DS3DView Sample

Description

The DS3DView program demonstrates the integration of 3-D graphics and 3-D sound, using Direct3D and DirectSound.

Path

Source: (SDK root)\Samples\Multimedia\DSound\Src\DS3DView

Executable: (SDK root)\Samples\Multimedia\DSound\Bin

User's Guide

To display an object, choose Add 3D Visual from the File menu. More than one object can be added. You can find .x files containing the definitions of 3-D objects in the Media directories for the D3DIM and D3DRM samples.

Attach a sound to an object by clicking on the object, selecting Attach Sound from the Sound menu, and then loading a wave file. You can attach one sound to each object. To select a sound after it is loaded, click on the object to which the sound is attached.

After you select a sound, you can hear it by choosing Play Sound Once or Play Sound Looping from the Sound menu. To hear some of the effects of DirectSound, try selecting Orbit Selected Object or Bullet Selected Object from the Motion menu. You can vary the speed of the object by changing the value in the dialog box that appears.

You can experiment with the 3-D properties of a sound by selecting it and then choosing Selected Sound Properties from the Sound menu. Choosing Global Properties allows you to modify parameters of the listener object.

Programming Notes

In addition to 3-D retained mode techniques, this program illustrates how to load wave files, attach them to objects in a 3-D environment, and change the parameters of 3-D sound buffers.