AL_CREATE_SAMPLE_INSTANCE(3)

💖 al_create_sample_instance(3) 💖

okay so bestie, welcome to the Allegro 5 API page for al_create_sample_instance — it's from the Library Functions Manual and it's literally the glow-up era of your audio game 🎀

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✨ NAME ✨

al_create_sample_instance — Allegro 5 API, the main character of this page 👑

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🌸 SYNOPSIS 🌸

#include <allegro5/allegro_audio.h>

ALLEGRO_SAMPLE_INSTANCE *al_create_sample_instance(ALLEGRO_SAMPLE *sample_data)

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🦋 DESCRIPTION 🦋

So what this does is: it creates a sample instance, using the sample data you hand it. That's it, that's the vibe ✨

But listen — the instance is not gonna make a single sound on its own. It must be attached to a mixer (or voice) in order to actually produce output. Like, it's giving "amazing potential, zero output until you plug it in" 😭 fr fr, don't skip that part.

And here's the cute part: the argument may be NULL. Yep, fully allowed. Lowkey iconic. You can then set the sample data later with al_set_sample(3) whenever you're ready 💅 no cap.

🫶 reminder: create it now, wire up the mixer, and NULL is totally fine as a starting point — just don't expect audio out of it until it's attached.

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🌈 SEE ALSO 🌈

• al_destroy_sample_instance(3) — because every create deserves its destroy, balance, yin and yang, periodt 💀

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that's the whole page bestie, short and slay 💖 this one's from the Allegro reference manual — go off and make some noise 🌸🎀🦋