How to Insert a Sound on the Timeline in Flash

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To your Flash timeline, you can add a sound that is triggered by events and contained within keyframes. You can use this for background music or sound effects. Read on to learn more.

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Instructions

Difficulty: Moderately Easy

Things You’ll Need:

Working installation of Flash.

Step1

With Flash open, click "Menu->Import to Library."

Step2

Navigate to the location of the audio file that you want to play in your Flash movie.

Step3

Select the file and click "Import."

Step4

Create a new layer for the audio. This isn't necessary; but it will help to keep your various functions separate on the visible timeline.

Step5

Insert a blank keyframe on the new layer where you want the audio to start. If you want the audio to stop after a certain number of frames, insert another blank keyframe further down the timeline.

Step6

In the "Properties" panel at the bottom of the screen, click the "Sound" dropdown menu to expand a list of the available audio files in your library.

Step7

Select the name of the audio file that you imported.

Step8

If you want to add sound effects, choose an effect (such as "Left Channel" or "Fade Out") from the Effects dropdown menu.

Step9

Choose an option from the "Sync" dropdown menu, including "Event," "Start," "Stop," or "Stream."

Step10

Enter a value for how many times you want the audio to loop.