Sound cuts off too soon

[RedRobotHero]

When this code is executed, the sound cuts out far too quickly. I don't have crash.stop() anywhere in the code, yet. How do I get it to play the whole sound through?

 crash = new Sound(this);
 crash.attachSound("crash");
 crash.start();

 

[oldnewbie]

Re-create a mockup .fla & post it!

Regards,

 

[RedRobotHero]

My mockup works. And I don't know why.

I guess I'll keep cramming stuff into the mockup until it breaks.

 

[RedRobotHero]

Well, here's my mockup, but it works, unlike my actual file.

http://www.horriblepain.com/flash/soundtest.swf

http://www.horriblepain.com/flash/soundtest.fla

I tried to add in some of the elements from the original file, but I can't think of anything else that would be relevant to sound.
I guess I'll keep adding stuff until it breaks, but my original file has over 700 lines of actionscript, so can anyone suggest what I should keep an eye out for?

 

[oldnewbie]

Well looking at a mockup .fla (which isn't available, btw) that works correctly wouldn't give us a clue as to why your main .fla may not be working. Guess you should post a link to that one!

Regards,

 

[RedRobotHero]

Well, I was going to post it, but I was in the midst of cutting a few hundred lines of code to save y'all some trouble, and I've found out where my problem was coming from.

It was this line:

beamer.stop();

The only sound-related command that I forgot to replicate in my mock-up, natch.

So, tell me. Why does stopping one sound stop other sounds, and how do I avoid this problem?

 

[oldnewbie]

Well again hard to say without really looking at your .fla, but depending how you were manipulating that other sound, you might want to read up on this...
How to Control Independent Sound Objects Simultaneously..., here:

http://www.kennybellew.com

Regards,