Loading sound files after preloader

#1

Hello,

I would like to load some files after the preloader. I tried the following without success:

in project.xml

<assets path="assets/sounds_preload" rename="sounds" preload="true"/>
<assets path="assets/sounds" rename="sounds" library="sound_background" embed="false" preload="true"/>

in Main.hx

Assets.loadLibrary("sound_background");

The sounds in folder sounds_preload are preloaded as expected but when I call loadLibrary for the other sounds, nothing are loaded.

#2

I just tried the following steps:

1.) openfl create PlayingSound SoundPreloadTest

2.) Changed project.xml to have this assets line: <assets path="Assets" rename="assets" library="delayed" />

3.) Wrapped the code in the constructor around a library load call

Assets.loadLibrary ("delayed").onComplete (function (library) {
			
			Actuate.defaultEase = Quad.easeOut;
			
			background = new Sprite ();
			background.alpha = 0.1;
			background.buttonMode = true;
			background.addEventListener (MouseEvent.MOUSE_DOWN, this_onMouseDown);
			addChild (background);
			
			#if flash
			sound = Assets.getSound ("delayed:assets/stars.mp3");
			#else
			sound = Assets.getSound ("delayed:assets/stars.ogg");
			#end
			
			position = 0;
			
			resize ();
			stage.addEventListener (Event.RESIZE, stage_onResize);
			
			play ();
			
		});

I tested on Neko, HTML5 and Flash. Flash did not play the sound (for some reason) but Neko and HTML5 are working for me

#3

Hi,

thanks for your reply. It is working!

BUT if you add embed=“false” in the project.xml, it is not working anymore. That was my mistake!
Any explanation of this?

#4

I don’t think HTML5 supports embedded sounds, because of the way it interacts with howler.js. This could be an interesting thing to look at, if we could workaround that limitation