al_get_mixer_gain(3alleg5)

💖 al_get_mixer_gain — the Allegro 5 API, bestie edition 💖

okay so real talk, this page lives in the Allegro 5 reference manual (yes, the 3alleg5 manual, we're fancy like that ✨), and it's about ONE tiny function that tells you how loud your mixer is being. that's it. that's the whole vibe. let's get into it 🎀

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✨ NAME ✨

al_get_mixer_gain — Allegro 5 API 🫶

✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

#include <allegro5/allegro_audio.h>

float al_get_mixer_gain(const ALLEGRO_MIXER *mixer)

like look at that signature. float coming back at you, const ALLEGRO_MIXER *mixer going in. chef's kiss 💅

✨ DESCRIPTION ✨

so what does it DO? it returns the mixer gain, which is the amplification factor. that's the number controlling how much your mixer is boosting (or not boosting) the audio. 📈

the default? <pink>1.0</pink> 🌸 that's your baseline, your no-change, your "everything as intended" setting. iconic.

ngl this is a getter, so it's not out here changing anything — it just reports back. no cap.

✨ SINCE ✨

• 5.0.6 🌈
• 5.1.0 🌈

so it's been around a minute, it's established, it's got seniority 👑

✨ SEE ALSO ✨

• al_set_mixer_gain(3alleg5) — the setter twin, the one that actually changes stuff 🔥

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and that's the whole page, bestie, you ate it 🍓

sign-off time: this little writeup comes to you straight from the Allegro reference manual, page al_get_mixer_gain(3alleg5) — mwah, take care of her 💜🦋