// simple random sound player by Haplo Voss
// currently the 'while' loop causes region memory to overload
// therefore add that later when this is resolved
// for now this will play straight through. if another looping method
// is known for a 'for type' function that is region-safe at the moment
// please feel free to update this script and post your additions by all means!
// enjoy! Hope it helps someone :)

float tune_timer = 10;
integer tune_sample_count;
integer count = 0;
integer random;

default
{
    state_entry()
    {
        tune_sample_count = (llGetInventoryNumber(INVENTORY_SOUND));
    }
    touch_start (integer num)
    {
        for (count = 0; count < tune_sample_count; count++)
        {
            random = (integer) llFrand (tune_sample_count);
            llPlaySound(llGetInventoryName(INVENTORY_SOUND, random), 1);
            llSleep(tune_timer ); //Will be replaced by sound queueing when implemented...
                                                  //For now just set your clip length time in tune_timer.
        }
    }   
}

The first time I tried it I had only uploaded three sounds. It was actually only playing one of the sounds at that time, not all of them at once (kinda stupid to think it would do that anyway). Then I uploaded a total of five clips (<10 sec each). It played three of them. Am I seeing a pattern? But it is pretty much doing what you said. The randomness gets better with the more files you include.

I think what you said about hard coding a list would be best and then loop the list. I could split up a 1:20 of a sample in to 12 10 sec clips that wouldn't sound like it's repeating because they would be placed in four or five areas around the region.

Your thoughts?

Cheers

I may have found a script here http://www.thinkerer.org/LODScriptMod/LODScrSimpleSounder.htm that does the trick. More testing, but so far so good.

Thanks Thinkerer Melville! I've even spoken to him in SL. I'll to IM him and thank him. Also ask if I can post the script here.