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SoundPlayer Class Overview

How to: Play a Sound from a Windows Form

How to: Play a Beep from a Windows Form

How to: Play a Sound Embedded in a Resource from a Windows Form

How to: Play a System Sound from a Windows Form

How to: Load a Sound Asynchronously within a Windows Form

How to: Loop a Sound Playing on a Windows Form

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How to: Play a Beep from a Windows Form

.NET Framework 4.5

This example plays a beep at run time.

public void onePing()
{
    SystemSounds.Beep.Play();
}

C# Note
The sound played in the C# code sample is determined by the Beep system sound setting. For more information, see SystemSounds.

Compiling the Code

This example requires:

(Visual Basic) A reference to the Microsoft.VisualBasic namespace.
(C#) A reference to the System.Media namespace.

Tasks

How to: Play a System Sound from a Windows Form

How to: Play a Sound from a Windows Form

Reference

SoundPlayer

Other Resources

Beep Function

SoundPlayer Class

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