Sound Actuator¶
The Sound Actuator allows the user to play sound files in the game engine.
Sound Actuator.
Properties¶
- Sound File
- Load a new sound file or select one from the list.
- Play Mode
How the sound effect is played.
- Play Stop
- The sound effect is played when activated. Stops instantly when deactivated.
- Play End
- The sound effect is played when activated. When deactivated, stops after finishing playing the sound. The sound is not replayed if activated while still playing.
- Loop Stop
- The sound is played as infinite loop when activated. Stops instantly when deactivated.
- Loop End
- The sound is played as infinite loop when activated. When deactivated, stops after finishing playing the sound.
- Loop Bidirectional
- The sound is played as infinite ping-pong loop. When deactivated, stops after finishing playing the sound.
- Loop Bidirectional Stop
- The sound is played as infinite ping-pong loop. Stops instantly when deactivated.
- Volume
- The volume at which the sound effect is played.
- Pitch
- The pitch at which the sound effect is played. 0 is default, 12 is one octave.
3D Sound¶
The cones point in the direction of the objects negative Z axis.
If enabled, the sound is affected by distance, speed of the emitting object and various other things. The options below are only available if 3d Sound is enabled.
Note
3D sound is influenced by the Audio panel in Scene Settings. A brief description of the different distance models can be found here.
- Minimum Gain
- The minimum gain of the sound, no matter how far it is away.
- Maximum Gain
- The maximum gain of the sound, no matter how near it is.
- Reference Distance
- The cones point in the direction of the objects negative Z axis. The distance at which the sound has a gain of 1.0.
- Maximum Distance
- The maximum distance at which the sound can be heard.
- Rolloff
- The influence factor on volume depending on distance. The higher, the more the sound will fade with distance.
- Cone Outer Gain
- The gain outside the outer cone. The gain inside the outer cone will be interpolated between this value and the normal gain inside the inner cone (Volume). Note that the cones always point in the direction of the objects local -Z axis (figure right).
- Cone Outer Angle
- The angle of the outer cone.
- Cone Inner Angle
- The angle of the inner cone.