weegee

yes directSound is part if directX, so the chances are VERY high that youve got it and running it.

How are your sounds triggered, are they based on a switch being set/unset, or based on a timing - eg after start of ride, 'Sound A' occurs after 15 secs, 'Sound B' after 22 secs, ect or do they just play by clicking a button on the pc?

if it is a simple setup, i could possibly knock together a very simple program for you in vb depending on requirements.

but it would be a getting you started type program, you would need to develop it more yourself.

Gaston

the sounds would either be looped or triggered by just a high or low from another pc that handles the prop triggeres and timing through an i/o board on the parralle port.if you couold get me going that would be great. thanks

weegee

Can you tell me how the 2 computers (the trigger, and the mediaplayer) will be connected? eg network, serial cable, ???

If you can let me know that - i'll knock up a simple 2 or 3 channel mediaplayer that plays the required channel when a trigger is recieved.
you can then take it from there. I will include the source code for you to look at.

Gaston

i would make a buffer for the parralel port and input the trigger that way

weegee

so triggered by the parallel port of the multimedia pc then.

I will have a play after i've had food and see what i can come up with.

weegee

Just to let you know i've not forgot, and i'll have something soon, its been a few years since i used directx (im a linux convert)

Gaston

thanks...i going to load linux on a pc soon. i feel like im missing out on something by not learning it

Gaston

i loaded ubuntu on a computer and it looks like something i could get into. im just haveing a little trouble getting started. i tried loadind alsa the windows way...dowloading it and executing an install file. but soon found out thats not the way. i did some reading online and found that you use synaptics to load programs.then i found out that alsa is supposed to be on there already. i just cant figure out how to run it. i see there is a button at the top called applications and there are some programs under there for music but not alsa. or is alsa not a program? overall i think im going to like fooling with ubuntu after i get used to it

weegee

i will upload the exe for you in an hour or two, but i cant find my i/o box, so i cant add the trigger by printer port for you, but you'll get the idea (clicky buttons just now), adding the printer port trigger is trivial (mabey 10 lines of code)

Gaston

thanks weegee.