Overview

Audio resources are sound files to play in the experience - can be background noise, voiceover, sound effects, etc.

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Required Fields

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Field Name	Description
Media	The Sound File.

Optional Fields

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Field Name	Description
Anchors	Set an anchor if you want to attach the sound to an object to make it seem like the sound is coming from the area specified.
Loop	Check if you want the sound to repeat.
Volume	0 to 1, 1 is the default.
Pitch	Adjust the pitch of the sound file.
Track	Specify the track for the audio file to indicate its priority. Ambient: Other sounds will play over sounds on the ambient track Narrator: Sounds will stack and play one at a time in the Narrator track. The Deactivate Resource will not stop this type of track. Soundtrack: Crossfade between items/Go back to item 1 when item 2 finishes or is removed. Dialog: Like Narrator except on a character. It queues on the character.
Timer	Set delay or time of day settings.
Priority	The order of the sounds. Normal: Normal order. High: Next in the queue behind the item that needs to finish. Filler: Will play item if nothing has been played in a while, otherwise, doesn't play at all. Interrupt: Stops what is currently playing and plays immediately.

Events

Open, Activate (can be active and not open if it is in line in a narrator track, for instance), Close (unless on loop), Complete (unless on loop).  

Stopping the Audio

To end the audio early, let’s say if a learner closes a screen message you want to end the associated audio, you can use a Deactivate Resource. Note that if the track is “Narrator” it will play to the end and the Deactivate Resource will not stop the track.

Example in the Headset

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In this example, I want to play some ambient fan noise in the Motive Lab.

1. Open the frame you'd like to insert the audio into.

2. Drag and drop the

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1. Audio resource into the resources pane of the frame.

2. Click on Media.  You will be presented with a list of audio files that you've previously added to this project.

3. Click on the audio file you'd like to add.

4. Choose any of the optional fields

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In this example in the Workshop, I have an audio file that instructs the learner on what to do.  So I've:

• Chosen that "Your First Task" audio file;

  • Set the Anchor to the "Speaker" so that the sound comes from there;

  • Set the Volume; and

  • Set a Delay of 2 seconds so that the audio doesn't start right away.

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This is what the learner will experience:

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I’ve chosen the following optional fields:

• Loop

• Ambient Track:

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This is what the learner will experience - listen for the fan noise to start. Note that in my script I have assets spawn first and then the background sound will start:

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