Adding Sound to the Site

This workshop covers adding both streaming and event sounds. In the Honeycomb movie, you will add a buzzing noise to Buzzy Bee when he makes his entrance onto the Stage. First, you will lay down this sound in a layer on the main movie; then you will create a sound toggle button that allows the end-user to turn this buzzing noise on and off. In Seminar 10, “Using ActionScript to Control Objects,” you added three animal sounds to a button. You will also set the sound compression rate for these sounds.

Adding the Buzzing Sound to Buzzy Bee

It would be nice if Buzzy Bee could make some noise as he enters the movie. A buzzing sound can be added to the Honeycomb movie Timeline at the point where Buzzy Bee makes his entrance on the Stage. To add this sound to the movie, follow these steps: