Pilz take a look at forum msg on function for determining setting

ambience/initFunc.lua

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+--PilzAdam, check out my post about creating a function to determine setting
+
+local night = {
+	handler = {},
+	{name="horned_owl", length=3},
+	{name="horned_owl", length=3},
+	{name="horned_owl", length=3},
+	{name="Wolves_Howling", length=11}
+}
+
+local night_frequent = {
+	handler = {},
+	{name="Crickets_At_NightCombo", length=69}
+}
+
+local day = {
+	handler = {},
+	{name="Best Cardinal Bird", length=4},
+	{name="craw", length=3},
+	{name="bluejay", length=18}
+}
+
+local day_frequent = {
+	handler = {},
+	{name="robin2", length=43},
+	{name="birdsongnl", length=72},
+	{name="bird", length=30}
+}
+
+local cave = {
+	handler = {},
+	{name="Bats_in_Cave", length=5}
+}
+
+local cave_frequent = {
+	handler = {},
+	{name="drippingwater_dripa", length=2},
+	{name="drippingwater_dripb", length=2},
+	{name="drippingwater_dripc", length=2},
+	{name="Single_Water_Droplet", length=3},
+	{name="Spooky_Water_Drops", length=7}
+}
+
+local is_daytime = function()
+	local daytime
+	if  minetest.env:get_timeofday() < 0.2 or  minetest.env:get_timeofday() > 0.8 then 
+		daytime = true
+	else
+		daytime = false
+	end
+	return daytime
+end
+
+local setting = function (player_parm)
+	local settinglist
+	if player_parm:getpos().y < 0 then
+		settinglist = cave
+	else
+		if is_daytime then
+			settinglist = day
+		else
+			settinglist = night
+		end	
+	end
+	return settinglist
+end
+
+local setting_frequent = function (setting_parm)
+	local setting_frequent_list
+	if setting_parm == cave then
+		setting_frequent_list = cave_frequent
+	elseif setting_parm == day then
+		setting_frequent_list = day_frequent
+	else
+		setting_frequent_list = night_frequent
+	end
+	return setting_frequent_list
+end
+	
+	
+
+-- start playing the sound, set the handler and delete the handler after sound is played
+local play_sound = function(player, list, number)
+	local player_name = player:get_player_name()
+	if list.handler[player_name] == nil then
+		local handler = minetest.sound_play(list[number].name, {to_player=player_name})
+		if handler ~= nil then
+			list.handler[player_name] = handler
+			minetest.after(list[number].length, function(args)
+				local list = args[1]
+				local player_name = args[2]
+				if list.handler[player_name] ~= nil then
+					minetest.sound_stop(list.handler[player_name])
+					list.handler[player_name] = nil
+				end
+			end, {list, player_name})
+		end
+	end
+end
+
+-- stops all sounds that are not in still_playing
+local stop_sound = function(still_playing, player)
+	local player_name = player:get_player_name()
+	if still_playing.cave == nil then
+		local list = cave
+		if list.handler[player_name] ~= nil then
+			minetest.sound_stop(list.handler[player_name])
+			list.handler[player_name] = nil
+		end
+	end
+	if still_playing.cave_frequent == nil then
+		local list = cave_frequent
+		if list.handler[player_name] ~= nil then
+			minetest.sound_stop(list.handler[player_name])
+			list.handler[player_name] = nil
+		end
+	end
+	if still_playing.night == nil then
+		local list = night
+		if list.handler[player_name] ~= nil then
+			minetest.sound_stop(list.handler[player_name])
+			list.handler[player_name] = nil
+		end
+	end
+	if still_playing.night_frequent == nil then
+		local list = night_frequent
+		if list.handler[player_name] ~= nil then
+			minetest.sound_stop(list.handler[player_name])
+			list.handler[player_name] = nil
+		end
+	end
+	if still_playing.day == nil then
+		local list = day
+		if list.handler[player_name] ~= nil then
+			minetest.sound_stop(list.handler[player_name])
+			list.handler[player_name] = nil
+		end
+	end
+	if still_playing.day_frequent == nil then
+		local list = day_frequent
+		if list.handler[player_name] ~= nil then
+			minetest.sound_stop(list.handler[player_name])
+			list.handler[player_name] = nil
+		end
+	end
+end
+
+local timer = 0
+minetest.register_globalstep(function(dtime)
+	timer = timer+dtime
+	if timer < 5 then
+		return
+	end
+	timer = 0
+	
+	-- normal sounds
+	if math.random(1, 100) <= 5 then  --this 5 is what I am trying to change based on setting
+		for _,player in ipairs(minetest.get_connected_players()) do
+			player_setting = setting(player)
+			stop_sound({cave=true, cave_frequent=true}, player)--big problem here
+			play_sound(player, player_setting, math.random(1, #player_setting))
+		end
+	end
+
+	-- frequent sounds
+	if math.random(1, 100) <= 50 then
+		for _,player in ipairs(minetest.get_connected_players()) do
+			player_setting_frequent = setting_frequent(player)
+			stop_sound({cave=true, cave_frequent=true}, player)--big problem here
+			play_sound(player, player_setting_frequent, math.random(1, #player_setting_frequent))
+		end
+	end
+end)