Inside Macintosh: Sound

Sound Manager Reference

This section describes the constants, data structures, and routines provided by the Sound Manager. It also describes the format of data stored in sound resources and files that the Sound Manager can play.

The section "Constants" describes the constants defined by the Sound Manager that you can use to specify channel initialization parameters and sound commands. It also lists the sound attributes selector for the Gestalt function and the returned bit numbers.

The section "Data Structures" describes the Pascal data structures for all of the Sound Manager records that applications can use, including sound commands, sound channels, and sound headers.

The section "Sound Manager Routines" describes the routines that allow you to play sounds, manage sound channels, and obtain sound-related information. That section also includes information on routines that give you low-level control over sound output.

The section "Application-Defined Routines" describes callback procedures and completion routines that your application might need to define.

The section "Resources" describes the organization of format 1 and format 2 'snd ' resources.