SDL::Mixer - a SDL perl extension

Mixer

  $mixer = new SDL::Mixer 	-frequency => MIX_DEFAULT_FREQUENCY,
				-format => MIX_DEFAULT_FORMAT,
				-channels => MIX_DEFAULT_CHANNELS,
				-size => 4096;

SDL::Mixer allows you access to the SDL mixer library, enablig sound and music volume setting, playing, pausing and resuming, as well as fading the sound and music in and out.

	$mixer = SDL::Mixer->new(	-frequency => MIX_DEFAULT_FREQUENCY,
					-format    => MIX_DEFAULT_FORMAT,
					-channels  => MIX_DEFAULT_CHANNELS,
					-size      => 4096);

Creates a new SDL::Mixer object. $size is the buffer size in bytes.

	my $specs = SDL::Mixer::query_spec();

Returns a hash reference, containing the following keys and their respective values:

	-status
	-frequency
	-channels
	-format

	$mixer->reserve_channels(4);

Reserve so many channels.

	$mixer->reserve_channels(2);

Allocate so many channels.

Group the channel number $channel into group $group.

Groups a range of channels

Return true when the group is available.

Returns the number of channels in the group

Play $music $loop times.

Fades a channel in

Fades the music in over a number of ms, looping as it does

Sets the volume for a single channel

Set the volume for the music.

Stops a specific channel

Stops a group of channels

Stops the music

Ignores the channel after ticks has expired

Fade the channel number $channel in $ms ms out.

Fade the channel group $group in $ms ms out.

Fade the music in $ms ms out.

Return true when the music is currently fading in or out.

Return true when the channel number $channel is currently fading in or out.

Pause the channel $channel.

Resume the channel $channel.

Return true when the channel is currently paused.

Pause the music play.

Resume the music play.

Resets the music file to the beginning

Return true when the music is currently paused.

Return true when the channel is currently playing.

Return true when the music is currently playing.

Sets the volume for the left or right channels. To do true panning:

David J. Goehrig, basic doc added by Tels <http://bloodgate.com>.

perl, SDL::Music and SDL::Sound.