streaming local sound files on iOS

Hi,

My application/project will include sounds tracks, I would like to avoid to pre-load them into memory when the application starts. How can I 'streaming' them from a resources folder (StreamAssets folder ?) when I need them?

I was not able to find clear answers. Well I found that thread - http://forum.unity3d.com/threads/35654-Source-for-iphone-streaming-audio-player - but the link is broken and the thread is kinda old.

Any help is appreciated.

Thanks.

 

Do you use Resources.Load()? Also, I believe you can set an audio file to compress in memory or stream from disk.

 

Streaming from StreamingAssets would in C# be something like

Code (csharp):

1.  
2. var request = new WWW("file://"+Application.dataPath + "/Raw/yourfilename.mp3");
3. yield return request;
4. // use request.audio
5.  

 

Thanks both of you for the replies.

I checked the Unity Scripting reference for both, and I not sure wich one to use.
Does one of the way of doing this has advantages over the other?

Thanks

 

Dreamora's method uses a www agent, so I am assuming it is taken from the web. (?) I am not sure, if true, how useful that is. What if you do not have web access? However, if true, you would not need to include the audio file in your build, thus freeing up memory size.

 

WWW can load off the disk - which is exactly what Dreamora's example does. (file:// protocol)

 

And is it better for performance Vs Resources.Load()?

 

I have been able to make it work with WWW request

Here is my method:

Code (csharp):

1.  
2.     private IEnumerator loadAndPlayAudioClip() {
3.         string path = "file://"+Application.dataPath + "/Raw/Audio/";
4.         string fileName = "street-voices.wav";
5.                
6.         // Start a download of the given URL
7.         WWW request = new WWW(path + fileName);
8.        
9.         // Wait for download to complete
10.         yield return request;
11.        
12.         // use request.audio       
13.         AudioClip audioTrack = request.GetAudioClip(false, true);
14.         audio.clip = audioTrack;
15.         audio.Play();
16.     }
17.  

But I too would like to know is there is a difference in performance (cpu and memory) usage vs Resources.Load().