Feature request: Option to use existing audio files instead of recording new

[notrealdan]

Would it be possible to have the option to point to an existing audio file, in addition to the existing recording function? Just a thought that came to me while I was playing with this module. Thanks!

[BlitzKraig]

Hi notrealdan,
Thanks for the feedback!
Please find below a conversation I had with a user on Discord about this today, explaining my current position on this.
There is also a short guide on how to achieve this with the current module.

Redacted at 12:46
Blitz great new version of VoiceActor. Adding it to the journal entry it's very useful.
Did you though of adding an import button? This way the voice could be recorded and manipulated before been put in the journal entry?
BlitzToday at 13:17
Hi, thanks! Yes, I've had a think about this, still deciding whether or not this is out of scope. I want to ensure the module doesn't get too complicated. However, using Foundrys filepicker, I can see an argument for adding it. I'll mull it over a bit more
In the meantime, you could get the actors ID, then drop a {id}.ogg file directly in the VoiceActor directory that gets created
BlitzToday at 13:41
For the sake of completeness:
Select a token, press F12 to open devtools, go to console, type canvas.tokens.controlled[0].actor.data._id
This will print the actors ID to the console. (e.g. "SGt9eiJi12N70wO3")
You can then record some audio outside of foundry, do whatever you want to it, and save it as SGt9eiJi12N70wO3.ogg inside VoiceActor/ in your userdata folder.
Now when you refresh, you should be able to open the actor and playback that clip
Similarly for journals:
Get the id by typing game.journal.getName("Name of your journal entry").id
Same process for the rest of it, except you should save the file in VoiceActor/Journal/

As mentioned in the linked conversation, I'm still deciding whether or not to do this, though with 2 reports now it seems like it would be a useful feature for multiple people, so I'll keep that in mind.

Thanks again for the feedback!

[notrealdan]

Thanks for the detailed response! I was thinking about this some more, and I suppose that if this other feature request of your other module were implemented, I wouldn't have as much desire for this request anymore, especially if I could put such sound links say, in an NPC's description text:
BlitzKraig/fvtt-SoundBoard#25

If I had to vote for one of these features to get attention, it would be that one for SoundBoard, in case it matters. It would make the SoundBoard quite a bit more useful in my eyes. Thanks again!