qb64/internal/help/_SNDOPENRAW.md

The _SNDOPENRAW function opens a new channel to fill with _SNDRAW content to manage multiple dynamically generated sounds.

Syntax

pipeHandle& = _SNDOPENRAW

Description

• You can manage multiple dynamically generated sounds at once without having to worry about mixing.
• Use _SNDCLOSE to remove the pipe sound handles from memory.

Example(s)

Combining 2 sounds without worrying about mixing:

a = _SNDOPENRAW
b = _SNDOPENRAW

FOR x = 1 TO 100000
    _SNDRAW SIN(x / 10), , a 'fill with a tone
    _SNDRAW RND * 1 - 0.5, , b 'fill with static
NEXT

_SNDCLOSE a
_SNDCLOSE b 

See Also

• _SNDRAWDONE
• _SNDRAW
• _SNDCLOSE