How to play all music tracks one-by-one?

[lifeguarder 10]

Is it somehow possible to play all music tracks one-by-one (including the tracks from PMC and BAF)? I just started with editing so I am curious about that. How could that look like?

[RazorX 10]

Yep, but tell you the truth, ArmA2 engine is a bit irritating when it comes to media. You need to know the length of tracks. The script may look something like this

script.sqf

ArrayOfTracks = [.......];
ArrayOfTrackLengths = [.......]; //must be in the same order as above

while {true} do
{
  _index = floor random (count ArrayOfTracks);
  playMusic (ArrayOfTracks select _index);
  sleep (ArrayOfTrackLengths select _index);
};

It's the simplest solution

Edited February 13, 2011 by RazorX

[Bon 12]

Wouldn't be the simplest solution just to place the Jukebox logic in the editor?

It plays as well just random tracks, and I don't know if it includes BAF and PMC music...

On the other hand using this you don't need to script anything nor to know the length of each track.

[RazorX 10]

You're right in 1 aspect - that's the simplest way if you really don't care what track is playing. In other cases script it. And also look in the module's source, you'll find something interesting :P Also, the module plays the tracks randomly, modify the loop and make them play in any order you want. I just dislike giving me a simple tool which I can't modify when in only few lines of code I can make something exactly what I want

Edited February 13, 2011 by RazorX

[lifeguarder 10]

Thanks for your answers! Sure I could use the Jukebox module - but with that I cannot select what tracks should be played. Does any of you know if there is any list with the track names of the original music of ARMA2 / BAF / PMC? I didn't find something yet...

[PELHAM 10]

You can define tracks in the jukebox:

Optional parameters

[edit]

Set variables to jukebox logic with desired values

* trackList = <array>; - List of played music tracks

Example: this setvariable ["trackList",["EP1_Track","EP1_Track01D"]];

Default value: All songs in config

http://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Jukebox

[JojoTheSlayer 35]

Thanks for your answers! Sure I could use the Jukebox module - but with that I cannot select what tracks should be played. Does any of you know if there is any list with the track names of the original music of ARMA2 / BAF / PMC? I didn't find something yet...

Well, if you want a really simple solution (looks at post count?) you could use triggers.

You would be able to have 9 tracks and 1 (0) to turn whatever track is playing off.

Trigger:

Repeatable Radio.

Effect: Select the track you want from the list.

Effect: Use "silence" option to turn the current music off.

I find the jukebox rather annoying.

It dosent play the tracks I want when I want.

If you are building a mission for specific tracks at areas I would use area triggers or spotted by etc. Like when the enemy spots you start the:

M4dUiBfMQVU

Or whatever music you prefer.

[rexehuk 16]

We really do need a BIS function to find length of classed tracks we're playing... I had to jimmy rig my NIAC script to just delete the sound source after 50 seconds (my longest audio sample), so even audio samples 1 second long have a 50 second object.

[demonized 20]

i remember seeing something about lenght of track being found automatically, not sure where, but i think it was in the new conversation system or something.

Could maybe be extracted or converted to work, or simply work as is.

Sorry i cant find it again, but it is out there x)