# Another wierd thing with smpeg and mixer!

**URL:** <https://discourse.libsdl.org/t/another-wierd-thing-with-smpeg-and-mixer/1362>\
**Category:** SDL Development\
**Created:** [December 13, 1999, 6:49am UTC](https://discourse.libsdl.org/t/another-wierd-thing-with-smpeg-and-mixer/1362 "1999-12-13T06:49:19Z")\
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**Author:** ![Bill\_Kendrick](https://discourse.libsdl.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/df788c/32.png) [@Bill\_Kendrick](https://discourse.libsdl.org/u/Bill_Kendrick)\
**Post date:** [December 13, 1999, 6:49am UTC](https://discourse.libsdl.org/t/another-wierd-thing-with-smpeg-and-mixer/1362/1 "1999-12-13T06:49:19Z")

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I _also_ just noticed that if I let an MPEG play until the audio stops  
(ie, the animation is only half complete), suddenly none of the sounds  
I play via mixer work any more!

Perhaps I should just ditch mixer and use raw SDL audio functions? \<cry!\>

-bill!

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**Author:** ![slouken](https://discourse.libsdl.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/ec9cab/32.png) [@slouken](https://discourse.libsdl.org/u/slouken)\
**Post date:** [December 13, 1999, 7:28am UTC](https://discourse.libsdl.org/t/another-wierd-thing-with-smpeg-and-mixer/1362/2 "1999-12-13T07:28:44Z")

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> I _also_ just noticed that if I let an MPEG play until the audio stops  
> (ie, the animation is only half complete), suddenly none of the sounds  
> I play via mixer work any more!

> Perhaps I should just ditch mixer and use raw SDL audio functions? \<cry!\>

Using both mixer and smpeg at the same time have brought braver men  
to tears. 🙂

I don’t have an example on me, but I’ll try to post one tomorrow.

```
-Sam Lantinga (slouken at devolution.com)

```

Lead Programmer, Loki Entertainment Software–  
“Any sufficiently advanced bug is indistinguishable from a feature”  
– Rich Kulawiec

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**Author:** ![Bill\_Kendrick](https://discourse.libsdl.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/df788c/32.png) [@Bill\_Kendrick](https://discourse.libsdl.org/u/Bill_Kendrick)\
**Post date:** [December 13, 1999, 8:12am UTC](https://discourse.libsdl.org/t/another-wierd-thing-with-smpeg-and-mixer/1362/3 "1999-12-13T08:12:58Z")

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> Using both mixer and smpeg at the same time have brought braver men  
> to tears. 🙂
> 
> I don’t have an example on me, but I’ll try to post one tomorrow.

Thanks! 🙂

-bill!