Adobe 65036570 Scripting Guide - Page 1045

ADOBE DIRECTOR 11.0 100 Scripting Dictionary Description Sound property; for Windows only, determines whether the sound driver unloads and reloads each time a sound needs to play. Read/write. The default value of this property is TRUE, which prevents the sound driver from unloading and reloading each time a sound needs to play. You may need to set this property to FALSE before playing a sound to ensure that the sound device is unloaded and made available to other applications or processes on the computer after the sound has finished. Setting this property to FALSE may adversely affect performance if sound playback is used frequently throughout the Director application. Example This statement sets the soundKeepDevice property to FALSE: -- Lingo syntax _sound.soundKeepDevice = FALSE // JavaScript syntax _sound.soundKeepDevice = false; See also Sound soundLevel Usage -- Lingo syntax _sound.soundLevel // JavaScript syntax _sound.soundLevel; Description Sound property; returns or sets the volume level of the sound played through the computer's speaker. Read/write. Possible values range from 0 (no sound) to 7 (the maximum, default). In Windows, the system sound setting combines with the volume control of the external speakers. Thus, the actual volume that results from setting the sound level can vary. Avoid setting the soundLevel property unless you are sure that the result is acceptable to the user. It is better to set the individual volumes of the channels and sprites with the Sound Channel object's volume property. These values correspond to the settings in the Mac Sound control panel. Using this property, script can change the sound volume directly or perform some other action when the sound is at a specified level. To see an example of soundLevel used in a completed movie, see the Sound Control movie in the Learning/Lingo Examples folder inside the Director application folder. Example This statement sets the variable oldSound equal to the current sound level: -- Lingo syntax