[XARIUS]

So I was checking out the sound flags for EmitSountToAll, one of the flags is: SND_STOP.

 * Sound flags for the sound emitter system.
 */
enum
{
	SND_NOFLAGS= 0,			/**< Nothing */
	SND_CHANGEVOL = 1,		/**< Change sound volume */
	SND_CHANGEPITCH = 2,	/**< Change sound pitch */
	SND_STOP = 3,			/**< Stop the sound */
	SND_SPAWNING = 4,		/**< Used in some cases for ambients */
	SND_DELAY = 5,			/**< Sound has an initial delay */
	SND_STOPLOOPING = 6,	/**< Stop looping all sounds on the entity */
	SND_SPEAKER = 7,		/**< Being played by a mic through a speaker */
	SND_SHOULDPAUSE = 8,	/**< Pause if game is paused */
};

My question is, lets say that I want to EmitSoundToAll, but then have it stop at a certain point. I assume the SND_STOP flag is intended for that. But I'm confused on the usage.

Do you:

1) Call EmitSoundToAll(soundfile); and then
2) Call EmitSoundToAll(soundfile, _, _, _, SND_STOP);

I figure you would have to have some sort of identifier of WHICH sound to stop, so you pass the same sound string?

X

[SAMURAI16]

catch sound with EmitSound hook and then block with return Plugin_Stop

[XARIUS]

So you're saying that SND_STOP is not used for stopping a sound?

[XARIUS]

I tested using AddNormalSoundHook, but it only triggers when a sound is played. I don't want to block the sound, I want to cancel a specific sound at some period of time based on a boolean conditional statement of some sort.

while <something is true> do nothing.. otherwise, cancel the sound.

[L. Duke]

SND_STOP should stop the sound. You may have to use the same info (such as channel, etc), but I would try with the SNDCHAN_AUTO default first and see if it works.

I have used this to start/stop a looping sound that's played from a specific entity. I would think that it would work on a sound playing to everyone with no attenuation also.

[XARIUS]

Originally Posted by L. Duke SND_STOP should stop the sound. You may have to use the same info (such as channel, etc), but I would try with the SNDCHAN_AUTO default first and see if it works. I have used this to start/stop a looping sound that's played from a specific entity. I would think that it would work on a sound playing to everyone with no attenuation also.

Okay, I'll take another stab at SND_STOP. It may not work because I'm not looping it. It's a semi long (60 second) mp3 file, and I'm attempting to stop the sound at a certain point.

I've been using SNDCHAN_AUTO, so maybe I have to specify a specific channel.

X

[XARIUS]

Yeah, no luck. I guess because it's a large file, once it's started, there's no way to stop it. Thanks anyway. =)

[paegus]

i also tried SND_STOP without success but this works reliably...

...

		EmitSoundToClient(
			iClient,
			sAlarmSample,
			entity,
			SNDCHAN_AUTO,
			SNDLEVEL_MINIBIKE,
			SND_NOFLAGS,
			SNDVOL_NORMAL,
			SNDPITCH_NORMAL,
			entity,
			vAlarmPos,
			NULL_VECTOR,
			true,
			0.0
		); // Emit sound from alarm's origin.

...

CreateTimer(2.5, tSilence, entity); // Kill the sound, if any.

...

public Action:tSilence(Handle:timer, any:entity)
{
	EmitSoundToAll(
		sAlarmSample,
		entity,
		SNDCHAN_AUTO,
		SNDLEVEL_NORMAL,
		SND_STOPLOOPING,
		SNDVOL_NORMAL,
		SNDPITCH_NORMAL,
		entity,
		NULL_VECTOR,
		NULL_VECTOR,
		true,
		0.0
	); // Kill the sound
}

...

...as it doesn't stop the looping itself, it stops the entire sound. even if it's not a looping one.

[XARIUS]

Interesting! I just woke up and saw this, I need some coffee so I can see what the difference actually is between the two besides just a timer.

Thanks for the assist!

[Lebson506th]

See what he attempted to highlight in red.

(Look for [color=red])