Implementing active music in Spring

[elim]

I agree with this. A suitable library that could be used is sdl sound http://icculus.org/SDL_sound/ details of libraries required for different formats are on that page above. ps its portable as hell:

# Compiles/runs on Linux (x86 tested).
# Compiles/runs on Linux (x86-64 tested).
# Compiles/runs on Linux (PowerPC tested).
# Compiles/runs on FreeBSD (x86 tested).
# Compiles/runs on Win32 (x86 tested).
# Compiles/runs on MacOS Classic (PowerPC tested).
# Compiles/runs on MacOS X (PowerPC tested).
# Compiles/runs on BeOS (x86 tested).
# Compiles/runs on WinCE/PocketPC (StrongARM tested).

details on how its used can be found here http://www.libsdl.org/intro/usingsound.html

[Gurkha]

As long as there are readily available (free) programs to convert .mp3 and .wav to .ogg,

http://www.quinnware.com/
you'll need a plugin for ogg encoding but it'll convert many audio formats (not sure about DRM'ed WMA's, but definately un-DRM'ed ones).
the present version is a bit clunky though.

I certainly don't want to be forcing people into using ogg like a bunch of fascists, I'd just like to see it as the 'endorsed' format for background music officially released. and I really don't want to see it sidelined because it's still a 'minor' format.

-Gurkha