Allow PlaySound to play on its own thread to avoid sound-stutter

[Psy-Labs]

If you export to Android, any sounds played with PlaySound() cause stuttering, frame drops and broken sounds.

If I export the following code to Android OR broadcast it to my phone, the app stutters as soon as the sound is played.
The faster I tap the screen, the more it stutters. At some point, the sound even breaks.
This is only the case for Android, not for Windows.
I tried different phones, different sounds, different .wav formats and .ogg files...makes no difference.
I also tried Studio and Classic.

CODE:

SetErrorMode				( 0 )
SetWindowSize			( 1024, 768, 0 )
SetOrientationAllowed	( 0, 0, 1, 1 )
SetSyncRate				( 60, 0 )
UseNewDefaultFonts		( 1 )
SetPrintSize 			( 20 )
SetImmersiveMode ( 1 )
sound 	= LoadSound ( "sound.wav" )
gfx 	= Loadimage ( "agk.png" )
sprite 	= CreateSprite ( gfx )
SetSpriteSize ( sprite, 10, -1 )

local x as float
local y as float
local angle as float

repeat
    Print( trunc ( ScreenFPS() ) )
    angle = fmod ( angle + 1.0, 360.0 )
	x = 50.0 + cos ( angle ) * 20.0
	y = 50.0 + sin ( angle ) * 20.0
	SetSpritePositionByOffset ( sprite, x, y )
    if GetPointerPressed() then PlaySound ( sound, 100, 0, 1 )
    Sync()
until GetRawKeyPressed ( 27 )
END

A ZIP file including code and media is attached.
_soundbug.zip

PSY

[Goldfishapps]

Hi PSY
I tried replicate the problem you were getting I'm using the API34 Bata build Lee uploaded to steam seems ok for me when broadcasting to my Android phone with only a couple of frames dropping at most even when tapping quite fast.
Does using "if GetPointerReleased() then PlaySound ( sound, 100, 0, 1 )" make any difference for you?

[Psy-Labs]

Hey Goldfishapps,
my fps drop from 60 to ~53 if I tap quite fast, but that drop is enough to create visible lagging, depending on the game visuals.
GetPointerReleased() and PlaySound ( sound, 100, 0, 1 ) doesn't make a difference at all.

As long as this is not fixed, I use PlayMusicOgg() as described here: https://forum.thegamecreators.com/thread/229746