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exstream

exstream(3alleg4)						  Allegro manual						 exstream(3alleg4)

NAME

       exstream - Playing audio streams. Allegro game programming library.

SYNOPSIS

       #include <allegro.h>

       Example exstream

DESCRIPTION

       This  program shows how to use the audio stream functions to transfer large blocks of sample data to the sound card. In this case, the sam-
       ple data is generated during runtime, and the resulting sound reminds of a car engine when you are accelerating.

SEE ALSO

       AUDIOSTREAM(3alleg4), END_OF_MAIN(3alleg4),  SCREEN_H(3alleg4),	SCREEN_W(3alleg4),  allegro_error(3alleg4),  allegro_init(3alleg4),  alle-
       gro_message(3alleg4),	  clear_to_color(3alleg4),     desktop_palette(3alleg4),     font(3alleg4),	free_audio_stream_buffer(3alleg4),
       get_audio_stream_buffer(3alleg4),   install_keyboard(3alleg4),	install_sound(3alleg4),    install_timer(3alleg4),    keypressed(3alleg4),
       makecol(3alleg4),    play_audio_stream(3alleg4),    readkey(3alleg4),	screen(3alleg4),    set_gfx_mode(3alleg4),   set_palette(3alleg4),
       stop_audio_stream(3alleg4), textprintf_centre_ex(3alleg4), voice_start(3alleg4), voice_stop(3alleg4)

Allegro 							   version 4.4.2						 exstream(3alleg4)

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