GM: Studio, issues with sound?

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Hello everyone,

 

I am having issues with GM: Studio and sound on Android devices. Many sponsors have rejected our games because of the sound issues (especially on native browser) and I was wondering how the other developers that are using GM: Studio addressed this issue?

[Luminous Wizard]

Are you testing both the new and old audio system?

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Are you testing both the new and old audio system?

Yes, neither works for the native browser, but thanks for your suggestion.

[Luminous Wizard]

It also depends what format you are using? And its a pleasure  

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It also depends what format you are using? And its a pleasure

Thank you for your help, was a mistake on my part, as I was using wrong format.

[Luminous Wizard]

Thank you for your help, was a mistake on my part, as I was using wrong format.

 

You're welcome. Glad to hear you got it working!  

[sandy234]

can you guys tell me which format works on native browsers

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can you guys tell me which format works on native browsers

Hey, for native Android browser, try using the legacy audio system. I use Compressed format (Streamed) for background music and Compressed (un-compress on load) for sound effects.

[Luminous Wizard]

can you guys tell me which format works on native browsers

 

Hey Sandy, .wav would be your best possibility in GM. Simply because it is compatible with all browsers Scale the quality down so you don't have such huge file sizes, you can hardly hear the difference on mobile speakers anyway  

[sandy234]

how to check whether browser is native android browser?

[Ivatrix]

Found this for you Sandy, is this what you meant? http://stackoverflow.com/questions/14701951/javascript-detect-android-native-browser You could do it with a javascript extension.

 

Hey since it's relevant: I noticed that Game Maker appeared to have converted all my .ogg into .wav files, does this create a larger file size for the project?

[Shoozes]

If the browser is using WebGL, use the new audio engine. If the browser is NOT using WebGL, then use the legacy sound engine. If you use auto detect, set up some sound scripts like so..

if(audio_system() == audio_old_system)then //No WebGL - So use old system.
{
      sound_play(argument0); //Play legacy sound
}
else
{
      audio_play_sound(argument0, 0, false); //Play sound with new engine
}

If you are using 8-bit/chiptune style audio, you can down sample the audio and choose the lowest quality to reduce the size of the audio files. I reduced a 2mb song to 200kb this way and the quality is still decent. The audio even works on my cheap $30 LG test phone on the android stock browser by using this method.

[sandy234]

Well games dont run on native browser if i use webgl to autodetect.

Even after using old audio engine theres seems to be no sound on native browser on my S3

[trill]

Hey, for native Android browser, try using the legacy audio system. I use Compressed format (Streamed) for background music and Compressed (un-compress on load) for sound effects.

 

This is what is stated on YYG Tech blog...check under sound... https://www.yoyogames.com/tech_blog/30

 

 

Also, I dont see the point to make .wav files since GM after compiling create both .mp3 and .ogg files. I didnt see an option in GM to use just .wav files. Did I missed something? Is there an option for that?

[-AAG-]

What about freaking music taking forever to load? I reduced my total game size to less than 3mb with sounds and music and still I have to wait 10 to 15 seconds for music to load. With sounds but no music it loads in about 3 to 5 seconds. What setting do you guys suggest for music, should it be uncompressed like the rest of the sounds? What about audio channels, is there some pointers on that?