Re: [AD] set_volume() is evil

[Thomas Fjellstrom <tfjellstrom@xxxxxxxxxx>]

On January 15, 2003 03:51 pm, Ben Davis wrote:
> > We agreed on the principle.
>
> Did we? Last I remember, you wanted a new function (set_local_volume()),
> and Bob and I wanted this function to change and a new function,
> set_system_volume()?, to be implemented, but we never actually agreed on
> which...
>
> But it's two against one ;)
>
> > > The main problem is that when you quit the game, the global volume
> > > doesn't get restored to how it was before the game started. For
> > > example, I set my MIDI slider in Windows Volume Control to about 1/3. I
> > > run my allegro game, and it changes the volume to the game volume.
> > > Then, when I exit the game, the global MIDI volume stays at the level
> > > the game set, rather than going back to 1/3 as it was before the game
> > > was launched. Would it be easy to make remove_sound() do this?
> >
> > Yes, probably very easy. We already do so for the DirectSound driver.
>
> If you can make sure it gets called in all cases, crash or not, then go for
> it - but isn't there a local-to-the-application MIDI volume you can use in
> the Windows API? In the worst case you could modify all channel volumes or
> something...
>
> It would also be nice if DIGMID volume could be independent of digital
> volume...
>

Just modify DIGIMIDs voice's volume. (assuming it only uses one voice...)

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