Random Sound Script help

[Reymundo]

So I see this script http://wiki.secondlife.com/wiki/Script:Random_Sounds

 

That seems to pick a random sound file from the item's inventory but is it possible for it to do that sound file at a random time interval? Trying to make something that plays different baby sound effects at random time intervals.

[Rolig Loon]

It already does that.  That's what the line that says

       llSetTimerEvent( MinimumSeconds + (llFrand( MaximumSeconds - MinimumSeconds)) );

does.

[Reymundo]

So basically I could put say 10 sounds in there and it will pick one randomly at a random interval and play it?

[Rolig Loon]

Precisely. As written, at random intervals of 10 to 30 seconds.  Mess with the timing yourself to change the interval.

[Reymundo]

Okay only problem is when I pull it into SL, it oranges out the whole thing...

[Rolig Loon]

It does what??  :smileyvery-happy:

[Madelaine McMasters]

I was initially as confused as Rolig, but I have a theory. The LSL editor highlights type-definitions in orange, and maybe it got confused and painted your entire script that color. Or it thought the entire script was a string and printed in red. I'm guessing you copied and pasted the entire example web page into the script window, which won't work. 

Here's the script, cleaned up...

float MinimumSeconds = 10.0; // Minimum time between successive sounds (seconds)float MaximumSeconds = 30.0; // Maximum time between successive sounds (seconds)float volume = 0.5; // How loud? Between 0 and 1.integer sounds = 0; // # sounds in inventorylist soundnames;
LoadSounds() {   soundnames = [];   sounds = llGetInventoryNumber( INVENTORY_SOUND );   integer n;   for ( n=0; n < sounds; ++n )   {       soundnames += llGetInventoryName( INVENTORY_SOUND, n );   }} default {   state_entry()   {       LoadSounds();              if ( sounds > 0 )           llSetTimerEvent( 0.1 );       else           llOwnerSay("No sounds.");   }      timer()   {       integer random = (integer) llFrand ( sounds );       string sound = llList2String( soundnames, random );       llTriggerSound( sound, volume );              llSetTimerEvent( MinimumSeconds + (llFrand( MaximumSeconds - MinimumSeconds)) );   }      changed (integer change)   {        if (change & CHANGED_INVENTORY)       {           llResetScript();       }   }}

 If that's not what you meant, I remain as confused as Rolig.

[Rolig Loon]

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Madelaine McMasters wrote:

 

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 If that's not what you meant, I remain as confused as Rolig.

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That's hard to imagine, but possible. 

[Madelaine McMasters]

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Rolig Loon wrote:

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Madelaine McMasters wrote:

 

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 If that's not what you meant, I remain as confused as Rolig.

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That's hard to imagine, but possible. 

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Don't overestimate me!

[Reymundo]

Yes I had copy and pasted from the website and wasn't sure how to 'clean it up' as you put it. But seems like it works, the only confusing part is the intervals...is that after the first sound plays or after the sound file finishes?

[Rolig Loon]

Look at the timer event.  When it is triggered, the script chooses a sound and playes it, then calculates the random time for triggereing the timer event next time.  It's exactly what you would expect a timer event to do:  trigger, do something, wait, trigger, do something else, wait, wash, rinse, repeat ....

[Reymundo]

I asked as it seemed like it was back to back and not 10 seconds after the sound had finished. But thank you.

[Rolig Loon]

Well, if you play a sound that takes a full 10 seconds to play, then yes, the next one might be triggered almost immediately after the first one ends.  The timer event has no idea how long your sound files are.  All it's doing is starting one when you tell it to. That's what timer events do.  If you are really using long files, I'd suggest monkeying with the minimum and maximum times to create more space between them.