Sound Channels

[Asholay]

Is it possible to play a sample within a range of channels.

I'm assigning 5 channels (for example) to each of 4 players, and editing the pan of these channels depending on where the player is on the screen.

This works nicely - however, I can't find a good method of playing a sample in that players fixed channels - e.g. P1 shoots, play gun sample in one of channels 1-5.

Initially I tried typing 1,2,3,4,5 in the expression editor, and this was a valid expression - but upon testing, it only affected the first number in the sequence. The same applied when I tried using 'and' or 'or' in the expression editor to try and affect multiple channels.

So, my question is, is there a way of picking on multiple channels in the expression editor when you use 'play on a specific channel'?

Thanks

[Nifflas]

Yes. Use this evented sound handling system and you'll be able to do that easily - as well as applying modifiers to ranges of channels (e.g. set the volume to 50% on channel 1-5) without conflicting with emitters or other modifiers settings. It takes a little time to learn, but my .mfa offers a very elegant way to deal with MMF2's sound engine.

In your case, you'll want to make the emitters play on channel 1-5. Either you can make those emitters set the pan of your sounds, or you can assign a modifier to channel 1-5. Only thing is, if you use my sound system, you have to make all sound operations through it and not use the normal sound related conditions for anything.

[Asholay]

Thanks Nifflas - looks like you've created an excellent solution and I love how helpful you are on these boards, however it appears soundplayer.mfx (extension) doesn't exist any more! I've tried the extension manager and a manual search for the file - only 7 exist and all the file links are broken

I'm also using XNA exporter at the moment which doesn't support the extensions used although I definitely want to see your sound handling system, so if anyone out there can forward me soundplayer.mfx that would be superb.

My original question still applies if anyone has a work-around - can I use the expression editor to make something apply to multiple channels (or at least use the limited set of extensions usable on the XNA exporter)

[nivram]

Here you go:
http://castles-of-britain.com/soundplayer3.zip

Marv

[Asholay]

Fab - cheers Marv

[Asholay]

Nifflas - that's some amazing stuff you've spanked out there! Love the slow motion effect - really wish it was usable in XNA stuff.

[Nifflas]

Should be useable in XNA, you have two options:

1: Change the event that plays the sound into lots of events - one for each sample (because MMF2 doesn't let you pick a sound from an expression).
2: Pay someone to make an XNA port of Sound Player. It's probably a very, very easy job to do because only two of the extension's actions needs porting for my sound thing to work.