ink sound

Using sounds and music in ink

Pixi’VN allows you to use in the ink syntax the possibility to use the Sounds and Music.

The syntax is as follows:

# + [operation] + sound + [alias] + [parameters]

Where:

• #: It is a special character used by ink syntax for use a special script.
• [operation] It is the operation that you want to do with the sound element. The available operations are add, play, pause, resume, remove and volume.
• [alias] It is the alias of the sound element. The alias is a string that identifies the sound element.
  • If the alias includes spaces, you must use double quotes.
• [parameters] It is the parameters of the operation. The parameters depend on the operation.
  • If the parameters include spaces, you must use double quotes.
  • If the parameters is a object, you must use the JSON format and the first character must be \{ and the last character must be \}. Example: \{ "volume": 100, name: "Music" \}

Add Sound in ink

To add a sound in ink, you can use the add operation.

This operation requires one parameter, the URL or path of the sound.

After the alias of the the URL or path of the sound, you can add the SoundOptions parameters. These parameters do not have a precise order and must be set as follows: parameterName + SPACE + value. If the value is a string you must use double quotes.

# sound add bird /bird.mp3
# sound add "bird 2" /bird2.mp3 volume 100

Play Sound in ink

To play a sound in ink, you can use the play operation.

After the alias of the sound element, you can add the SoundPlayOptions parameters. These parameters do not have a precise order and must be set as follows: parameterName + SPACE + value. If the value is a string you must use double quotes.

# play sound bird
# play sound bird volume 100

Pause Sound in ink

To pause a sound in ink, you can use the pause operation.

# pause sound bird

Resume Sound in ink

To resume a sound in ink, you can use the resume operation.

# resume sound bird

Remove Sound in ink

To remove a sound in ink, you can use the remove operation.

# remove sound bird

Volume Sound in ink

To change the volume of a sound in ink, you can use the volume operation.

This operation requires one parameter, the volume of the sound.

# volume sound bird 100