RPG MAKER MZ HELP
Event Commands

Audio & Video
Play BGM

Function
Starts playing the BGM (background music).
Settings
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File List
Select the BGM file to play. Set to [(None)] to stop playing music.
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Play/Stop
Click [Play] to start playing the selected BGM using the current settings. Click [Stop] to stop playback.
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Volume
Specify the volume.
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Pitch
Specify the pitch (50% to 150%). When this is set to over 100%, the playback speed increases and the sound scale gets higher.
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Balance
Set the balance (-100 to 100). When set to a negative value, more sound will come out of the left speaker. When set to a positive value, more sound will come out of the right speaker.
Remarks
- This event will not run if the specified BGM is already playing.
Fadeout BGM

Function
Slowly lowers the volume of the BGM before stopping playback.
Settings
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Duration
Specify how many seconds (1 to 60) the fade-out takes.
Save BGM
Function
Saves the BGM currently being playing, including the playtime position. There are no parameters to set.
Resume BGM
Function
Resume the BGM saved with [Save BGM]. There are no parameters to set.
Play BGS

Function
Starts playing the specified BGS (background sound).
Settings
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File List
Select the BGS file to play. Set to [(None)] to stop playing the sound.
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Play/Stop
Click [Play] to start playing the selected BGS using the current settings. Click [Stop] to stop playback.
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Volume
Specify the volume.
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Pitch
Specify the pitch (50% to 150%). When this is set to over 100%, the playback speed increases and the sound scale gets higher.
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Balance
Set the balance (-100 to 100). When set to a negative value, more sound will come out of the left speaker. When set to a positive value, more sound will come out of the right speaker.
Remarks
- This event will not run if the specified BGS is already playing.
Fadeout BGS

Function
Slowly lowers the volume of the BGS before stopping playback.
Settings
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Duration
Specify how many seconds (1 to 60) the fade-out takes.
Play ME

Function
Starts playing an ME (Music Effect).
Settings
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File List
Select the ME file to play. Set to [(None)] to stop playing the music.
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Play/Stop
Click [Play] to start playing the selected ME using the current settings. Click [Stop] to stop playback.
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Volume
Specify the volume.
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Pitch
Specify the pitch (50% to 150%). When this is set to over 100%, the playback speed increases and the sound scale gets higher.
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Balance
Set the balance (-100 to 100). When set to a negative value, more sound will come out of the left speaker. When set to a positive value, more sound will come out of the right speaker.
Remarks
- This event will not run if the specified ME is already playing.
Play SE

Function
Starts playing the specified SE (sound effect).
Settings
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File List
Select the SE file to play.
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Play/Stop
Click [Play] to start playing the selected SE using the current settings. Click [Stop] to stop playback.
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Volume
Specify the volume.
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Pitch
Specify the pitch (50% to 150%). When this is set to over 100%, the playback speed increases and the sound scale gets higher.
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Balance
Set the balance (-100 to 100). When set to a negative value, more sound will come out of the left speaker. When set to a positive value, more sound will come out of the right speaker.
Remarks
- If this command is run before another SE finishes playing, the two sound effects will be played on top of each other.
- Sound effects will not stop playing even if [(None)] is played. Please use the [Stop SE] event command to end sound effects early.
Stop SE
Function
Stops the playback of all SE (sound effects). There are no parameters to set.
Play Movie

Function
Plays a movie.
Settings
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File List
Select the movie file to play.