Adding music and sound effects

HQ micro:bit

micro:bits come in two versions - v1 micro:bits are in the robots, and v2 micro:bits are attached to your computer.

Only v2 micro:bits have a built-in speaker, so this code will only work on your HQ micro:bits, not the ones in the moon buggies.

import audio

At the top of your code, you will see the line import radio .

Make a new line after this one, and add the following line:

import audio

Without this line, the micro:bit won't know how to play the effects listed below.

Now decide when you want the sound effect to play,

• at the beginning, when you first run the code?
• during one of your functions, if so, which one?

Once you have decided, type this line in the correct place:

audio.play(Sound.HELLO)

Once you have tested it, change the sound to one of these other options.

import music

Back at the top of your code, add another line under the other imports:

import music

Where do you want the music to play? The tunes are longer than the sound effects.

Once you have decided, type this line in the correct place:

music.play(music.ODE)

Once you have tested it, change the tune to one of these other options.

wait=False

If you add a tune into a function, no radio message will be sent until the music has stopped!

You can change this by telling it not to wait:

music.play(music.ODE, wait=False)

If unexpected things happen, check the order you are asking the micro:bit to do your commands in.