sound

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Synopsis

sound( [objects] , [endTime=time], [file=string], [length=boolean], [mute=boolean], [name=string], [offset=time], [sourceEnd=time], [sourceStart=time])

Note: Strings representing object names and arguments must be separated by commas. This is not depicted in the synopsis.

sound is undoable, queryable, and editable.

Return value

In query mode, return type is based on queried flag.

Flags

Long name (short name)	Argument types	Properties
file(f)	string
Name of sound file.
offset(o)	time
Time at which to start the sound.
endTime(et)	time
Time at which to end the sound.
sourceStart(ss)	time
Time offset from the start of the sound file at which to start the sound.
sourceEnd(se)	time
Time offset from the start of the sound file at which to end the sound.
name(n)	string
Name to give the resulting audio node.
length(l)	boolean
The length (in the current time unit) of the sound.
mute(m)	boolean
Mute the audio clip.

Flag can appear in Create mode of command	Flag can appear in Edit mode of command
Flag can appear in Query mode of command	Flag can have multiple arguments, passed either as a tuple or a list.

Python examples

import maya.cmds as cmds

# Create an audio node for a sound file, and have it
# start at time 10.  This command will return the name
# of the created node, something like "audio1".
#
cmds.sound( offset=10, file='ohNo.aiff' )

# In order to have this sound displayed in a
# timeControl widget (like the timeSlider) use a
# command like this one, where the global MEL variable
# $gPlayBackSlider is the name of the widget to display
# the sound in.
#
import maya.mel
gPlayBackSlider = maya.mel.eval( '$tmpVar=$gPlayBackSlider' )
cmds.timeControl( gPlayBackSlider, edit=True, sound='audio1' )