Looping sound gap

[Elcafe]

theres a gap when i try to loop a beat sample, heres the code :

var myBeat = new Sound();
myBeat.loadSound("beat2.mp3",false);
myBeat.start(0,50);

Thanx
Korivo

 

[oldnewbie]

Mp3 loops are never as seamless as .wav loops.

You can allways try to alter the secondOffset parameter, but it doesn't allways work...

myBeat.start(secondOffset,50);

Thus...

myBeat.start(1,50);

Or maybe even smaller...

myBeat.start(.5,50);

 

[Elcafe]

Thanx for the reply,
i tried it and it still doesnt do it quite right, beside,the quality of the loop using a .wav is pretty bad...

Would it be the same procedure for a .wav?
Any other work around?

 

[oldnewbie]

...loop using a .wav is pretty bad...

Did you mean .mp3?

Is this a short loop? A good short .wav could be set to loop in the sounds properties. It would be re-compressed as a .mp3 anyways by Flash. You could even re-compress it further, to cut down on it's size...

 

[Elcafe]

yeah, its a fairly short loop, about 20 sec.

Im trying to play the .wav the same way as i did with the mp3, but it doesnt play at all.

Is there a different way with a .wav?

 

[oldnewbie]

Just drag your .wav on the stage or in a movie clip. Select the frame, and in the sound's properties make sure the Sync box is set to "event", and set 50 in the Loop box.

 

[Elcafe]

hehe ok, i thought it was in action script!

Ok i converte the mp3 in .wav, and drag it on the secene bla....

and i still hear that gap

Im clueless

 

[oldnewbie]

Well then the gap is most probably in the loop itself.
You may have to re-edit the loop, to eliminate it!

Do you have a link to this loop?

 

[Elcafe]

yeah, the trouble was in the loop
thanx a bunch!

So it is some what impossible to do a loop with a mp3,
beacause the way the mp3 compress, leaving a little blank at the beginning and the end?

 

[oldnewbie]

It may be acceptable in some cases and the secondOffset does sometimes work, but it's usually better to use .wav files.

http://www.macromedia.com/support/flash/ts/documents/loops_pause.htm

In any case, the Flash output is a mp3, as if you right-click the file in the Library, you can re-compress it even further, until in fact you find the quality acceptable.