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From: lsr@Apple.com (Larry Rosenstein)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.programmer
Subject: Re: Playing SND resources
Message-ID: <11799@goofy.Apple.COM>
Date: 22 Jan 91 03:16:24 GMT
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In article <0B010004.sef8uo@outpost.UUCP>, peirce@outpost.UUCP (Michael Peirce) writes:
> 
 					HLock(h);
> 					stat := SndPlay(NIL,h,kSYNC);
> 					HUnlock(h);

I don't think you have to lock the snd resource if you are playing it
synchronously.  SndPlay will do that for you.  You do have to lock it if
you play it asynchronously, because the SndPlay call will usually return
before the sound is finished.

It doesn't hurt to play it safe, however.

Larry