Sound Manager Plugin

Devlog

• Version 4.3!
  September 27, 2024 by Xecestel#minor update, #4.3

  Changelog Improved dock usability even on small screens and small editor layouts. Added `stop_all`, `pause_all`, and `unpause_all` methods to simultaneously stop, pause and unpause all playing_sounds... Continue reading
• Version 4.2!
  September 02, 2024 by Xecestel#4.2, #general-update

  New version with some QoL improvements to the dock and a new method added. Changelog Now the AudioBuses can be selected from a drop-down menu instead of requiring Strings Added fade_into methods Notes... Continue reading
• Minor Update: Version 4.1.1
  August 29, 2024 by Xecestel#4.1, #minor update, #bug fix

  ## Changelog Fixed a bug in the dock that prevented from using the plugin if a sound_manager.json file didn't already exist. Fixed a bug in the dock that prevented from setting an AudioBus for MFXs... Continue reading
• Version 4.1!
  August 28, 2024 by Xecestel#minor-update, #version-4.1, #sound-manager-plugin-4

  As promised, I'm already working on adding new features to the plugin. This latest version comes with some code tweaks and new interesting methods. Namely, I added fade_in and fade_out methods to play... Continue reading
• Version 4.0 available NOW! (NEW VERSION)
  August 25, 2024 by Xecestel#sound-manager-plugin, #major-update, #new-version, #godot-engine-4, #sound-manager-4

  The Sound Manager Plugin is BACK After two long years of absence, I finally decided to make a new version of this plugin. Better code, some bug fixes, but most importantly: Godot Engine 4 compatible ... Continue reading
• Minor update and considerations (v. 3.4.2)
  November 21, 2021 by Xecestel#minor update, #feature, #sound manager plugin 3

  What's new? Now the audio files panel on the dock can be scrolled horizontally when a file name is too long. Some thoughts This update is something I've thought about doing for a while. The Sound Mana... Continue reading
• Minor update! (3.4.1)
  November 16, 2021 by Xecestel#bug fixes, #minor update, #sound manager plugin 3

  New Changes - Added the method play_deferred() to automatically call the play() method as deferred. - The various play_bgm , play_bgs , etc. methods now calls this new method by default. Bug fixes - T... Continue reading
• License updated
  November 07, 2021 by Xecestel#minor updates, #license, #sound manager 3, #sound manager demo

  Big small update ahead It has been a while since I last updated this plugin. There are still some little things that I think I will tweak with times, and I'm planning something for the release of Godo... Continue reading
• Version 3.3!
  January 04, 2021 by Xecestel

  2

  #sound manager 3, #3.3, #new feature

  What's new New feature Debug mode : added a debug button to the dock's advanced options to enable and disable debug logs on the fly... Continue reading
• Version 3.2.2! [Minor Update]
  January 04, 2021 by Xecestel#sound manager 3, #bug fix, #minor update, #3.2.2

  What's new? Bug fixes Updated module to 4.1.3: fixed a bug that occurred when stopping a sound and playing a new one on the same frame... Continue reading
• Version 3.2!
  January 01, 2021 by Xecestel

  1

  #bug fix, #ui improvements, #minor update, #Sound Manager 3

  What's new? UI improvements Improved UI: now you can hide the file list panel when it's not needed, getting more space on the editor (thanks @zaknafean for the awesome help) Replaced the save icon on... Continue reading
• Version 3.1.4! [Minor Update]
  September 26, 2020 by Xecestel

  1

  #bug fixes, #minor update, #sound manager plugin 3

  What's new? Bug fixes... Continue reading
• Version 3.1.3! [Minor Update]
  September 26, 2020 by Xecestel#bug fix, #minor update, #sound manager plugin 3

  What's new? Bug fixes Fixed a bug that made the plugin create a potentially infinite amount of AudioStreamPlayers when playing numerous sounds very close to one another using the sound name set in the... Continue reading
• Version 3.1.2! [Minor Update]
  September 22, 2020 by Xecestel#minor update, #sound manager 3, #bug fix, #improvements

  What's new? Bug fixes and general improvements on the dock code... Continue reading
• Version 3.1! [MINOR UPDATE]
  August 29, 2020 by Xecestel#minor update, #bug fixes, #improved readability, #3.1, #sound manager plugin 3

  What's new? Bug fixes Fixed a bug that occurred when trying to play an already instantiated node changing its properties from script Improved code readability Now sound effects and music effects are o... Continue reading
• Version 3.0.5 out now! [Minor Update]
  August 18, 2020 by Xecestel#bug fixes, #minor update, #sound manager plugin 3

  What's new? Bug fix : fix a bug in the plugin dock... Continue reading
• Version 3.0.4 out now! [Minor Update]
  August 18, 2020 by Xecestel#minor update, #general improvements, #sound manager plugin 3, #minor updates

  Minor Update Bug fix : fixed a bug that occurred while playing every sound apart from BGMs General improvements : improved looks on the dock, reducing its size... Continue reading
• Version 3.0.2 out now! [Minor Update]
  August 18, 2020 by Xecestel

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  #minor update, #sound manager plugin 3, #bug fix

  Minor Update Fixed a bug that prevented the user from filling the Audio Files Dictionary from the plugin dock... Continue reading
• Sound Manager Plugin 3.0 on the Godot AssetLib!
  August 16, 2020 by Xecestel#announcement, #godot, #assetlib

  The Sound Manager Plugin has officially been approved on the Godot AssetLib ! You can now download the plugin on your project directly from your editor!... Continue reading
• Version 3.0 out NOW! [NEW VERSION]
  August 11, 2020 by Xecestel#major update, #new version, #version 3.0, #devlog, #announcement

  Sound Manager Plugin Version 3.0 What's new? This new version comes with lots of new features, a huge code refactoring and a lot of changes. The functioning of the plugin has been completely rewritten... Continue reading

  
• Version 2.1 [MINOR UPDATE]
  March 18, 2020 by Xecestel#godot, #made-with-godot, #Music, #plugin, #sound-manager, #sounds, #soundtrack, #tool, #utility

  [ What's New? ] Fixed a bug in preloading and preinstantiation of resources: Basically, the plugin was unable to do those operations after export... Continue reading
• Version 2.0 out NOW! [Godot Engine 3.2]
  March 12, 2020 by Xecestel

  1

  #godot, #madewithgodot, #godot engine 3.2, #sound manager plugin, #update, #2.0

  What's new? Godot Engine 3.2 : with this new version, the plugin has been updated to Godot Engine 3.2. In the download page you can see that there are two different plugin versions to download: 1.11 a... Continue reading
• Version 1.10.1 [MINOR UPDATE]
  October 09, 2019 by Xecestel#bug fix, #version 1.10.1, #minor update

  [ What's New? ] Bug fix es... Continue reading
• Version 1.10 out NOW!
  September 16, 2019 by Xecestel#version 1.10, #update, #preinstantiation, #preloading, #bug fix, #optimization

  What's new? Manual node pre-instantiation Now you can manually tell the plugin to instantiate/delete some needed/unneeded nodes whenever you want! This is especially helpful if you want to optimize yo... Continue reading
• Version 1.9.4 [MINOR UPDATE]
  September 15, 2019 by Xecestel

  1

  #update, #version 1.9.4, #bug fixes

  What's new: Fixed a bug that made the plugin crash when reproducing multiple sounds at once in a single frame. Fixed a bug that prevented resetting to default the properties of a sound effect, a music... Continue reading
• Version 1.9.2 [MINOR UPDATE]
  September 13, 2019 by Xecestel

  1

  #update, #version 1.9.2, #minor update, #bug fix

  What changed? Fixed a bug that occurred when stopping sound effects, background sounds and music sounds that made the plugin crash if multiple sounds were playing on the same time. Fixed a bug in the... Continue reading
• Version 1.9 out NOW!
  September 13, 2019 by Xecestel

  1

  #update, #version 1.9, #resources preloading, #bug fixes, #absolute paths, #improvements

  What's new? Manual preloading of audio resources Now you can manually tell the Sound Manager to load some resources beforehand passing a list of audio files (using the file names, the file paths or th... Continue reading

  
• Version 1.8.1
  September 12, 2019 by Xecestel#update, #version 1.8.1, #bug fixes

  Bug fixes Fixed a bug that made the Preinstiate nodes option on the Advanced Options tab visible from start. Fixed a bug in the Sound Manager Module that prevented playing Music Effects... Continue reading
• Version 1.8 out NOW!
  September 11, 2019 by Xecestel

  1

  #update, #version 1.8, #full paths, #bug fix

  What's new Now you can also pass an absolute path to the Sound Manager to play a sound. Just remember to tell the Sound Manager that you're passing a path and not a file name. So for example instead o... Continue reading
• Version 1.7 out NOW!
  September 10, 2019 by Xecestel

  2

  #update, #version 1.7, #config not resets anymore, #bug fixes

  [ NEW ] Config file removed from repository Now the JSON file for the configuration of the plugin is not on the repository anymore. What does it mean? It means that when you download the last update i... Continue reading
• Version 1.6 out NOW!
  September 10, 2019 by Xecestel#update, #preinstantiating nodes, #version 1.6

  Now a new advanced option has been added: "Preinstantiate nodes"! What does it do? Pressing the button will tell the module to instantiate every BGS, SFX and MFX nodes he will need at startup. This wi... Continue reading
• Version 1.5 out NOW!
  September 08, 2019 by Xecestel#update, #version 1.5, #resource preloading

  Version 1.5 is out! What's new? Not much, but now the Preload resources feature doesn't require the use of the Audio Files Dictionary anymore!... Continue reading
• Version 1.4 out NOW!
  September 08, 2019 by Xecestel#update, #version 1.4, #resource preloading

  With the 1.4 Version we added Advanced Options settings to the plugin dock. This means two main things: Now, with the (currently) only advanced option available, "Preload resources", you can tell the... Continue reading