Custom sound loop

[mugaben 10]

Before you go "use-seach" on me, I've allready done that but didnt fint what i was looking for.0 -Or didnt understand the answers.

I got a "war-sound" enviroment, but it only lasts about 5 minutes. How so i loop it so it plays again, when its done?

I have this in my description:

class CfgMusic

{

// List of sounds (.ogg files without the .ogg extension)

sounds[] = {track1};

// Definition for each sound

class track1

{

name = "track1"; // Name for mission editor

sound[] = {\sounds\track1.ogg, 1, 1.0};

titles[] = { };

};

};

Aslo, The "track1.ogg 1, 1.0}; <-- What does the "1, 1.0" do?

Thanks!

[Pappy60 10]

take a look at this post, using "while" set the sleep timer to the length of your sound and it will loop while the condition is true....

http://forums.bistudio.com/showthread.php?t=87627

Works great for me using it to sound cockpit alarms based on damage....

[mugaben 10]

Couldnt get anything out of that thread :icon_wink:

[Pappy60 10]

how are you triggering the sound? Do you want it playing during the entire game or is it trigger based?

You will need a script I think, if it plays the entire game then something like this:

while player (alive) then playSound "yoursound";

sleep 360;

then call the script from the init.sqf

I am not really good at scripting but you could try this, make a script called warsound.sqf with this in it :

while {alive player} do {

if (({alive _x} count _unit) > 0)) then {playSound "soundname";}; 

sleep 360;
};  

then launch the script from your init file...no guarantees, I'm just beginning on scripting and still need a lot of help myself...

[mugaben 10]

Well its trigger based with a "playmusic track1". Dont know how any other way.

I just tried launching your script from the init with execVM "warsound.sqf"

But nothing happens, no errors or nothing. :crazy:

Really need this to work. I hate that BIS left out a War atmosphere sound like they had in arma 1.

Edited October 4, 2009 by MugAben

[Pappy60 10]

I don't think you can get a loop just by putting code in a trigger activation, I'm no expert but I am thinking the only way to get a loop will be with a script that is called by the trigger.

I think you can call it like this in your trigger act

execVM "warsounds.sqf";

[mugaben 10]

Tried that to, it loads the script (no errors), but no music plays.

---------- Post added at 09:33 AM ---------- Previous post was at 09:27 AM ----------

execVM "warsound.sqf" doesnt work. Null=execVM "warsound.sqf" did however :) Not sure if its the right way to do it, but it didnt come up with any errors

[Pappy60 10]

ok, hopefully there is a good coder reading this post that can help out on the coding of the script to get it right.

I think you are on the right path, but something not quite right with my coding of the script.

[mugaben 10]

Yeah, but thank you for trying to help me out :)

[Touch Off 10]

DampetDK, I make music and stuff with software on the PC so I could easily extend it for you.

It would just be a case of repeating the file in the sequencer and then exporting the end result.

Define a duration for the sound to loop by copying it over and over, then export.

You might be able to do this in any 'free' sequencer software. Or I could do it but you'll have to upload the file somewhere and pm me the link.

I know that doesn't help much but it's an idea...How long would it need to be and what size is the file as it stands now at 5 minutes long?

Edited October 4, 2009 by Touch Off

[mugaben 10]

Yeah, thought about that myself, but the size will be way to large. My missions usually lasts for more than 30 minuts, and right now the 5 minute track is 3 mb's if I remember it right. Thanks for the offer :)

Anyways, I got it working with a little help from a friend.

Music.sqf:

while {music} do {
   playmusic "TRACK1";
   sleep 200;
};

And this was executed by a trigger. :) So pappy, you werent completely off :)

[Pappy60 10]

glad you got it working :)