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ambient_generic

Source(core) Point Entity

description

Universal ambient sound. Use it to play and control a single sound.

properties

• Name targetname(target_source)
  The name that other entities refer to this entity by.
• Sound Name message(sound)
  Name of the GameSound entry for the sound to play. Also supports direct .wav filenames.
• Volume health(integer) - default: 10
  Sound volume, expressed as a range from 0 to 10, where 10 is the loudest.
• Dynamic Presets preset(choices)
  • 0 - None
  • 1 - Huge Machine
  • 2 - Big Machine
  • 3 - Machine
  • 4 - Slow Fade in
  • 5 - Fade in
  • 6 - Quick Fade in
  • 7 - Slow Pulse
  • 8 - Pulse
  • 9 - Quick pulse
  • 10 - Slow Oscillator
  • 11 - Oscillator
  • 12 - Quick Oscillator
  • 13 - Grunge pitch
  • 14 - Very low pitch
  • 15 - Low pitch
  • 16 - High pitch
  • 17 - Very high pitch
  • 18 - Screaming pitch
  • 19 - Oscillate spinup/down
  • 20 - Pulse spinup/down
  • 21 - Random pitch
  • 22 - Random pitch fast
  • 23 - Incremental Spinup
  • 24 - Alien
  • 25 - Bizzare
  • 26 - Planet X
  • 27 - Haunted
• Start Volume volstart(integer) - default: 0
• Fade in time (0-100) fadein(integer) - default: 0
• Fade out time (0-100) fadeout(integer) - default: 0
• Pitch pitch(integer) - default: 100
  Sound pitch, expressed as a range from 1 to 255, where 100 is the sound's default pitch.
• Start Pitch pitchstart(integer) - default: 100
• Spin up time (0-100) spinup(integer) - default: 0
• Spin down time (0-100) spindown(integer) - default: 0
• LFO type 0)off 1)sqr 2)tri 3)rnd lfotype(integer) - default: 0
• LFO rate (0-1000) lforate(integer) - default: 0
• LFO mod pitch (0-100) lfomodpitch(integer) - default: 0
• LFO mod vol (0-100) lfomodvol(integer) - default: 0
• Incremental Spinup Count cspinup(integer) - default: 0
• Max Audible Distance radius(string) - default: 1250
  Maximum distance at which this sound is audible.
• SourceEntityName SourceEntityName(target_destination)
  If an entity is specified, sound will come from the named entity instead of this ambient.

spawn flags

• 1: Play everywhere - default: OFF
• 16: Start Silent - default: ON
• 32: Is NOT Looped - default: ON

inputs

• Kill(void)
  Removes this entity from the world.
• KillHierarchy(void)
  Removes this entity and all its children from the world.
• AddOutput(string)
  Adds an entity I/O connection to this entity. Format
• FireUser1(void)
  Causes this entity's OnUser1 output to be fired.
• FireUser2(void)
  Causes this entity's OnUser2 output to be fired.
• FireUser3(void)
  Causes this entity's OnUser3 output to be fired.
• FireUser4(void)
  Causes this entity's OnUser4 output to be fired.
• Pitch(integer)
  Sets the sound pitch, expressed as a range from 1 to 255, where 100 is the sound's default pitch.
• PlaySound(void)
  Starts the sound.
• StopSound(void)
  Stops the sound if it is playing.
• ToggleSound(void)
  Toggles the sound between playing and stopping.
• Volume(integer)
  Sets the sound volume, expressed as a range from 0 to 10, where 10 is the loudest.

outputs

• OnUser1(void)
  Fired in response to FireUser1 input.
• OnUser2(void)
  Fired in response to FireUser2 input.
• OnUser3(void)
  Fired in response to FireUser3 input.
• OnUser4(void)
  Fired in response to FireUser4 input.

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