Looking for a random sounds player script - not triggered by touch

Hi,

I've searched but I can't seem to find what I'm looking for in the archives. I have 10 sound files that i want to have play randomly (without being touched). Not one right after the other, every minute or 2.

thanks guys!

Try this off the top of my head:

float min_delay = 30; // min seconds between sounds
float max_delay = 120; // max seconds between sounds
float sound_level = 0.5; // volume level between 0.0 & 1.0

default {
     state_entry() {
          llSetTimerEvent(1.0);
     }
     timer() {
          integer num_sounds = llGetInventoryNumber(INVENTORY_SOUND);
          integer i = llFloor(llFrand(num_sounds));
          string sound = llGetInventoryName(INVENTORY_SOUND, i);
          llPlaySound(sound, sound_level);
          float delay = llFrand(max_delay - min_delay) + min_delay;
          llSetTimerEvent(delay);
     }
}

Thanks Dote!


I'm getting (9,6 ERROR name not defined within scope.

is this fixable?

can change the top 4 variable values if you want.

float max_time = 120.0; //In Seconds
float min_time = 60.0; //In Seconds
float max_volume = 1.0; //1.0 is full volume
float min_volume = 0.5; //0.01 is the lowest allowed

default
{
    state_entry()
    {
        if (min_time < 0.1) min_time = 0.1;
        if (max_time < min_time) max_time = min_time;
        if (min_volume < 0.01) min_volume = 0.01;
        if (max_volume < min_volume) max_volume = min_volume;
        
        llSetTimerEvent(1.0);
    }
    
    timer()
    {
        llSetTimerEvent(llFrand(max_time - min_time) + min_time);
        integer num_sounds = llGetInventoryNumber(INVENTORY_SOUND);
        if (num_sounds > 0) {
            string inventory_sound = llGetInventoryName(INVENTORY_SOUND, llFloor((float)llGetInventoryNumber(INVENTORY_SOUND) - 0.001));
            llTriggerSound(inventory_sound, llFrand(llFrand(max_volume - min_volume) + min_volume));
        }
    }
}

oops, he beat me to it , ah well, the only differences between his and mine is mine allows for random volumes, and checks to see if there are no sounds in the contents. If you didn't have any sounds in the contents with his that might have given that error... maybe, doesn't sound right but I don't see any other problem.

Sorry, INVENTORY_SOUNDS should've been INVENTORY_SOUND.... that's what I get when typing without the syntax checking of in-world or SciTE.

And yes, the check in Rickard's version is a smart check to prevent potential script spam if no sounds are found in inventory.

Awesome! thanks guys! I'm keeping both!

Hi,

Used the following script to play random sounds. Works except it only plays one sound. I placed about 8 or so sound files in the objects inventory. Can anyone help me with a reason this won't work? Thank you!

PHP Code:

float max_time = 120.0; //In Seconds
float min_time = 60.0; //In Seconds
float max_volume = 1.0; //1.0 is full volume
float min_volume = 0.5; //0.01 is the lowest allowed

default
{
state_entry()
{
if (min_time < 0.1) min_time = 0.1;
if (max_time < min_time) max_time = min_time;
if (min_volume < 0.01) min_volume = 0.01;
if (max_volume < min_volume) max_volume = min_volume;

llSetTimerEvent(1.0);
}

timer()
{
llSetTimerEvent(llFrand(max_time - min_time) + min_time);
integer num_sounds = llGetInventoryNumber(INVENTORY_SOUND);
if (num_sounds > 0) {
string inventory_sound = llGetInventoryName(INVENTORY_SOUND, llFloor((float)llGetInventoryNumber(INVENTORY_SOUN D) - 0.001));
llTriggerSound(inventory_sound, llFrand(llFrand(max_volume - min_volume) + min_volume));
}
}
}

Mainly because you are only ever asking it to play one sound!
Your code to get the sound name isnt random, its always returning one less than max.
llFloor returns the nearest integer to the value entered.


(Personally i'd rewrite the whole thing but thats just me!)

try this instead :-

    timer()
    {
        llSetTimerEvent(llFrand(max_time - min_time) + min_time);
        integer num_sounds = llGetInventoryNumber(INVENTORY_SOUND);
        if (num_sounds > 0)
        {
            integer num = (integer)llFrand(num_sounds);
            string inventory_sound = llGetInventoryName(INVENTORY_SOUND, num);
            llTriggerSound(inventory_sound, llFrand(llFrand(max_volume - min_volume) + min_volume));
        }
    }

Hey Newgate,

Thank you - your suggestions worked great. I am just trying to learn scripts and was looking at that statement with some suspicion but wasn't sure what to do about it.

Thank you again.

Tommy

Your Welcome.