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How can I make a background music play continuously across multiple slides/layers?
Hello all,
I want to insert a background music to multiple slides. These slides will automatically play without showing the "Previous""Next"button, so I wish the music track could continuously play through these slides without being cut off.
Is that possible to do that?
Or if not, is there a way to fade in/out the music at the beginning and end of each slide?
Hi everyone!
I have some great news to share. We just released another update for Storyline 360. In Update 74, we've included important fixes and new features.
One of the new features we've included is:
- Create immersive experiences with continuous background audio that sets the tone and keeps learners engaged.
Launch the Articulate 360 desktop app on your computer to take advantage of this update, and click the Update button next to Storyline 360. You'll find our step-by-step instructions here.
Please let me know if you have questions!
Hi,
I added the music in Master Slide and it automatically runs in all slides and layers, and the prev next button dosen't effect on music.
Hi Somya,
Can you please share the Story file?
Thanks,Amey Sawant
I tried this. I inserted a 3 minuted .mp3 song into the Master Slide. However, every new slide I visit in the published project, it starts the song from the very beginning. So, I end up hearing the first 5 seconds of the song each slide and it begins again....
I submitted a feature request. But really Articulate, this is a HUGE hole in your feature list for Storyline. Captivate could do this about 5 years ago... And, I can publish directly as .mp4 with Captivate... Love Storyline, but this is a considerable negative for the product.
JavaScript can do this for you. Check out the attached file which loads and plays the song and has additional script included to adjust the volume.
One would think with the money that is spent on this product that this would be addressed especially since there is a need
Maybe you could use slide layers to create the effect of multiple slides, so when the timeline of 1 slide layer ends, you show another slide layer. The music could be on the base slide.
Norm is right you can do this so long as you don't hide your base layer
No worries Maggie! Glad you are getting the assistance that you need here and thank you for popping in with an update.
Hi Bhaskar!
You are welcome to share your method with the community as it may assist someone in the future :)
Here is an example for the option Norm suggested. This may look like a project with several slides but it is actually one slide with several layers. The (looped) audio file plays on the slide's baselayer.
That is amazing! Have you shared the source file anywhere? I would love to see the source file.
Hi, George -- Thanks for reaching out and just to confirm, have you had a chance to take a look at this information on looping audio or video, by chance?
A solution that I came up with is to stick the the background music into the slide master. It works.
Does that cause the music to restart each time a new slide is loaded?
Yes, so not really a solution. It's the same as including the audio file on each of the slide's timelines, or am I missing something?
