Audio & Sounds

Play sound event

Spline allows you to add sounds by selecting an object and adding an event. Make sure the Play sound option is selected.

Properties

Here’s a list of the Play Sound properties:

• Interaction: Play sounds or Pause/Stop sounds that are connected to other objects
• When: Set the event to trigger the sound: Mouse or Key. Use play to trigger the sound on load
• Sound File: .mp3 or .wav formats, max 2MB
• Toggle: Set a toggle to stop or pause the sound on your object
• Volume: Controls the volume of the sound
• Delay: Controls the delay of the sound
• Loop: Set the sound to play one, infinitely or an amount of time

Sounds Library

Right after selecting the Play sound event, in the properties, click on the icon next to Sound file. This is the sound library in Spline, you can choose from a variety of sounds. To have access to the full library, you need a premium account.

Upload sound

Let’s upload our own custom sound. First, we have to get a sound, go to one of these websites and download a sound. Make sure the size of the file is less than 2MB and it is a MP3 or WAV format. I will leave the MP3 file in the assets folder below.

Drawer’s sound

Select the first drawer and add the play sound event. Set the interaction to Play, trigger When with Mouse Down, upload the drawer sound, leave toggle at none and the rest of the properties the same.

Add sound to Library

Open the library of sounds and you’ll see an option to add the drawer sound to the library. By doing that, we can re-use the same sound elsewhere.

Other drawers

Similar to the first one, we are going to add the same sound to the other drawers. Select the drawer and add the play sound event. Set the interaction to Play, trigger When with Mouse Down, upload the drawer sound, leave toggle at none and the rest of the properties the same. Repeat the same steps to the rest of the drawers.

Sliding door sound

For the doors, add a play sound event to the Sliding Door object. In the library of sound, select the Door Opening one.

TV sound

The next object is the TV, add a Play sound event. Select the Click 01 sound from the library, if you don’t have a premium account, you can search online for one and upload it.

iMac

Similar to the TV, add a Play sound event. Select the Click 01 sound from the library, if you don’t have a premium account, you can search online for one and upload it.

Light switch

Similar to the TV, add a Play sound event. Select the Click 01 sound from the library, if you don’t have a premium account, you can search online for one and upload it.