Sound Error

[Valdez]

Well that's just great! Now I have a problem with my sound. I cannot export ages with added SFX. So far I only have one for now and I positioned it right and triple-checked the AlcScript. Can anyone tell me what is wrong?
Here is what the console said after 1 export.

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Compiled with Python version 2.5.
Checking for installed Python... got it!
WARNING: Python Crypto Toolkit not found!, support for Myst 5 files is disabled!
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WARNING: Python Crypto Toolkit not found!, support for Myst 5 files is disabled!
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WARNING: Python Crypto Toolkit not found!,    You need to install it to be able
to generate valid manifest files for Alcugs Dataservers
Psyco not available to PyPRP...
Exporting c:\Program Files\Ubi Soft\Uru\dat\swimming_pool.age ...
Args are e_age_final
['e', 'age', 'final']
Exporting age swimming_pool
[AlcScript Parser]
{'DayLength': 24.0, 'LingerTime': 180, 'MaxCapacity': 10, 'StartDateTime': 0, 'S
equencePrefix': 6589}
{'AgeSDLHook': True}
{'DayLength': 24.0, 'LingerTime': 180, 'MaxCapacity': 10, 'StartDateTime': 0, 'S
equencePrefix': 6589}
#########################################
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## => Exporting page Textures -1 <=
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#########################################
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## => Exporting page BuiltIn -2 <=
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#########################################
>>> Added AgeSDLHook scene object and python file mod
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## => Exporting page mainRoom 0 <=
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  [QuickScript - Footstep]
Quickscripted FootStepRgnMain
To: {'logic': {'modifiers': [{'flags': ['multitrigger'], 'activators': [{'type':
 'objectinvolume'}], 'tag': 'Enter_Ft', 'conditions': [{'direction': 'enter', 't
ype': 'volumesensor', 'satisfied': True}], 'actions': [{'type': 'responder', 're
f': '$FootSnd'}]}, {'flags': ['multitrigger'], 'activators': [{'type': 'objectin
volume'}], 'tag': 'Exit_Ft', 'conditions': [{'direction': 'exit', 'type': 'volum
esensor', 'satisfied': True}], 'actions': [{'type': 'responder', 'ref': '$FootSn
d'}]}], 'actions': [{'tag': 'FootSnd', 'type': 'responder', 'responder': {'state
s': [{'waittocmd': 0, 'cmds': [{'type': 'armatureeffectmsg', 'waiton': -1, 'para
ms': {'surface': 'rug', 'append': False}}], 'nextstate': 0}], 'flags': ['detect_
trigger'], 'curstate': 0}}]}}

  [QuickScript - Footstep]
Quickscripted Plane.003
To: {'logic': {'modifiers': [{'flags': ['multitrigger'], 'activators': [{'type':
 'objectinvolume'}], 'tag': 'Enter_Ft', 'conditions': [{'direction': 'enter', 't
ype': 'volumesensor', 'satisfied': True}], 'actions': [{'type': 'responder', 're
f': '$FootSnd'}]}, {'flags': ['multitrigger'], 'activators': [{'type': 'objectin
volume'}], 'tag': 'Exit_Ft', 'conditions': [{'direction': 'exit', 'type': 'volum
esensor', 'satisfied': True}], 'actions': [{'type': 'responder', 'ref': '$FootSn
d'}]}], 'actions': [{'tag': 'FootSnd', 'type': 'responder', 'responder': {'state
s': [{'waittocmd': 0, 'cmds': [{'type': 'armatureeffectmsg', 'waiton': -1, 'para
ms': {'surface': 'metal', 'append': False}}], 'nextstate': 0}], 'flags': ['detec
t_trigger'], 'curstate': 0}}]}}

  [QuickScript - Footstep]
Quickscripted rgnfootstepladder
To: {'logic': {'modifiers': [{'flags': ['multitrigger'], 'activators': [{'type':
 'objectinvolume'}], 'tag': 'Enter_Ft', 'conditions': [{'direction': 'enter', 't
ype': 'volumesensor', 'satisfied': True}], 'actions': [{'type': 'responder', 're
f': '$FootSnd'}]}, {'flags': ['multitrigger'], 'activators': [{'type': 'objectin
volume'}], 'tag': 'Exit_Ft', 'conditions': [{'direction': 'exit', 'type': 'volum
esensor', 'satisfied': True}], 'actions': [{'type': 'responder', 'ref': '$FootSn
d'}]}], 'actions': [{'tag': 'FootSnd', 'type': 'responder', 'responder': {'state
s': [{'waittocmd': 0, 'cmds': [{'type': 'armatureeffectmsg', 'waiton': -1, 'para
ms': {'surface': 'metalladder', 'append': False}}], 'nextstate': 0}], 'flags': [
'detect_trigger'], 'curstate': 0}}]}}

  [QuickScript - Footstep]
Quickscripted FootStepRgntiles
To: {'logic': {'modifiers': [{'flags': ['multitrigger'], 'activators': [{'type':
 'objectinvolume'}], 'tag': 'Enter_Ft', 'conditions': [{'direction': 'enter', 't
ype': 'volumesensor', 'satisfied': True}], 'actions': [{'type': 'responder', 're
f': '$FootSnd'}]}, {'flags': ['multitrigger'], 'activators': [{'type': 'objectin
volume'}], 'tag': 'Exit_Ft', 'conditions': [{'direction': 'exit', 'type': 'volum
esensor', 'satisfied': True}], 'actions': [{'type': 'responder', 'ref': '$FootSn
d'}]}], 'actions': [{'tag': 'FootSnd', 'type': 'responder', 'responder': {'state
s': [{'waittocmd': 0, 'cmds': [{'type': 'armatureeffectmsg', 'waiton': -1, 'para
ms': {'surface': 'tile', 'append': False}}], 'nextstate': 0}], 'flags': ['detect
_trigger'], 'curstate': 0}}]}}

  [QuickScript - Footstep]
Quickscripted FootStepRgnSplash
To: {'logic': {'modifiers': [{'flags': ['multitrigger'], 'activators': [{'type':
 'objectinvolume'}], 'tag': 'Enter_Ft', 'conditions': [{'direction': 'enter', 't
ype': 'volumesensor', 'satisfied': True}], 'actions': [{'type': 'responder', 're
f': '$FootSnd'}]}, {'flags': ['multitrigger'], 'activators': [{'type': 'objectin
volume'}], 'tag': 'Exit_Ft', 'conditions': [{'direction': 'exit', 'type': 'volum
esensor', 'satisfied': True}], 'actions': [{'type': 'responder', 'ref': '$FootSn
d'}]}], 'actions': [{'tag': 'FootSnd', 'type': 'responder', 'responder': {'state
s': [{'waittocmd': 0, 'cmds': [{'type': 'armatureeffectmsg', 'waiton': -1, 'para
ms': {'surface': 'swimming', 'append': False}}], 'nextstate': 0}], 'flags': ['de
tect_trigger'], 'curstate': 0}}]}}


[Sound Emitter KateRecordEmit]
 [Coordinate Interface KateRecordEmit]
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "<string>", line 175, in open_file
  File "<string>", line 88, in export_age
  File "E:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender\.blender\scripts\alcresmanag
er.py", line 427, in export_all
    plAudioInterface.Export(self,obj,scnobj,name,SceneNodeRef,softVolumeParser)
  File "E:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender\.blender\scripts\alc_SndClas
ses.py", line 103, in _Export
    win32snd.data.exportObj(obj, softVolumeParser) #We need to pass the parser

  File "E:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender\.blender\scripts\alc_SndClas
ses.py", line 731, in exportObj
    plWin32Sound.exportObj(self, obj, softVolumeParser)
  File "E:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender\.blender\scripts\alc_SndClas
ses.py", line 643, in exportObj
    sbuff.data.makeFromInput(wavobj)
  File "E:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender\.blender\scripts\alc_SndClas
ses.py", line 290, in makeFromInput
    self.fHeader.makeFromInput(wav) #Make the header
  File "E:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender\.blender\scripts\alc_SndClas
ses.py", line 189, in makeFromInput
    assert wavfile.read(4) == 'WAVE'
AssertionError


There is that.

This is what I have set for my AlcScript for the SFX.

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KateRecordEmit:
   type: soundemit
     sound:
       flags:
         -localonly
         -autostart
       file: KateRecording
       volume: 1.0
       type: voice

There is my AlcScript. I had to estimate on the indents with the spacebar since tab won't work on pages like this but I know the indents are correct. Now I do not know if 'voice' is an existing type, but if not tell me but I know it is not the problem here because if I use one that does sure-fire exist I get the same error. Does anyone know what is going wrong or if I am doing something wrong?

[Paradox]

Make sure that your sound file is a .wav file. The WAVE Header information if used to create a Plasma object, so the sound must be a valid .wav file, loaded in Blender.

[Valdez]

It is loaded in blender and is a working .wav file. I even made a second copy of it (not a copy of the file itself) and tried that and it still doesn't work.

[Grogyan]

I was just browsing your AlcScript and saw a possible error with it

There needs to be a space between the hyphen "-" and the parameter

[Valdez]

I deleted the space and they gave me an unknown attribute error so I just deleted the hyphens and it went away but I still get the sound error.

[Grogyan]

Which version of the plugin are you using?

The sound flags are different from 1.2.1 to 1.3.0

[andylegate]

Valdez, this might be your problem here:

Do you have a good sound program to look at the wav file with? Audacity is a good one and it's free.

I don't know if it's Blender or the plugin's but what I DO know is that it has issues with wav files that are stereo instead of mono.

At first I thought it was having issues since I was making my own, so I went to a web site and downloaded some free sound files, that were also in stereo. But again, I got the same error that you're getting.

Using Audacity, I loaded up the wav file, and split the stereo tracks, and then told each one (left and right) to be Mono. I then mixed them together to have one mono track and saved the wave file (and also had it export as an ogg file too).

Once I did that, I no longer had an export problem, and ever since thing I make sure that any sound files I use are NOT stereo.

EDIT: I know what I said above might not make sense as many of the wav files in Uru are stereo, but the only one I've used from them was the engine_loop and it's mono.

[boblishman]

all my sound files are stereo ... Blender complains if they are not 16 Bit ... so I have to mess around with some of them ... once they are 16 bit stereo they work fine ...

check it's not a 32bit stereo file...

[Valdez]

Thank you so much boblishman for giving me that very helpful suggestion! It works now and i believe I have version 1.3.0. Thanks again!