jMonkeyEngine 3.0 Beginner's Guide

Time for action – add ambient sound

Let's create an audio node in the simpleInitApp() method, and play it:

1. Make a copy of Main.java and name the class BackgroundSounds.java. Remember to also refactor the first line of the main() method to BackgroundSounds app = new BackgroundSounds();.
2. Copy the River.ogg sound file into the assets/Sounds/Environment/ directory.
3. Use the simpleInitApp() method to load the sound into an audio node:

   public void simpleInitApp() {
   AudioNode natureAudio = new AudioNode(
   assetManager, "Sounds/Environment/River.ogg");

4. Specify properties of the sound; for example, set the volume to 5. 10 is loudest, 0 is silent.

   natureAudio.setVolume(5);

5. Switch the sound to play continuously by setting the looping property to true. Note that if ...