![]() Now you need to upload the new mp3 file into Scratch. It should have the same filename except it adds ‘-’ onto the end. Once it has finished you can then click the ‘Download’ button to download the mp3 file onto your computer. You can skip these options – just click the ‘Convert’ button. Choose the file you want to convert, then click Next. You can also trim audio files using the same website. If you convert a video file then you only get the audio as the mp3 format is audio only. ![]() You can use this free website to convert audio or video files into the mp3 format. Before you yell ‘piracy’ – yes, there is a big issue around people sharing copyright material like popular songs. The other great thing is that they don’t have fancy security so you can copy them, email them to anyone and they will have their own copy. It does not have the best sound quality but it is compressed which means songs are quite small (usually around 3-4 Mb). There are many different audio file formats depending on what music service you used. ![]() Thankfully, there are free websites that can help us do this.Ī long time ago before streaming apps like Spotify became popular people used to download their music as individual files onto their devices. Scratch only accepts certain audio files (mp3) so if you have a file that is a different format or a video then you will need to convert it before you can use it in Scratch. Don’t forget you still have to use code to actually play your sound. You can still use the audio tools that I described before to modify your recording. Click the Play button to preview it then the Save button to add it to Scratch. You can chop out parts of the recording at the start and end by moving the red lines. You should do a sound test to make sure it’s working (testing 1, 2, 2, 2). You should see the input indicator move when there’s any noise that it can hear. I suggest only recording part of the song, but that’s up to you. YouTube, Spotify) you should get those ready. If you are recording audio from a different source (e.g. Another warning! Chrome wants to use my microphone – yeah OK. Security warning – Scratch wants to use my microphone! Click Allow. The first time you use this feature you may be prompted to allow your browser (e.g. Select the ‘Record’ option to activate the microphone recording feature. The quality might not be fantastic but if you are in a quiet environment you should be able to get a decent audio recording. Most internet connected devices have microphones that will allow you to record audio that can be directly added to Scratch. You may want to use headphones so you don’t annoy everyone around you. There are lots of sound related blocks to play with. The last step is to play the sounds using code blocks. There are several tools to experiment with that can be used to change the sound you’ve added. Try and use headphones if you are sharing space with others. Hover your mouse over the play button to preview the sound. Click the square to add the sound to your project. You can preview the sound by hovering your mouse over the play button (see below). This will display a list of all the sounds that are built into Scratch. To add one of the built-in Scratch sounds you select the sprite or the stage, then click the ‘Sounds’ tab then click the add Sound button as pictured above. Using Scratch sounds You can add songs to the stage or a sprite. Convert a video or audio file into an MP3 that you can import into Scratch (hard). ![]()
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