[LE] Syntax to call a MusicType in CK

[Quibblonian101]

I have a music type I created and I'm trying to get it to play from an actor but my fragment,

 

myMusicType.Play(akSpeaker)

 

Isn't compiling because I think .Play only works for sound types. So how would I get a music type to play?

[NexusComa]

MusicType Property _MusicTrackMain Auto

 

_MusicTrackMain.Add()

 

Music is very tricky in Skyrim ... suggest you take a long look at the tracks already set up.

Edited August 25, 2019 by NexusComa

[Quibblonian101]

Hmm alright thanks for the help. I'm trying to get music to play through dialogue from my follower almost as if someone was playing a song.

 

So I want it to sound like it was coming from an object and not like its playing into my headphones. I assumed this would be easy since the radios in fallout play music from an object.

 

Any idea if this is possible?

[NexusComa]

Maybe look at how bards do it in the Creation Kit.

Edited August 25, 2019 by NexusComa

[Quibblonian101]

Ok so I got the script to compile properly in the Creation Kit so in the dialogue fragment it looks like

 

mySoundFX.Play(akSpeaker)

 

and then I have the mySoundFX property filled with my sound marker that has a .wav file attached to the sound descriptor. However when I went in game and chose the dialogue option the game crashed. So am I missing something?

[Quibblonian101]

Fixed my problem and got it to work. The reason it was crashing is because I was using a .wav file but I converted it to an .xwm and had to change the directory in TESEdit to get the .xwm file to be read. I thought people said that wav files were now ok to use but I guess it's still best to use xwm.

[NexusComa]

There is a way to use both. I've done it. But ya .xwm is the default. Skyrim loves to throw fits and Papyrus is a bear to work with.

Edited August 25, 2019 by NexusComa

[Quibblonian101]

I don't know if I should create a separate post since this is pretty much related, but is there a way to stop a sound from playing?

I have my sound working now but I also created a dialogue to stop it whenever I want. mySoundFX.Stop

 

But It seems this isn't a function. The sound will stop on It's own, but since I want to have a long list of sounds I would have to wait forever for it to end.

[NexusComa]

I always just use a .Stop before I play anything. There is also Null you can add as something played and I created a small blank sound too.
I had to use all of these to get my music buttons to work right in my Enchanted Ship In a Bottle mod.

[maxarturo]

I don't know if I should create a separate post since this is pretty much related, but is there a way to stop a sound from playing?

I have my sound working now but I also created a dialogue to stop it whenever I want. mySoundFX.Stop

 

But It seems this isn't a function. The sound will stop on It's own, but since I want to have a long list of sounds I would have to wait forever for it to end.

 

mySoundFX.Play()

It's only used with short lenght SD sounds, and you can't call on it " mySoundFX.Stop() ".

In order to call a sound either SD or LP to stop, you need to store it in an " int ", example :

Sound property mySoundFX auto
 
int instanceID    ;used to store sound ref
 
EVENT SomeEvent..............
 
            instanceID = mySoundFX.Play(game.getPlayer())
            ............
            ; Do Stuff
            ...........
            StopInstance(instanceID)   ; Stops the Sound - InstanceID
 
EndEvent

If you are going to use - call multiple sounds and you need each of them to be able to be stoped on will, then every sound needs to have its own " Int ".

Sound property mySoundFXa = int instanceIDa

Sound property mySoundFXb = int instanceIDb

Sound property mySoundFXc = int instanceIDc

Sound property mySoundFXd = int instanceIDd

... etc...

Edited August 27, 2019 by maxarturo