.. include:: common.txt

:mod:`pygame.sndarray`
======================

.. module:: pygame.sndarray
   :synopsis: pygame module for accessing sound sample data

| :sl:`pygame module for accessing sound sample data`

Functions to convert between numpy arrays and Sound objects. This
module will only be available when pygame can use the external numpy
package.

Sound data is made of thousands of samples per second, and each sample is the
amplitude of the wave at a particular moment in time. For example, in 22-kHz
format, element number 5 of the array is the amplitude of the wave after
5/22000 seconds.

Each sample is an 8-bit or 16-bit integer, depending on the data format. A
stereo sound file has two values per sample, while a mono sound file only has
one.

.. function:: array

   | :sl:`copy Sound samples into an array`
   | :sg:`array(Sound) -> array`

   Creates a new array for the sound data and copies the samples. The array
   will always be in the format returned from ``pygame.mixer.get_init()``.

   .. ## pygame.sndarray.array ##

.. function:: samples

   | :sl:`reference Sound samples into an array`
   | :sg:`samples(Sound) -> array`

   Creates a new array that directly references the samples in a Sound object.
   Modifying the array will change the Sound. The array will always be in the
   format returned from ``pygame.mixer.get_init()``.

   .. ## pygame.sndarray.samples ##

.. function:: make_sound

   | :sl:`convert an array into a Sound object`
   | :sg:`make_sound(array) -> Sound`

   Create a new playable Sound object from an array. The mixer module must be
   initialized and the array format must be similar to the mixer audio format.

   .. ## pygame.sndarray.make_sound ##

.. function:: use_arraytype

   | :sl:`Sets the array system to be used for sound arrays`
   | :sg:`use_arraytype (arraytype) -> None`

   DEPRECATED: Uses the requested array type for the module functions. The
   only supported arraytype is ``'numpy'``. Other values will raise ValueError.

   .. ## pygame.sndarray.use_arraytype ##

.. function:: get_arraytype

   | :sl:`Gets the currently active array type.`
   | :sg:`get_arraytype () -> str`

   DEPRECATED: Returns the currently active array type. This will be a value of the
   ``get_arraytypes()`` tuple and indicates which type of array module is used
   for the array creation.

   New in pygame 1.8

   .. ## pygame.sndarray.get_arraytype ##

.. function:: get_arraytypes

   | :sl:`Gets the array system types currently supported.`
   | :sg:`get_arraytypes () -> tuple`

   DEPRECATED: Checks, which array systems are available and returns them as a tuple of
   strings. The values of the tuple can be used directly in the
   :func:`pygame.sndarray.use_arraytype` () method. If no supported array
   system could be found, None will be returned.

   New in pygame 1.8.

   .. ## pygame.sndarray.get_arraytypes ##

.. ## pygame.sndarray ##
