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Written by Rawpulse
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Friday, 02 December 2005 |
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How to make your very own sound board
You see them all over the internet. Sound boards are a bunch of sounds,
like movie sound bites and celebrity quotes, that play when you click
certain buttons. I'm going to show you how to make a fully working
sound board of your own.
First off, open Flash, and start a new file. Draw a rectangle on the
stage and copy it. You copy it because you will be needing it over and
over again depending on how many different sounds you add. If you add 5
sounds, you will need 5 buttons.
Next, convert your rectangle to a button, by right clicking, and
selecting "Convert to Symbol" or pressing F8. Now double click on the
button to enter the button editing stage. Use the text tool to label
the button. Write whatever you want for the name, obviously keep it
relevant to the sound. Naming them "Sound 1", "Sound 2" etc is not
recommended, as you will forget which sounds are which.
Insert keyframes on each state of the button (Up, Over, Down &
Hit). You now need to import the sound so you can apply it to the
button. To do this, select File> Import > Import To Library...
then choose your sound and select ok.
Insert a new layer on your button timeline, by selecting the Insert
Layer button. Add a keyframe on the down state. Adding the keyframe on
the down state will mean the sound will play as the button is pressed
down, which is what we want. Now, with the down keyframe selected, open
your properties menu, and select your sound from the Sound dropdown
box. It will be in the list because you imported the sound earlier.
You will now have your first sound button on your sound board. To make
another with a different sound, repeat the same process. You can also
import sounds in bulk, if you have alot, instead of adding them one by
one.
You could even sell your sound board. There are plenty of premium
boards around, and there's nothing to stop you creating the ultimate
sound board and selling it on your site.
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