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Step Two: Creating the Streamed Sound

1. In the Timeline re-name Layer 1 to: Audio
2. Right click (Mac Ctrl click) on Frame 1 and from the menu select: Actions
3. Go to: Plus > Actions > Movie Control > stop
   
   This will place the following ActionScript in frame 1:
   
       stop();
   
   This is to make sure that the sound file does not auto-play.
   
   
4. Right click on frame 2 and select: Insert Blank Keyframe
   
   
   Audio Layer in the Timeline with Action and 2 blank Keyframes.
   
   
5. If the Property Inspector is closed - open it: Window > Properties
6. Click in Frame 2 to select it.
7. In the Property Inspector select: Sound > Beg-021c__Sound.mp3
   Or what every your sound file is called.
8. In the Property Inspector select: Sync > Stream
   
   
   The sound setting for frame 2.
   
   Note: The sound file starts in frame 2 so that when the movie first loads and when you press the stop button the movie will be totally silent.
   
   
9. For streamed sound to play you need to have enough frames in the timeline.
   If you are using the sound file downloaded from this site, right click on frame 161 and select: Insert Frame
   If you are using a different sound file you will need to keep adding frames until the Timeline is long enough.
   
   
   You can see the end of the sound file when the horizontal line stops.
   
   
   The sound only starts in frame 2.
   
   
   The entire length of the Timeline.
   
   Tip: If you need to keep adding frames use the F5 key. If you have too many frames and need to remove some use: Shift F5