytotron

moviesound can't be found

Post by Phytotron »

Can someone explain to me why this is an invalid sound file? I created it using Audacity. When I started up the game and tried to turn, it gave me a message about the file cycturn.wav not being found, asked me if it was called from the correct directory (yes), and then crashed. I suspect it has something to do with the type of wav that it is, but since there's no documentation I've no way of knowing what the proper format should be.
Attachments
cycturn.wav.zip
Delete the .zip extension.
(34.02 KiB) Downloaded 1038 times
Last edited by Phytotron on Thu Jun 08, 2006 12:37 am, edited 1 time in total.
Top
User avatar
Lucifer
Project Developer
Posts: 8751
Joined: Sun Aug 15, 2004 3:32 pm
Location: Republic of Texas

Post by Lucifer »

can you rename it to a zip instead? My browser won't download it, it thinks it's a gif.
Check out my YouTube channel: https://youtube.com/@davefancella?si=H--oCK3k_dQ1laDN

Be the devil's own, Lucifer's my name.
- Iron Maiden
Top
User avatar
Jonathan
A Brave Victim
Posts: 3391
Joined: Thu Feb 03, 2005 12:50 am
Location: Not really lurking anymore

Post by Jonathan »

It uses floating point samples (according to QuickTime, which doesn't make it sound like garbage (suggesting it is right)), or 'compression' format 3. Probably not widely supported, as I couldn't find anything about it on the web.
Top
User avatar
Phytotron
Formerly Oscilloscope
Posts: 5042
Joined: Thu Jun 09, 2005 10:06 pm
Location: A site or situation, especially considered in regard to its surroundings.
Contact:
Contact Phytotron

Post by Phytotron »

Yes, the WAV format is "Microsoft 32-bit float." I think it was default; don't remember. So, what's the preferred WAV encoding format? There are about a dozen offered in Audacity. (I don't normally mess with this thing. I'm an analog kind of guy :))

Done, Lucifer.
Top
User avatar
Lucifer
Project Developer
Posts: 8751
Joined: Sun Aug 15, 2004 3:32 pm
Location: Republic of Texas

Post by Lucifer »

Here's a 16-bit version of it.

SDL supports a lot of formats, but 32-bit float isn't one of them. I couldn't find a definitive list of supported formats, sorry. :( It's determined by SDL in the stable branch, SDL_mixer in the trunk. I'll make a definitive list for the trunk at some point, but other than "whatever SDL supports" is the best I can do for the stable branch.
Attachments
cycturn.wav.zip
(17.01 KiB) Downloaded 979 times
Check out my YouTube channel: https://youtube.com/@davefancella?si=H--oCK3k_dQ1laDN

Be the devil's own, Lucifer's my name.
- Iron Maiden
Top
User avatar
Jonathan
A Brave Victim
Posts: 3391
Joined: Thu Feb 03, 2005 12:50 am
Location: Not really lurking anymore

Post by Jonathan »

Fixed point/integer, probably 16-bit.
Top
User avatar
Phytotron
Formerly Oscilloscope
Posts: 5042
Joined: Thu Jun 09, 2005 10:06 pm
Location: A site or situation, especially considered in regard to its surroundings.
Contact:
Contact Phytotron

Post by Phytotron »

OK, I opened my own in Audacity and saved it as 16-bit PCM. That did it. Doesn't sound too bad, either, along with GLTron's engine sound. :)

Would it make sense, you think (and if possible), to have the pitch of cycturn vary with cycle speed?
Top
Post Reply

Return to “Auditory”