Sound Problems

[wyclef]

Hi, I'm having trouble with this script. I'm trying to set it up so if a sound is already playing, and you click on a button that should be playing the same sound it just keeps playing instead of starting over, but the only result i get out of this script is a sound plays once only when you press the mouse button down and then when you release the mouse button no sounds will play anymore. Your help would be appreciated, thanks.


overSound = new Sound();
overSound.attachSound("sound1");
clickSound = new Sound();
clickSound.attachSound("sound2");

infoSound = new Sound();
infoSound.attachSound("info");
mediaSound = new Sound();
mediaSound.attachSound("media");
contactSound = new Sound();
contactSound.attachSound("contact");
linksSound = new Sound();
linksSound.attachSound("links");
merchandiseSound = new Sound();
merchandiseSound.attachSound("merchandise");
homeSound = new Sound();
homeSound.attachSound("home");

mySounds = [infoSound, mediaSound, contactSound, linksSound, merchandiseSound];

biography_btn.onRollOver = news_btn.onRollOver = events_btn.onRollOver = function() {
overSound.start(0, 1);
};
biography_btn.onPress = news_btn.onPress = events_btn.onPress = function() {
clickSound.start(0, 1);
if (alreadyPlaying != true) {
infoSound.start(0, 999);
alreadyPlaying = true;
}
};
biography_btn.onRelease = function() {
gotoAndPlay(15);
for(var i=0;i<this._parent.mySounds.length;i++){
this._parent.mySounds[i].stop();
image_loader.unloadMovie();
}
};
news_btn.onRelease = function() {
gotoAndPlay(17);
for(var i=0;i<this._parent.mySounds.length;i++){
this._parent.mySounds[i].stop();
image_loader.unloadMovie();
}
};
events_btn.onRelease = function() {
gotoAndPlay(19);
for(var i=0;i<this._parent.mySounds.length;i++){
this._parent.mySounds[i].stop();
image_loader.unloadMovie();
}
};

photos_btn.onRollOver = audio_btn.onRollOver = video_btn.onRollOver = function() {
overSound.start(0, 1);
};
photos_btn.onPress = audio_btn.onPress = video_btn.onPress = function() {
clickSound.start(0, 1);
if (alreadyPlaying != true) {
mediaSound.start(0, 999);
alreadyPlaying = true;
}
};
photos_btn.onRelease = function() {
gotoAndPlay(30);
for(var i=0;i<this._parent.mySounds.length;i++){
this._parent.mySounds[i].stop();
image_loader.unloadMovie();
}
};
audio_btn.onRelease = function() {
gotoAndPlay(32);
for(var i=0;i<this._parent.mySounds.length;i++){
this._parent.mySounds[i].stop();
image_loader.unloadMovie();
}
};
video_btn.onRelease = function() {
gotoAndPlay(34);
for(var i=0;i<this._parent.mySounds.length;i++){
this._parent.mySounds[i].stop();
image_loader.unloadMovie();
}
};

[farafiro]

why don't disable the button's which its song's currently playing ;)

[wyclef]

i have to leave those buttons active because they provide access to important areas

[farafiro]

put all the onPress code into an onRelease

[wyclef]

would this code make a difference if I used MCs instead of actual buttons?

[farafiro]

I don't think so, why??

[wyclef]

are you positive?

[farafiro]

HUH :confused: :confused:

[wyclef]

are you sure that it wuoldn't make a difference if I changed the buttons to MCs?

[farafiro]

in this case, YES

[wyclef]

Ok, here is the updated code. Let me try to explain a bit what i'm trying to do with the sound because the way i'm doing it now is not working.

If you notice, there are 5 sets of buttons. Each set has the same sound loop associated with it. What i'm trying to do is create a way where if btn1 for instance is selected, and infoSound is playing, I can click btn2 and have infoSound keep playing instead of starting over again. Let me know if this makes anymore sense.




// --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
this.createEmptyMovieClip("soundMC", 1);

mySoundLinkages = ["over", "click", "home", "media", "info", "contact", "links", "merchandise"];

mySounds = [];

while (mySoundLinkages.length) {
n = mySoundLinkages.shift();
s = this[n + "Sound"] = new Sound(soundMC.createEmptyMovieClip(n+"Sound", ++soundMC.depth));
s.attachSound(n);
mySounds.push(s);
}

delete mySoundLinkages;

delete n;
delete s;
// --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Button.prototype.setSounds = function(frameNum, soundObject) {
this.onRelease = function() {

for(var i in this._parent.mySounds){
var s = this._parent.mySounds[i];

if (s == soundObject) {

if (!s.alreadyPlaying) {
s.alreadyPlaying = true;
s.start(0, 999);
}

} else {

s.alreadyPlaying = false;
s.stop();
}
}

image_loader.unloadMovie();
gotoAndPlay(frameNum);
};
};
// --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
for (var i = 1; i<=17; i++) {
this["btn" + i].onRollOver = function() {
overSound.start(0, 1);
};
}
// --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
for (var i = 1; i<=17; i++) {
this["btn" + i].onPress = function() {
clickSound.start(0, 1);
};
}
// --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
btn1.setSounds(15, infoSound);
btn2.setSounds(17, infoSound);
btn3.setSounds(19, infoSound);

btn4.setSounds(30, mediaSound);
btn5.setSounds(32, mediaSound);
btn6.setSounds(34, mediaSound);

btn7.setSounds(45, contactSound);
btn8.setSounds(47, contactSound);
btn9.setSounds(49, contactSound);
btn10.setSounds(51, contactSound);
btn11.setSounds(49, contactSound);
btn12.setSounds(51, contactSound);

btn13.setSounds(60, linksSound);
btn14.setSounds(62, linksSound);

btn15.setSounds(75, merchandiseSound);
btn16.setSounds(77, merchandiseSound);

btn17.setSounds(1, homeSound);

[farafiro]

yup, I can understand that
but sin't the over/click sounds should be that small as they doesn't need a check to be so??

[farafiro]

I mean that these sounds' durations shouldn't be that large, so u don't need sucha code

[wyclef]

Hi, I updated the script from post 06-30-2003. Now things are starting to work a little better. Just one more question.... I added btn17 which would represent the home button, so whenever you click on it to go home it would play a sound for the homepage. This works, but how can I tell homeSound to already be playing when you first come to the home page?

[farafiro]

huh
r u sure u wanna do this??
just attach it on the HOME frame

[wyclef]

Yes, I'm sure. I've already created all these sound objects, there has to be a way to have homeSound start playing on the first frame. and stop when the movie is sent to other frames. If there is anyone out there that can help me with this that would be great.

[farafiro]

have u tried what I've told ya??