Difference between revisions of "Source:setFilter"

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{{subparam|FilterType|type|The type of filter to use.}}
 
{{subparam|FilterType|type|The type of filter to use.}}
 
{{subparam|number|volume|The overall volume of the audio. Must be between 0 and 1.}}
 
{{subparam|number|volume|The overall volume of the audio. Must be between 0 and 1.}}
{{subparam|number|highgain|Volume of high-frequency audio. Only applies to low-pass and band-pass filters. Must be between 0 and 1.}}
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{{subparam|number|highgain|Volume of high-frequency audio. Only applies to <code>lowpass</code> and <code>bandpass</code> filters. Must be between 0 and 1.}}
{{subparam|number|lowgain|Volume of low-frequency audio. Only applies to high-pass and band-pass filters. Must be between 0 and 1.}}
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{{subparam|number|lowgain|Volume of low-frequency audio. Only applies to <code>highpass</code> and <code>bandpass</code> filters. Must be between 0 and 1.}}
 
 
 
=== Returns ===
 
=== Returns ===
 
{{param|boolean|success|Whether the filter was successfully applied to the Source.}}
 
{{param|boolean|success|Whether the filter was successfully applied to the Source.}}
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== Examples ==
 
== Examples ==
=== Playing music at half volume with a low pass filter applied ===
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=== Play music at half volume with a low-pass filter applied ===
 
<source lang="lua">
 
<source lang="lua">
 
function love.load()
 
function love.load()
    local source = love.audio.newSource('music.ogg', 'stream')
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local source = love.audio.newSource("music.ogg", "stream")
    source:setFilter {
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source:setFilter{
        type = 'lowpass',
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type     = "lowpass",
        volume = .5,
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volume   = .5,
        highgain = .4,
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highgain = .4,
    }
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}
    source:play()
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source:play()
 
end
 
end
 
</source>
 
</source>
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== Notes ==
 
== Notes ==
 
Audio filter functionality is not supported on iOS.
 
Audio filter functionality is not supported on iOS.
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While the cutoff frequency cannot be set directly, changing high/lowgain has the effect of altering the cutoff. See it explained in [https://github.com/kcat/openal-soft/issues/164 this thread].
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The filter does not affect any [[Source:setEffect|effects]] for the Source.
  
 
== See Also ==
 
== See Also ==
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* [[Source:getFilter]]
 
* [[Source:getFilter]]
 
* [[Source:setEffect]]
 
* [[Source:setEffect]]
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== Other Languages ==
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{{i18n|Source:setFilter}}
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[[Category:Functions]]
 
[[Category:Functions]]
 
{{#set:Description=Sets a low-pass, high-pass, or band-pass filter to apply when playing the Source.}}
 
{{#set:Description=Sets a low-pass, high-pass, or band-pass filter to apply when playing the Source.}}
== Other Languages ==
 
{{i18n|Source:setFilter}}
 

Latest revision as of 10:43, 17 August 2022

Available since LÖVE 11.0
This function is not supported in earlier versions.

Sets a low-pass, high-pass, or band-pass filter to apply when playing the Source.

Function

Synopsis

success = Source:setFilter( settings )

Arguments

table settings
The filter settings to use for this Source, with the following fields:
FilterType type
The type of filter to use.
number volume
The overall volume of the audio. Must be between 0 and 1.
number highgain
Volume of high-frequency audio. Only applies to lowpass and bandpass filters. Must be between 0 and 1.
number lowgain
Volume of low-frequency audio. Only applies to highpass and bandpass filters. Must be between 0 and 1.

Returns

boolean success
Whether the filter was successfully applied to the Source.

Function

Disables filtering on this Source.

Synopsis

Source:setFilter( )

Arguments

None.

Returns

Nothing.

Examples

Play music at half volume with a low-pass filter applied

function love.load()
	local source = love.audio.newSource("music.ogg", "stream")
	source:setFilter{
		type     = "lowpass",
		volume   = .5,
		highgain = .4,
	}
	source:play()
end

Notes

Audio filter functionality is not supported on iOS.

While the cutoff frequency cannot be set directly, changing high/lowgain has the effect of altering the cutoff. See it explained in this thread.

The filter does not affect any effects for the Source.

See Also

Other Languages