Flash :: Sound Object And Preloader

Preloader / Sound Object
I got some problems with my preloader:

I've insert a preloader-scene before my main scene. In this preloader-scene I have following code:

if (_framesloaded<_totalframes) {
gotoAndPlay(_currentframe-1);
}

now this worked perfectly until I stopped dragging soundfiles into frames but making sound objects instead:

frame1 of main scene:

loopSound = new Sound();
loopSound.attachSound("loopAcid");
loopSound.setVolume(70);
loopsound.start(0,999);

Since the code for the preloader isnt in frame 1, but the sound objects are loaded in frame 1 though, the preloader starts after all sound is loaded instead of before.

Can anyone tell me how I could make the soundobjects load after my preloader starts - on command ie?
(using Flash MX)

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[FMX] MP3 Preloader And Sound Object
Hi all,

Houston? I have a problem... (no, really? hmmm... yes!)
Excuse my broken English (I will try to be clear).

I'm creating a MP3 jukebox for my website, a Movie Clip (MC) named "miniJuke". A function "preloadSound" is called, and should preload my sound object. But it doesn't work : I get a NaN until the movie is fully loaded and then I get 100.

Here is my code :

Quote:

// the sound preloader function, where "pieceOfCake"
// is the path to find my MP3

function preloadSound(pieceOfCake){
this.createEmptyMovieClip ("tempLoader",this);

tempLoader.onEnterFrame = function() {
var bl = mySound.getBytesLoaded();
var bt = mySound.getBytesTotal();
var p = isNaN(bt)?0 : Math.floor(bl*100/bt);

if (p < 100){
_root.miniJuke.percent.text = p;
trace ("that works ?");
}else{
mySound.start (0,99);
mySound.isPlaying = true;
tempLoader.removeMovieClip();
}
};
mySound.loadSound(pieceOfCake,false);
};

"percent" is a textfield, "mySound" is the sound object.
The "trace" instruction (that works?) is never displayed, so, i think than "p" is never lower than "100".

How to preload "mySound" correctly ?
I really need help.
Thx.

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Hello all,

I have a sound object issue that has me stumped. I have a simple bar preloader that loads an flv. That works fine. I want to have a sound play while the flv preloads. So I used the Sound class. On the 1st frame I have

mySound = new Sound ();
mySound.attachSound ("bcl");
mySound.start (0, 1);

This works, the sound plays and everything, but it plays as long as the preloader is playing. I only want the sound to play once. I thought the 2nd argument for the start() method was a value to set how many times it plays.

I think it has something to do with my preloader code:

Frame 1:
var percent = (Math.floor (_root.getBytesLoaded() / _root.getBytesTotal() *100));

if(percent == 100){
gotoAndPlay(3);
}else{
gotoAndPlay(1);
}

Frame 2:
gotoAndPlay(1);

Since the preloader code is telling Flash to go back to frame one, which is where the Sound object code is, so it repeats until the movie is loaded. How do I get the sound to only play once while preloading?

What am I missing? Any help is greatly appreciated.

Greg

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My Flash site has a media player which uses the attachSound method to play and skip through 3 mp3s. As a result the preloader shows up after the movie has loaded 60%. To rectify this, i changed the Publish Settings under the Flash Tab so that the classes for AS 2.0 load in the 2nd frame of the Preloader Scene(I have separated the preloader and the main movie to diffrerent scenes..)
I read it somewhere that to correct a similar problem with MCs, you need to place them somewhere in the timeline (say,Off Stage), But how can same be done for Sound Objects.???

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[AS] MP3 Preloader And Sound Object
Hi all,
First time I post on this great website.

And... I have a problem... (no, really? hmmm... yes!)
Excuse my broken English (I will try to be clear).

I'm creating a MP3 jukebox for my website, a Movie Clip (MC) named "miniJuke". A function "preloadSound" is called, and should preload my sound object. But it doesn't work : I get a NaN until the movie is fully loaded and then I get 100.

Here is my code :

Quote:

// the sound preloader function, where "pieceOfCake"
// is the path to find my MP3

function preloadSound(pieceOfCake){
this.createEmptyMovieClip ("tempLoader",this);

tempLoader.onEnterFrame = function() {
var bl = mySound.getBytesLoaded();
var bt = mySound.getBytesTotal();
var p = isNaN(bt)?0 : Math.floor(bl*100/bt);

if (p < 100){
_root.miniJuke.percent.text = p;
trace ("that works ?");
}else{
mySound.start (0,99);
mySound.isPlaying = true;
tempLoader.removeMovieClip();
}
};
mySound.loadSound(pieceOfCake,false);
};

"percent" is a textfield, "mySound" is the sound object.
The "trace" instruction (that works?) is never displayed, so, i think than "p" is never lower than "100".

How to preload "mySound" correctly ?
I really need help.
Thx.

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Preloader For Sound Object
I have a movie with three songs using the following code in frame 2:
Code:
song1 = new Sound();
song1.attachSound("song01", "song001", 1);
song2 = new Sound();
song2.attachSound("song02", "song002", 1);
song3 = new Sound();
song3.attachSound("song03", "song003", 1);
sound1_btn.onRelease = function() {
_root.mc_menu.soundRelease.gotoAndStop(2);
song1.start();
};
sound2_btn.onRelease = function() {
_root.mc_menu.soundRelease.gotoAndStop(3);
song2.start();
};
sound3_btn.onRelease = function() {
_root.mc_menu.soundRelease.gotoAndStop(4);
song3.start();
};
stop_btn.onRelease = function() {
_root.mc_menu.soundRelease.gotoAndStop(1);
stopAllSounds();
};
In frame 1 i have the following preloader script:
Code:
this.onEnterFrame = function(){
tb = this.getBytesTotal();
lb = this.getBytesLoaded();
if(lb >= tb){
delete this.onEnterFrame;
gotoAndStop(2);
}
}
and a text saying that the sound is loading. But when I play the movie i doesn't show the text. What am i doing wrong?

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Hello all,

I have a sound object issue that has me stumped. I have a simple bar preloader that loads an flv. That works fine. I want to have a sound play while the flv preloads. So I used the Sound class. On the 1st frame I have

mySound = new Sound ();
mySound.attachSound ("bcl");
mySound.start (0, 1);

This works, the sound plays and everything, but it plays as long as the preloader is playing. I only want the sound to play once. I thought the 2nd argument for the start() method was a value to set how many times it plays.

I think it has something to do with my preloader code:

Frame 1:
var percent = (Math.floor (_root.getBytesLoaded() / _root.getBytesTotal() *100));

if(percent == 100){
gotoAndPlay(3);
}else{
gotoAndPlay(1);
}

Frame 2:
gotoAndPlay(1);

Since the preloader code is telling Flash to go back to frame one, which is where the Sound object code is, so it repeats until the movie is loaded. How do I get the sound to only play once while preloading?

What am I missing? Any help is greatly appreciated.

Greg

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My knowledge of Flash MX is limited - especially ActionScript and I was trying to play around with sound objects because I can code but I seem to have a problem with launching them. My basic problem is this - I have 2 sound files that I want to put into a 'loader' the first one will play with the very start of the loader and set pictures to a set amount of time and then the second will loop continuously whilst 6 loading pages load.

So I thought put an Action Script command on my time line within my 'Loader Scene' to start the 2nd looping sound which I have definied at about frame 700 but for some reason the 2nd one doesn't play?!

My question is this - if you use the 'Linkage' method with sound objects what actually starts it off - because nothing happens - fair enough I understand exactly what 'Kenny SomethingOrOther' is saying on his tutorial but that's with buttons setting off the start and only works with an 'On ..' command because i get debug errors if i take it out. I just want to do it with Action Script related to a point in time within my 'Scene' and not user intervention ;

Do I need to put it in a 'Movie Clip' (I've tried that), do I need to put the sound somewhere special or is there a command i can put at the start of my scene which says start this loop at this frame?

Cheers in advance for any help - and if you live in East London I'll buy you a pint - because this is driving me nuts!

www.quitebad.com

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Hi Folks!

Has anyone got an angle on the interference that linkage can create when the "export in first frame" option is ticked? I am using attachSound and the sound object to load an mp3 but it is wreaking havoc with the preloader.

If I uncheck the "export in first frame" box the sound does not seem to be instantiated. I believe that a way around this is to drag the sound onto the stage, but if you have 8 sounds for buttons for example, then you would have to create 8 sound layers - this seems a bit clunky to me!

My preloader code is:

Code:
stop();
_root.preloaderGraphics._visible = false;
this.onEnterFrame = function() {
if (this.getBytesLoaded()<this.getBytesTotal()) {
_root.preloaderGraphics._visible = true;
Total = this.getBytesTotal()/1000;
Received = this.getBytesLoaded()/1000;
Percentage = (Received/Total)*100;
_root.preloaderGraphics.percent = Math.round(Percentage)+"%";
_root.preloaderGraphics.progressBar._xscale = Percentage;
} else {
this.gotoAndPlay("intro");
this.onEnterFrame = null;
_root.preloaderGraphics._visible = false;
}
};
The preloaderMC also gets used by externalised swf files that are loaded into an empty MC with the instance name of "container".

I am loading the sound object like this:

Code:
var reviews:Sound = new Sound(this);
reviews.attachSound("kicksFM");
reviews.start();
As stated it makes the preloader initially display at 70% after an unacceptable lag!

Cheers

Andy

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First of all, This forum has been a big help to me. Thanks for this great resource.

Anyways here is my question.

I have a preloader that preloads the intro to the site. Right now I have the mp3 embedded into the flashmove and it plays on the last frame in my intro. My problem is that makes the filesize of the SWF extremely huge. Here is what I want to do:

I created a new sound object, its source is going to be a external mp3 on the server, and i want it to "Stream". But I also need it to play right away when I call it. So can I pre-buffer it though the preloader with out the preloaded trying to load the whole mp3 in? Or buffer the mp3 while the intro is playing? My solution is to have optimal load time.

Here is my preloader code:

ActionScript Code:
// get size and calculate %
sofar = _root.getBytesLoaded();
total = _root.getBytesTotal();
percent = sofar/total;
percentnext = Math.round((sofar/total)*100);
percentdisplay = Math.floor(percent*100)+"%";
// when done preloading: start
if (percentnext == 100) {
gotoAndPlay("start");
}

Here is my sound object code:

ActionScript Code:
soundtrack = new Sound(_root);
soundtrack.loadSound("soundtrack.mp3",true);

and I would call the soundobject to play on the frame using

ActionScript Code:
soundtrack.start(0,999);

SO is there away to buffer the audio while the into is running and then play it on the last frame.?

Thanks in Advanced.

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The problem:
I load my audio first in the animation and then I start my byte counter (preloader)...but when I upload the flash file and view it in a browser I get nothing but a blank screen until the flash movie is 60% loaded.

Has anybody ever seen this and, if so, solved it??

what I want:
I need to use the Sound object to control my audio because I want to do a "fade out" when somebody moves to a different section of the animation.

here's how I set it up:
f1: I create a sound object and use my_mc.attachSound("ID name") to attach my audio from the library (setting a linkage name of course).

using attachSound directly effects the loading of my flash file. If I, for example, load another swf file with audio directly on the stage this doesn't happen.

f2-f4: I start all of the preloader loop so I can count down the bytes loaded, etc.

f5: movie starts...

Any ideas?

THANKS!
j.o.s.

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Hi,

I'm working on an audio player and am using the sound object linked from the library, rather than loaded externally. The MP3 is large (8MB), and plays fine (play, ff, rw, pause, stop) once loaded. The problem is that the entire .swf has to load before playing.

How (if I can) am I able to put a preloader in the first frame of the .swf? I've tried, but the preloader does not appear while the .swf is loading.

I'm new with Actionscript, so am not familiar with many audio techniques. I've searched the forums for an answer, but have found none.

Here is a link to the audio player...be warned - 8MB!

link to HTML page link to SWF file

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Hello All.

I have a question about my preloader.

My sound object seems to be downloaded first rather than the preloader being displayed first.
I understand it probably has to do with the fact that I exported the soundobject in the first frame under linkage but I am not sure how to resolve my problem.
If I unclick the "Export into first Frame" option my sound doesn't seem to be playing.

I have used looping sounds in MCs and my preloader is working for those, but this time I want to use the sound object as shown below.

My current home page is http://www.fiskdesign.net

What I would like to do is to have my preloader display first and then the sound to start playing along with the animation.

(I attached below my AS I am currently using.)

I am greatful for any suggestions.

Henrik

// Pre Load Function
assessLoad = function (clip, endPreloadFunc) {
var kbLoaded = clip.getBytesLoaded()/1024;
var kbTotal = clip.getBytesTotal()/1024;
var percent = Math.floor(kbLoaded/kbTotal*100);
loaded.text = Math.floor(kbLoaded)+"Kb";
total.text = Math.floor(kbTotal)+"Kb";
bar._xscale = percent;
if ((kbLoaded/kbTotal == 1) && kbLoaded>1) {
endPreloadFunc();
}
};
endPreload = function () {
clearInterval(preload);
};
preload = setInterval(assessLoad, 100, this, endPreload);

// attach sound object
s1 = new Sound();
s1.attachSound("s1");
s1.start(0, 99999);
trace(s1.getVolume());
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So I thought put an Action Script command on my time line within my 'Loader Scene' to start the 2nd looping sound which I have definied at about frame 700 but for some reason the 2nd one doesn't play?!

My question is this - if you use the 'Linkage' method with sound objects what actually starts it off - because nothing happens - fair enough I understand exactly what 'Kenny SomethingOrOther' is saying on his tutorial but that's with buttons setting off the start and only works with an 'On ..' command because i get debug errors if i take it out. I just want to do it with Action Script related to a point in time within my 'Scene' and not user intervention ;

Do I need to put it in a 'Movie Clip' (I've tried that), do I need to put the sound somewhere special or is there a command i can put at the start of my scene which says start this loop at this frame?

Cheers in advance for any help - and if you live in East London I'll buy you a pint - because this is driving me nuts!

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Hello All.

I have a question about my preloader.

My sound object seems to be downloaded first rather than the preloader being displayed first.
I understand it probably has to do with the fact that I exported the soundobject in the first frame under linkage but I am not sure how to resolve my problem.
If I unclick the "Export into first Frame" option my sound doesn't seem to be playing.

I have used looping sounds in MCs and my preloader is working for those, but this time I want to use the sound object as shown below.

My current home page is http://www.fiskdesign.net

What I would like to do is to have my preloader display first and then the sound to start playing along with the animation.

(I attached below my AS I am currently using.)

I am greatful for any suggestions.

Henrik

// attach sound object
s1 = new Sound();
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assessLoad = function (clip, endPreloadFunc) {
var kbLoaded = clip.getBytesLoaded()/1024;
var kbTotal = clip.getBytesTotal()/1024;
var percent = Math.floor(kbLoaded/kbTotal*100);
loaded.text = Math.floor(kbLoaded)+"Kb";
total.text = Math.floor(kbTotal)+"Kb";
bar._xscale = percent;
if ((kbLoaded/kbTotal == 1) && kbLoaded>1) {
endPreloadFunc();
}
};
endPreload = function () {
clearInterval(preload);
};
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'm building this file, and it's not an unusual, or even very challenging file. It's a long keyframe timeline animation, with a mute on/off button for the one sound object, and a pause/start button to control the whole movie.

Everything works, until I try to introduce a preloader.

Seems like preloaders and soundobjects don't like each other.

I've tried:

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- external preLoader swf, with loadClip. This works, EXCEPT that the sound will only play if it's in the timeline. If I introduce the sound in the main movie as a soundobject, it plays in the main movie, but not when it's preloaded through an external preloader swf.

Now, I can think of a few things, but I'm a little daunted by the prospects.

1) Is there a way to control sound volume (only one sound file in entire file), without introducing the mp3 in a sound object? If yes, what/where?

2) I can use Ken Bellow's tutorial code
( http://www.kennybellew.com/tutorial/...ttachsound.htm )
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Any advice/guidance greatly appreciated. There are so many flash files with audio and UI, this must be a problem people deal with all the time....

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I'm building this file, and it's not an unusual, or even very challenging file. It's a long keyframe timeline animation, with a mute on/off button for the one sound object, and a pause/start button to control the whole movie.

Everything works, until I try to introduce a preloader.

Seems like preloaders and soundobjects don't like each other.

I've tried:

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- external preLoader swf, with loadClip. This works, EXCEPT that the sound will only play if it's in the timeline. If I introduce the sound in the main movie as a soundobject, it plays in the main movie, but not when it's preloaded through an external preloader swf.

Now, I can think of a few things, but I'm a little daunted by the prospects.

1) Is there a way to control sound volume (only one sound file in entire file), without introducing the mp3 in a sound object? If yes, what/where?

2) I can use Ken Bellow's tutorial code
( http://www.kennybellew.com/tutorial/...ttachsound.htm )
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THIS IS DRIVING ME CRAZY
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Code:
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PHP Code:

import flash.external.*;
import System.security;

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The script I created works to stop the music, but it also stops the audio contained within the video and causes the video player (by proxxus) to lock up.

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frame 1

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frame 2

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please, anybody know?

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