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| =====Pausing and resuming MIDI playback===== | =====Pausing and resuming MIDI playback===== | ||
| - | //by Richard Russell, May 2006//\\ \\ BBC BASIC for Windows allows you to play a MIDI file using the ***PLAY** command. Whilst you can terminate playback before the song has finished by using the **SOUND OFF** statement, there is no built-in mechanism for //pausing// playback.\\ \\ The program below makes it possible to pause and resume playback. For the purposes of the example a key-press is used, but the code can be adapted to control playback from any other source. For example in a game you may wish to pause the music whilst a high-score table is displayed.\\ \\ | + | //by Richard Russell, May 2006//\\ \\ BBC BASIC for Windows allows you to play a MIDI file using the ***PLAY** command. Whilst you can terminate playback before the song has finished by using the **SOUND OFF** statement, there is no built-in mechanism for //pausing// playback.\\ \\ The program below makes it possible to pause and resume playback. For the purposes of the example a key-press is used, but the code can be adapted to control playback from any other source. For example in a game you may wish to pause the music whilst a high-score table is displayed. |
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| + | <code bb4w> | ||
| *PLAY C:\Windows\Media\Flourish.mid | *PLAY C:\Windows\Media\Flourish.mid | ||
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| SWAP T%,@midi% | SWAP T%,@midi% | ||
| ENDPROC | ENDPROC | ||
| + | </code> | ||
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| You may need to change the MIDI file specification if your PC doesn't have **Flourish.mid** in that location. | You may need to change the MIDI file specification if your PC doesn't have **Flourish.mid** in that location. | ||
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