[Solved] Preloading music

[darwin]

I'm just learning about preloading thanks to death's tutorial.

I am noticing some annoying lag spikes when I start playing music (normal blizzard music). This is messing up some of my carefully timed cinematics. Is there a way to preload music so that it doesn't cause these spikes?

 

[deathismyfriend]

I believe you can preload the file but i'm not really sure. I never tried to preload sounds.
You can try to preload them at map init. If that doesn't work try to play them at map init. It may work.

 

[darwin]

I played all three at the start, stopped it, then preloaded the files. I'm not sure which of those two worked, but the problem is solved. Thanks.

 

[Radicool]

I've encountered this problem before. I think if you use a song as a "sound type" and not a "music" type, it can cause a lag spike when first played.

Simply fixed by using songs as "music" and not "sound". Just thought I'd share. Seems like you already have a solution.

 

[darwin]

I've encountered this problem before. I think if you use a song as a "sound type" and not a "music" type, it can cause a lag spike when first played.

Simply fixed by using songs as "music" and not "sound". Just thought I'd share. Seems like you already have a solution.

Thanks. Now that you mention it, I was using it as a music type.