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Sound Package

The SparForte sound package plays music and sounds and controls the sound hardware on your computer. Under Linux/UNIX, you will probably have to be logged in as the superuser to access the sound devices on your computer.

sound.play( f [, p] )

Play a WAV or AU sound file through /dev/dsp. If priority is given, use real-time scheduling to sechedule the playback priority.
Example: sound.play( "waterfall.wav" );
Ada Equivalent: none (SparForte extension)
Parameters:
f in universal_string required the sound file to play
p in integer highest integer real-time priority

sound.playcd [( f )]

Play an audio CD in /dev/cdrom (or an alternative CD device if specified).
Example: sound.playcd;
Ada Equivalent: none (SparForte extension)
Parameters:
f in universal_string /dev/cdrom the name of the CD device

sound.stopcd

Stop the current audio CD.
Example: sound.stopcd;
Ada Equivalent: none (SparForte extension)
Parameters: none
 
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