Sound Object-Version 12

[goddi]

Greetings,

I am trying out the new 'Sound Object'. I put in a 'Bells Only' sound clip.

And then I set the Start Time to be at 12 seconds.

However, it does not play the sound at all. Also, when viewing in the Timeline, I don't see the wave form to make any audio level adjustments.

What am I doing wrong???

Gary

 

 

[goddi]

(Beta 3) Ok... I just set only the Offset to 12 seconds and it played at 12 seconds. Good. I was also setting the Start Time to 12 seconds but that did not work.

But...the sound does not appear in the Timeline for any adjustments. Should it?

Gary

[Igor]

Gary,

Glad that you found a reason with the issue with a wrong offset.

Currently Sound objects are not displayed in the timeline of the editor as waveforms. Probably in future version.
The main idea of a new Sound object is to play short sound effects (1-3 seconds). Examples included in the Sound Library which appeared in Beta 3.

[goddi]

Ok...But what is the 'Start Time' used for? If the 'Offset' is the time where the 'Sound Object' starts, I'm not sure what the 'Start Time' is used for.

Gary

[Tonton Bruno]

13 hours ago, Igor said:

Currently Sound objects are not displayed in the timeline of the editor as waveforms. Probably in future version.

I hope this dedicated timeline will appear in v12, as it is really necessary if we want to use this feature.

[vbl2007]

17 hours ago, Igor said:

The main idea of a new Sound object is to play short sound effects (1-3 seconds). Examples included in the Sound Library which appeared in Beta 3.

Igor, would it be possible to add sounds from my collection to this library?
I'd like to add bird sounds, (female/male) laughter, alarm clocks, ticking clocks, kissing sounds, typewriter sounds (would be great for text animation), drops of water, streams, gunshots, sea waves, and more. And of course, I'd like to see a sound waveform so I can see the beginning and end of the sound, its peak and trough.
Thanks for such an interesting new feature in the new version.

[digartal]

1 hour ago, vbl2007 said:

Igor, would it be possible to add sounds from my collection to this library?
I'd like to add bird sounds, (female/male) laughter, alarm clocks, ticking clocks, kissing sounds, typewriter sounds (would be great for text animation), drops of water, streams, gunshots, sea waves, and more. And of course, I'd like to see a sound waveform so I can see the beginning and end of the sound, its peak and trough.
Thanks for such an interesting new feature in the new version.

Just reading through the posts and you can add your own sounds see - 

 

[Igor]

On 1/17/2026 at 2:10 PM, vbl2007 said:

Igor, would it be possible to add sounds from my collection to this library?
I'd like to add bird sounds, (female/male) laughter, alarm clocks, ticking clocks, kissing sounds, typewriter sounds (would be great for text animation), drops of water, streams, gunshots, sea waves, and more. 

You can already add your own sound files to your projects - just use the "Add Sound" button (not Sound Library) and select your local audio files.
We plan to expand our built-in sound library. However, we only include sounds under CC0 (Creative Commons Zero) license - meaning they must be in the public domain and free for everyone to use without restrictions.

[Igor]

On 1/17/2026 at 10:57 AM, Tonton Bruno said:

I hope this dedicated timeline will appear in v12, as it is really necessary if we want to use this feature.

Bruno, thanks for your suggestion.

[vbl2007]

7 hours ago, Igor said:

We plan to expand our built-in sound library.

Igor, I have a small collection of sounds (1-3 seconds). If you're interested and CC0 rules allow, here's the download link: https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1gg-c_MZuX7aMWOz2Q0S0D8z3HsO-Vuxg&export=download
These sounds and many others can be found on the website: https://zvukogram.com/category/