How do you stop a sound?

**How do you stop a sound? -** 07-16-2013, 06:37 PM

How do you stop a sound? I want it like if you enter a room, the "Main sound" stops and a different sound starts. Help!

DensetsuNoKaboom · 07-17-2013, 05:57 AM

Create a Boolean variable, and set it to "true" when you want the song to start playing, and add a method to set it to "false" when you want the song to stop playing. Then make an event that says "while [variable] is true, play sound [music]".
If you want to have multiple pieces of music in your world, you could create a sound variable, and whenever you want the music to change, set the Boolean to false, change the sound variable to the new music, and set the Boolean to true again.

chickentree · **You can stop sound? -** 07-17-2013, 11:17 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DensetsuNoKaboom

Create a Boolean variable, and set it to "true" when you want the song to start playing, and add a method to set it to "false" when you want the song to stop playing. Then make an event that says "while [variable] is true, play sound [music]".
If you want to have multiple pieces of music in your world, you could create a sound variable, and whenever you want the music to change, set the Boolean to false, change the sound variable to the new music, and set the Boolean to true again.

I thought sound was "play it all" in Alice and that once started it would continue until the track was done. Is this not true?
Mark

**Thanks! -** 07-17-2013, 12:58 PM

thanks!

It works!

**wait.... -** 07-17-2013, 01:20 PM

wait... The sound doesn't stop. Am I doing something wrong?

I made a Boolean variable, set it to false, and made it set to true when you are near something. I made Boolean variables for every sound and when ever a new sound comes, I set all the other Boolean variables to false, but the sound keeps on playing!

what is happening?

bob3584 · 07-18-2013, 01:16 AM

Make sure you didn't miss something or make an error in your logic.

DensetsuNoKaboom · 07-19-2013, 07:20 AM

Post your world so we can look at it? That usually helps.

sfunk · 07-19-2013, 04:34 PM

Make sure that the method that has the sound playing is being constantly checked with a loop of some kind. And sometimes, depending on the size of the sound file or type it is, it may not work properly or immediately.

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7yrold4Alice Guest Status: Posts: n/a	How do you stop a sound? - 07-16-2013, 06:37 PM How do you stop a sound? I want it like if you enter a room, the "Main sound" stops and a different sound starts. Help!

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DensetsuNoKaboom Senior Member Status: Offline Posts: 1,188 Join Date: May 2010 Location: e4eaf2	07-17-2013, 05:57 AM Create a Boolean variable, and set it to "true" when you want the song to start playing, and add a method to set it to "false" when you want the song to stop playing. Then make an event that says "while [variable] is true, play sound [music]". If you want to have multiple pieces of music in your world, you could create a sound variable, and whenever you want the music to change, set the Boolean to false, change the sound variable to the new music, and set the Boolean to true again. Thank you for taking the time to read this signature. This signature loves you.

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7yrold4Alice Guest Status: Posts: n/a	Thanks! - 07-17-2013, 12:58 PM thanks! It works!

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7yrold4Alice Guest Status: Posts: n/a	wait.... - 07-17-2013, 01:20 PM wait... The sound doesn't stop. Am I doing something wrong? I made a Boolean variable, set it to false, and made it set to true when you are near something. I made Boolean variables for every sound and when ever a new sound comes, I set all the other Boolean variables to false, but the sound keeps on playing! what is happening?

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bob3584 Senior Member Status: Offline Posts: 180 Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: In a Cardboard Box.	07-18-2013, 01:16 AM Make sure you didn't miss something or make an error in your logic. My avatar will always be a preview of what I am currently working on.

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DensetsuNoKaboom Senior Member Status: Offline Posts: 1,188 Join Date: May 2010 Location: e4eaf2	07-19-2013, 07:20 AM Post your world so we can look at it? That usually helps. Thank you for taking the time to read this signature. This signature loves you.

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sfunk Senior Member Status: Offline Posts: 1,112 Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: I don't know	07-19-2013, 04:34 PM Make sure that the method that has the sound playing is being constantly checked with a loop of some kind. And sometimes, depending on the size of the sound file or type it is, it may not work properly or immediately. If you are stuck on a project, check out the tutorials I made here at this link: http://alice.org/community/showthread.php?p=36778#post36778 There are lots of tutorials on it so far, including some youtube videos, check it out Or.. Go to my youtube channel to check out my alice 2.2 tutorials I have there.. http://www.youtube.com/user/sfunk1992?feature=mhsn