Tutorial: Wiz Text Typer Typing Sounds

This tutorial explains how to use typing sounds when the letters are typed. In addition it will also show how to use sounds for spacebar and enter keys!

1. Import the soundfile.
   Download keypress.mp3
   Download spacebar.mp3
   Download return.mp3
2. Give it a Linkage Identifier in the Library. (Right click on the sound in the library and select "Linkage") That's the string you will use in the typingSound.attachSound("linkage goes here"); code.
3. Place the component on the stage, give it an instance name. (myTyper is used in the code below)

Put the following code on the _root timeilne.
Be sure to replace "myTyper" with the real instancename of your WizTyper Component Instance.

CODE

//add sounds

typingSound = new Sound();

typingSound.attachSound("keypress");

spacebarSound = new Sound();

spacebarSound.attachSound("tick");

returnSound = new Sound();

returnSound.attachSound("return");

//define onTyping callback listener

_root.onTyping = function(finished, n, nTotal, curChar) {

	typing = true;

	if (curChar != " ") {

		//dont make sounds while parsing tags

		if (prevChar == "<") {

			skipMode = true;

		}

		if (prevChar == ">" && curChar != "<") {

			skipMode = false;

		}

		//make an ENTER key sound when it types a linebreak

		if (prevChar == "<" && curChar == "b") {

			returnSound.start(0, 0);

		}

		//only play while not in skipMode

		if (!skipMode) {

			//play the sound each time a letter is typed

			_root.typingSound.start(0, 0);

		}

	} else {

		//current character is a space

		spacebarSound.start(0, 0);

	}

	prevChar = curChar;

};

//add the listener

myTyper.addListener(this);

myTyper.setSentence("type this sentence with keypress sound! wooohooooo!",true);

That's all folks! Now you've got a sweet typing sound like a futuristic spaceship console.
Remember: You can use your own click sound, it will work with .wav or .mp3 But just make sure they're very short.
My sound keypress.mp3 is a mere 1 millisecond!
So it's very important that you make it that short if you synthesize your own click sound. Otherwise it will get all jumbled up when the component types letters.
Download Tutorial Code (zipped actionscript file)