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This example shows how to decode and play a sound.
#define MINIAUDIO_IMPLEMENTATION
#include "../miniaudio.h"
#include <stdio.h>
void data_callback(ma_device* pDevice, void* pOutput, const void* pInput, ma_uint32 frameCount)
{
ma_decoder* pDecoder = (ma_decoder*)pDevice->pUserData;
if (pDecoder == NULL) {
return;
}
ma_decoder_read_pcm_frames(pDecoder, pOutput, frameCount);
(void)pInput;
}
int main(int argc, char** argv)
{
ma_result result;
ma_decoder decoder;
ma_device_config deviceConfig;
ma_device device;
if (argc < 2) {
printf("No input file.\n");
return -1;
}
result = ma_decoder_init_file(argv[1], NULL, &decoder);
if (result != MA_SUCCESS) {
return -2;
}
deviceConfig = ma_device_config_init(ma_device_type_playback);
deviceConfig.playback.format = decoder.outputFormat;
deviceConfig.playback.channels = decoder.outputChannels;
deviceConfig.sampleRate = decoder.outputSampleRate;
deviceConfig.dataCallback = data_callback;
deviceConfig.pUserData = &decoder;
if (ma_device_init(NULL, &deviceConfig, &device) != MA_SUCCESS) {
printf("Failed to open playback device.\n");
ma_decoder_uninit(&decoder);
return -3;
}
if (ma_device_start(&device) != MA_SUCCESS) {
printf("Failed to start playback device.\n");
ma_device_uninit(&device);
ma_decoder_uninit(&decoder);
return -4;
}
printf("Press Enter to quit...");
getchar();
ma_device_uninit(&device);
ma_decoder_uninit(&decoder);
return 0;
}
More examples can be found in the examples folder or online here: https://miniaud.io/docs/examples/
Online documentation can be found here: https://miniaud.io/docs/
Documentation can also be found at the top of miniaudio.h which is always the most up-to-date and authoritive source of information on how to use miniaudio. All other documentation is generated from this in-code documentation.
Refer to the Programming Manual for a more complete description of available features in miniaudio.
Do the following in one source file:
#define MINIAUDIO_IMPLEMENTATION
#include "miniaudio.h"
Then just compile. There's no need to install any dependencies. On Windows and macOS there's no need to link to anything. On Linux just link to -lpthread, -lm and -ldl. On BSD just link to -lpthread and -lm. On iOS you need to compile as Objective-C.
If you prefer separate .h and .c files, you can find a split version of miniaudio in the extras/miniaudio_split folder. From here you can use miniaudio as a traditional .c and .h library - just add miniaudio.c to your source tree like any other source file and include miniaudio.h like a normal header. If you prefer compiling as a single translation unit (AKA unity builds), you can just #include the .c file in your main source file:
#include "miniaudio.c"
Note that the split version is auto-generated using a tool and is based on the main file in the root directory. If you want to contribute, please make the change in the main file.
Vorbis decoding is enabled via stb_vorbis. To use it, you need to include the header section of stb_vorbis before the implementation of miniaudio. You can enable Vorbis by doing the following:
#define STB_VORBIS_HEADER_ONLY
#include "extras/stb_vorbis.c" /* Enables Vorbis decoding. */
#define MINIAUDIO_IMPLEMENTATION
#include "miniaudio.h"
/* stb_vorbis implementation must come after the implementation of miniaudio. */
#undef STB_VORBIS_HEADER_ONLY
#include "extras/stb_vorbis.c"
The projects below offer bindings for other languages which you may be interested in. Note that these are unofficial and are not maintained as part of this repository. If you encounter a binding-specific bug, please post a bug report to the specific project. If you've written your own bindings let me know and I'll consider adding it to this list.
Language | Project |
---|---|
Go | malgo |
Python | pyminiaudio |
Rust | miniaudio-rs |