DOE: Sound Extension

[Gwydion]

My plan for the remote player, which there are few and they are consistent, we will setup VLC and the sound files the same way.
I use a laptop and a laptop connected to a TV on the table for my local players.
I already duplicated the setup there and it worked.
I look forward to viewing your videos.

Got it. I jumped to the conclusion that you were playing with some players remote and needed a way to get the sound to them over the internet. My videos are mostly on that topic so might not be as relevant for your setup.

[Andraax]

Or is there another manual other than the forums?

The one in the module. It mentions that you can use any valid URI/URL for your sounds.

[LordEntrails]

If you are talking about the wiki, yes.
In it does not mention File:/// or VLC.

Or is there another manual other than the forums?

File:/// is a type of URI.

[DM Patrick]

It does mention it, but for someone like me just mentioning that it's possible didn't help as much as Nulcron's post did. It held my hand, I felt special.

[Asmo]

I'm considering using sounds with two versions of Syrinscape (GM and player) so i dont need to stream through Discord or Teamspeak.
Is it possible as a GM to stop sounds/music (started from within FG) if you want to? I.e. the complete duration of a sound is 1 min but i want it to stop (for the player) after 30 sec. Is this possible from within FG?

[dulux-oz]

I'm considering using sounds with two versions of Syrinscape (GM and player) so i dont need to stream through Discord or Teamspeak.
Is it possible as a GM to stop sounds/music (started from within FG) if you want to? I.e. the complete duration of a sound is 1 min but i want it to stop (for the player) after 30 sec. Is this possible from within FG?

Yes, there is a Stop music code in the DOM Soundlink - I can't remember what it is right now - but I'll find out

[Nullcron]

installed it and added the exe to my system path

What does this mean in your post?

We are not all Tecnomages, some of us are just Storytellers, so I will try to translate the magic for you. Feel free to ask questions.
I have not run this in game yet. This is just my initial research that appears to work. I am going to compile it all into a Manual once I have more evidence.

In Windows 7 and 10 they do it a little different. In the control Panel there is a thing call Advanced System Settings.
In that there is a link to Environment Variables.
In that there is a Path.
Edit the Path setting to include the location of the VLC Media Player.
It may look like; c:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC
Add that and when the command line is used (CMD or DOS Prompt) , and you type in C:\wav\attack.wav it will run the VLC player and the sound will run.
Of course you need the folder of wav files on your C:, but you get the idea.

Thank you Dulux-Oz for making this all possible.

[Balamor33]

I'm getting a red X in the Fantasy Grounds extension setup. Is this because it hasn't been updated for the new version of Fantasy Grounds?

Thanks.

[Dr0W]

Guys is there a way I can use arguments on the sound string?
I'm trying to use a software to play sounds but I need to tell that software what sound file to play using an argument, for exemple:

"C:\Player.exe -PlaySound(3)" and it will play the sound number 3 on it's sound list. However this string won't work with DOE Sound.

If I input "C:\Player.exe", it just opens the software but does work. Linking directly to the sound file isn't an option. Entering "C:\Player.exe -PlaySound(1)" works as intended.

There is a workaround to make it work, but honestly I didn't want use it because not only it's more work to do for each sound but it feels unecessary:
If I setup a shortcut on windows to run "C:\Player.exe -PlaySound(3)", and then point the extension to say "C:\Sound3.Ink" it will work.

So... is there anything I could do, or I really need to setup windows shortcuts for each sound I will be using?

Thanks in advance!

[Gwydion]

I'm getting a red X in the Fantasy Grounds extension setup. Is this because it hasn't been updated for the new version of Fantasy Grounds?

Thanks.

Yes. That would mean that you need to download the most recent version. Make sure you have the most recent base and sound extensions.