Apps Problem with sounds overlapping..

[b29]

This will probably be a pretty "moronic question" so please forgive my ignorance!

I'm a hobbyist web developer but decided to delve into the world of Android Apps thanks to my incredible.. Anyway.. To the point..

I decided to start with a soundboard to get a handle on how it works.. I've hit up many forums including the

SoundPool | Android Developers

Which was a great help!

My only issue right now is that I can't seem to get the sounds to stop overlapping one another.. Once you push a button the sound starts but if you push another button the previous button keeps playing; overlapping one another. The solution I'm guessing is easy for an experienced developer so any help would be appreciated as I just started learning this language two days ago... I Purchased a ton of books though, and can't seem to find the answer even though I know it's there.. "Just don't think I know where to look" I'm using eclipse and soundpool...

THANKS IN ADVANCE!!

 

[markb]

Hi b29,

Welcome to Android development. I hope you're enjoying it.

I think there's a pretty simple solution to your problem.
The SoundPool constructor takes 3 parameters, and the 1st one specifies the maximum number of simultaneous streams.

public SoundPool (int maxStreams, int streamType, int srcQuality)

Since: API Level 1
Constructor. Constructs a SoundPool object with the following characteristics:
Parameters
maxStreams	the maximum number of simultaneous streams for this SoundPool object
streamType	the audio stream type as described in AudioManager For example, game applications will normally use STREAM_MUSIC.
srcQuality	the sample-rate converter quality. Currently has no effect. Use 0 for the default.
Returns
a SoundPool object, or null if creation failed

If you set that to 1, then you can only have 1 sound playing at a time.
Hopefully when you start playing a 2nd sound it should stop the 1st one.

I hope that works for you.

If it doesn't, then you could try keeping a track of the streamID returned when you call play(), and then call stop() before you start playing another sound.

Mark

 

[b29]

Thanks markb! I'v been pretty busy lately but I will be sure and give that a try this weekend; I'll let you know how it turns out. I appreciate the reply!

 

[b29]

Hi b29,


I think there's a pretty simple solution to your problem.
The SoundPool constructor takes 3 parameters, and the 1st one specifies the maximum number of simultaneous streams.


Mark

That worked great; I figured there was a simple solution! Thanks again for your help!