Should I be disposing sounds after they are used?

i73 · January 30, 2020, 8:27pm

I’ve read the docs and have not seen how to handle sound performance issues. I have a few music tracks about 4 mb worth that are loaded at the start of the game:
(warning TypeScript) this.Menu_placeholder_loop = new BABYLON.Sound("", "./scenes/sound/menu-placeholder-loop.wav", GameSystem.gameScene, null, { loop: true, autoplay: true });
When I .stop() playing the music is it still in memory or should I dispose of it?

JCPalmer · January 30, 2020, 9:37pm

github.com

BabylonJS/Babylon.js/blob/master/src/Audio/sound.ts#L375


                    this._readyToPlayCallback();

                }

            }, 1000);

        }

    }

}



/**

 * Release the sound and its associated resources

 */

public dispose() {

    if (Engine.audioEngine.canUseWebAudio) {

        if (this.isPlaying) {

            this.stop();

        }

        this._isReadyToPlay = false;

        if (this.soundTrackId === -1) {

            this._scene.mainSoundTrack.RemoveSound(this);

        }

        else if (this._scene.soundTracks) {

            this._scene.soundTracks[this.soundTrackId].RemoveSound(this);

i73 · January 30, 2020, 9:39pm

Thanks so much, I’m specifically asking if I should be disposing it to save resources or is it handled on it’s own?

RaananW · January 30, 2020, 9:53pm

no, it is only disposed when the scene is disposed, or when you actively dispose it yourself.

If you dont need a resource, any resource, dispose it.

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