Re: Two more questions

Eric Wing <[email protected]> Fri, 16 Nov 2012 19:50:04 -0800
Newsgroups gmane.comp.lib.openal
Message-ID <CA+Q62MBBAZE-ux7UaQbK40PoGyrLuRtMtdj4csei_=VUOWEOvA@mail.gmail.com>
>> - Menu views: very similar to the above; everything emanating from the
>> menu is probably not spatialized. But the main view may still be going
>> and playing sounds. Again, the menu person/team shouldn't have to
>> worry about the game person/team screwing with the listener position
>> or vice-versa.
>
> Isn't that what AL_SOURCE_RELATIVE is for, so that changing the listener
> won't directly affect the sources? Menu sounds would be source relative,
> keeping them still even if the listener is moving in the game.

I thought this was brought up semi-recently. One potential defect is
if the listener's velocity is modified resulting in Doppler shifts you
don't expect/want.


Thanks,
Eric
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