Applying Filters

APL-A provides a handful of filters that can be applied to any of APL-A’s components to make adjustments to how they sound. The available filters include:

  • Volume—Sets the audio volume. This is especially useful when two or more sounds are used with Mixer to set the volume lower for sounds intended to be in the background.

  • FadeIn and FadeOut—Enables sounds to fade in and out rather than start or stop abruptly

  • Repeat—Specifies how many times that an audio clip should repeat

  • Trim—Starts or stops an audio clip at specified times

One or more filters can be applied to a component via the filters property. You’ll probably find the filters most useful when applied to the Audio component, but they can be used on any of APL-A’s components, ...

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