/**
 * Fetches an audio file and returns it as an ArrayBuffer.
 */
export declare const getBuffer: (file: string) => Promise<ArrayBuffer>;
/**
 * Throws a formatted error with the ts-audio prefix.
 */
export declare const throwsError: (value: string) => void;
/**
 * Attempts to preload an audio file with automatic retry mechanism.
 * Will recursively retry loading the file up to the specified number of attempts.
 */
export declare const preloadFile: (file: string, attempts?: number, done?: () => void) => void;