One feature I really wanted was the ability to randomly play one of several possible sounds for a given effect. After some research and head scratching, I finally found a satisfying solution.
I mean the ability to play random custom sounds without Syrinscape.
This works on windows 7+. I don't know about other platforms.
All you need is VLC (or any other media player that stays in the background). The trick is to write a quick batch file (a text document saved with the .bat extension) and to create a minimized shortcut.
The text in the .bat file should read as this :
@echo off
set /a num=%random% %%
n + 1
SET spath="
soundFolder\specificSoundFX (%num%).wav"
"
mediaPlayerFolder\mediaPlayer.exe" %spath%
where
n is the total number of variations you have for the sound in question. Also, every sound file associated with your effect should be named the same with an ascending number in brackets, something like crossbow (1), crossbow (2), crossbow (3), etc. This is easily done by selecting all corresponding files and pressing F2 before entering the appropriate name.
Once the .bat file is saved, you need to create a minimized shortcut for it to open silently and you need to make sure your media player is configured to open a single instance.
Anyway, a quick video might best show how it works :
https://youtu.be/VVgbcw18b3A
One feature I really wanted was the ability to randomly play one of several possible sounds for a given effect. After some research and head scratching, I finally found a satisfying solution.