sound grouping in progress

source/ChartingState.hx

@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ class ChartingState extends MusicBeatState
 
 	var tempBpm:Float = 0;
 
-	var vocals:FlxSound;
+	var vocals:VoicesGroup;
 
 	var leftIcon:HealthIcon;
 	var rightIcon:HealthIcon;
@@ -404,17 +404,18 @@ class ChartingState extends MusicBeatState
 		add(playheadTest);
 
 		// WONT WORK FOR TUTORIAL OR TEST SONG!!! REDO LATER
-		vocals = new FlxSound().loadEmbedded(Paths.voices(daSong));
-		FlxG.sound.list.add(vocals);
+		vocals = new VoicesGroup(daSong);
+		// vocals = new FlxSound().loadEmbedded(Paths.voices(daSong));
+		// FlxG.sound.list.add(vocals);
 
-		var vocalSpec:SpectogramSprite = new SpectogramSprite(vocals);
+		var vocalSpec:SpectogramSprite = new SpectogramSprite(vocals.members[0]);
 		vocalSpec.x += 70;
 		vocalSpec.daHeight = musSpec.daHeight;
 		vocalSpec.y = vocalSpec.daHeight;
 		vocalSpec.scrollFactor.set();
 		add(vocalSpec);
 
-		spec = new SpectogramSprite(vocals);
+		spec = new SpectogramSprite(vocals.members[0]);
 		spec.x -= 150;
 		spec.daHeight = GRID_SIZE * 16;
 		spec.visType = STATIC;

source/Paths.hx

@@ -84,9 +84,12 @@ class Paths
 		return getPath('music/$key.$SOUND_EXT', MUSIC, library);
 	}
 
-	inline static public function voices(song:String)
+	inline static public function voices(song:String, ?suffix:String)
 	{
-		return 'songs:assets/songs/${song.toLowerCase()}/Voices.$SOUND_EXT';
+		if (suffix == null)
+			suffix = ""; // no suffix, for a sorta backwards compatibility with older-ish voice files
+
+		return 'songs:assets/songs/${song.toLowerCase()}/Voices$suffix.$SOUND_EXT';
 	}
 
 	inline static public function inst(song:String)

source/SpectogramSprite.hx

@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ class SpectogramSprite extends FlxTypedSpriteGroup<FlxSprite>
 
 	public function checkAndSetBuffer()
 	{
-		if (daSound.playing)
+		if (daSound != null && daSound.playing)
 		{
 			if (!setBuffer)
 			{

source/VoicesGroup.hx

@@ -0,0 +1,61 @@
+import flixel.group.FlxGroup.FlxTypedGroup;
+import flixel.system.FlxSound;
+
+// different than FlxSoundGroup cuz this can control all the sounds time and shit
+// when needed
+class VoicesGroup extends FlxTypedGroup<FlxSound>
+{
+	public var time(default, set):Float = 0;
+
+	// make it a group that you add to?
+	public function new(song:String, ?files:Array<String>)
+	{
+		super();
+
+		if (files == null)
+			files = [""]; // loads with no file name assumption, to load "Voices.ogg" or whatev normally
+
+		for (sndFile in files)
+		{
+			var snd:FlxSound = new FlxSound().loadEmbedded(Paths.voices(song, '$sndFile'));
+			FlxG.sound.list.add(snd); // adds it to sound group for proper volumes
+			add(snd); // adds it to main group for other shit
+		}
+	}
+
+	// prob a better / cleaner way to do all these forEach stuff?
+	public function pause()
+	{
+		forEachAlive(function(snd)
+		{
+			snd.pause();
+		});
+	}
+
+	public function play()
+	{
+		forEachAlive(function(snd)
+		{
+			snd.play();
+		});
+	}
+
+	public function stop()
+	{
+		forEachAlive(function(snd)
+		{
+			snd.stop();
+		});
+	}
+
+	function set_time(time:Float):Float
+	{
+		forEachAlive(function(snd)
+		{
+			// account for different offsets per sound?
+			snd.time = time;
+		});
+
+		return time;
+	}
+}