Second Life Forums Archive

Lucrezia Lamont

Neko Onmyoji

Join date: 25 Jan 2007

Posts: 808

04-09-2007 13:24

Greetings:

I am wanting to place some nature sounds on my property. I know that I can get some "in world", but I found some nice ones in RL that I might want to use.

I tried to find a sound tutorial or FAQ, but does anyone have any advice or pages they can link me to about using ambient sounds on one's land (i.e. is there a maximum size that the files can be and other considerations).

Thanks kindly.

Lucrezia

PS: I found this: /54/cc/109285/1.html

But for some reason I thought you were allowed more than 10 seconds. Thoughts? Confirmation? Thanks.

_____________________

Ronin Neko Onmyoji

Chosen Few

Alpha Channel Slave

Join date: 16 Jan 2004

Posts: 7,496

04-09-2007 13:56

Sounds files to be uploaded to SL must meet the following criteria:

Under 10 seconds in length
PCM WAV format (.wav)
44.1 Khz sampling, 16-bt
Stereo or mono

If your sound files don't conform to those specs, you'll need to convert them. There are many programs on the market to do this. I recommend Adobe Audition, but if you don't want to spend money, Audacity and GoldWave are pretty good freebies.

If you want to go longer than 10 seconds, you have two options. One is to stream the sound in from the web, the same way you would with music or video. You'll need a web server on which to put the files, and then it's just a matter of tuning the land's audio steam to the URL. You may need something running on the server to make the files loop, but I'm not sure.

The other option is to cut the sounds into <10 second clips, and use a scripted object to play the clips in order. This is how music devices used to be done in SL before we had streaming. I'm afraid I can't tell you precisely how to do it, as scripting's not my thing, but I know it can be done.

_____________________

.

Land now available for rent in Indigo. Low rates. Quiet, low-lag mainland sim with good neighbors. IM me in-world if you're interested.

Lucrezia Lamont

Neko Onmyoji

Join date: 25 Jan 2007

Posts: 808

04-09-2007 14:07

Thanks, Chosen. That's all a great help. I just really wanted to understand options and limitations. Thanks again!

_____________________

Ronin Neko Onmyoji

Storm Thunders

Polyavatarist

Join date: 31 May 2006

Posts: 157

04-10-2007 07:12

If you go with the uploaded sound clips, do a search for "Sound Prims" - they're prims with free full-permission scripts that play sound. You can get them from my main store in my Freebies, from SLExchange.com, NCI, and probably a dozen other freebie places by now.

Welcome to the Second Life Forums Archive

Sound Tutorial

Sound Tutorial
Lucrezia Lamont Neko Onmyoji Join date: 25 Jan 2007 Posts: 808	04-09-2007 13:24 Greetings: I am wanting to place some nature sounds on my property. I know that I can get some "in world", but I found some nice ones in RL that I might want to use. I tried to find a sound tutorial or FAQ, but does anyone have any advice or pages they can link me to about using ambient sounds on one's land (i.e. is there a maximum size that the files can be and other considerations). Thanks kindly. Lucrezia PS: I found this: /54/cc/109285/1.html But for some reason I thought you were allowed more than 10 seconds. Thoughts? Confirmation? Thanks. _____________________ Ronin Neko Onmyoji
Chosen Few Alpha Channel Slave Join date: 16 Jan 2004 Posts: 7,496	04-09-2007 13:56 Sounds files to be uploaded to SL must meet the following criteria: Under 10 seconds in length PCM WAV format (.wav) 44.1 Khz sampling, 16-bt Stereo or mono If your sound files don't conform to those specs, you'll need to convert them. There are many programs on the market to do this. I recommend Adobe Audition, but if you don't want to spend money, Audacity and GoldWave are pretty good freebies. If you want to go longer than 10 seconds, you have two options. One is to stream the sound in from the web, the same way you would with music or video. You'll need a web server on which to put the files, and then it's just a matter of tuning the land's audio steam to the URL. You may need something running on the server to make the files loop, but I'm not sure. The other option is to cut the sounds into <10 second clips, and use a scripted object to play the clips in order. This is how music devices used to be done in SL before we had streaming. I'm afraid I can't tell you precisely how to do it, as scripting's not my thing, but I know it can be done. _____________________ . Land now available for rent in Indigo. Low rates. Quiet, low-lag mainland sim with good neighbors. IM me in-world if you're interested.
Lucrezia Lamont Neko Onmyoji Join date: 25 Jan 2007 Posts: 808	04-09-2007 14:07 Thanks, Chosen. That's all a great help. I just really wanted to understand options and limitations. Thanks again! _____________________ Ronin Neko Onmyoji
Storm Thunders Polyavatarist Join date: 31 May 2006 Posts: 157	04-10-2007 07:12 If you go with the uploaded sound clips, do a search for "Sound Prims" - they're prims with free full-permission scripts that play sound. You can get them from my main store in my Freebies, from SLExchange.com, NCI, and probably a dozen other freebie places by now.