Introduction

You might have some interest in creating programs that have sound in them. This is the chapter where we will finally learn how to do that. Scratch has many built-in blocks that allow us to do this. Notice in the block palette there is an entire category dedicated to Sound.

Following is a screenshot of what you should see if you examine this category of blocks:

The recipes in this chapter will explore just a few ways that you can integrate these blocks. Some recipes will focus on just a short technique, while others will integrate a technique into a recipe you've seen before in other chapters. Sounds can be integrated in very basic ways, such as just adding a quick sound bite, or very complex ways by adjusting things such as notes played, tempo, and so on.

Let's get started with our first recipe!