Source SDK - Adding sounds to your level - ambient_generic

[@LambdaHidden]

One more thing you should have mentioned: If the sound you want to add is a Music, and not just a regular sound effect, you should add a hashtag (#) at the start of the Sound Name path. That way, the sound won't be muffled when going underwater or being hit by explosions, and changing the music volume in the game settings allows you to control it's loudness.

[@LifesGood1911]

How do you mean # Like: Sound name: #song?

[@michaelproctor9937]

pause at 1:06 and you might notice something strange in his sound entities.

[@szymkow123]

+Michael Proctor lol haha

[@777SFINN777]

+Michael Proctor Dude you have no idea. I name my entities all sorts of crazy shit.

[@matiaspalacios83]

+Michael Proctor HAHAHAHA

[@zolika1351]

+Michael Proctor That's the tree

[@lassihelin4187]

yeah thats... thats weird. lol

[@nofacee94]

In single player Half Life 2 maps, you can change the SourceEntityName of the ambient_generic to the name of an npc_citizen (and probably npc_alyx, npc_barney etc.) and not only will the ambient_generic emit sound from that npc, but if the audio file is of talking (and it contains the right faceposer files embedded), the npc_citizen will move their mouth according to the speech coming from the ambient_generic. This is really useful!

[@gidioter]

"Target entities" "ass" oh lol i do that too sometimes

[@orig1naln4me]

"ass" caught me off guard💀

[@silvastomp]

3kliks such a meta troll. Loves to have fun for the sake of someone noticing/making a comment about it. E,g moving the tree at the end. love you phil

[@ArcheroftheMinecraft]

Did that tree moved in the end?

[@Tarkov.]

Oh god the tree.

[@gruntsex]

i already know mostly everything about hammer, but i enjoy going back to the old days by watching this when i knew nothing

[@Evaldas256]

THE TREE MOVED ;~;

[@nala_zain]

(pause) 1:05 "Targets entities named: ass"

[@HoovyMcBoovy]

one of your target entities was named 'ass' XD

[@zolika1351]

+Hoovy Mc Boovy That's most likely the tree

[@luckyduckydrivingschool3615]

3kliks, you're a God I never would have tackled my 1st map if it weren't for your concise guidance.

[@FoxGAMING-NTF]

Wow... you're tutorials are so good, and well layed-out. Thanks!

[@Glowbox3D]

and to hear the lamentations of your women... So good.

[@Sizifus]

DAT TREE! I saw it move! That autotrophic son-of-a-bitch moved!

[@Szybki171]

[Sound] S_StartSound(): Failed to load sound Can't create mixer.

[@26magicman26]

How could i make something like a button that when pressed plays a music playlist. like say i have 4 songs. i want to be able to press the button and the songs play one after another and then repeat - is this doable? if so, how

[@Slawek361]

I making this in HL2 when im changing "player_info_start" and changing to "Ambieng_generic" i cant spawn in game.

[@alphabeta9796]

Your videos are absolutely great, many thanks

[@Nyllsor]

Oh oh! The tree was moving! I'm not going to be able to sleep tonight... I've got tree PTSD from your tutorials.

[@josholutelyentertainment6638]

I'm making a map with various trigger_multiple entities. (ie, transitioning from one themed room to another) Will the trigger automatically stop all other sounds, or do I need to do that manually?

[@Maalinhorppija]

I expected something when you pressed a button with trees nearby...

[@Maalinhorppija]

3kliksphilip Ahh so subtle

[@JeremyEr10]

The tree wasn't moving. If you look close enough, it was the map *and* the player that was moving.

[@nofacee94]

JeremyEr10 . no it was the tree ;)

[@NotExplosive]

3kliksphilip Was the tree named "ass" by chance?

[@Waffle4569]

JeremyEr10 . No, the tree was moving...

[@chrisxdeboy]

What's the name of the wav file for the sound that trees make?

[@chrisxdeboy]

I wasn't referencing the sound used in the video, I was just trying to be funny... Joke failed :(

[@Dimbark]

You oughta make some more advanced tutorials, some for people who've been mapping for a while and need tips on detailing levels and making them look better. Something like Dredile's tutorial on how to make dirty maps look good--something for people who've been mapping for a while and have a couple of decent maps out, like me.

[@Bogeyy17]

If I can't hear the preview when selecting the file in hammer, what could be the problem?

[@TheGameRoomTGR]

Hey, so im making a map where I have speakers in a queuline for a ride, I have trie using multiple ambient_generic entities and I have tried using info_target to play the sound from but the sound only ever plays from the closest speaker(entity) what am I doing wrong?

[@mike75479]

I have sound plays all the time on the map I have 3 more triggers each one play 1 short sound. So the first sound playing whole the time on the map when I hit trigger to play second sound my fps drops to 10 too much lag.. So the problem is when I play second sound using trigger the map lags fps drop to 10, how to fix this ?

[@109volts]

how would one script the map to load another map, like transitioning from one level to the next in half life 2? or another example is a setup in crash bandicoot where one enters a level, collects an item that causes something to happen in the warp room to help progress? or am I blind and stupid that there is already a tutorial explaining exactly what I just asked?

[@deimos2k6]

How about making a light that flickers with buzzing sound when on?

[@DeckedSwift]

Anyone having the problem of that radius not showing in your editor grid? I can't see it to change how far out I want it to go. Someone help....

[@DeckedSwift]

Also my sounds aren't looping even though I knew how to do it without the video. I did the same thing you showed in the video before I got to it. lol

[@namehidden6673]

im trying to make an elevator with elevator music and when i leave the elevator the music disappears when i go back; any pointers? (this in using hammer for garry's mod, so is this even an option? the music plays when i load in the elevator but disappears as i get distanced)

[@baldflour34]

Got a question. How do i make it so when (for example) i want my sound to be coming from a radio, but when i break it, the sounds stops playing?

[@VeryMinorCaseOfBrain]

also: THAT TREE stop it

[@alecsandrhopp3512]

3kliksphilip The small box on the right side where you can easily change the shape type or entity, I closed it and am wondering how to reopen it,

[@KCKrumbcake]

i have a question. where is the "tv_music" sound file? i checked in the T section and it wasnt there.

[@wolfininja4605]

i know im a bit late, but why cant i see the circle, where the sound is possible to hear, With the Max Audible Distance?

[@Jonsson95]

I'm trying to make radio sound that is only for terrorist at start of the round. I don't want them to hear where the sound is coming. If i use "play everywhere" the other team hears it too. And i tried to put 1 ambient_sound inside every info_player_terrorist but they still hear the source of sound which (ambient_sound is inside their head but they still hear it coming a little bit on their left or right side).

[@mistrzszef]

Why did the tree at the end move when you pressed the button?

[@angelwithoutwingsbutinstea4277]

All is working fine but its too silent.The problem is its already on volume 10.What can I do now ?

[@darrenswiftz3908]

philip ,i got a message while i walked into the area [CSoundEmitterSystemBase::GetParametersForSound: No such sound (sound.name)] , how can i fix it? i am using half life 2 sound on cs:s hammer editor. is this cause the problem?

[@TheJohnDough129]

Thanks mr phillip

[@myxa3842]

ambient generic in my level is extremely quiet, even on 10 volume, you have to be standing right next to the entity to hear it at all, im using ambient/nuke/fan_01.wav, is this normal or am i doing something wrong????

[@ThisHandl01]

3kliksphilip there isnt any sound name option when i make one. how to fix it?

[@Xenonqq]

+3kliksphilip plz help i have a problem when i put my music in ambient it say (cant create a mixer) help!

[@alien31ita]

at me the sound starts ''LOWTEST'' (the volume is 10) HELP ME!!

[@TechmoSnowspark]

subscribed

[@grongolio2122]

The yellow circle isnt showing. It did work before but now it doesnt

[@sheepy2345]

can someone help me but when I try to play the game in hammer it crashes.

[@nixofox]

1:52 WALKING TREE!!!!

[@RingerDaClown]

Anyone know if sound can be triggered when the bomb blows?

[@cocorinow]

i like your easster egg

[@Laiten]

i just wanted to search how to do that and then suddenly saw this in my recommends.

[@vKER]

how to add song? please i need to know how to add song so my map can be interesting

[@melongaming-thedefinitiono9340]

my soundsis not working, can't i have songs? it's under 3 minutes..

[@DeathLazorX]

I'm having trouble playing normal sounds (like the music from HL2). The music files show up in the sound browser but nothing plays, and only industrial_suspense1, industrial_suspense2, and tv_music work.

[@LambdaHidden]

Valve Hammer Editor is unable to preview MP3 sound files. They do play normally in-game. Also, if you want to properly add music, and not just any sound effect, add a hashtag (this symbol #) at the start of the "Sound Name" keyvalue. I know that this comment is old, but i always prefer to make sure that an issue is resolved.

[@mikkomansikka5704]

"but i won't go it on here", that is why I came here to tho. ..I'd like to know how to make sounds looped - but the sound I want to use won't loop.

[@Azzlanoid]

If anyone still reads this do you know how to stop the music when you press ESC and pause the game? Literally NO ONE talks about this

[@luckyduckydrivingschool3615]

Is there a list of sounds for quick reference by category? Why don't I have all the ambient sounds that you have in your list (I'm designing a map for CS:GO, I have CS:GO installed, do I need to install other games or download a soundpack to get all of them)?

[@luckyduckydrivingschool3615]

Answer: In the Sound Resource Browser, switch sound type to "Raw" or other selections, there are more sounds listed there.

[@VeryMinorCaseOfBrain]

Can you make a tutorial on how to track down leaks? Could be useful for beginners.

[@adog3129]

map > load pointfile

[@breakerboy365]

I have a custom sound and put it in the root sound folder of my game. (In this case it's Gmod) I only hear it when I have "Play everywhere" checked If I have anything else it doesn't play at all The maximum audible range is beyond the map's walkable limits I also made the Start Volume at 10

[@breakerboy365]

i tried the button way and the sound worked properly, too bad i cant play it constantly by itself

[@zxopink]

i have a 2 min sound and its not looped (i didnt select: is NOT looped) and its till not loop its play but not looped some help?

[@halfwaylambda440]

you need to see the valve's developer guide on how to loop sounds. They need a .cue file, to tell when the sound must be repeated.

[@zxopink]

+Red Fire Gaming ok thenks

[@halfwaylambda440]

No problem ;)

[@kellerweskier7214]

heres a question, on. loop automatically... how do you make it loop in time frame? i dont want a combine radio on the console to be constantly saying "9, 9 ,9 ,9, 9"

[@LambdaHidden]

Just like he added the output "PlaySound", you can do the same thing, but with "StopSound". You can also change the "After a delay in seconds of:" value to whatever time you want.

[@Addictive_me]

Does the tree move just before the video ends?

[@william9504]

How do you loop sounds? I'm trying to make a radiation spill and I want the geiger counter sound to play repeatedly (like you hear in half life 2). How exactly do I do that?

[@biobenny]

I recommend a program called wavosaur for that. Just open up and select the entire sound in wavosaur, then press "L" to add in a loop cue, save and viola. Only works on .wav files though.

[@william9504]

Thankyou

[@soldierrob909]

why is it that short sound file can be looped but when I try to play a soundtrack of 3 minutes long I need to enable it with a button :P I probably need to use a soundscape

[@soldierrob909]

wav only that's probably it

[@soldierrob909]

maybe you could make an tutorial on instances :P

[@SuperMrmine]

Philips, Make a tutorial with prop_dynamic and his Animations.

[@evilrich669]

I have a question whenever I make a map for half life two the skybox no matter what shows 4 missing textures and only the top and bottom are the actual skybox, as well as the fact my cubemaps even after I use sv_cheats 1 building_cubemaps 1 buildcubemaps they don't show/generate and the console prints that it all is stored in the bottom texture. I have tried to find the answer, but it seems as if valve does not know that such problems could exist. P.S. It has been this way ever since the 2013 sdk update and it worked before.

[@evilrich669]

I find it through C:/computer/programs(86)/steam/steamapps/common/halflife2/bin/hammer.exe and I run the application from there, using hl2 no episodes ... because I cant afford them yet. and it is any of the generic half life 2 skyboxes. (the ones used in the actual game), in game they look broken after compiling the map and running it in game. is it that the skybox texture is not being written correctly in the .BSB file or that I'm using the wrong configurations? thank you for responding though, it really helps!

[@evilrich669]

I'm using sky_day01_01 ._. so is that the problem... probebley because everything else works just fine. thanks again for your help!

[@evilrich669]

Okay, thanks I will test that out!

[@evilrich669]

Alright the skybox is now shown, however the cubemaps still don't generate/show in game .. do I have do to something else entirely to make the cubemaps show? Anyway, thank you for your help so far, I'm now able to make maps like the old days.

[@evilrich669]

I know and I did but the weapon_cubemap still shows black spheres. ill try and restart the game again to see if any thing was fixed. thanks.

[@christyguy59]

Is "Play Everywhere" client side, or server side? Will everyone hear it, or just the player that activated it? :?

[@Scrubbles]

+Hetch As long as everyone is on an identical version of the map, it'll play for everyone. So, server side.

[@hahahaproduction1]

Oh no... I saw a tree in the thumbnail...

[@AddictiveMusicNetwork-Official]

helps very much

[@theChramoX]

and now Custom Sounds (and that "train" stops 1-2-3-4-5STOP nad press again to go 5-4-3-2-1stop)

[@matiaspalacios83]

I picked the italy song sound, but its not really loud and its on volume 10, there is something i could do?

[@SaayLCSGO]

tried play everywhere?

[@matiaspalacios83]

But i just want It on one spot of the map

[@SaayLCSGO]

yea the song is not very loud need to put it near the player maybe

[@icebankmicelf]

Can I make it play the sound after a certain time has elapsed?

[@halfwaylambda440]

3kliksphilip i have a problem.I'm putting an ambient_generic with Triggered by walking into area and it doesn't work

[@DanteCats98]

*reads this 2 years later* wow, who knew I'd find a mapper I've talked to personally commenting on a video to get help xD nice

[@icebankmicelf]

Xel'roX of Many Titles I get around... Plus everyone has to start somewhere

[@zsombijatek8588]

PLS help, it is not working everywhere to play down a music, can anyone help me?

[@mr.skeleton4346]

???

[@zsombijatek8588]

I did everything To play down sounds, and it has To work automatically. But it doesn't work

[@Kubaadamiec]

Thanks

[@koloax]

IM TRIGGERED

[@Vyclops]

thanks, helpful

[@stank7200]

Can you place in custom sounds?

[@halfwaylambda440]

watch his other tutorial for that instead.

[@CorneliusBogfrollupFitzgerald]

Why is there a sound entity named “ass”

[@morganavenus]

this work with tf2?

[@XAMMEP101]

There no Trees))) ATLAST YOU ARE SAVED!))))

[@briZoft]

Good Video ;)

[@resonance237]

3kliksphilip Thanks for videos)

[@SuperMrmine]

1:05 ASS, nice name :P

[@Riptose13]

I was having problems with my disco in my JB map i am making, and this has helped tremendously. I would probably have your babies if I had the body parts with it. No homo. I think.

[@lambda2657]

you sound alot like lowspecgamer

[@ammytersau]

_finally_

[@gEck0_]

0:52 feminists be like

[@Ethorbit]

Stolen

[@Bloodeh]

There are no TREES.

[@Crowbar]

there was a tree in the ending, first you think it didnt move, but then it slightly moves. Watch out... Its coming for you

[@Bloodeh]

Aizawa C NOOOOOO