Tutorial: Play a .wav file

The PlayWav sample application shows you how to play a .wav file using the libasound library. The BlackBerry 10 Native SDK provides the QNX Sound Architecture (QSA) for handling audio files. The QSA provides several multimedia libraries, but this tutorial will focus handling on a .wav file with the libasound library.

You can download the PlayWav sample from the Sample Apps page.

play_wav_sample

You will learn to:

  • Open a .wav file in your application
  • Determine the properties of a .wav sound file
  • Prepare a .wav sound file for playback
  • Handle audio device events
  • Handle audio buffer underruns

If you want more information about the BlackBerry 10 Native SDK audio architecture, mixer architecture, and additional audio information, take a look at the following links: