SDL_mixer timing in Win NT

SDL Development
1

Hi, everybody!

Using Mix_PlayChannel() under NT, I have obvious delays from the moment
of the function call to the moment the sound starts (about 1/2 second,
sometimes less). I chose 1024 as chunksize. This works fine in Linux.
(The sounds start instantly in Linux.)

What can I do to improve the NT behaviour? Reducing the chunksize
doesn’t help.

Rainer Loritz

2

Hi, everybody!

Using Mix_PlayChannel() under NT, I have obvious delays from the moment
of the function call to the moment the sound starts (about 1/2 second,
sometimes less). I chose 1024 as chunksize. This works fine in Linux.
(The sounds start instantly in Linux.)

What can I do to improve the NT behaviour? Reducing the chunksize
doesn’t help.

NT has a limitation of 1/4 second audio delay (using the WaveOut driver)

See ya!
-Sam Lantinga, Lead Programmer, Loki Entertainment Software