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#1 2008-06-23 17:50:44
- ellenalesa
- Scratcher
- Registered: 2008-05-07
- Posts: 10
Just getting started...changing drums from beats to seconds
I'm following one of the how tos. I'm making the cat dance. 10 steps forward, 10 back. He only moves a little bit, tho. And the drums are set to beat, not seconds. Can I change this? it's the newest version...
Thanks
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#3 2008-06-23 20:24:32
- ellenalesa
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- Registered: 2008-05-07
- Posts: 10
Re: Just getting started...changing drums from beats to seconds
Probably all of the above. I just downloaded it today and will be taking a beginner's course on Wed.
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#4 2008-06-23 20:29:53
Re: Just getting started...changing drums from beats to seconds
Instead of ten steps forward you might want to do something like
repeat 5
point in direction (90)
move 5 steps
point in direction (-90)
repeat 5
move 5 steps
it'll make the movements much smoother. If you want, put an entire repeat 10 or something around that, so it'll repeat that ten times. Just make sure that at the top, where it shows a preview of the sprite (the very top), there's a button that looks a bit like < - > remember to press that.
As for the beats: beats are equal to seconds.
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#5 2008-06-23 21:14:32
- ellenalesa
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- Registered: 2008-05-07
- Posts: 10
Re: Just getting started...changing drums from beats to seconds
Thanks, I tried it. That little button was very important.
Are there any published books on scratch? I am comp;letely new to this so I don't know the names of things and don't know what the program can do. What is the best way to learn more?...
Last edited by ellenalesa (2008-06-23 21:25:00)
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#7 2008-06-23 21:29:37
- ellenalesa
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- Registered: 2008-05-07
- Posts: 10
Re: Just getting started...changing drums from beats to seconds
dingdong, how do I contact you?
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#8 2008-06-23 22:00:24
- Paddle2See
- Scratch Team
- Registered: 2007-10-27
- Posts: 1000+
Re: Just getting started...changing drums from beats to seconds
ellenalesa wrote:
dingdong, how do I contact you?
Welcome ellenalesa! To contact any member of Scratch (if they have projects), you can go to their home directory which will be
"http://scratch.mit.edu/users/<Scratch Name>"
- replace <Scratch Name> with their actual Scratch Name and remove the quotes
Then, you can leave a comment on one of their projects.
Alternatively, you can post a question in the Forum, as you have been doing, and you will probably get a solution to your problem.
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#9 2008-06-24 06:55:55
Re: Just getting started...changing drums from beats to seconds
ellenalesa wrote:
Thanks, I tried it. That little button was very important.
Are there any published books on scratch? I am comp;letely new to this so I don't know the names of things and don't know what the program can do. What is the best way to learn more?...
Yeah, there is. There is a thread about it in the educators topics.
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