ActionScript 2

Sound: alternating streaming sound with bullet points that fade in

This technique can be used to deliver presentations where narration is sync'd with bullet points that fade in. Note that there was no need to place sound files and tweens on the timeline. Rather, it was all accomplished with Action Script.

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bullet1_mc._alpha = 0;
bullet2_mc._alpha = 0;
bullet3_mc._alpha = 0;
bullet4_mc._alpha = 0;
bullet5_mc._alpha = 0;
bullet6_mc._alpha = 0;

var mySound1:Sound = new Sound();
var mySound2:Sound = new Sound();
var mySound3:Sound = new Sound();
var mySound4:Sound = new Sound();
var mySound5:Sound = new Sound();

mySound1.attachSound("sound1");
mySound2.attachSound("sound2");
mySound3.attachSound("sound3");
mySound4.attachSound("sound4");
mySound5.attachSound("sound5");

mySound1.setVolume(20);	
mySound1.start();
var currClip:MovieClip = bullet1_mc;

onEnterFrame = function()
{	
  if(currClip._alpha >= 100)
	{
    delete currClip.onEnterFrame;
  }
	else
	{
    currClip._alpha += 5;
  }
}

mySound1.onSoundComplete = function()
{
mySound2.setVolume(70);	
mySound2.start();
currClip = bullet2_mc;
}

mySound2.onSoundComplete = function()
{
mySound3.setVolume(100);	
mySound3.start();	
currClip = bullet3_mc;
}

mySound3.onSoundComplete = function()
{
mySound4.setVolume(100);		
mySound4.start();	
currClip = bullet4_mc;
}

mySound4.onSoundComplete = function()
{
mySound5.setVolume(80);		
mySound5.start();	
currClip = bullet5_mc;
}

mySound5.onSoundComplete = function()
{
currClip = bullet6_mc;
}