NAME
SDL::Mixer - a SDL perl extension
CATEGORY
Mixer
DESCRIPTION
SDL::Mixer allows you access to the SDL mixer library, enablig sound and music volume setting, playing, pausing and resuming, as well as fading the sound and music in and out.
METHODS
query_spec()
my $specs = SDL::Mixer::query_spec();Returns a hash reference, containing the following keys and their respective values:
-status
-frequency
-channels
-formatreserve_channels
$mixer->reserve_channels(4);Reserve so many channels.
allocate_channels()
$mixer->reserve_channels(2);Allocate so many channels.
group_channel(channel,group)
Group the channel number $channel into group $group.
group_channels(from,to,group)
Groups a range of channels
group_available(group)
Return true when the group is available.
group_count(group)
Returns the number of channels in the group
group_oldest()
group_newer()
play_channel()
play_music()
Play $music $loop times.
fade_in_channel(channel,chunk,loops,ms,ticks)
Fades a channel in
fade_in_music(music,loops,ms)
Fades the music in over a number of ms, looping as it does
channel_volume(channel,volume)
Sets the volume for a single channel
mucis_volume(volume)
Set the volume for the music.
halt_channel(channel)
Stops a specific channel
halt_group(group)
Stops a group of channels
halt_music()
Stops the music
expire_channel(channel,ticks)
Ignores the channel after ticks has expired
fade_out_channel(channel,ms)
Fade the channel number $channel in $ms ms out.
fade_out_group(group,ms)
Fade the channel group $group in $ms ms out.
fade_out_music(ms)
Fade the music in $ms ms out.
fading_music()
Return true when the music is currently fading in or out.
fading_channel()
Return true when the channel number $channel is currently fading in or out.
pause(channel)
Pause the channel $channel.
resume(channel)
Resume the channel $channel.
paused()
Return true when the channel is currently paused.
pause_music()
Pause the music play.
resume_music()
Resume the music play.
rewind_music()
Resets the music file to the beginning
music_paused()
Return true when the music is currently paused.
playing()
Return true when the channel is currently playing.
playing_music ()
Return true when the music is currently playing.
set_panning($channel, $left, $right)
Sets the volume for the left or right channels. To do true panning:
AUTHORS
David J. Goehrig, basic doc added by Tels <http://bloodgate.com>.
SEE ALSO
perl, SDL::Music and SDL::Sound.