Unable to control sound when added to a SoundGroup

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#1

I come in here seeking the help of programmers.
So, I have the following script to randomise and play audio:

local SoundService = game:GetService("SoundService")
local soundGroup = Instance.new("SoundGroup", SoundService)
soundGroup.Name = "Music"

local SONG_IDS = {
	1837879082,
	1837879143,
	1837879303,
	1837879370
}

local songFolder = workspace:FindFirstChild("Songs")
if not songsFolder then
	songsFolder = Instance.new("Folder")
	songsFolder.Name = "Songs"
	songsFolder.Parent = workspace
end

local songs = nil do
	songs = {}

	for _, songId in SONG_IDS do -- this would create an instance for each SONG_ID
		local sound = Instance.new("Sound")
		sound.SoundId = "rbxassetid://" .. songId 
		sound.Name = "Song_" .. songId 
		sound.Parent = songsFolder
		sound.SoundGroup = soundGroup
	end

	for _, child in songsFolder:GetChildren() do
		if not child:IsA("Sound") then
			continue
		end

		table.insert(songs, {sound = child})
	end
end

local function shuffle(tbl)
	for i = #tbl, 2, -1 do
		local j = math.random(i)
		tbl[i], tbl[j] = tbl[j], tbl[i]
	end
	return tbl
end

local NUM_SONGS = #songs

while true do
	local order = {}
	for i = 1, NUM_SONGS do
		order[i] = i
	end
	shuffle(order)
	for i = 1, NUM_SONGS do
		local song = songs[i]
		song.sound:Play()
		song.sound.Ended:Wait()
	end
end

Basically, it creates a Sound Instance for each SoundID present, then it should add them to the SoundGroup I created.

I’ve created a Play/Pause button in order to be able to control the sounds:

local TweenService = game:GetService("TweenService")
local SoundService = game:GetService("SoundService")
local audio = game.Workspace:FindFirstChildOfClass("Sound")
local audioVolumeControl = game.SoundService:FindFirstChildOfClass("SoundGroup")
local playPauseButton = script.Parent
local cooldown = false

playPauseButton.Image = "rbxassetid://166377450"

-- TweenInfos
local buttonTweenInfo = TweenInfo.new(0.15, Enum.EasingStyle.Linear, Enum.EasingDirection.InOut, 0, false)
local audioTweenInfo = TweenInfo.new(0.8, Enum.EasingStyle.Linear, Enum.EasingDirection.Out, 0, false)
-- Button Tweens
local buttonPopOut = TweenService:Create(script.Parent, buttonTweenInfo, {Size = UDim2.new(0, 50, 0, 50), Rotation = 10})
local buttonPopIn = TweenService:Create(script.Parent, buttonTweenInfo, {Size = UDim2.new(0, 45, 0, 45), Rotation = 0})
-- Audio Tweens
local pausingSound = TweenService:Create(audioVolumeControl, audioTweenInfo, {Volume = 0})
local resumingSound = TweenService:Create(audioVolumeControl, audioTweenInfo, {Volume = 0.5})

local function onRelease()
    print("Button released")
    buttonPopOut:Play()
    if cooldown == true then return end
    if (audio) then
        if audio.IsPlaying == true then
            print("Audio paused")
            script.Parent.Image = "rbxassetid://11104029889"
            cooldown = true
            pausingSound:Play()
            task.delay(0.8, function()
                audio:Pause()
            end)
            cooldown = false
        elseif audio.IsPaused == true then
            print("Audio resumed")
            script.Parent.Image = "rbxassetid://11104029772"
            cooldown = true
            audio:Resume()
            resumingSound:Play()
            task.wait(0.8)
            cooldown = false
        end
    end
end

playPauseButton.Activated:Connect(onRelease)

When the button is pressed, it should pause or resume the audio. However, the onRelease function does not respond past the print statement.
The console log after I press the button:
image

Additionally, the Image on said button has a Transparency of 1, but does not happen when the script is disabled (It is the same script above. Assuming there is something that sets the transparency to 1 until activated). I’ve tried another script for the sound before, however the Image would only appear after I actually activate the button.
image
(this is where the button is supposed to be)

I’ve never really asked for help here so I’m not sure if I’ve provided enough info, but thanks anyway.

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#2

It looks like you’re trying to find something that isn’t there. You need to rewrite something on either this or the other script.

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