Difference between revisions of "StartSound"

Revision as of 19:06, 8 March 2013

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Available since v3.8

Allows you to play sound files; with optional property values!

Additional Info

Currently available properties:

volume, balance, offset & loop

Syntax:

startSound("filename", {flags=1, properties})

Example 1: basic play audio file method!

startSound("sounds/example.ogg")

Example 2: again with properties!

-- play example.ogg at 100% volume level, audio centered, from 1 second mark with loop mode on!
startSound("sounds/example.ogg", {flags=1, volume=100, balance=0, offset=1000 loop=true})

--[[
let's say you have an audio file with a duration of 00:03:24 & you want it to start the audio file at say 2 minutes & 44 seconds; so what we need to do is convert minutes/seconds into ms like so: (2.44 * 60) * 1000 = 146400ms
--]]

Arguments

filename: path
The path to the audio file to be played! ("path/filename.type")

Flags

properties

volume: allows you to set volume level via an integer value
balance: allows you to set the left/right audio balance via an integer value (-1000/0/1000)
offset: allows you to start audio file from x time via an integer value (in ms)
loop: allows you to declare if audio file should loop via a boolean value (true/false)

Return

none

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-<div>Currently available properties: <br/>
+<div>Currently available properties:
-* volume (allows you to set volume level)
+<div><pre>volume, balance, offset & loop</pre></div></div>
-* balance (allows you to set left/right balance)
-* offset (allows you to start audio file from x time; in ms)
-* loop (allows you to loop the audio file)</div>
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-Example 1: basic play audio file method
+Example 1: basic play audio file method!
 <syntaxhighlight>
-n/a
+startSound("sounds/example.ogg")
 </syntaxhighlight>
-Example 2: ...
+Example 2: again with properties!
 <syntaxhighlight>
-n/a
+-- play example.ogg at 100% volume level, audio centered, from 1 second mark with loop mode on!
+startSound("sounds/example.ogg", {flags=1, volume=100, balance=0, offset=1000 loop=true})
+--[[
+let's say you have an audio file with a duration of 00:03:24 & you want it to start the audio file at say 2 minutes & 44 seconds; so what we need to do is convert minutes/seconds into ms like so: (2.44 * 60) * 1000 = 146400ms
+--]]
 </syntaxhighlight>