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From: Scott Cartier <scartier@vmlabs.com>
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Subject: Re: Found the problem, but need more help!!!!
Date: Tue, 09 Feb 1999 10:07:14 -0800
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Okay, I'll try to make this plain English.  Let me know if I lose 
you. :)

Note, this is definitely not a "beginners" topic.

One thing I thought about doing (to solve this very problem) is to have
my program execute in two parts.  The first part would load in the 
sample set and sound effects, put them in sound RAM, and then quit.
Once they are in sound RAM you can reuse the memory that they occupied.
So the sequence would be something like this (in SIOCONS pseudo-code):

  dload sfx.vb 0x80090000
  dload sfx.vh 0x800A0000
  dload main
  go

  <program loads in sfx.vb & sfx.vh and stores them in sound RAM>
  <program reads in std0.vb & std0.vh from CD and stores them in sound
RAM>
  <program quits>

  dload graphix1.tim 0x80090000
  dload graphix2.tim 0x800A0000
     .
     .
     .
  go

  <game starts>


Your main program might look something like this:

    int mode = 0;

    void main() {

      if (mode == 0) {
        <load sounds and sample set>
        mode++;
        exit;
      }

      <rest of your program>

    }

When you load your program, "mode" will be set to 0.  The first time 
you execute it, that "if" statement will take effect, load the sounds,
increment "mode", and exit.

Then after you've loaded your graphics and other data you execute the
program again (DON'T reload it - just type "go" again).  This time 
"mode" is 1 so it skips that first part.

Did that make sense?  I know I'll be using this method once I run out
of RAM.

Anyone else have ideas how to accomplish the same thing?

Scott


> Heya all!
> 
> I have found the problem...
> 
> I am following the Sound For Dummies tutorial, and to play midi I have to
> load a file called std0.vb (I do also have to load a .vh file, but it's only
> small...).  Unfortunatley, it is 300kb...  can anyone suggest a way of
> making it smaller or using another method?  Please respond in 'plain
> English' - I'm just a lowly beginner!
> 
> I can't see that they expect you to give up 300kb for a file that you need.
> 
> To make a soundfile, you have to split it up into a .vb and .vh file.  Can I
> get a very small sound file and use these as the .vb and .vh file?
> 
> Cheers in advance,
> 
> Ed :)
> 
> "Um...."