Q103217: SAMPLE: Synchronizing Applications with CD Audio

Article: Q103217
Product(s): Microsoft Windows Software Development Kit
Version(s): WINDOWS:3.1
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Keyword(s): kbfile kbmm kbsample kb16bitonly kbOSWin310
Last Modified: 04-DEC-1999

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Windows Software Development Kit (SDK) 3.1 
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SUMMARY
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This technical article describes a simple technique that uses the Media Control
Interface (MCI) to synchronize events in a Microsoft Windows-based application
with audio from a CD. The following topics are covered:

- MCI message interface

- Audio CD time formats

- Owner-draw graphical buttons

- Extending the idea to other time sources

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The following file is available for download from the Microsoft Download
Center:

  Singacd.exe
  (http://download.microsoft.com/download/platformsdk/sample62/3.1/W31/EN-US/SINGACD.EXE)

For additional information about how to download Microsoft Support files, click
the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

  Q119591 How to Obtain Microsoft Support Files from Online Services

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Four pieces of sample code included with this article create four applications:
PLAYACD, a simple CD controller; SINGACD, a sing-along application that shows
the lyrics to a CD as it plays; TIMEACD, an authoring tool to create the lyric
files used by the sing-along application; and SINGAWAV, an application that
demonstrates synchronizing to a waveform.

The SINGACD sample application shows how to use the media control interface (MCI)
to synchronize an application with CD audio in Microsoft(R) Windows(TM).

SINGACD displays a moving ball above the lyrics of a song. The ball moves in time
with the music and (ideally) stays above the current word in the song. Achieving
this synchronization involves a two-part process: The first part involves
displaying the entire line of text at the right time; the second part involves
placing the ball over the correct word in the line.

SINGACD has the following components:

- The PLAYACD application is a very simple controller for the MCI CD audio
  device.

- The TIMEACD application is a tool for authoring lyric files.

- The SINGAWAV sample is a modified version of SINGACD that opens and plays a
  specific wave file and lyric file.

Additional query words: kbfile softlib SINGACD.EXE

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Version           : WINDOWS:3.1

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