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ADDING SOUND

The document provides instructions on how to add and manipulate sounds in Scratch, including inserting sound into sprites and using the Sound palette. It explains the transition of instrument blocks to the Music Extension in Scratch 3.0 and outlines steps for sound composition. Additionally, it includes activities for users to explore sounds by inserting various instruments and composing new tunes.

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ADDING SOUND

The document provides instructions on how to add and manipulate sounds in Scratch, including inserting sound into sprites and using the Sound palette. It explains the transition of instrument blocks to the Music Extension in Scratch 3.0 and outlines steps for sound composition. Additionally, it includes activities for users to explore sounds by inserting various instruments and composing new tunes.

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ADDING

SOUND
Let’s Discover
-Sounds add more variety
and excitement to our
programs! Most of the
sound commands are in the
Sound palette.
Sound Insertion
-To insert sound into a
sprite, click a sprite
and go to the Sounds
tab.
Sound Insertion
-There are 9 sound blocks in the
Sound palette. Some of these
blocks are the start sound, play
sound until done, change volume
by, set volume by % and stop all
sounds.
Sound Insertion
-In the older version of
Scratch, instrument
blocks were included in
the Sound palette.
Sound Insertion
-These blocks now put under the
Music Extension in the latest
version of Scratch (3.0). This was
done for the convenient of new
Scratchers, or users of Scratch.
Sound Insertion
-If we want to add the
Music Extension, we
do the following steps:
1.
Click the Add
Extension found under
the list of palettes.
2.
When the extension
appears, click Music.
The Music palette will
be added to your list
Sound Composition

-Scratch enables
us to compose and
make our sounds.
Sound Composition
-Let us insert a Guitar sprite
and any background of our
choice. In the example
below stage 1 backdrop is
used.
Sound Composition
-In composing sounds, it
is important that we first
set the instruments that
we would like to use.
Sound Composition
-Next, we set the
tempo (how fast or
how slow in beats per
minute).
Sound Composition
-In putting notes will be easy as
Scratch provides a mini piano
for us to click the desired note.
Afterward we input the duration
of each sound.
Activity 1 (Explore Sounds)

Do the following in a new


Scratch program.
1. Insert a drum, guitar,
and saxophone.
Activity (Explore Sounds)

2. Make sure that when the


Drum and Guitar sprites are
clicked, they will play a
sound from the library.
Activity (Explore Sounds)

3. For the Saxophone


sprite, composed a new
sound based on any of
your favorite tunes.
Activity 2
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an example of programming
language that you will know
more about in the next units.
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