com.sun.j3d.audioengines
Class AudioEngine

java.lang.Object
  extended by com.sun.j3d.audioengines.AudioEngine
All Implemented Interfaces:
AudioDevice
Direct Known Subclasses:
AudioEngine3D

public abstract class AudioEngine
extends java.lang.Object
implements AudioDevice

The AudioEngine Class defines an audio output device that generates sound 'image' from scene graph. An AudioEngine object encapsulates the AudioDevice's basic information.

NOTE: AudioEngine developers should not subclass this class directly. Subclass AudioEngine3DL2 instead.


Field Summary
 
Fields inherited from interface javax.media.j3d.AudioDevice
HEADPHONES, MONO_SPEAKER, STEREO_SPEAKERS
 
Constructor Summary
AudioEngine(PhysicalEnvironment physicalEnvironment)
          Construct a new AudioEngine with the specified P.E.
 
Method Summary
abstract  boolean close()
          Code to close the device
 float getAngleOffsetToSpeaker()
          Get Angle Offset To Speaker returns value set as angle between vector to speaker and Z head axis
 int getAudioPlaybackType()
          Get Type of Audio Playback Output Device returns audio playback type to which sound is currently output
 float getCenterEarToSpeaker()
          Get Distance from Ear to Speaker returns value set as distance from listener's ear to speaker
 int getChannelsAvailable()
          Query number of channels currently available for use by the returns number of sound channels currently available (number not being used by active sounds.
 int getChannelsUsedForSound(Sound sound)
          Deprecated. This method is now part of the Sound class
 int getTotalChannels()
          Query total number of channels available for sound rendering for this audio device.
abstract  boolean initialize()
          Code to initialize the device
 void setAngleOffsetToSpeaker(float angle)
          Set Angle Offset To Speaker
 void setAudioPlaybackType(int type)
          Set Type of Audio Playback physical transducer(s) sound is output to.
 void setCenterEarToSpeaker(float distance)
          Set Distance from the Center Ear to a Speaker
 
Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait
 

Constructor Detail

AudioEngine

public AudioEngine(PhysicalEnvironment physicalEnvironment)
Construct a new AudioEngine with the specified P.E.

Parameters:
physicalEnvironment - the physical environment object where we want access to this device.
Method Detail

initialize

public abstract boolean initialize()
Code to initialize the device

Specified by:
initialize in interface AudioDevice
Returns:
flag: true is initialized sucessfully, false if error

close

public abstract boolean close()
Code to close the device

Specified by:
close in interface AudioDevice
Returns:
flag: true is closed sucessfully, false if error

setAudioPlaybackType

public void setAudioPlaybackType(int type)
Set Type of Audio Playback physical transducer(s) sound is output to. Valid types are HEADPHONE, MONO_SPEAKER, STEREO_SPEAKERS

Specified by:
setAudioPlaybackType in interface AudioDevice
Parameters:
type - of audio output device

getAudioPlaybackType

public int getAudioPlaybackType()
Get Type of Audio Playback Output Device returns audio playback type to which sound is currently output

Specified by:
getAudioPlaybackType in interface AudioDevice
Returns:
audio playback type

setCenterEarToSpeaker

public void setCenterEarToSpeaker(float distance)
Set Distance from the Center Ear to a Speaker

Specified by:
setCenterEarToSpeaker in interface AudioDevice
Parameters:
distance - from the center ear and to the speaker

getCenterEarToSpeaker

public float getCenterEarToSpeaker()
Get Distance from Ear to Speaker returns value set as distance from listener's ear to speaker

Specified by:
getCenterEarToSpeaker in interface AudioDevice
Returns:
distance from interaural midpoint between the ears to closest speaker

setAngleOffsetToSpeaker

public void setAngleOffsetToSpeaker(float angle)
Set Angle Offset To Speaker

Specified by:
setAngleOffsetToSpeaker in interface AudioDevice
Parameters:
angle - in radian between head coordinate Z axis and vector to speaker

getAngleOffsetToSpeaker

public float getAngleOffsetToSpeaker()
Get Angle Offset To Speaker returns value set as angle between vector to speaker and Z head axis

Specified by:
getAngleOffsetToSpeaker in interface AudioDevice
Returns:
angle in radians from head Z axis and vector from center ear to speaker

getTotalChannels

public int getTotalChannels()
Query total number of channels available for sound rendering for this audio device. returns number of maximum sound channels you can run with this library/device-driver.

Specified by:
getTotalChannels in interface AudioDevice
Returns:
total number of channels that can be used for this audio device

getChannelsAvailable

public int getChannelsAvailable()
Query number of channels currently available for use by the returns number of sound channels currently available (number not being used by active sounds.

Specified by:
getChannelsAvailable in interface AudioDevice
Returns:
total number of channels current available

getChannelsUsedForSound

public int getChannelsUsedForSound(Sound sound)
Deprecated. This method is now part of the Sound class

Query number of channels that would be used to render a particular sound node.

Specified by:
getChannelsUsedForSound in interface AudioDevice
Parameters:
sound - refenence to sound node that query to be performed on returns number of sound channels used by a specific Sound node
Returns:
number of channels a particular Sound node is using or would used if enabled and activated (rendered).


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