start fresh; model IO class and treat Audio Devices as such

examples/example.rb

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+require 'sound'
+include Sound
+# Example of opening a device, writing to it, and closing it up
+device = Device.open(Device::DEFAULT, "w", Format::PCM)
+file = File.open("bin/sounds.wav", "r")
+device.write(file)
+device.close
+
+# This will close the device on its own after the block finishes
+Device.open(Device::DEFAULT, "w", Format::PCM) do |device|
+  device.write(File.open("bin/sounds.wav", "r"))
+end
+
+format = Format.new
+
+Device.open(Device::DEFAULT, "w", format)
+
+#file = File.open
+#file.write
+#file.close
+
+data = ""
+
+device = Device.open
+device.write(data)
+device.close

lib/sound.rb

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-require_relative 'os/os'
-
-if OS.windows?
-  require 'win32/sound'
-else
-  warn("Sound output not yet implemented for this platform: #{OS.os}")
-end
-
-require_relative 'sound/sound'
-require_relative 'sound/out'
+require 'sound/device'
+require 'sound/format'

lib/sound/device.rb

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+
+module Sound
+
+  WAVE_FORMAT_PCM = 1
+  WAVE_MAPPER = -1
+
+  class Device
+
+    def initialize(device_id)
+
+    end
+
+    DEFAULT = self.new(WAVE_MAPPER)
+
+    class << self
+      # Opens a sound device for reading or writing
+      # device_id is an id of one of several devices, usually defined by a constant
+      # direction is reading or writing or both
+      # format_id is MIDI vs PCM or others
+      # this method can take a block and if so closes the device after execution
+      def open(device = Device.new(WAVE_MAPPER), direction = "w", format = Format.new(WAVE_FORMAT_PCM), &block)
+        if block_given?
+          block.call(device)
+          device.close
+        else
+          device
+        end
+      end
+    end
+
+    def write(data)
+
+    end
+
+    def close
+
+    end
+  end
+
+end

lib/sound/format.rb

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+
+
+module Sound
+
+  class Format
+    attr_accessor :channels, :sample_rate, :bps
+    def initialize(format_type = WAVE_FORMAT_PCM)
+      channels = 1
+      sample_rate = 44100
+      bps = 16
+    end
+    PCM = self.new
+    def block_align
+      (bps >> 3) * channels
+    end
+    def avg_bps
+      block_align * sample_rate
+    end
+  end
+
+end