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  Re: POV-Ray 3D Sound System - update  
From: Rune
Date: 26 Sep 2004 16:38:58
Message: <415728e2$1@news.povray.org>
Tim Nikias wrote:
> Hm. Would it be possible to delete the sources and then just recreate
> the ones you still need? Or does that result in an audible
> sound-effect?

I'm pretty sure it would, besides being a nigtmare to program.

> I'm not sure how OpenAL etc works, so just a question: if the source
> is created, is it still possible to just mute it?

Yes. But the problem is the limited amount of sources.

> Maybe you could bypass the entire problem by simply letting the User
define "tracks",
> and your application won't output a single sound-file, but rather
> several ones: one per track. Might be useful for
> mixing/post-processing purposes anyway, so it wouldn't be a waste
> even if there is a better solution than working around it.

I don't like it very much, but it may be a last resort...

Rune
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