Sound Effects?

#1 Here's code snippet to play a music file.

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new AudioDescription(MusicNonLooping)
{	
   volume   = 0.75;
   isLooping= false;
   is3D     = false;
   type     = $musicAudioType; // Use $effectsAudioType for sound effects
};

new AudioProfile(musicNFMenu)
{  
   filename = '~/data/audio/NFMenuMusic.wav';
   description = 'MusicNonLooping';
   preload = false;
};

// To play the music
alxPlay(musicNFMenu);

#2 Thanks man.

#3 I couldn't get it to work. Here's my code: And yes, I made sure to put the audio file in the audio folder.


//-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
// Torque
// Copyright GarageGames, LLC 2011
//--------------------------------------------------------------------------

new AudioDescription(MusicNonLooping)
{
volume = 1.0;
isLooping = false;
is3D = false;
type = $effectsAudioType;
};

new AudioProfile(musicNFMenu)
{
filename = "~/data/audio/WeaponBonus.wav";
description = "MusicNonLooping";
preload = false;
};

function buttonClass::onLevelLoaded(%this, %scenegraph)
{
// .....
%vector = "0 -55";
%this.moveTo(%vector, 355.0, true, false, false, 0.1 );
alxPlay(musicNFMenu);
}

#4 Your code looks fine. I'm not sure why it's not playing.

#5 You don't want "~/data/audio/file.wav", try using "data/audio/file.wav" instead.

You might also want to schedule the music to play at the end of onLevelLoaded... I've had some tricky bits with playing audio before or immediately after switching levels.

#6 Here's what I've got now. Still doesn't work.


//-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
// Torque
// Copyright GarageGames, LLC 2011
//--------------------------------------------------------------------------

new AudioDescription(MusicNonLooping)
{
volume = 1.0;
isLooping = false;
is3D = false;
type = $effectsAudioType;
};

new AudioProfile(musicNFMenu)
{
filename = "~/audio/WeaponBonus.wav";
description = "MusicNonLooping";
preload = false;
};

function buttonClass::onLevelLoaded(%this, %scenegraph)
{
// .....
%vector = "0 -55";
%this.moveTo(%vector, 355.0, true, false, false, 0.1 );
//alxPlay(musicNFMenu);
schedule(2000, "alxPlay", musicNFMenu);
}

#7 I'm having the same problem getting my sound effects to work. Here's an example of what I have in code.

In audio.cs:

new AudioDescription(AudioNonLooping)
{
    volume = 1.0;
    isLooping= false;
    is3D = false;
    type = $effectsAudioType;
};

new AudioProfile(buttonPress)
{
    filename = "data/audio/Piano-A4.WAV";
    description = "AudioNonLooping";
    preload = false;
};

And in my buttons.cs file:

function muteButton::onTouchUp( %this, %touchID, %worldPos )
{
    alxPlay(buttonPress);
    %this.setFrame( 0 );
    %this.takeAction();
}

The other muteButton functions work, so I know that isn't the issue. I have audio.cs set to exec in main.cs. The wave file plays fine in media player, so I know it works. I'm not getting any error in the console.log file. Anyone see a problem with that code that I'm missing?

#8 Okay, it appears to be a problem with the file itself. I'm betting it's a compression issue. I re-exported it from my sound software without any compression and it was fine. So Justin, try a wav file that you know is not compressed and see if that fixes it for you.

#9 Hello I have the same problem here is my definition

new AudioProfile(disparo)
{
filename = "data/audio/disparo.wav";
description = "AudioNonLooping";
preload = false;
};
and in my "fire" button

alxPlay(disparo);

I dont get any sound, is there something Im not loading? I would really thank any help

Gracias

#10 @Raul - check your console.log file in your project folder for errors. Hopefully it will tell you it was unable to play the sound or something to give a clue as to what the problem is.

#11 Just for future reference, if you have a problem, it probably would be faster to google it like this:

site:garagegames.com (Whatever you need)

It's probably best to do that before making a new thread.

Oh, btw, that Alx thing never works for me. "PlayMusic();", however, works fine.

#12 "That alx thing" is the only way the engine has to play sounds - it's how OpenAL is exposed to the engine and to script. I'm not sure where you found PlayMusic() - it's not part of the stock engine code. But whatever works I guess.