Sound vs. Music

jb15jb15 Member Posts: 602
edited November -1 in Working with GS (Mac)
Does anyone know the inner details of why I'm asked whether the sound I'm importing is music or a sound?

The reason I ask (besides being curious) is that I'm having a little bug in GS where music plays but sounds don't. So I'm thinking of importing my sound as music, even though it's under 8 seconds. Is this OK, or might it hinder performance?

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  • osucowboy18osucowboy18 Member Posts: 1,307
    Sounds are short tracks, whereas music is longer. As far as I know, the only difference between the two (besides what I just mentioned) is what options you are given when playing each track. For instance, when you play a sound, you use the Play Sound behavior and you are given quite a few options to choose from. However, when you play music, you must use the Play Music behavior. With that behavior you are limited in the options you have. Hope that helps :)

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  • DrGlickertDrGlickert Member Posts: 1,135
    I'm not an expert on sound/music. But .ogg files should be used for sound effects. Is that what you're using?
  • jb15jb15 Member Posts: 602
    No--I'v tried mp3 and wav. I'll use an online music converter, and try ogg. Thanks for the suggestion.
  • jb15jb15 Member Posts: 602
    No go. Didn't work. I'm just going to select "music," and hope it works (with good performance). Thanks anyway.
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