[SOLVED] Lower the volume of a sound effect?

[Kinmoku]

Hi all,

I'm sure this is easy but I don't know how to do it: How do I lower the volume of a SFX without altering the sound file itself?

Ideally, I'd like the SFX to stay loud (as I plan to use it again later in the game), but for this one scene, it appears in the background (along with ambient sound) and I want it to be a little quieter. Right now, it's too distracting. Having two sound files seem unnecessary to me.

If I lower the SFX channel itself, then the ambient sound will also lower, which I don't want.

Any help on how to lower the one sound?

[IrinaLazareva]

You can create a separate channel

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init python:
    renpy.music.register_channel('mychanel')

and then adjust the sound using the function:

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    $ renpy.music.set_volume(.5, channel='mychanel')

https://renpy.org/doc/html/audio.html#r ... er_channel
https://renpy.org/doc/html/audio.html#r ... set_volume

P.S. Moreover, you can create your own mixer, but you will have to rewrite the preferences screen:

mixer
The name of the mixer the channel uses. By default, Ren'Py knows about the "music", "sfx", and "voice" mixers. Using other names is possible, but may require changing the preferences screens.

[Kinmoku]

Ah thank you!