# \#sound **URL:** https://community.thunkable.com/tag/sound/247.md [Latest](https://community.thunkable.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://community.thunkable.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://community.thunkable.com/tags.md) --- ## [Uploading audio to Cloudinary says "Cannot decode the file"](https://community.thunkable.com/t/uploading-audio-to-cloudinary-says-cannot-decode-the-file/2482300)
**Author:** [@konyaevartyomizo](https://community.thunkable.com/u/konyaevartyomizo)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 25, 2023, 5:43pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/uploading-audio-to-cloudinary-says-cannot-decode-the-file/2482300 "2023-06-25T17:43:01Z")
I’m only getting this error in the Thunkable testing app on my iPhone. In Web live testing all works perfectly fine. Here are the blocks that give me “Cannot decode the file”: The “Cannot decode the file” is displa… --- ## [Volume unable to be changed or controlled at all](https://community.thunkable.com/t/volume-unable-to-be-changed-or-controlled-at-all/2159583)
**Author:** [@overshield](https://community.thunkable.com/u/overshield)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [January 6, 2023, 10:31pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/volume-unable-to-be-changed-or-controlled-at-all/2159583 "2023-01-06T22:31:23Z")
I’ve seen several posts that talk about the inability to change volume, most of them mention the drag n drop interface, or that it just doesn’t work on the web but it works on the app. It’s not working for me on anythin… --- ## [Play mp3 sound from API response](https://community.thunkable.com/t/play-mp3-sound-from-api-response/2183817)
**Author:** [@tatiang](https://community.thunkable.com/u/tatiang)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [January 4, 2023, 12:05pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/play-mp3-sound-from-api-response/2183817 "2023-01-04T12:05:28Z")
I am using an API POST call and it’s returning an mp3 file. This works fine in Postman and plays the sound but not in Thunkable Live. Can I just attach the green response block to the play block and have it play the sou… --- ## [Is sound playback from url broken?](https://community.thunkable.com/t/is-sound-playback-from-url-broken/2164556)
**Author:** [@tatiang](https://community.thunkable.com/u/tatiang)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [December 13, 2022, 1:59am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/is-sound-playback-from-url-broken/2164556 "2022-12-13T01:59:46Z")
I can’t get any audio files to play if I use a url for the source in a DnD project. I also tried a simple when button click → play sound \[url as text block\] and that didn’t work either. You can see the disconnected text … --- ## [Error: the Sound goes into autoplay automatically](https://community.thunkable.com/t/error-the-sound-goes-into-autoplay-automatically/2068776)
**Author:** [@trawellit](https://community.thunkable.com/u/trawellit)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [October 21, 2022, 5:12pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/error-the-sound-goes-into-autoplay-automatically/2068776 "2022-10-21T17:12:33Z")
Hello, I have an app with a screen with the sound function. Until a few months ago it worked perfectly, now it doesn’t. As soon as he loads the various sounds from airtable, the sound autoplays for no reason. Could y… --- ## [How to make an image clickable in some specific points and zoomable without Canvas? (also with Javascript)](https://community.thunkable.com/t/how-to-make-an-image-clickable-in-some-specific-points-and-zoomable-without-canvas-also-with-javascript/2033596)
**Author:** [@trawellit](https://community.thunkable.com/u/trawellit)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 8, 2022, 5:49pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/how-to-make-an-image-clickable-in-some-specific-points-and-zoomable-without-canvas-also-with-javascript/2033596 "2022-09-08T17:49:27Z")
Hello, I tried to make such an app with Canvas but it seems too cumbersome. How can I make an app like this (see video at the link) and that also works offline? I would like to make an app with a zoomable map (or more… --- ## [Audio stopped event in the drag-and-drop interface?](https://community.thunkable.com/t/audio-stopped-event-in-the-drag-and-drop-interface/1941279)
**Author:** [@storycatcherzz78](https://community.thunkable.com/u/storycatcherzz78)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [July 4, 2022, 3:21am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/audio-stopped-event-in-the-drag-and-drop-interface/1941279 "2022-07-04T03:21:51Z")
I’ve been testing and trying to figure out how to take an action after my audio has finished playing (in the Drag and Drop interface). There seems to be one in Snap-To-Place, but I’ve come up empty so far with DnD. Does… --- ## [Sound component not playing iOS](https://community.thunkable.com/t/sound-component-not-playing-ios/1767906)
**Author:** [@Ironchorch\_Yo](https://community.thunkable.com/u/Ironchorch_Yo)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [March 7, 2022, 6:07pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/sound-component-not-playing-ios/1767906 "2022-03-07T18:07:14Z")
I am not sure if this issue is just for the thunkable live app (for iOS) or for both downloaded (iOS) and thunkable live app (iOS). Here is the situation, I added background music to a screen, but this sound is not play… --- ## [How create debugging code?](https://community.thunkable.com/t/how-create-debugging-code/1715796)
**Author:** [@lukasz.jatakijot](https://community.thunkable.com/u/lukasz.jatakijot)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [February 4, 2022, 3:36pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/how-create-debugging-code/1715796 "2022-02-04T15:36:45Z")
Hi! I have problem with playing sound \[shorts MP3 file\] in my app. After few play \[10-20 times\] smething goes wrong and sample are not play after next button touch. So I looking for some “debugging” function witch can … --- ## [Sync music with timer](https://community.thunkable.com/t/sync-music-with-timer/1596124)
**Author:** [@overshield](https://community.thunkable.com/u/overshield)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 3, 2021, 9:32pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/sync-music-with-timer/1596124 "2021-11-03T21:32:32Z")
I’m trying to allow people to play a song with a timer, and if someone pauses the time it should pause the music at the same time. I notice the more times the timer is paused the farther they become unsynced. I’ve trie… --- ## [How to get sound playing while screen is locked or Google Maps on Web App](https://community.thunkable.com/t/how-to-get-sound-playing-while-screen-is-locked-or-google-maps-on-web-app/1448856)
**Author:** [@benmleedskeu](https://community.thunkable.com/u/benmleedskeu)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [August 16, 2021, 4:07am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/how-to-get-sound-playing-while-screen-is-locked-or-google-maps-on-web-app/1448856 "2021-08-16T04:07:15Z")
Hey guys - I’m fairly new to Thunkable but have looked though all the community docs for an answer but not seen anything that helps. I’m building an app which needs two things: Maps with Polylines and Markers To be a… --- ## [Sound not working](https://community.thunkable.com/t/sound-not-working/563811)
**Author:** [@gcbarnes23p04t](https://community.thunkable.com/u/gcbarnes23p04t)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [June 16, 2021, 2:05pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/sound-not-working/563811 "2021-06-16T14:05:08Z")
Hi everyone, I’m a beginner to thunkable and using the sound components. I am making an app in which I’d like a song to play when the user presses a certain button. When I test my app, pressing the button doesn’t play a… --- ## [Sound not working on thunkable live on my ipad](https://community.thunkable.com/t/sound-not-working-on-thunkable-live-on-my-ipad/1257478)
**Author:** [@aandkcodinga](https://community.thunkable.com/u/aandkcodinga)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [May 5, 2021, 10:16am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/sound-not-working-on-thunkable-live-on-my-ipad/1257478 "2021-05-05T10:16:47Z")
Hi I’m new to thunkable and have been working on an app for kids to learn about climate change. The app has sound so kids know what to do but the sound wont work on my ipad. it works perfectly fine of thunkable live live… --- ## [Sound files saved in GarageBand do not load or play](https://community.thunkable.com/t/sound-files-saved-in-garageband-do-not-load-or-play/1035031)
**Author:** [@tatiang](https://community.thunkable.com/u/tatiang)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [December 14, 2020, 3:38am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/sound-files-saved-in-garageband-do-not-load-or-play/1035031 "2020-12-14T03:38:25Z")
I opened a wav file and an mp3 in GarageBand on a Mac and saved both as mp3 files. If I upload them to any Thunkable X project, they do not load nor play in Thunkable Live on an iPhone. Here are my blocks: The label … --- ## [2nd Sound does not play in a “when timer fires”, but 1st sound plays when a button is pushed](https://community.thunkable.com/t/2nd-sound-does-not-play-in-a-when-timer-fires-but-1st-sound-plays-when-a-button-is-pushed/934419)
**Author:** [@YesItsDylanV](https://community.thunkable.com/u/YesItsDylanV)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 27, 2020, 9:07pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/2nd-sound-does-not-play-in-a-when-timer-fires-but-1st-sound-plays-when-a-button-is-pushed/934419 "2020-10-27T21:07:57Z")
For school we had to make a Happy New Year countdown timer, and it was required to have a sound (sndCount) during the countdown (when btnStart is clicked), and when the timer reaches 0, we stop that first sound and play… --- ## [Save, retrieve, and auto set audio file from either cloudinary or airtable](https://community.thunkable.com/t/save-retrieve-and-auto-set-audio-file-from-either-cloudinary-or-airtable/922260)
**Author:** [@clubiotagroup](https://community.thunkable.com/u/clubiotagroup)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 22, 2020, 2:08pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/save-retrieve-and-auto-set-audio-file-from-either-cloudinary-or-airtable/922260 "2020-10-22T14:08:33Z")
ok, so what I’m trying to do is have people upload audio track then be able to go back to those tracks and listen to them. this would need to be automate where I don’t have to manually assign the tracks to a sound block … --- ## [Can I add long sound (1 minute) to thankable app](https://community.thunkable.com/t/can-i-add-long-sound-1-minute-to-thankable-app/878867)
**Author:** [@thesis2app634](https://community.thunkable.com/u/thesis2app634)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 7, 2020, 4:42pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/can-i-add-long-sound-1-minute-to-thankable-app/878867 "2020-10-07T16:42:12Z")
I added 1 minute sound to my app but it only play 20 seconds. --- ## [Media Storage in App](https://community.thunkable.com/t/media-storage-in-app/759111)
**Author:** [@looovelee](https://community.thunkable.com/u/looovelee)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 26, 2020, 1:55pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/media-storage-in-app/759111 "2020-08-26T13:55:37Z")
Hello Thunkers! :wave: The app I’m working on will have roughly 50 - 100 mp3 files, roughly 75 - 125mb of audio files. Maybe more. I’m trying to keep this app completely free for myself and my users. I hear that streami… --- ## [I hear sound on "Live Test" but not on my iPhone](https://community.thunkable.com/t/i-hear-sound-on-live-test-but-not-on-my-iphone/565283)
**Author:** [@emarctic4kj](https://community.thunkable.com/u/emarctic4kj)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [August 4, 2020, 12:54am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/i-hear-sound-on-live-test-but-not-on-my-iphone/565283 "2020-08-04T00:54:09Z")
Hello everyone! I’ve tried to make an app for web radio listening and i can hear sound on Live Test. The problem is that i can’t hear nothing when “live testing” on my iPhone…what could be the problem? I have an iPhone… --- ## [Unable to set sound volume](https://community.thunkable.com/t/unable-to-set-sound-volume/556406)
**Author:** [@simonu8of](https://community.thunkable.com/u/simonu8of)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2020, 12:44am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/unable-to-set-sound-volume/556406 "2020-05-07T00:44:10Z")
I’m a developer trying out Thunkable as an option for simple app projects. First thing I tried was making a simple audio player, but immediately hit a wall just trying to set the volume of a sound object. Is there a bug … --- ## [\[Solved\] Sound component youtube video](https://community.thunkable.com/t/solved-sound-component-youtube-video/515583)
**Author:** [@jeyseny](https://community.thunkable.com/u/jeyseny)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [March 15, 2020, 8:25pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/solved-sound-component-youtube-video/515583 "2020-03-15T20:25:46Z")
Can I play sound using the youtube URL in the sound component. If not please help me how. --- ## [\[Solved\] Sound not working in cross-platform for iOS, works fine on android](https://community.thunkable.com/t/solved-sound-not-working-in-cross-platform-for-ios-works-fine-on-android/306397)
**Author:** [@benjaminwatkins](https://community.thunkable.com/u/benjaminwatkins)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [November 8, 2019, 9:26am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/solved-sound-not-working-in-cross-platform-for-ios-works-fine-on-android/306397 "2019-11-08T09:26:27Z")
Hey so the sound components are not working on iPad 7th generation, software version 13.2. The device is fine, plays music from Youtube, volume is up, etc. My app works fine on Android devices; I tested with both MP3 an… --- ## [Infinite loop of multiple sound components](https://community.thunkable.com/t/infinite-loop-of-multiple-sound-components/289708)
**Author:** [@looovelee](https://community.thunkable.com/u/looovelee)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2019, 1:52pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/infinite-loop-of-multiple-sound-components/289708 "2019-11-01T13:52:18Z")
Continuing the discussion from Problem looping a sound: I would like to introduce an infinite loop of my sound components. Infinite loop for both background music and audio tracks being called from database. A “sm… --- ## [Sound stop working after Speech Recognition (speech recognizer) (iOS)](https://community.thunkable.com/t/sound-stop-working-after-speech-recognition-speech-recognizer-ios/71126)
**Author:** [@Alencar\_Guerreiro](https://community.thunkable.com/u/Alencar_Guerreiro)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [September 3, 2019, 2:59pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/sound-stop-working-after-speech-recognition-speech-recognizer-ios/71126 "2019-09-03T14:59:17Z")
Hi there. I’m creating an app that uses the TextToSpeech and Speech Recognizer. The first time that I run the app the TextToSpeech well, but after run the Speech Recognizer the TextToSpeech dos not work anymore. I also… --- ## [Sound File Not Loaded?](https://community.thunkable.com/t/sound-file-not-loaded/69715)
**Author:** [@Toxicl16](https://community.thunkable.com/u/Toxicl16)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 20, 2019, 10:52pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/sound-file-not-loaded/69715 "2019-02-20T22:52:08Z")
I have been testing my app to use a sound when a certain button is pressed. Although, the sound never play, and the sound-player error is “sound file not loaded”. I have already set the source of the sound-player to the … --- ## [Lost sound Issue after using Speech Recognizer on iOS app](https://community.thunkable.com/t/lost-sound-issue-after-using-speech-recognizer-on-ios-app/37708)
**Author:** [@linchenyu](https://community.thunkable.com/u/linchenyu)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [January 28, 2019, 1:19am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/lost-sound-issue-after-using-speech-recognizer-on-ios-app/37708 "2019-01-28T01:19:49Z")
I have built a very simple app to test the function of Speech Recognizer + Text to Speech on iOS Thunkable app. But I have found after using the Speech Recognizer, it can recognize and show the speech in the text format,… --- ## [Possible to play audio from a URL?](https://community.thunkable.com/t/possible-to-play-audio-from-a-url/59411)
**Author:** [@Arun\_Nijhawan](https://community.thunkable.com/u/Arun_Nijhawan)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [December 5, 2018, 8:40am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/possible-to-play-audio-from-a-url/59411 "2018-12-05T08:40:17Z")
Hey all, I’m building a meditation app with a series of audio lessons. If I drag them all into storage I run out of space. Is it possible to use the sound module to play from a url? Then I’d be able to upload to firebas… --- ## [Simple Sound Recognition with predefined results](https://community.thunkable.com/t/simple-sound-recognition-with-predefined-results/38461)
**Author:** [@Lisa\_Costello](https://community.thunkable.com/u/Lisa_Costello)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [July 31, 2018, 5:03pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/simple-sound-recognition-with-predefined-results/38461 "2018-07-31T17:03:37Z")
Hi, I’m new to Thunkable, I need some help. I want to make a simple app where a sound is inputted via the devices microphone, and that sound is cross referenced against a handful of existing .wav filesI have (for eg. I…