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How do I crop a song?

Sep 12, 2012 9:04 PM

Tags: #crop #flash_cs6 #sound_not_working

I figured out how to crop the song, but every time I click the button, the song starts from the beginning.  It only plays for the duration I selected, but it doesn't play the part of the song I selected.   I haven't messed with Flash since CS3 so maybe I'm missing something but any help is appreciated.  Thanks!

850 Views   5 Replies   Latest reply: kglad, Sep 15, 2012 8:29 PM
 
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  • kglad
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    1. kglad,
    Sep 13, 2012 7:44 AM   in reply to shootingfrog
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    are you using actionscript to play your song or is it attached to a timeline?  if it's attached to a timeline, assign its sync property to stream (not event) and check if that does what you want. 

     
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    Sep 13, 2012 4:08 PM   in reply to shootingfrog
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    You might be better off using an actual audio editing software to edit the audio file. Audacity is a well know, free download with a very good reputation. So "crop" the song as needed and only import/load that edited version into Flash.

    http://audacity.sourceforge.net/

    Best wishes,

    Adninjastrator

     
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    3. Amy Blankenship,
    Sep 14, 2012 12:15 PM   in reply to adninjastrator
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    Alternatively, don't reduce the length of the song, but instead put a goToAndPlay() in frame 1 that goes to where you want to start, and put either a stop() (if you want it to just end) or a goToAndPlay() that goes back to your begin frame if you want it to loop.

     

    Note that you should set the audio to "stream", and you should avoid placing audio on any MovieClip that is in a frame that your navigation could allow a user to skip.

     
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    4. shootingfrog,
    Sep 15, 2012 5:50 PM   in reply to shootingfrog
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    Thank you guys for your help.  I enabled simple buttons and got it to where it plays correctly as long as its still within Flash and able to be edited but as soon as I test it, it goes back to playing from the beginning so I think I'm just missing one simple step but I don't know/remember what it is!

     
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    Sep 15, 2012 8:29 PM   in reply to shootingfrog
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    assign its sync property to stream (not event) and check if that does what you want.

     
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