Play a WAV File
Problem
You need to play a .wav audio file.
Solution
Use the unmanaged sndPlaySoundA API function.
Discussion
The .NET Framework doesn’t include any managed classes for playing audio files. However, the winmm.dll library included with Windows includes a function named sndPlaySoundA that accepts the name of a WAV file and a parameter indicating how to play it. You can choose to play a sound synchronously, asynchronously, or in a continuous background loop. When you play a sound synchronously, the function interrupts the execution of the program until the sound is complete. If you play a sound asynchronously, the function will return immediately, and the sound will play in the background.
The following example form allows a sound to be ...
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