It works....sort of. The cutoff problem I was having is gone, but there
seems to be an issue when you rollOver the same square section repeatedly
Eventually, it degrades down to playing only a single sound. If you are
willing, can you please elaborate on what your code additions are doing?
On 3/26/07, Jason Cordial <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
It's a very cool little app, so I hope it starts working.
On 3/26/07, Jason Cordial <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> Alright, where you have
>
> //Hold playhead here
> stop();
>
> //Declare global variable for tracking the number of sounds currently
> playing
> _global.soundsPlaying = 0;
>
> //Create function to load in random sound file onRollOver
> this.onRollOver = function() {
> //Check to see if soundsPlaying is less than specified limit
> if (_global.soundsPlaying < 6) {
> //Define variable for random sound file number
> soundNumber = Math.round(Math.random()*7)+1;
> var soundFile:Sound = new Sound();
> soundFile.loadSound
("sounds_library/conflict_"+soundNumber+".mp3",
> true);
> soundFile.onLoad = function(success:Boolean):Void {
> if (success) {
> soundFile.start();
> }
> };
> //Increment soundsPlaying variable
> _global.soundsPlaying++;
> trace(soundsPlaying);
> //Decrement soundsPlaying variable when sound finishes
> soundFile.onSoundComplete = function(){
> _global.soundsPlaying--;
> trace(soundsPlaying);
> };
> }
> //Define function to load a new random image onRelease
> frameNumber = Math.round(Math.random()*3)+1;
> maskBox.gotoAndPlay ("tran"+frameNumber);
> };
>
>
> replace it with this:
>
>
>
> //Hold playhead here
> stop();
> var soundsNowPlaying:Array = new Array();
> _global.counterJ = 0;
> //Declare global variable for tracking the number of sounds currently
> playing
> _global.soundsPlaying = 0;
>
> //Create function to load in random sound file onRollOver
> this.onRollOver = function() {
> //Check to see if soundsPlaying is less than specified limit
> if (_global.soundsPlaying < 10) {
> //Define variable for random sound file number
> soundNumber = Math.round(Math.random()*7)+1;
> soundsNowPlaying[counter] = new Sound();
>
>
soundsNowPlaying[counter].loadSound("sounds_library/conflict_"+soundNumber+".mp3",
> true);
> soundsNowPlaying[counter].onLoad =
function(success:Boolean):Void
> {
> if (success) {
> this.start();
> }
> }
> //Increment soundsPlaying variable
> _global.soundsPlaying++;
> //trace(soundsPlaying);
> //Decrement soundsPlaying variable when sound finishes
> soundsNowPlaying[counter].onSoundComplete = function(){
> _global.soundsPlaying--;
> delete this;
> };
> _global.counterJ++;
> trace(_global.counterJ);
> }
> //Define function to load a new random image onRelease
> frameNumber = Math.round(Math.random()*3)+1;
> maskBox.gotoAndPlay("tran"+frameNumber);
> }
>
>
> and tell me if that helps out. If yes I'll explain whats happening and
if
> no, then I'll try and find something else.
> On 3/26/07, Ryan Burrell < [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> >
> > Can you give me a more specific example of how to go about setting up
> > the
> > array and pulling sounds from it? I've worked with arrays before, but
> > not
> > extensively. I'm just unsure of the syntax.
> >
> > On 3/26/07, Jason Cordial < [EMAIL PROTECTED] > wrote:
> > >
> > > I tried the online version, and I saw your problem.
> > >
> > > Off the top of my head, declare an array for all the different
sounds.
> > > Like
> > >
> > > var soundsNowPlaying:Array = new Array();
> > >
> > > keep setting sounds like
> > >
> > > soundsNowPlaying[soundsNowPlaying.length+1 ] = new Sound blah
blah....
> > >
> > > I think the problem might be that you're overwriting the sound every
> > time
> > > the next one starts playing, which causes the problem.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > On 3/26/07, Ryan Burrell < [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > > >
> > > > Thank you for your help. I have several other options that I am
> > going
> > > to
> > > > try out to see if I can get something working, but anything that
> > anyone
> > > > may
> > > > happen to notice or suggest on this is appreciated. I work tech
> > support
> > > > for
> > > > a living and the worst type of problem to fix is one that is
> > > > sporadic...just
> > > > like this one.
> > > >
> > > > On 3/26/07, Jason Cordial < [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > First suggestion, keep all your actionscript on one frame.
> > Searching
> > > > > through
> > > > > everything is making it a real pain to debug. I'm looking at it
> > right
> > > > now,
> > > > > if I find anything I'll let you know.
> > > > >
> > > > > On 3/26/07, Ryan Burrell < [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Hello all,
> > > > > >
> > > > > > I am experiencing an issue with some streaming sounds that I
> > pull
> > > in.
> > > > I
> > > > > > have
> > > > > > an example up here:
> > > > > http://www.humanussonus.org/flash/co.../conflict.html .
> > > > > > Basically, the problem is that after rolling over these images
> > > (which
> > > > > then
> > > > > > dynamically stream in a random sound) the sounds will cutoff
> > mid-go.
> > > > > This
> > > > > > appears to be entirely at random as well, so I've been having
a
> > hard
> > > > > time
> > > > > > troubleshooting it. I have the source file and needed sounds
> > > available
> > > > > > here:
> > > > > > http://www.humanussonus.org/flash/conflict/conflict.zip .
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Any ideas that anyone has are more than welcome. I've tried
> > several
> > > > > > different approaches, including putting a control in to only
> > allow a
> > > > > > certain
> > > > > > number of sounds to be playing at any one time. I have been
> > unable
> > > to
> > > > > find
> > > > > > mention of this sort of problem through my searches; I'm
> > wondering
> > > if
> > > > my
> > > > > > approach needs to be re-evaluated as to how I am pulling in
> > these
> > > > random
> > > > > > sounds dynamically.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > In this particular file (I have others I am working on) the
> > cutoff
> > > > > > normally
> > > > > > occurs when multiple sounds are playing at the same time.
> > According
> > > to
> > > > > my
> > > > > > research, Flash is *supposed* to be able to have 32 channels
of
> > > sound
> > > > in
> > > > > > FP
> > > > > > 8 & 9. However, the cutoff does not occur when hitting the 32
> > sound
> > > > mark
> > > > > > (or
> > > > > > even 16, not certain if it tracks stereo as dual-channel or
> > not).
> > > > > >
> > > > > > To complicate things more, I have put in code to limit the
> > > > simultaneous
> > > > > > sounds to 6 at any given time (this code is commented out in
the
> > > > version
> > > > > I
> > > > > > have up on the web; it is in the source file however). I
figured
> >
> > > that
> > > > > this
> > > > > > would fix the issue, but the problem still occurs if you get
> > > multiple
> > > > > > streaming sounds going at the same time....*and* it still
> > doesn't
> > > > happen
> > > > > > consistently.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Are there other methods to load sound in dynamically from a
> > source
> > > > > > directory
> > > > > > without using Media Server? Perhaps storing things in an
array?
> > (why
> > > > > this
> > > > > > would matter I don't know). I'd prefer to get my current
setup
> > > > working
> > > > > as
> > > > > > it is easy to add more sound files to and very low in size.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Thank you in advance for any help.
> > > > > > RB
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