And it's as simple as that; now you can add specific sounds timed to certain instances, rather than being locked into a continuous audio track. In order to time your sounds effectively, you'll have to arrange your keys and then preview a few times before shifting things around to find the duration that works for you.
Flash Animation 15: Starting and Stopping Sound Effects
By Adrien-Luc Sanders, About.com Guide
Now in my case, three frames wasn't long enough for my sound to play effectively; it cut off oddly and just sounded bad, so I extended out one frame to either side so that it plays for five frames. You can see my animation with timed sound effects by clicking here.
Prev
- Recap and Introduction
- Importing Your Sound Effect
- Adding a Sound Effect Layer
- Inserting Your Sound Effect
- Adding Keyframes to Control Sound
- Adding an Audio Stop to a Keyframe
- Setting Sound to Start on a Keyframe
- Continuing the Sound Effect to Repeat At The Right Moments
- Conclusion and End Result
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