VRML 2 Sourcebook X3D Examples Archive, Chapter 24 Sound

X3D Example Archives: VRML 2 Sourcebook, Chapter 24 Sound

The Sound node controls the stereo 3D spatialization of sound playback by a child AudioClip or MovieTexture node.

Sounds can be triggered by viewer actions: clicks, horn honks, door latch noises, etc. Sounds can also be continuous in the background: wind, crowd noises, elevator music. Sounds emit from a location, in a direction, and within an ellipsoidal volume. A Sound node describes a sound emitter, where a source node provides the sound and range fields describe the sound region. An AudioClip node or a MovieTexture node describe a sound source, where a url points to the sound file. AudioClip also controls playback by start time, stop time, and (optionally) looping.

These X3D scenes are adapted directly from the original VRML 2.0 Sourcebook chapter examples. Also available: Introduction to VRML97 SIGGRAPH98 course notes.

7 X3D Models		X3D Model Descriptions
	Figure 24 1 Emitter Markers	A silent set of emitter markers indicating emitter location, minimum-range ellipsoid, and maximum-range ellipsoid. Used by other Chapter 24 examples.
	Figure 24 2 Ambient Sound Emitter Markers	A world with ambient sound and a set of emitter markers.
	Figure 24 3 Touch Sensor Triggered Sound	A world with sound triggered by touching a white ball, with an emitter marker marking the range of audible sound.
	Figure 24 4 Four Key Keyboard	Four keys in a keyboard showing how pitch can vary a single sound source.
	Figure 24 5 Two Ambient Circling Sounds	Two ambient sounds circling the origin.
	Figure 24 6 Directed Ambient Sound	A time-varying ambient sound aimed to the right.
	Figure 24 7 Virtual TV	A virtual television.

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