How to get a pointer to the Waveform data of CatchSound()?

[Kurzer]

Hello,

I want to play around with audiomanipulation and realtime creation of sounds.
But I have a serious problem: How to play an endless, realtime generated sound with PureBasic nativ commands?

Is it possible to get the memorypointer to the waveform of a purebasic sound?
CatchSound() and LoadSound() returns some values which looks like pointer... maybe pointers to an internal PureBasic structure where I can find the address of the corresponding waveform values?

Does anybody know somoething about this?

I want to realize a double buffer playback of a realtime calculated soundstream, but without dealing with directX and Windows API. Precalculate the waveform to a memoryblock and catching it afterwards is not an option for me. I want to realize this with only two small soundbuffers - or with one memory block of an catched Purebasic sound which will be filled periodically in realtime after one half of the buffer is completely played.

To determine the 'playcursor-position' in a currently played waveform would be also helpful for this job. But for this task PureBasic provides GetSoundPosition(). This should do the job.

I did not understand too much of the PureBasic internas, so I have no idea how to handle this problem.

[JHPJHP]

Have you looked at the following examples (may contain some of what you're looking for):
- quick Google search revealed these and a bunch more
http://www.forums.purebasic.com/english ... 6&start=15
http://www.purebasic.fr/french/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=9891
http://www.purebasic.fr/english/viewtop ... 12&t=54421

[BasicallyPure]

I don't know if we can do this native until we get some help from the PB team.
This is something close what you are asking for but with API calls.
I pieced this together a while back using code I found here on the forum.
Maybe something here is useful to you.

BP

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; SoundOutContinuousWrite.pb
; by BasicallyPure, 11/18/2013
; windows only
; PB 5.20 LTS

EnableExplicit

;{ Constants
#MainWin = 0
#OutDevice_1 = 0
#PIx2 = 2*#PI
#Mono = 1
#Stereo = 2
#ScopeBkgndColor = $276724
#TraceLeftColor  = $27CF24
#TraceRightColor = $27E4D3
#ScopeWidth = 512
#ScopeHeight = 256
#SpinLostFocus = 512
#Input_Finished = #PB_EventType_FirstCustomValue

; gadgets
#BtnHop     = 0
#BtnPause   = 1
#Canvas_1   = 2
#SpinLeft   = 3
#SpinRight  = 4
#TrackLeft  = 5
#TrackRight = 6

; menus
#Menu_1 = 0
;}

;{ Procedure declarations
Declare WinCallback(hwnd, uMsg, wParam, lParam)
Declare StartSoundOutput()
Declare StopSoundOutput()
Declare CalcWave(*SBuf)
Declare Init_GUI()
Declare EventLoop()
Declare ProcessSpin(nGad,*Freq)
;}

;{ Global variables
Global SampleClock     = 44100   ; Sampling frequency in 'samples per second'
Global BlockSize       = 8192    ; Number of samples in block
Global BytesPerSample  = 2       ; Number of bytes needed for each sample, don't change this
Global Channels        = #Stereo ; Number of channels, 1 for mono, 2 for stereo.
Global nBuf            = 8       ; Number of buffers
Global DevOut          = 1       ; default audio output device
Global Frequency_Left  = 1000
Global Frequency_Right = 440
Global Volume_Left.f   = 0.25
Global Volume_Right.f  = 0.25
Global hWaveOut
Global Hop = #False
Global Pause = #False
Global NumOutDevs

Global PlayFormat.WAVEFORMATEX
Global MyOutDevs.WAVEOUTCAPS
Global Dim outHdr.WAVEHDR(nBuf)
;}

If Init_GUI()
   EventLoop()
   StopSoundOutput()
EndIf

End

Procedure Init_GUI()
   Protected n, result = 1
   
   If OpenWindow(#MainWin,0,0,#ScopeWidth+20,#ScopeHeight+90,"Continuous sound out write test",#PB_Window_SystemMenu |#PB_Window_ScreenCentered)
      
      ButtonGadget(#BtnHop,10,10,50,25,"Hop",#PB_Button_Toggle)
      ButtonGadget(#BtnPause,70,10,50,25,"Pause",#PB_Button_Toggle)
      SpinGadget(#SpinLeft,130,02,70,25,100,5000)
         SetGadgetState(#SpinLeft,Frequency_Left) : SetGadgetText(#SpinLeft,Str(Frequency_Left))
         SetGadgetColor(#SpinLeft,#PB_Gadget_BackColor,#TraceLeftColor)
      SpinGadget(#SpinRight,235,02,70,25,100,5000)
         SetGadgetState(#SpinRight,Frequency_Right) : SetGadgetText(#SpinRight,Str(Frequency_Right))
         SetGadgetColor(#SpinRight,#PB_Gadget_BackColor,#TraceRightColor)
      TrackBarGadget(#TrackLeft,125,30,100,25,0,100) : SetGadgetState(#TrackLeft,Volume_Left * 100)
      TrackBarGadget(#TrackRight,230,30,100,25,0,100) : SetGadgetState(#TrackRight,Volume_Right * 100)
      CanvasGadget(#Canvas_1,8,58,#ScopeWidth+4,#ScopeHeight+4,#PB_Canvas_Border)
      
      StartDrawing(CanvasOutput(#Canvas_1))
         Box(0,0,#ScopeWidth,#ScopeHeight,#ScopeBkgndColor)
      StopDrawing()
      
      CreateMenu(#Menu_1, WindowID(#MainWin))
      
      ; locate all sound output devices
         OpenSubMenu("Sound Output Devices")
         NumOutDevs = waveOutGetNumDevs_()
         If NumOutDevs <> 0
            For n = 0 To NumOutDevs - 1
               If waveOutGetDevCaps_(n,@MyOutDevs,SizeOf(WAVEOUTCAPS)) = 0
                     MenuItem(n + #OutDevice_1,PeekS(@MyOutDevs\szPname))
               EndIf
            Next
            CloseSubMenu()
            SetMenuItemState(#Menu_1,#OutDevice_1,#True)
            SetWindowCallback(@WinCallback()) ; Handle Sound Output callback
            StartSoundOutput()
         Else
            MessageRequester("Error!","No audio output device found.")
            result = 0
         EndIf
   Else
      result = 0
   EndIf
   
   ProcedureReturn result
EndProcedure

Procedure EventLoop()
   Protected menuSelection, ActiveGadget, n, Quit = #False
   
   Repeat
      Select WaitWindowEvent()
         Case #PB_Event_CloseWindow
            Quit = #True
         Case #PB_Event_Gadget
            Select EventGadget()
               Case #BtnHop
                  Hop = GetGadgetState(#BtnHop)
                  Frequency_Left = GetGadgetState(#SpinLeft)
                  Frequency_Right = GetGadgetState(#SpinRight)
               Case #BtnPause
                  Pause = GetGadgetState(#BtnPause)
                  If Pause
                     waveOutPause_(hWaveOut)
                  Else
                     waveOutRestart_(hWaveOut)
                  EndIf
               Case #SpinLeft
                  ProcessSpin(#SpinLeft, @Frequency_Left)
               Case #SpinRight
                  ProcessSpin(#SpinRight, @Frequency_Right)
               Case #TrackLeft
                  Volume_Left = GetGadgetState(#TrackLeft) / 100
               Case #TrackRight
                  Volume_Right = GetGadgetState(#TrackRight) / 100
            EndSelect
         Case #PB_Event_Menu
            menuSelection = EventMenu()
            If GetMenuItemState(#Menu_1,menuSelection) = #False
               Select menuSelection
                  Case #OutDevice_1 To #OutDevice_1 + NumOutDevs - 1 ; Output device selection
                     For n = #OutDevice_1 To #OutDevice_1 + NumOutDevs - 1
                        If n = menuSelection
                           SetMenuItemState(#Menu_1,menuSelection,#True)
                        Else
                           SetMenuItemState(#Menu_1,n,#False)
                        EndIf
                     Next
                     DevOut = menuSelection - #OutDevice_1 + 1
                     StopSoundOutput()
                     StartSoundOutput()
               EndSelect
            EndIf
         Case #WM_KEYUP
            ActiveGadget = GetActiveGadget()
            Select ActiveGadget
               Case #SpinLeft To #SpinRight
                  If EventwParam() = #VK_RETURN
                     PostEvent(#PB_Event_Gadget,#MainWin,ActiveGadget,#Input_Finished)
                  EndIf
            EndSelect
      EndSelect
   Until Quit = #True
   
EndProcedure

Procedure WinCallback(hwnd, uMsg, wParam, lParam)
   ; Window callback to service sound output message
   Static *hWaveO.WAVEHDR
   
   Select uMsg
      Case #MM_WOM_DONE           ; Sound output, a play buffer has been returned.
         *hWaveO.WAVEHDR = lParam                        ; lParam has the address of WAVEHDR
         CalcWave(*hWaveO\lpData)                        ; send pointer where to write NEW data
         *hWaveO\dwBytesRecorded = BlockSize             ; Number of bytes written into buffer
         waveOutWrite_(hWaveOut,lParam, SizeOf(WAVEHDR)) ; Send to sound device => jack socket => cable =>
   EndSelect
   
   ProcedureReturn #PB_ProcessPureBasicEvents
EndProcedure

Procedure StartSoundOutput()
   Protected T,i, *P
   Static *OutBufMem
   
   With PlayFormat
      \wFormatTag      = #WAVE_FORMAT_PCM
      \nChannels       = Channels
      \wBitsPerSample  = BytesPerSample * 8
      \nSamplesPerSec  = SampleClock
      \nBlockAlign     = Channels * BytesPerSample
      \nAvgBytesPerSec = \nSamplesPerSec * \nBlockAlign
   EndWith
   
   If *OutBufMem : FreeMemory(*OutBufMem) : EndIf   ; Free a prior assignement
   *OutBufMem = AllocateMemory(BlockSize * nBuf)    ; Reserve memory for all the buffers
   
   T =  waveOutOpen_(@hWaveOut, #WAVE_MAPPER+DevOut, @PlayFormat, WindowID(#MainWin), #True, #CALLBACK_WINDOW | #WAVE_FORMAT_DIRECT)
   If T = #MMSYSERR_NOERROR
      
      *P = *OutBufMem                               ; Pointer to start of memory
      For i = 0 To nBuf-1                           ; For each buffer
         outHdr(i)\lpData         = *P              ; start of buffer
         outHdr(i)\dwBufferLength = BlockSize       ; size of buffer
         outHdr(i)\dwFlags        = 0
         outHdr(i)\dwLoops        = 0
         T | waveOutPrepareHeader_(hWaveOut, outHdr(i), SizeOf(WAVEHDR))
         *P + BlockSize
      Next
      
      For i = 0 To nBuf-1
         PostMessage_(WindowID(#MainWin),#MM_WOM_DONE,0,outHdr(i))
      Next 
      
   EndIf
   
   If T = #MMSYSERR_NOERROR : ProcedureReturn 1 : Else : ProcedureReturn 0 : EndIf
   
EndProcedure

Procedure StopSoundOutput()
   Protected i
   waveOutReset_(hWaveOut)
   For i = 0 To nBuf - 1
      waveOutUnprepareHeader_(hWaveOut, outHdr(i), SizeOf(WAVEHDR))
   Next
   waveOutClose_(hWaveOut)
EndProcedure

Procedure CalcWave(*SBuf)
   ; This routine generates Left and Right waveforms.
   
   Static.d Angle, Kl, Kr, La, Ra
   Static.i sample, Sgn, scope_X, Trig
   Static.l Vl, Vr, Ls = 1, Rs
   Static HSH = #ScopeHeight/2 ; one half of the scope height
   Static SW = #ScopeWidth -1
   Static scaler = $10000 / #ScopeHeight
   Static Dim eraser(#ScopeWidth-1,1)
   Protected Trace_L = 1
   
   If Hop
      Frequency_Left = Random(1220,220)
      Frequency_Right = Random(1220,220)
   EndIf
   
   ; Calculate the frequency scaling factors
   Kl = #PIx2 * Frequency_Left  / SampleClock
   Kr = #PIx2 * Frequency_Right / SampleClock
   
   StartDrawing(CanvasOutput(#Canvas_1))
      
      LineXY(0,HSH,SW,HSH,0)
      sample = 1
      Repeat ; Generate waveform data
         ; Left sample
         Vl = Sin(La) * 32767 * Volume_Left
         La + Kl                            ; Calculate angle for next time
         If La > #PIx2 : La - #PIx2 : EndIf ; limit to 2*PI radians
         PokeW(*SBuf,Vl)                    ; Put point in buffer
         *SBuf + BytesPerSample             ; move buffer pointer to next sample
         
         ; Right sample
         If Channels = #Stereo
            Vr = Sin(Ra) * 32767 * Volume_Right
            Ra + Kr
            If Ra > #PIx2 : Ra - #PIx2 : EndIf
            PokeW(*SBuf,Vr)
            *SBuf + BytesPerSample
         EndIf
         
         ; draw the scope display
         ; trace drawing will alternate left then right so each can be triggered
         If Trig ; trigger is active so continue drawing left or right trace
            Vl/scaler : Vr/scaler
            If Trace_L ; draw the left trace
               Plot(scope_X,HSH + eraser(scope_X,0),#ScopeBkgndColor) ; erase old
               eraser(scope_X,0) = Vl
               Plot(scope_X,HSH + Vl,#TraceLeftColor)
            ElseIf Channels = #Stereo ; draw the right trace
               Plot(scope_X,HSH + eraser(scope_X,1),#ScopeBkgndColor) ; erase old
               eraser(scope_X,1) = Vr
               Plot(scope_X,HSH + Vr,#TraceRightColor)
            EndIf
            
            scope_X + 1 ; move 1 pixel right
            
            If scope_X > SW  ; trace has reached the right edge
               scope_X = 0   ; move back to left edge
               Trig = #False ; reset the trigger
               
               ; capture the sign of the next trace sample
               Ls = Sign(Vl) : If Ls = 0 : Ls + 1 : EndIf
               If channels = #Stereo
                  Rs = Sign(Vr) : If Rs = 0 : Rs + 1 : EndIf
                  Trace_L ! 1
               EndIf
               
            EndIf
         Else ; wait for zero crossing to enable trigger
            If Trace_L And Vl <> 0
               If Ls <> Sign(Vl) ; the sign has changed (zero crossing)
                  If Ls < 0 : Trig = #True : Else : Ls = -Ls : EndIf
               EndIf
            ElseIf Channels = #Stereo
               If Rs <> Sign(Vr) ; the sign has changed (zero crossing)
                  If Rs < 0 : Trig = #True : Else : Rs = -Rs : EndIf
               EndIf
            EndIf
         EndIf
         
         sample + PlayFormat\nBlockAlign
      Until sample > BlockSize
      
   StopDrawing()
EndProcedure

Procedure ProcessSpin(nGad,*Freq)
   Select EventType()
      Case #PB_EventType_Up, #PB_EventType_Down
         SetGadgetText(nGad, Str(GetGadgetState(nGad)))
         PokeI(*Freq, GetGadgetState(nGad))
      Case #Input_Finished, #SpinLostFocus
         SetGadgetState(nGad,Val(GetGadgetText(nGad)))
         SetGadgetText(nGad, Str(GetGadgetState(nGad)))
         PokeI(*Freq, GetGadgetState(nGad))
   EndSelect
EndProcedure

[Kurzer]

Hello JHPJHP,

yes I've used the forum search and looked for this topic, but I found only API-based examples - or I missed the important little thing that hides in the last two links which you provided in your post. This two posts are hitting the nail on the head.

It seems that IsSound () is the command which returns the address of a sound structure. I have always thought that CatchSound () or LoadSound () returns this pointer.

Unfortunately I am currently not at my own computer (no PB here), but what I see in the examples looks exactly like what I need.

Thank you very much JHPJHP!

And also to you, BasicallyPure, a big thank you for your sample code. Even if it is based entirely on API, but I will surely use the routines in the future. Thank you for your effort!