sound is intermittent

jnawrocki · **sound is intermittent -** 02-22-2010, 02:41 PM

In my Alice world I have penguins singing short notes (.11 sec) when the penguin is clicked. Sometimes the notes play OK; other times the note doesn't play--it just makes a "pop" sound. Can anyone help.
The notes are .wav files.

Dameria · 02-22-2010, 04:08 PM

Can you upload your world so we can see it? Maybe you made a mistake in your coding.

jnawrocki · 07:17 PM

Yes, I will upload. It is named PenguinSimonV3.a2w

Thanks
Jane

Dameria · 02-23-2010, 04:27 PM

Ok I'm sorry but I can't find anything wrong with your program. There is absolutely no reason that those penguins should be waiting a second between notes. Everything method for the penguins making a noise happen happens around a 0.2 second duration, and there is no wait code after them and no wait code after the clicking method. There must be some other error I am not aware of, but by what I see the penguins should play their notes as soon as you click the next one.

zonedabone · 02-23-2010, 04:35 PM

As far as I remember, Alice has a queue for sound playing. Try waiting between notes.

Dameria · 02-23-2010, 04:47 PM

Why would they put in a queue? So, no matter what, you cannot play 2 sounds within the same second?

zonedabone · 02-23-2010, 05:14 PM

It wasn't made to hurt you. Sound just wasn't a very supported feature, and sound mixing gets very complicated. A queue was the easiest way to do it.

jediaction · 02-23-2010, 05:16 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jnawrocki

Yes, I will upload. It is named PenguinSimonV3.a2w

Thanks
Jane

I tried it and there is nothing wrong with it. I have to say change the code of "when clicked on" to "when pressed on"

Dameria · 02-23-2010, 05:20 PM

jediaction, have you tried clicking on the penguins faster? If you click on two penguins, the second one will not play until about 1 second after the first one finishes, which is weird.

jediaction · 02-23-2010, 05:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dameria

jediaction, have you tried clicking on the penguins faster? If you click on two penguins, the second one will not play until about 1 second after the first one finishes, which is weird.

Yes i noticed that but i realized it is just the way the event is made and how long the sound is

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jnawrocki Member Status: Offline Posts: 32 Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Toledo, OH	sound is intermittent - 02-22-2010, 02:41 PM In my Alice world I have penguins singing short notes (.11 sec) when the penguin is clicked. Sometimes the notes play OK; other times the note doesn't play--it just makes a "pop" sound. Can anyone help. The notes are .wav files.

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Dameria Senior Member Status: Offline Posts: 976 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: United States	02-22-2010, 04:08 PM Can you upload your world so we can see it? Maybe you made a mistake in your coding. Check out my best projects so far and please comment: Tic-Tac-Toe 2.0 ................... http://www.alice.org/community/showthread.php?t=3548 Alice Paint ........................... http://www.alice.org/community/showthread.php?p=23408 Real-Time Clock .................. http://www.alice.org/community/showthread.php?p=12725 Maze Game ......................... http://www.alice.org/community/showthread.php?t=4301

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jnawrocki Member Status: Offline Posts: 32 Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Toledo, OH	sound is intermittent - 02-23-2010, 03:42 PM Yes, I will upload. It is named PenguinSimonV3.a2w Thanks Jane Last edited by jnawrocki; 01-27-2011 at 07:17 PM.

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Dameria Senior Member Status: Offline Posts: 976 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: United States	02-23-2010, 04:27 PM Ok I'm sorry but I can't find anything wrong with your program. There is absolutely no reason that those penguins should be waiting a second between notes. Everything method for the penguins making a noise happen happens around a 0.2 second duration, and there is no wait code after them and no wait code after the clicking method. There must be some other error I am not aware of, but by what I see the penguins should play their notes as soon as you click the next one. Check out my best projects so far and please comment: Tic-Tac-Toe 2.0 ................... http://www.alice.org/community/showthread.php?t=3548 Alice Paint ........................... http://www.alice.org/community/showthread.php?p=23408 Real-Time Clock .................. http://www.alice.org/community/showthread.php?p=12725 Maze Game ......................... http://www.alice.org/community/showthread.php?t=4301

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zonedabone Senior Member Status: Offline Posts: 577 Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: In the interwebs	02-23-2010, 04:35 PM As far as I remember, Alice has a queue for sound playing. Try waiting between notes. 'Apple Macintosh' - An anagram of 'Complaints Heap' M.A.C.I.N.T.O.S.H. - Machine Always Crashes, If Not, The Operating System Hangs. You're such a mac person.

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Dameria Senior Member Status: Offline Posts: 976 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: United States	02-23-2010, 04:47 PM Why would they put in a queue? So, no matter what, you cannot play 2 sounds within the same second? Check out my best projects so far and please comment: Tic-Tac-Toe 2.0 ................... http://www.alice.org/community/showthread.php?t=3548 Alice Paint ........................... http://www.alice.org/community/showthread.php?p=23408 Real-Time Clock .................. http://www.alice.org/community/showthread.php?p=12725 Maze Game ......................... http://www.alice.org/community/showthread.php?t=4301

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zonedabone Senior Member Status: Offline Posts: 577 Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: In the interwebs	02-23-2010, 05:14 PM It wasn't made to hurt you. Sound just wasn't a very supported feature, and sound mixing gets very complicated. A queue was the easiest way to do it. 'Apple Macintosh' - An anagram of 'Complaints Heap' M.A.C.I.N.T.O.S.H. - Machine Always Crashes, If Not, The Operating System Hangs. You're such a mac person.

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Dameria Senior Member Status: Offline Posts: 976 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: United States	02-23-2010, 05:20 PM jediaction, have you tried clicking on the penguins faster? If you click on two penguins, the second one will not play until about 1 second after the first one finishes, which is weird. Check out my best projects so far and please comment: Tic-Tac-Toe 2.0 ................... http://www.alice.org/community/showthread.php?t=3548 Alice Paint ........................... http://www.alice.org/community/showthread.php?p=23408 Real-Time Clock .................. http://www.alice.org/community/showthread.php?p=12725 Maze Game ......................... http://www.alice.org/community/showthread.php?t=4301