SFX Example

require 'gosu'

class SfxExample < Gosu::Window
    def initialize
        super 640, 480
        self.caption = "Sound FX Example"
        
        @bounce = Gosu::Sample.new("bounce.wav")
        @font = Gosu::Font.new(32, name: "Nimbus Mono L")
    end
    
    def button_up(key_id)
	    if key_id == Gosu::KbA then
	        @bounce.play
	    end
	end
    
    def draw
        @font.draw("Press 'A' to play the sound!", 10, 10, 0)
    end
end

SfxExample.new.show
sfx-example.rb view raw

As mentioned on the Music example, it’s important to be mindful of the difference between the Sample class and the Song class. Samples are used for short sound effects as shown above. Songs are used for longer audio files (not just music).