> From: "Oleg Kobchenko"
>
> >> From: JC Coez
> >>
> >> Is there any way to play mp3 files from J ? I just need a trackbar and a
> >> start/stop button. I have looked at the wav addon and I am wondering if I
> >> have to convert my mp3 files to wav files...
> >
> > media/wav was not exactly meant as a media player :-)
> > not that there's anything wrong with it.
> > It has a play-all for quick review, but primarily
> > it is for loading and saving sound as data in its
> > simplest form.
> >
> > But why not use system media player or Audacity?
> > What are your use cases?
> From: JC Coez <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>
> An idea (maybe a bad one) to use a media player without an original GUI. I
> use Audacity but I wanted to define my own GUI with J.
> Anyway, I am not sure ir's a good idea...but...???why not ?
In the meantime, just to play wave file with controls, you
could try embedding a Media Player ActiveX into a J form.
I just tried it, and it did not load the control properly,
though it works in Excel VB.
What media/wav does is provide format and transport layers.
Playing of sound samples on hardware is a different task
and is best handled in a separate script. This is a
good exercise in native interface. For cross-platform
approach, SDL Audio or OpenAl could be used.
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