From the course: Using Character Animator in Production

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Play sound effects with actions

Play sound effects with actions - Character Animator Tutorial

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Play sound effects with actions

- Do you want to have sound effects triggered with your actions? Well, luckily, it's easy to do. You just need to download one extra software. (playful music) I have two actions for my Bob character here that I want sound effects for as I record live. So, this one, when I hit the Z key, his zit grows and goes back down. And then, when I hit the X key, it explodes. I know it's gross, but it's fun. So, I want sound effects to go along with that. So, I'm not able to do that directly in Character Animator. However, using this other great software I've found, Soundplant, which is available for both Mac and PC, you can do it. Now, Soundplant, just go to soundplant.org and the software is free to use for 25 sessions or you can make a small payment for having the professional version, being able to use it from then on. And yes, I did buy a license for my use of it here. The great thing about Soundplant is it triggers sounds using your keyboard. So, let's take a look at how this works. So…

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