# Sound Buttons? **URL:** \ **Category:** flash\ **Created:** [January 17, 2003, 7:38pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/sound-buttons/11481 "2003-01-17T19:38:32Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Glyde](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/85f322/32.png) [@Glyde](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Glyde)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2003, 7:38pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/sound-buttons/11481/1 "2003-01-17T19:38:32Z")
This is a total newbie problem I think. I only started using Flash MX like 2 days ago. I have the whole MX package(Dreamweaver, Fireworks, Freehand) and I’ve read many tutorials. But, I need to know an easy (hopefully really easy cuz I’m a dumbass) way to make sound buttons ( like on a celebrity sound board). In fact thats exactly what I want to do. So if any one can help me please do. If yu direct me to a tutorial pleasetry to make it really basic. Like I said I’m a dumbass so far.:geek: Eventually I hope to make my site out of Flash and Shockwave.(-: ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2003, 7:41pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/sound-buttons/11481/2 "2003-01-17T19:41:01Z")
Just make a buttonsymbol. make you button states. Then make a new layerin that button symbol. Import a sound file into your over or down state and ther you have it. WHen you mouse over the button the sound will play. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2003, 8:10pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/sound-buttons/11481/3 "2003-01-17T20:10:23Z")
Thanks. Now all thats left is to discover how to do all that. Also I’d like to have it so it plays the sound when clicked on, not moused over. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2003, 8:25pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/sound-buttons/11481/4 "2003-01-17T20:25:22Z")
ok draw a circle drag a box around it press F8 name it, and select “button” hit ok double click the button you’ll notice 4 boxes, that say up, over, down, and hit copy the frame from the up box and paste it into the others insert a new layer go to file, import import a sound file (it will be in your library) on the timeline, in the layer you inserted, highlight the frame under “down” and insert a keyframe (F6) go to the sound panel, and select your sound from the drop down That should take care of it ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2003, 8:56pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/sound-buttons/11481/5 "2003-01-17T20:56:44Z")
what sound panel? J/k nevermind. Thanks but, I did exactly what you said but when I click the button it won’t work. Ex that. I actually did something on my own(sort of) thanx. Im on my way! ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2003, 9:39pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/sound-buttons/11481/6 "2003-01-17T21:39:44Z")
Also I’d like to set the buttons to specific distances from each other. Is there some sort of dimensioning tool or something? ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2003, 11:16pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/sound-buttons/11481/7 "2003-01-18T23:16:48Z")
I placed them ok but I have another prob: All I have is a background layer with a picture and a top layer with repeated instances of the button but as a symbol. I tried to attach specific sounds to seperate buttons but when I attach the first sound it applies to all of them! Any suggestions? ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2003, 11:57pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/sound-buttons/11481/8 "2003-01-18T23:57:03Z")
You can do it with AS, but you could just duplicate the button in the library and rename them. Then apply your sounds to each button and place them…will not mess the size of the file ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2003, 12:16am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/sound-buttons/11481/9 "2003-01-19T00:16:04Z")
AS? Also Should I put just put a text on top of the button or can I attach it to the button somehow? ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2003, 5:00pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/sound-buttons/11481/10 "2003-01-19T17:00:13Z")
AS = Action Script. flash programming language. When you are making your button symbol just make another layer on top of your existing layer and add text to that layer. Be sure to put the text in each state of the button. Just press F6 to copy to the next frame