[Felgo User]

I have a BackgroundMusic playing all the time (loop), and if i collect a star i want to play a Sound (starSound.play()). but the Sound will not work.

If i mute the BackgroundMusic, the Sound works?

Is it possible to play a Sound during BackgroundMusic?

Sound:

    Sound {
        id: starSound
        source: "../snd/pling.wav"
    }

BackgroundMusic:

    // use BackgroundMusic for long-playing background sounds
    BackgroundMusic {
        id: backgroundMusic
        source: system.isPlatform(System.Meego) || system.isPlatform(System.Symbian) ? "snd/bg-slow-mono.ogg" : "snd/bg-slow.wav"
        muted: settings.soundEnabled
    }

 

 

[AlexFelgo Team]

Hi,

of course it is possibly.

You can test it with this short project, all you need is to add your own sounds/music files:

GameWindow {
  Scene {
    BackgroundMusic {
      source: "snd/backgroundMusic.mp3"
    }

    Sound {
      id:sound
      source: "snd/squafurScream.wav"
    }

    Column {
      anchors.centerIn: parent
      SimpleButton {
        text: "Play sound"
        onClicked:  {
          sound.play()
        }
      }
      SimpleButton {
        text: settings.soundEnabled ? "disable Sound" : "enable Sound"
        onClicked:  {
          settings.soundEnabled = !settings.soundEnabled
        }
      }
      SimpleButton {
        text: settings.musicEnabled ? "disable Music" : "enable Music"
        onClicked:  {
          settings.musicEnabled = !settings.musicEnabled
        }
      }
    }
  }
}

Cheers,
Alex

[Michael]

On a related topic, is it possible to reduce the volume of a background audio using PropertyAnimation (e.g. below)? I tried it but it seems to not work.

    BackgroundMusic {
        id: backgroundSound
        source: "snd/backgroundMusic.mp3"
        volume: 1
    }

    PropertyAnimation { id: myAnim; target: backgroundSound; easing.type: Easing.Linear; property: "volume"; from: "1"; to: "0"; duration: 2000}

    Component.onCompleted: {
        myAnim.start()
    }

 

I’d like to try this to control the volume in certain areas of the game.

Cheers,

Michael.

[AlexFelgo Team]

Hi Michael,

thanks for pointing this out, we just tested on Mac OS X, iOS and Android where your code sample is working, however found a bug on Windows, is it possible that you’re also testing on a Windows PC?

Thanks,

Alex

 

ps: If you want to fade the music back in again you can also use a Behavior on volume like this one:

GameWindow {
  Scene {
    BackgroundMusic {
      id: backgroundSound
      source: "backgroundMusic.mp3"

      Behavior on volume { PropertyAnimation { duration: 2000 } }
    }

    Component.onCompleted: {
      backgroundSound.volume = 0
      // or backgroundSound.volume = 1
    }
  }
}

 

[Michael]

Hi Alex

Thanks alot for your reply – yes I was testing on Windows (sorry I should have pointed this out). I’m glad about this working, this is really useful.

Thanks alot for the other code tip – it’s really appreciated.

Cheers, Michael.

 

 

[Felgo User]

thx a lot, it works now.