Bounce and Break Sounds
Choose what a bounce and a break sound like: 48 built-in effects, library sounds, your own uploads, a slice of the active song, or silence.
The Bounce & Break Sounds panel
The last part of the Sound, MIDI & Audio Hub is Bounce & Break Sounds. First pick the event under Play Sound On, then pick a source under Sound Source.
| Control | What it does | Options / default |
|---|---|---|
| Play Sound On | Which event you are editing. | Bounces or Breaks (the panel opens on Breaks) |
| Sound Source: Effects | Play a built-in or library sound effect. Tapping one auditions it. | Default for Breaks, with Explosion selected |
| Sound Source: My Uploads | Play one of your uploaded sound effects. Rename, preview and delete them here. | Empty until you upload with Upload MP3 |
| Sound Source: Active Song (Breaks only) | A break plays the next slice of the active song, using the song slicer settings. | Off by default |
| Sound Source: Bounce Sound (Breaks only) | A break plays whatever the Bounces tab is set to. | Off by default |
| Sound Source: None | The event plays no sound at all. | Off by default |
Technical parameters
- By default bounces play the active track (the next note of the song). Choosing an effect for Bounces here applies when Music Sync is off. With Music Sync on, bounces keep playing the active track; to hear an effect on every bounce while staying on the beat, set Bounces play to Sound effect in Basics.
- MIDI files cannot be used as a bounce or break sound. Upload MIDI in the Media Library or MIDI Workshop instead.
Built-in sound effects
The Studio synthesises 48 effects itself, so they need no download and never use storage: Pop, Wood, Metal, Synth Zap, Crystal, Soft Thud, Explosion, Laser Gun, Pistol, Sniper, Glass Break, Digital Beep, Retro Jump, Thunder, Bubble, Camera, Sword, Robot, Alien, Bass Drop, Cowbell, Snare, Kick, Hi Hat, Cyber Pulse, Magic, Sparkle, Steam, Electric, Glitch, Heavy Slam, Echo Pluck, Sub Boom, Whip, SciFi Door, Wood Block, Marimba, Wind, Jelly, Squelch, Gloop, Cardboard, Clank, Rubble, Splash, Footsteps, Alarm, Marble.
The last ten (Jelly through Marble) are material sounds, what a thing sounds like when it lands rather than a musical note. Several 3D modes use them by default. The picker also has a Library shelf with extra recorded samples, when available.
Uploading your own bounce sounds
Short, clean sounds work best: a single hit with little silence at the start, under one second long.
- 1Open the Audio tab and expand Sound, MIDI & Audio Hub.
- 2In Bounce & Break Sounds, pick Bounces or Breaks, then press My Uploads.
- 3Press Upload MP3 and choose an MP3 or WAV file.
- 4Type a name (2 to 50 characters) when asked.
- 5Tap the sound in the list to select it. It shows Now Playing.
Mode-specific sounds
Some modes have extra sound slots of their own, for example the break sound of a ring mode or the wind when a ball escapes in Ghost Escape. They are in the Audio section, below the shared controls (the sound a growing ball makes at its maximum size is in Physics > Movement & growth labs). They use the same sound picker, with the shelves Built-in, Library and My Uploads.
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