My.Computer.Audio Object

Provides methods for playing sounds.

Remarks

You can use the My.Computer.Audio.Play and My.Computer.Audio.PlaySystemSound methods to play .wav sound files and system sounds.

Tasks

The following table lists examples of tasks involving the My.Computer.Audio object.

To	See
Play a sound in the background.	How to: Play Sounds in Visual Basic
Play a sound once and wait for completion.	How to: Play Sounds and Wait For Completion in Visual Basic
Play a sound many times.	How to: Play Looping Sounds in Visual Basic
Stop a sound playing in the background.	How to: Stop Playing Sounds in the Background in Visual Basic

Example

The My.Computer.Audio.Play method plays the specified sound in the background when AudioPlayMode.Background is specified.

Sub PlayBackgroundSoundFile()
    My.Computer.Audio.Play("C:\Waterfall.wav", _
        AudioPlayMode.Background)
End Sub

This code can run only within a Windows Forms application.

The file name should reference a .wav sound file on your system.

To simplify the management of your sound files, consider storing the files as application resources. The files can then be accessed through the My.Resources Object.

Requirements

Namespace:Microsoft.VisualBasic.Devices

Class:Audio

Assembly: Visual Basic Runtime Library (in Microsoft.VisualBasic.dll)

Availability by Project Type

Project type	Available
Windows Application	Yes
Class Library	Yes
Console Application	Yes
Windows Control Library	Yes
Web Control Library	No
Windows Service	Yes
Web Site	No

See Also

Reference

My.Computer.Audio Object Members

My.Computer Object