Re: [pygame] Mixer channel limit

[Pete Shinners <pete@shinners.org>]

Anton Shafarenko wrote:
> > > > mixer.set_num_channels(16)
> Is there any way of extending this limit, or is this an inherent
> restriction in the design of pygame?
Setting the number of channels should work fine. I expect this is a bug, 
probably introduced when audio channels got queues. It will definitely 
be fixed in the next release. With any sort of luck that is 5-6 weeks away.

In the meantime, you may be able to stretch the usage of your 8 
channels. SDL_mixer and pygame allow you to "reserve" the first few 
channels, so they will not be automatically selected from Sound.play. 
This could allow you to always have 1 or 2 channels reserved for high 
priority sounds, and the other sounds just cycle through the remaining 4.

http://www.pygame.org/docs/ref/pygame_mixer.html#set_reserved