Introduction The SoundEffectInstance is a copy of a SoundEffect which can be played on its own. Each SoundEffectInstance can only be played once at a time. Therefore if two sounds must overlap, then two SoundEffectInstances are needed. By contrast, calling SoundEffect.Play multiple times will result in overlapping sounds. Although the SoundEffectInstance requires multiple instances for[…]

Introduction The Play method can be used to play a SoundEffect, optionally specifying the volume to play at. The Play method performs the following additional logic: It only plays the SoundEffect if AreSoundEffectsEnabled is true. It checks if the SoundEffect has already been played this frame, preventing the same SoundEffect from playing twice in one[…]

Introduction FlatRedBall and Glue support development for iOS (iPhone and iPad) through Xamarin’s Mono compiler and MonoGame. Subsections How to create a FlatRedBall iOS project Certificates and Profiles Additional Information If you have a NullReferenceException in Microsoft.Xna.Framework.Audio.OpenALSoundController.Update, and you are playing on the simulator, verify that audio is working properly on your Mac. For information[…]

Introduction FlatRedBall supports playing sound effects. Sound effects are typically created using .wav files. The following file can be used for testing: Create.wav Adding a SoundEffect to a Screen The following will show you how to add a SoundEffect to a Screen. The same method can be used to add a SoundEffect to an Entity[…]

Introduction Wav files can be used for sound effects in Glue. Wav files, which are uncompressed, are used because compression can introduce latency (delay before the sound plays). Adding a .wav to a Glue project To add a .wav file to Glue: Right-click on a Screen or Entity’s “Files” item Select “Add File”->”Existing File” Navigate[…]

Introduction The Song class can be used to play music in a game. The easiest way to play a song is through Glue, which requires no code. For more information on Songs in Glue, see this page. Supported File Types Format PC Desktop Android MP3 X X WMA X OGG X (with this codec installed)[…]