EmitSound()- Range And Volume Questions?

[Guest Red Ocktober]

i'm having a lil problem understanding the volume and range of a sound produced with EmitSound()...

 

i did a search for any anomolies, and verified that i was using the function correctly (range is the 3rd argument, volume the fourth)...

 

question... does the sound volume get lower the farther you are away from the sound emitter, or do you have to control the volume manually...

 

question... is playsound() a better alternative...

 

 

thx in advance...

 

 

--Mike

[Canardia]

The volume gets gradually lower until it reaches 0 at the distance which is set with the range parameter.

You must use mono sounds, since stereo sounds are only 0D (they are always hearable, no matter where you are), mono sounds are 3D and 4D.

[Flexman]

Indeed, use mono audio files only.

 

EmitSound returns a TSource. You might want to store that to adjust volume and pitch.

 

Here's some code from my CH47 model...

class.soundcompressor = LoadSound("abstract::ch47_compressor_loop.ogg")
...
...
object.source_compressor  = object.model:EmitSound(class.soundcompressor,75,1,1)
SetSourceVolume(object.source_compressor,0.5);

 

That should be all there is to it.

[Guest Red Ocktober]

thanks for the info guys... checking stuff now...

 

[edit]

that darn squeak sound used in the windmill was stereo...

 

thx again for that really helpfull piece of info about the stereo sound not fading...

 

--Mike