# Entity for water sound effects ## Entity for sounding Pools The **area** entity from the `service/sound/` folder allows you to sound water pools: rivers, lakes, and seas. \ Its difference from a regular speaker object is that all circular subzones created by this entity are combined into one and sounded as a whole.

## Sound parameter settings In the properties of the **area** entity, in the **environment\_sound** block, you need to configure the sound parameters.

Parameter	Description
tags	Preset corresponding to the type of water body. Water bodies with a Flow curve correspond to the `river` preset for a river with a regular flow and `river_fast` for a river with a fast flow. For lakes and seas, use the `lake` and `sea` presets, respectively.
curve	For water bodies with a Flow curve, the name of the water body is entered in the `curve` field. For water bodies without flow, the `curve` field should be left empty.
radius	The radius of the circle within which the water body is located.

## Sound zone visualization mode When working with the **area** entity, it is convenient to use the sound zone visualization mode. \ You can enable or disable the sound zone visualization mode using the console command: * `snd_showEnvironmentSound 1` — enable; * `snd_showEnvironmentSound 0` — disable. ## Sound Setup for Different Pool Types ### River flow sounding 1. **Place the area entity**\ Switch to the `Entity` tab and place the **area** entity on the map approximately in the geometric center of the Flow curve of the river pool.

2. **Configure sound parameters**\ In the properties of the **area** entity, configure the sound parameters in the **environment\_sound** block. * In the `tags` field, select the `river` or `river_fast` preset * Enter the name of the river pool in the `curve` field * Set the `radius` so that the entire river pool fits within the yellow circle 3. **Adjust the placement of the area entity**\ The **area** entity must be positioned so that the entire river pool is within its radius. \ Based on the Flow curve, subzones of sound will be added within the yellow circle, displayed as green circles. Along with the green subzones, the sound of the flow will appear.

**Adjust the placement of the area entity**

### Sea or Lake Sounding 1. **Place the area entity**\ Several **area** entities must be placed to cover the area of the sea or lake pool.

2. **Configure sound parameters**\ In the properties of the **area** entities, configure the sound parameters in the **environment\_sound** block. * Select the `lake` or `sea` preset in the `tags` field * Leave the `curve` field empty * Adjust the radius to cover the entire lake or sea pool with sound zones {% hint style="success" %} When sounding water bodies without Flow, use as few area entities as possible, but set large radius values {% endhint %} --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://bestway-1.gitbook.io/documentation/editor/map-editor/specifics-of-map-editing/entity-for-water-sound-effects.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.