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- ChumleyChumpster
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100+ posts
A block that plays sounds backwards
I agree, then you would have to reverse the whole thing.The real question is, did you think before saying support? This will make it so that the whole sound will be reversed, then there would be no reversing only parts of it. Did you think about that?Support times infinity. The ST will remove the reverse tool and add that block to replace it. DID ANYONE THINK ABOUT THAT BEFORE SAYING NO SUPPORT?! Just use the reverse tool in the sound editor.
No support.

- PkmnQ
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1000+ posts
A block that plays sounds backwards
Semi-support, at a value of 60%.
Pros:
It would save space. (+10%)
There was a block like this before. I was able to find it while attempting to make a scratch modification. (Yes, I tried to, but failed.) (+65%)
There's the argument of the reverse tool and copying. (-15%)
EDIT: I forgot to make the block purple.
Pros:
It would save space. (+10%)
There was a block like this before. I was able to find it while attempting to make a scratch modification. (Yes, I tried to, but failed.) (+65%)
rewind sound [ v] :: soundCons:
There's the argument of the reverse tool and copying. (-15%)
EDIT: I forgot to make the block purple.
Last edited by PkmnQ (Aug. 1, 2017 12:48:21)
- walkcycle
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500+ posts
A block that plays sounds backwards
No support for adding a block because reversing a sound is relatively rare, usually does not add much to a project, and can be done in the sound editor.
Support for a sound effect that is already going to be in 3.0 supporting reversing by entering a negative value though. That would be cool!
Support for a sound effect that is already going to be in 3.0 supporting reversing by entering a negative value though. That would be cool!

- Charles12310
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1000+ posts
A block that plays sounds backwards
I was also suggesting for starting a sound at a certain point.
And also this, which plays a sound for a certain amount of seconds, and then stops, but the workaround would be better if there was a stop sound block that would stop specific sounds, incase there was another sound that was playing while it happened (see the topic for a block that stops specific sounds):
2. Don't get confused with the block names.
3. We could warp up to a block like this:
play sound [ v] at () secs :: sound
And also this, which plays a sound for a certain amount of seconds, and then stops, but the workaround would be better if there was a stop sound block that would stop specific sounds, incase there was another sound that was playing while it happened (see the topic for a block that stops specific sounds):
play sound [ v] for () secs :: sound1. I know it's not part of the topic, but it's related to sound blocks, but then you could post here if you want to talk about it: https://scratch-mit-edu.ezproxyberklee.flo.org/discuss/topic/271971/
2. Don't get confused with the block names.
3. We could warp up to a block like this:
play sound [ v] [forward/backward v] for () secs :: sound
play sound [ v] [forward/backward v] at () secs :: sound
Last edited by Charles12310 (Aug. 1, 2017 16:27:32)
- templeofbruh2
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29 posts
A block that plays sounds backwards
set record effect to [reverse]these blocks wold be cool.
record voice
play back record
please add scratch team pleas
(('o'))
need these blocks to make sampler
the backward recorder script would use these blocks
when green flag clicked
set record effect to [reverse]
forever
say [recording voice] for (2) secs
record voice
repeat until <not <(answer) = (yes)>>
play back record
ask (play again?)
end
this would help a lot
thanks for readin
Last edited by templeofbruh2 (Nov. 4, 2020 01:40:32)
- SuperCappy
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500+ posts
A block that plays sounds backwards
did you necropostset record effect to [reverse]these blocks wold be cool.
record voice
play back record
please add scratch team pleas(('o'))
need these blocks to make sampler
the backward recorder script would use these blockswhen green flag clicked
set record effect to [reverse]
forever
say [recording voice] for (2) secs
record voice
repeat until <not <(answer) = (yes)>>
play back record
ask (play again?)
end
this would help a lot
thanks for readin
- templeofbruh2
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29 posts
A block that plays sounds backwards
no i didnt plus the editor canot provide u having a block that records sound, i want effects toodid you necropostset record effect to [reverse]these blocks wold be cool.
record voice
play back record
please add scratch team pleas(('o'))
need these blocks to make sampler
the backward recorder script would use these blockswhen green flag clicked
set record effect to [reverse]
forever
say [recording voice] for (2) secs
record voice
repeat until <not <(answer) = (yes)>>
play back record
ask (play again?)
end
this would help a lot
thanks for readin
- the2000
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1000+ posts
A block that plays sounds backwards
I support this, it would be nice if you don't want to make a copy for every single sound that you need to play in reverse.
- SpinningCube
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100+ posts
A block that plays sounds backwards
As part of Scratch 3.0, I'm pretty sure the pitch effect block
affects both pitch and speed (pitch changes as a side effect of speed anyway) of a sound
It would be cool to have this functionality extended, but as others have said, you could instead reverse the sound on a copy of the sound effect.
set [pitch v] effect to (0)
affects both pitch and speed (pitch changes as a side effect of speed anyway) of a sound
It would be cool to have this functionality extended, but as others have said, you could instead reverse the sound on a copy of the sound effect.
- the2000
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1000+ posts
A block that plays sounds backwards
I think there should be separate settings for pitch and tempo. I'm sure there's some JS library that can do that somewhere… As part of Scratch 3.0, I'm pretty sure the pitch effect blockset [pitch v] effect to (0)
affects both pitch and speed (pitch changes as a side effect of speed anyway) of a sound
It would be cool to have this functionality extended, but as others have said, you could instead reverse the sound on a copy of the sound effect.
- SpinningCube
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100+ posts
A block that plays sounds backwards
That sounds like it would be an improvement, I wonder if it will preserve the quality of the sound, though. Once again, negative tempos would reverse the sound.I think there should be separate settings for pitch and tempo. I'm sure there's some JS library that can do that somewhere… As part of Scratch 3.0, I'm pretty sure the pitch effect blockset [pitch v] effect to (0)
affects both pitch and speed (pitch changes as a side effect of speed anyway) of a sound
It would be cool to have this functionality extended, but as others have said, you could instead reverse the sound on a copy of the sound effect.
set [pitch v] effect to (0)::sound
set [tempo v] effect to (0)::sound