Love Sound

When to use this skill

{{SKILL_DESCRIPTION}} Use this skill when working with sound operations, audio decoding, sound data manipulation, or any sound-related operations in LÖVE games.

Common use cases

• Decoding sound files and formats
• Managing sound data and audio buffers
• Performing sound transformations and effects
• Working with compressed audio formats
• Handling sound metadata and properties

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Examples

Decoding sound data

-- Decode a sound file
local soundData = love.sound.newSoundData("effect.wav")

-- Play the sound
local source = love.audio.newSource(soundData)
love.audio.play(source)

Sound data manipulation

-- Create and modify sound data
local sampleRate = 44100
local bitDepth = 16
local channels = 1
local duration = 1.0  -- 1 second

local soundData = love.sound.newSoundData(
  sampleRate * duration,
  sampleRate,
  bitDepth,
  channels
)

-- Generate a simple sine wave
for i = 0, soundData:getSampleCount() - 1 do
  local time = i / sampleRate
  local value = math.sin(time * 440 * 2 * math.pi)  -- 440Hz sine wave
  soundData:setSample(i, value)
end

-- Create and play the sound
local source = love.audio.newSource(soundData)
love.audio.play(source)

Best practices

• Use appropriate sound formats for different use cases
• Consider memory usage when working with large sound files
• Handle sound decoding errors gracefully
• Test sound formats on target platforms
• Be mindful of performance with real-time sound processing

Platform compatibility

• Desktop (Windows, macOS, Linux): Full sound support
• Mobile (iOS, Android): Full support with some format limitations
• Web: Good support but some formats may not be available