Custom audio files not playing in-game

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AD_79p2
103 Posts
#88125
Posted Nov 25, 2012
I created some custom .wav files with a text-to-speech program, and I put them into a custom map I'm working on. I updated the audio cache, but for some reason, the files still won't play when they are triggered. :angrysquare:
So, how do I get the .wav files to play in game?
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RectorRocks
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#88126
Posted Nov 25, 2012
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Where do you put the .wav files at?
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AD_79p2
103 Posts
#88128
Posted Nov 25, 2012
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I had put them in the steam/steamapps/common/portal2/portal2/sound/{folder name here}.
Don't know if that's where the files should be.
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RectorRocks
522 Posts
#88130
Posted Nov 25, 2012
Replied 21 minutes later
And what did? Did you place an ambient_generic? When you select your Sound Name in the ambient_generic, the Sound Type should be Raw. Then filter your sound. All the flags in the ambient_generic should be checked.
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AD_79p2
103 Posts
#88131
Posted Nov 25, 2012
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Sound type raw, all flags checked, not playing the sounds.
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FelixGriffin
2,680 Posts
#88133
Posted Nov 25, 2012
Replied 13 minutes later
Open the console and run snd_updateaudiocache.
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AD_79p2
103 Posts
#88135
Posted Nov 25, 2012
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AD_79p2 wrote:
I updated the audio cache, but for some reason, the files still won't play when they are triggered. :angrysquare:

Um, did you read that? It was at the top of the thread. I already updated the audio cache.

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Fracture
797 Posts
#88136
Posted Nov 25, 2012
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what method do you have to trigger the play of the audio?
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AD_79p2
103 Posts
#88138
Posted Nov 25, 2012
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Different things. I have multiple custom audio files. Two are triggered by a logic_auto, some are activated by triggers, and one is triggered by picking up the portalgun.
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Fracture
797 Posts
#88139
Posted Nov 25, 2012
Replied 9 minutes later
well if everything is set up correctly for the directory, the trigger path and the file type, I don't know. Maybe try this as an experiment in a separate map file. Place in a prop_button and for an output:

onpressed - ambiant_generic - playsound - delay 0

If that works, there may be an issue in you main map file. if it still wont play, it may be a problem with the file

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FelixGriffin
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#88140
Posted Nov 25, 2012
Replied 37 minutes later
Oh, sorry. Try rebuilding it?
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josepezdj
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#88148
Posted Nov 26, 2012
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@AD_79p2: What are the specifications of your custom sounds? do you know they must be 44100Hz sample rate?
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RectorRocks
522 Posts
#88149
Posted Nov 26, 2012
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josepezdj wrote:
...do you know they must be 44100Hz sample rate?

How do you check the sample rate?

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josepezdj
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#88150
Posted Nov 26, 2012
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RectorRocks wrote:
How do you check the sample rate?

You check it in whatever audio editting program you are using right before "Save as...". Normally there is a tab for the specifications for each format (.mp3 .wav etc.) you want to save your audio as. Though anyway, it must be displayed somewhere at your working window (this depends on each software, just look for it.)... or in options, you sure have a default settings window to set your desired rate up...

Also, AD_79p2, you mean "in game" when in the Workshop or normal .bsp run?

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AD_79p2
103 Posts
#88264
Posted Dec 01, 2012
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The map is not on the workshop, "in game" meaning when I test the map.

BTW I don't actually have an audio editor, I'm just using a text-to-speech demo I found online.

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Fracture
797 Posts
#88265
Posted Dec 01, 2012
Replied 46 minutes later
look up xilisoft, its what i use for video and audio converting
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AD_79p2
103 Posts
#88266
Posted Dec 01, 2012
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Alright, Fracture, I'll try it and see how it works.
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AD_79p2
103 Posts
#88270
Posted Dec 01, 2012
Replied 56 minutes later
So, how do I get the sample rate down to 44100 or whatever it was? When I converted the .wav to an mp3, the sample rate was changed to 48000.
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FelixGriffin
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#88271
Posted Dec 01, 2012
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Use Audacity.
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AD_79p2
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#88275
Posted Dec 02, 2012
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Hell yeah, FelixGriffin, that looks like it will work really well. I just hope it's not too hard to use.

OFFTOPIC: Have any of you ever played Super Meat Boy? (I don't quite know why I just wrote that).

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