<B>unsigned int </B><B></B><I>inputmode</I><B>,</B><BR>
<B>int </B><B></B><I>offset</I><B>,</B><BR>
<B>int </B><B></B><I>length</I><BR>
<B>);</B><BR>
<H3>Parameters</H3>
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<TRVALIGN=top><TD><I>index</I></TD>
<TD>Sample pool index. See remarks for more on the sample pool.<BR>
0 or above - The absolute index into the sample pool. The pool will grow as the index gets larger. If a slot is already used it will be replaced.<BR>
FSOUND_FREE - Let FSOUND select an arbitrary sample slot. <BR>
FSOUND_UNMANAGED - Dont have this sample managed within fsounds sample management system<BR>
</TD><TRVALIGN=top><TD><I>name_or_data</I></TD>
<TD>Name of sound file or pointer to memory image to load.<BR>
</TD><TRVALIGN=top><TD><I>mode</I></TD>
<TD>Description of the data format, OR in the bits defined in FSOUND_MODES to describe the data being loaded.<BR>
</TD><TRVALIGN=top><TD><I>offset</I></TD>
<TD>Optional. 0 by default. If > 0, this value is used to specify an offset in a file, so fmod will seek before opening. length must also be specified if this value is used.<BR>
</TD><TRVALIGN=top><TD><I>length</I></TD>
<TD>Optional. 0 by default. If > 0, this value is used to specify the length of a memory block when using FSOUND_LOADMEMORY, or it is the length of a file or file segment if the offset parameter is used. On PlayStation 2 this must be 16 byte aligned for memory loading.<BR>
</TD></TABLE>
<H3>Return Value</H3>
On success, a sample pointer is returned.<BR>
On failure, NULL is returned.<BR>
<H3>Remarks</H3>
FMOD has a sample management system that holds onto any samples loaded or allocated, and frees them all when you call FSOUND_Close. <BR>
It takes the hassle out of having to keep hold of a lot of sample handles and remember to free them all at the end of your application.<BR>
It is basically an expandle array of handles that holds each sample until FMOD closes down where it does a cleanup. <BR>
FSOUND_UNMANAGED can be used so FMOD does NOT use the sample management system. You have to make sure they are freed yourself.<BR>
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Specify FSOUND_LOADMEMORY to load a file from a memory image. <BR>
The pointer you pass to name must be the actual image of the data you want to load.<BR>
The length parameter is to be filled out if FSOUND_LOADMEMORY is specified, otherwise if you do not specify memory loading, can be safely ignored and should be set to 0.<BR>
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Compressed formats are expanded into memory. If the file is quite large, it could take a while to load.<BR>
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If FSOUND_8BITS is specified and the file decodes to 16bit normally, FMOD will downgrade the sample to 8bit.<BR>
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On PlayStation 2, the name_or_data pointer and length variables must be 16 byte aligned, for DMA reasons.<BR>
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Note that FSOUND_NONBLOCKING is NOT supported with this function.<BR>
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Supported on the following platforms : Win32, WinCE, Linux, Macintosh, XBox, PlayStation 2, GameCube<BR>
