Class SoundManager

java.lang.Object

SoundManager

public class SoundManager
extends java.lang.Object

Author:

Dani Odicho

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
SoundManager()

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
int	generateNote() Generates a random piano note of seven possibilities (C,D,E,F,G,A,B) and returns a corresponding integer.
void	playBass() Plays a bass drum sound once.
void	playFile(java.lang.String filename) Plays a a sound file located in the resource folder.
void	playPianoNote(int index) Used to play a piano note.
void	playSnare() Requires the existence of a file named "snare.wav" in the project resource folder.
void	stopAllFiles() Stops all the currently playing files.
void	stopFile() Stops the playing of the first file that was being played for example: if user played file1 then file2 then file3.
void	stopFile(java.lang.String filename) Stops the playing of a specific file.
void	wait(int milliseconds)
void	waitEighth() (r) Used to add a time gap of an eighth of a second after playing a sound.
void	waitHalf() (r) Used to add a time gap of half a second after playing a sound.
void	waitQuarter() (r) Used to add a time gap of a quarter of a second after playing a sound.
void	waitSecond() (r) Used to add a time gap of 1 second after playing a sound.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

equals, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

SoundManager

public SoundManager()

Method Detail

generateNote

public int generateNote()

Generates a random piano note of seven possibilities 
 (C,D,E,F,G,A,B) and returns a corresponding integer.

Returns:

int 1 if generated note is C int 2 if generated note is D int 3 if generated note is E int 4 if generated note is F int 5 if generated note is G int 6 if generated note is A int 7 if generated note is B Requires the existence of sound files ("C.wav", "D.wav", "E.wav", "F.wav", "G.wav", "A.wav", "B.wav") located in the project resource folder.

playBass

public void playBass()

Plays a bass drum sound once. Requires the existence of a file named "bass.wav" in the project resource folder.

playFile

public void playFile(java.lang.String filename)

Plays a a sound file located in the resource folder.

Parameters:

filename - The full name of a sound file located in the resource folder of the project.

playSnare

public void playSnare()

Requires the existence of a file named "snare.wav" in the project resource folder.

stopAllFiles

public void stopAllFiles()

Stops all the currently playing files.

stopFile

public void stopFile()

 Stops the playing of the first file that was being played
 for example: if user played file1 then file2 then file3.
 If the user calls this method, file1 will be stopped.
 If the user calls the method again, then file2 will be stopped.
 If the user calls the method a third time, then file3 will be stopped.

stopFile

public void stopFile(java.lang.String filename)

Stops the playing of a specific file.

Parameters:

filename - The name of the file to be stopped.

waitEighth

public void waitEighth()

(r) Used to add a time gap of an eighth of a second after playing a sound.

waitSecond

public void waitSecond()

(r) Used to add a time gap of 1 second after playing a sound.

waitHalf

public void waitHalf()

(r) Used to add a time gap of half a second after playing a sound.

waitQuarter

public void waitQuarter()

(r) Used to add a time gap of a quarter of a second after playing a sound.

wait

public void wait(int milliseconds)

playPianoNote

public void playPianoNote(int index)

 Used to play a piano note.

Parameters:

index - note value between 1 and 7. plays a C note if index = 1. plays a D note if index = 2. plays a E note if index = 3. plays a F note if index = 4. plays a G note if index = 5. plays a A note if index = 6. plays a B note if index = 7.