Sound format of game based on Java

I'm developing a java game that wants to bundle and play some sampled sound effects I'm going to use standard javax sound. The sampled function to play them

Which format is most suitable for such samples? I am looking for a mix of good compression, good quality and easy Java programming

Solution

Mass and size

Here are some interesting articles about the differences between MP3 and wav

> http://www.angelfire.com/vt2/tommymc3/MP3vsWav.html > http://www.scinet.cc/articles/wma-vs-mp3/wma-mp3.html > http://ask.yahoo.com/20000602.html

Why MP3 and wav? These are the most common when I create programs, so compatibility is never a problem

I have this very useful java file that can do everything for you You use the path of the sound file to construct the object, and then use methods to play, stop, cycle, etc

In the meantime, you can look at these for reference, although they are not so clean: how can I play sound in Java

Simple programming

Unfortunately, I don't have the files on this computer, but this is a simplified version This doesn't use javax as you want Swing, but to be honest, I always like alternative methods

Because this is different from my files on other computers, I can't guarantee compatibility with MP3

import  sun.audio.*;
import  java.io.*;

public class Sound {

    private InputStream input;
    private AudioStream audio;

    public Sound (File fileName)
    {
        input = new FileInputStream();
        audio = new AudioStream(input);
    }

    public void play()
    {
        AudioPlayer.player.start(audio);
    }

    public void stop()
    {
        AudioPlayer.player.stop(audio);
    }

}

example:

String projectPath = <project directory>; // getting this is another question    
Sound helloSound = new Sound(new File(projectPath + "/Sounds"));

Now you can call hellosound play(); Whenever you want to play a clip

I prefer this method, so you don't have to stream everything every time you want to play the clip This should effectively occlude and blur some sounds, but do not overuse it and occupy memory For common sound effects

Simple programming, continued

Find a good file to play MP3, as I demonstrated above I completely forgot to put my stuff in a separate thread, so it's a better choice

import java.io.BufferedInputStream;
import java.io.FileInputStream;

import javazoom.jl.player.Player;


public class MP3 {
    private String filename;
    private Player player; 

    // constructor that takes the name of an MP3 file
    public MP3(String filename) {
        this.filename = filename;
    }

    public void close() { if (player != null) player.close(); }

    // play the MP3 file to the sound card
    public void play() {
        try {
            FileInputStream fis     = new FileInputStream(filename);
            BufferedInputStream bis = new BufferedInputStream(fis);
            player = new Player(bis);
        }
        catch (Exception e) {
            System.out.println("Problem playing file " + filename);
            System.out.println(e);
        }

        // run in new thread to play in background
        new Thread() {
            public void run() {
                try { player.play(); }
                catch (Exception e) { System.out.println(e); }
            }
        }.start();




    }


    // test client
    public static void main(String[] args) {
        String filename = args[0];
        MP3 mp3 = new MP3(filename);
        mp3.play();

        // do whatever computation you like,while music plays
        int N = 4000;
        double sum = 0.0;
        for (int i = 0; i < N; i++) {
            for (int j = 0; j < N; j++) {
                sum += Math.sin(i + j);
            }
        }
        System.out.println(sum);

        // when the computation is done,stop playing it
        mp3.close();

        // play from the beginning
        mp3 = new MP3(filename);
        mp3.play();

    }

}

Pie is simple, isn't it

Get jar here See the document here