Re: [Mingw-cross-env-list] SDL Mixer and libmodplug (was Preparation of Release 2.22 (Testing #2))

[Nikos Chantziaras]

On 23/04/12 15:27, Tony Theodore wrote:
> On 01/04/2012, at 6:29 PM, Nikos Chantziaras wrote:
> > Btw, the recommended MOD backend is modplug, not mikmod:
> >
> >   --disable-music-mod \
> >   --enable-music-mod-modplug
> >
> > mikmod has some bugs and doesn't support as much formats as modplug.
>
> Hi Nikos,
>
> I'm guessing you're referring to SDL Mixer here? Does the recent release of 
> mikmod (after several years) change much?

Nope.  An annoying bug with Mikmod is that it overrides the volume level 
set by SDL_mixer if the module that's currently playing has volume 
changes embedded in it (mostly fade-in/fade-out).  SDL_mixer upstream 
knows about it, but it cannot be fixed (we tried.)  And the better sound 
quality and more supported formats of modplug make it the preferable choice.