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Random music not working? [ANSWERED]

Asked Mar 21, 2015217 views3 answers

Hello scripting helpers.

I just recently made a script what plays random music.

Here is the script:-

function lose() -- Creates function
	local loseservice = game.ServerStorage.LoseMusic:GetChildren() -- Gets the music
	local loserandommusic = loseservice[math.random(1, #loseservice)] -- Gets random music
	loserandommusic:Clone().Parent = game.Workspace -- Clones the random music into workspace
	loserandommusic:Play() -- Plays the random music
	wait(7)
	loserandommusic:Stop() -- Stops the random music
	loserandommusic:Destroy() -- Destroys the random music
end

The script successfully clones the random music into the workspace to play, however the music doesn't play, stop or destroy. There is also no errors in the console.

Does anyone know how to fix this?

Thanks, Nathan.

AnonymousMar 21, 2015Edited Mar 21, 2015

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The only problem was that you didn't assign a variable to the cloned sound. Try this:

function lose() -- Creates function
	local loseservice = game.ServerStorage.LoseMusic:GetChildren() -- Gets the music
	local loserandommusic = loseservice[math.random(1, #loseservice)] -- Gets random music
	loserandommusic=loserandommusic:Clone() --Re-assigned the variable "loserandommusic" to the clone.
	loserrandimmusic.Parent = game.Workspace
	loserandommusic:Play() -- Plays the random music
	wait(7)
	loserandommusic:Stop() -- Stops the random music
	loserandommusic:Destroy() -- Destroys the random music
end

I think that this should probably work. If it doesn't let me know in the comments. Hope I helped :P Sorry, I realized the problem in my first post. I updated it, and it should work now.

AnonymousMar 21, 2015Edited Mar 21, 2015Permalink

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Thanks for trying to help, however it still doesn't work. On the line loserandommusic=loserandommusic:Clone().Parent = game.Workspace , it errors and tells me that there is a unexpected symbol near '='. This is because there is two ='s on the same line.

AnonymousMar 21, 2015#

Yea, I know, I updated it. It should work now. Thx for letting me know though.

AnonymousMar 21, 2015#

Thanks! Works perfectly. Liked and answered.

AnonymousMar 21, 2015#

Thanks, glad I could help! :P

AnonymousMar 21, 2015#

Assign a variable to reference the clone, or else the merciless garbage collector will eat your music!

local function lose()
local music = game.ServerStorage.LoseMusic:GetChildren() --I changed some variable names so that the code looks cleaner
local randommusic = music[math.random(1,#music)]
local clone = randommusic:Clone() --Make sure that if you're using an independent function, your variables are local, or your code might result in error in certain situations.
clone.Parent = workspace
clone:Play()
wait(7)
clone:Stop()
clone:Destroy()
end

AnonymousMar 21, 2015Edited Mar 21, 2015Permalink

Are you sure the music has a soundid?

AnonymousMar 21, 2015Permalink

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Yes, I am sure the sound has a id.

AnonymousMar 21, 2015#

Did you call the function somewhere in the script? cause it looks like you just created it.

AnonymousMar 21, 2015#

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