PCC - Sound (Lesson)

Sound

First Impressions

The rustling of leaves in the fall, the call of a robin, music, voice, barking, and more create sounds. All of these are part of the sounds around us. Sound provides a unique addition to our world. Sound in a movie allows for anticipation of what is to come, assists in gluing us to our seats in a thrilling moment, and causes us to sometimes shed a tear.  

Silent movies did not have sound and so far our Alice projects have not requested the use of sound. As we continue forward in the world of digital technology and computer science, sounds can be added for texture and interest.  

In order for you to use sound in Alice, you must import the sound. Alice has some sound clips available for use and other free sound clips are available. Sound clips may also be made with digital music software, using various computer science coding languages. Yes, you can actually create music using code.  

Sound in Alice

Now, open up one of your Alice projects and follow along as we add Sound to your project.

Sounds in Alice - Listen for the Pitches

Resources for Sound

Many sounds are loaded with the initial installation of Alice 3.  Find out how to add Sounds to your Alice project in the following video and The-Basics-of-Using-Audio-Quick-Reference.pdf Links to an external site.

The Alice Sound video will provide great information on sound, sound loudness, and sound length including the two methods of loading sound into Alice.

So what should we do if the sound clip is to short and we want it to play longer?   Loop it!!!

The link below is to the Alice 3 Sound page which includes additional resources including Audacity Sound Creation if you wish to try your hand at making your own. 

Alice3 Sound Library Links to an external site.

Your instructor can also provide some additional free sound resources.

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