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Simple sound playback using ALSA API and libasound
/*
* Simple sound playback using ALSA API and libasound.
*
* Compile:
* $ cc -o play sound_playback.c -lasound
*
* Usage:
* $ ./play <sample_rate> <channels> <seconds> < <file>
*
* Examples:
* $ ./play 44100 2 5 < /dev/urandom
* $ ./play 22050 1 8 < /path/to/file.wav
*
* Copyright (C) 2009 Alessandro Ghedini <[email protected]>
* --------------------------------------------------------------
* "THE BEER-WARE LICENSE" (Revision 42):
* Alessandro Ghedini wrote this file. As long as you retain this
* notice you can do whatever you want with this stuff. If we
* meet some day, and you think this stuff is worth it, you can
* buy me a beer in return.
* --------------------------------------------------------------
*/
#include <alsa/asoundlib.h>
#include <stdio.h>
#define PCM_DEVICE "default"
int main(int argc, char **argv) {
unsigned int pcm, tmp, dir;
int rate, channels, seconds;
snd_pcm_t *pcm_handle;
snd_pcm_hw_params_t *params;
snd_pcm_uframes_t frames;
char *buff;
int buff_size, loops;
if (argc < 4) {
printf("Usage: %s <sample_rate> <channels> <seconds>\n",
argv[0]);
return -1;
}
rate = atoi(argv[1]);
channels = atoi(argv[2]);
seconds = atoi(argv[3]);
/* Open the PCM device in playback mode */
if (pcm = snd_pcm_open(&pcm_handle, PCM_DEVICE,
SND_PCM_STREAM_PLAYBACK, 0) < 0)
printf("ERROR: Can't open \"%s\" PCM device. %s\n",
PCM_DEVICE, snd_strerror(pcm));
/* Allocate parameters object and fill it with default values*/
snd_pcm_hw_params_alloca(&params);
snd_pcm_hw_params_any(pcm_handle, params);
/* Set parameters */
if (pcm = snd_pcm_hw_params_set_access(pcm_handle, params,
SND_PCM_ACCESS_RW_INTERLEAVED) < 0)
printf("ERROR: Can't set interleaved mode. %s\n", snd_strerror(pcm));
if (pcm = snd_pcm_hw_params_set_format(pcm_handle, params,
SND_PCM_FORMAT_S16_LE) < 0)
printf("ERROR: Can't set format. %s\n", snd_strerror(pcm));
if (pcm = snd_pcm_hw_params_set_channels(pcm_handle, params, channels) < 0)
printf("ERROR: Can't set channels number. %s\n", snd_strerror(pcm));
if (pcm = snd_pcm_hw_params_set_rate_near(pcm_handle, params, &rate, 0) < 0)
printf("ERROR: Can't set rate. %s\n", snd_strerror(pcm));
/* Write parameters */
if (pcm = snd_pcm_hw_params(pcm_handle, params) < 0)
printf("ERROR: Can't set harware parameters. %s\n", snd_strerror(pcm));
/* Resume information */
printf("PCM name: '%s'\n", snd_pcm_name(pcm_handle));
printf("PCM state: %s\n", snd_pcm_state_name(snd_pcm_state(pcm_handle)));
snd_pcm_hw_params_get_channels(params, &tmp);
printf("channels: %i ", tmp);
if (tmp == 1)
printf("(mono)\n");
else if (tmp == 2)
printf("(stereo)\n");
snd_pcm_hw_params_get_rate(params, &tmp, 0);
printf("rate: %d bps\n", tmp);
printf("seconds: %d\n", seconds);
/* Allocate buffer to hold single period */
snd_pcm_hw_params_get_period_size(params, &frames, 0);
buff_size = frames * channels * 2 /* 2 -> sample size */;
buff = (char *) malloc(buff_size);
snd_pcm_hw_params_get_period_time(params, &tmp, NULL);
for (loops = (seconds * 1000000) / tmp; loops > 0; loops--) {
if (pcm = read(0, buff, buff_size) == 0) {
printf("Early end of file.\n");
return 0;
}
if (pcm = snd_pcm_writei(pcm_handle, buff, frames) == -EPIPE) {
printf("XRUN.\n");
snd_pcm_prepare(pcm_handle);
} else if (pcm < 0) {
printf("ERROR. Can't write to PCM device. %s\n", snd_strerror(pcm));
}
}
snd_pcm_drain(pcm_handle);
snd_pcm_close(pcm_handle);
free(buff);
return 0;
}
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Qwinth commented Oct 14, 2024

Я змінив код для відтворення файлів wav замість stdin, я виявив, що файли wav відтворюються у швидшому темпі. Проблема описана тут https://stackoverflow.com/questions/77920231/wav-files-are-played-by-alsa-at-a-faster-tempo-is-there-a-way-to-fix-the -темп

Хтось може вказати мені на мою помилку?

Your code is fine and it works fine for me, so I can conclude that something is wrong with the program startup parameters.

For your wav file, the startup command should be as follows:
./<program name> 22050 1 30 PinkPanther30.wav default

Edit:
I would recommend that you do not skip the first 44 bytes of the metadata. Some files have more than 44 bytes of metadata if there is some additional information. You need to search for the keyword “data” + 4 bytes and after that only the audio data comes.

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