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.TH "al_play_sample" "3alleg5" "" "Allegro reference manual" ""
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.SH NAME
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al_play_sample - Allegro 5 API
.SH SYNOPSIS
.IP
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\f[C]
#include <allegro5/allegro_audio.h>

bool al_play_sample(ALLEGRO_SAMPLE *spl, float gain, float pan, float speed,
   ALLEGRO_PLAYMODE loop, ALLEGRO_SAMPLE_ID *ret_id)
\f[R]
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.SH DESCRIPTION
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Plays a sample on one of the sample instances created by
al_reserve_samples(3alleg5).
Returns true on success, false on failure.
Playback may fail because all the reserved sample instances are
currently used.
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Parameters:
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gain - relative volume at which the sample is played; 1.0 is normal.
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pan - 0.0 is centred, -1.0 is left, 1.0 is right, or
ALLEGRO_AUDIO_PAN_NONE.
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speed - relative speed at which the sample is played; 1.0 is normal.
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loop - ALLEGRO_PLAYMODE_ONCE, ALLEGRO_PLAYMODE_LOOP, or
ALLEGRO_PLAYMODE_BIDIR
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ret_id - if non-NULL the variable which this points to will be assigned
an id representing the sample being played.
If al_play_sample(3alleg5) returns \f[C]false\f[R], then the contents of
ret_id are invalid and must not be used as argument to other functions.
.SH SEE ALSO
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ALLEGRO_PLAYMODE(3alleg5), ALLEGRO_AUDIO_PAN_NONE(3alleg5),
ALLEGRO_SAMPLE_ID(3alleg5), al_stop_sample(3alleg5),
al_stop_samples(3alleg5), al_lock_sample_id(3alleg5).