Playing Sounds

The My.Computer.Audio object provides methods for playing sounds.

In This Section

• How to: Play Sounds and Wait For Completion in Visual Basic
  Demonstrates how to play sounds from a sound file or application resource and wait for them to complete.

• How to: Play Sounds in Visual Basic
  Demonstrates how to play a sound from a sound file or application resource in the background.

• How to: Play Looping Sounds in Visual Basic
  Demonstrates how to play a sound from a sound file or application resource as a continuous loop.

• How to: Stop Playing Sounds in the Background in Visual Basic
  Demonstrates how to stop a sound playing in the background.

• How to: Play System Sounds in Visual Basic
  Demonstrates how to play a system sound.

Reference

• My.Computer.Audio Object
  Describes the My.Computer.Audio object.

• My.Computer.Audio.Play Method
  Describes the Play method.

• My.Computer.Audio.PlaySystemSound Method
  Describes the PlaySystemSound method.

• My.Computer.Audio.Stop Method
  Describes the Stop method, which is used to stop a sound that is currently playing.