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New in Storyline 360: Background Audio
We’ve got news that we think will be music to your ears—you can now add background audio to your Storyline 360 courses! Thanks to this highly requested feature you can set the right tone for your tr...
Hi everyone!
Good news! I'm happy to share that we just released Storyline 360 (Build 3.81.31200.0), which includes a feature to control the background audio for each slide using triggers to play, pause, or stop the playlist.
This was highly requested, so we hope it serves you in your course creation! If you run into any snags, don't hesitate to contact our team in a support case.
First: I love that you implemented this feature. It's actually something I was just discussing with my supervisor (as something I wish Articulate would implement).
Second: It would be nice if there was an option to pause the background playlist when the course is manually paused (by using the "Pause" player control). Currently, the course/timeline pauses, but the background playlist continues to broadcast. This isn't a dealbreaker, but for those reviewing the course, it could be inconvenient (perhaps even a bit annoying) to pause the course to discuss, take notes, leave Review comments, etc., but have to continue hearing the audio from the playlist.
Hello Robert,
Thanks for checking out the Background Audio feature, and it's great to hear how timely this was!
We currently don't tie the course play/pause button to the background audio, but would one of the following player keyboard shortcuts perhaps help in this situation for course reviewers?
- Ctrl+Alt+A: Toggle background audio
- Ctrl+Alt+M: Mute/unmute overall course audio
Vanessa - It might, yes, but ultimately, when sending the course up the ladder for multiple executives to review, the less instruction I have to impart about how to operate the course, the better. Being able to tell them just hit play and pause is much more direct.
Hello Vanessa,
Do you know if there is a variable we can use to toggle background audio as the shortcut ?
Hello Grégoire,
There is currently no way to toggle the background audio using triggers or variables, but we'll be sure to let you know when this feature makes it to our roadmap for Storyline 360!
