{"id":579,"date":"2008-10-13T07:42:05","date_gmt":"2008-10-13T12:42:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.wiredprairie.us\/blog\/index.php\/archives\/579"},"modified":"2008-10-13T07:42:05","modified_gmt":"2008-10-13T12:42:05","slug":"how-to-play-an-audio-file-in-silverlight-part-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wiredprairie.us\/blog\/index.php\/archives\/579","title":{"rendered":"How to play an Audio File in Silverlight, Part 2"},"content":{"rendered":"

I was asked in a comment<\/a> how to play a sound from a stream, from an embedded resource in Silverlight or WPF. <\/p>\n

My answer is that I wouldn’t use an embedded resource, instead I’d suggest using the “Content” Build Action as shown below:<\/p>\n

\"image\" <\/p>\n

I’ve set the explosion.mp3 file’s Build Action to “Content”. Then, using my audio playing technique, I call the function:<\/p>\n

PlayAudio(\"\/explosion.mp3\"<\/span>, .5);<\/pre>\n
(The .5 sets the volume.)<\/p>\n
You might look at MediaStreamSource<\/a> (set via the MediaElement’s SetSource property). <\/p>\n
There’s an example dealing with MP3 files here<\/a>. Realize that path requires that your code fully take over the the responsibility for streaming — including understanding the low-level details of the audio\/video format. For example, you would need to know how to decode an MP3 file.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
I was asked in a comment how to play a sound from a stream, from an embedded resource in Silverlight or WPF. My answer is that I wouldn’t use an embedded resource, instead I’d suggest using the “Content” Build Action as shown below: I’ve set the explosion.mp3 file’s Build Action to “Content”. 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