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Scratch Sound Code Block

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Beginner

Scratch Sound Code Block

  • Introducting students to the sound code block

  • Create a new project, add "play sound Meow until done" code block to the code window, execute and listen to the cat make 'meow' sound.

  • Add "change pitch effect by 10" code to observe the pitch of the 'meow' sounds is changed. Delete the "change pitch effect by 10" code then add "clear sound effects" code to observe the pitch of the 'meow' sound returned to normal. Then delete "clear sound effects" code.

  • Record a dog barking sound, play it and save if satisfied.

  • Try different sound effects to change the recorded sound. Sounds effects are: Faster, Slower, Louder, Softer, Mute, Fade in, Fade out, Reverse, Robot

  • Rename the recorded sound to "Dog Barking Sound". Navigate to Code tab, click the default "Meow" value find the recorded "Dog Barking Sound" from the dropdown and select it.

  • Delete the cat character then add a dog in Sprite window, execute the code to listen to the dog barking with the recorded "Dog Barking Sound".

  • Navigate to Sounds tab and find hundreds of prerecorded sounds provided by the scratch app, select the sound effect, navigate back to the code tab and try the new sound.

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