How do I make sound effects....

ImDaFrEaK

I recently asked, how do I add sound referring to mp3's and I got a good answer by adding windows media player but now I have new problem. I want to make sound effects for commands, such as if I place an options button on my form, I want this to make a sound when pushed. This may be basic to some of yall guru's but I can't figure it out. Please help.... thanx By the way, I've been asking a lot of questions here with less answers from my end I would like to thank all the people who have responded and helped me.

Fallen

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: I recently asked, how do I add sound referring to mp3's and I got a good answer by adding windows media player but now I have new problem. I want to make sound effects for commands, such as if I place an options button on my form, I want this to make a sound when pushed. This may be basic to some of yall guru's but I can't figure it out. Please help.... thanx By the way, I've been asking a lot of questions here with less answers from my end I would like to thank all the people who have responded and helped me.
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Your best bet would be to use DirectX - DirectMusic. For this you are going to need the DirectX SDK which you should be able to get from either a decent site, or free on a cd with some book that deals with DirectX. I`m currently writting a small dll that will hopefully handle the DirectX stuff without needing to know how it works, kinda like a dll for a dll ;-) If you want to email me or something reguarding this feel free. (VB@Fallensworld.co.uk)

Hope This Helps

RSlayden

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: : I recently asked, how do I add sound referring to mp3's and I got a good answer by adding windows media player but now I have new problem. I want to make sound effects for commands, such as if I place an options button on my form, I want this to make a sound when pushed. This may be basic to some of yall guru's but I can't figure it out. Please help.... thanx By the way, I've been asking a lot of questions here with less answers from my end I would like to thank all the people who have responded and helped me.
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: Your best bet would be to use DirectX - DirectMusic. For this you are going to need the DirectX SDK which you should be able to get from either a decent site, or free on a cd with some book that deals with DirectX. I`m currently writting a small dll that will hopefully handle the DirectX stuff without needing to know how it works, kinda like a dll for a dll ;-) If you want to email me or something reguarding this feel free. (VB@Fallensworld.co.uk)
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Another way for something as simple as you are talking about, is the MMControl. Place it on your formm and make all buttons invisible and the border mciNone. Use code like (adjusted to your needs):

Option Explicit
Private strAudioFile As String

Private Sub Form_Unload(Cancel As Integer)
MMControl1.Command = "Close"
End Sub

Private Sub Option1_Click()
strAudioFile = "c:vsprojectssystemsoundfxs1.wav" 'Alien
PlayAudio
End Sub

Private Sub Option2_Click()
strAudioFile = "c:vsprojectssystemsoundfxs2.wav" 'Drum
PlayAudio
End Sub

Private Sub Option3_Click()
strAudioFile = "c:vsprojectssystemsoundfxs3.wav" 'Drops
PlayAudio
End Sub

Private Sub Option4_Click()
strAudioFile = "c:vsprojectssystemsoundfxs4.wav" 'Tap
PlayAudio
End Sub

Public Sub PlayAudio()
'Play the audio file in strAudio
' Close the MCI WaveAudio device.
MMControl1.Command = "Close"

' Set properties needed by MCI to open.
MMControl1.Notify = False
MMControl1.Wait = True
MMControl1.Shareable = False
MMControl1.DeviceType = "WaveAudio"
MMControl1.FileName = strAudioFile

' Open the MCI WaveAudio device.
MMControl1.Command = "Open"

' Play the audio
MMControl1.Command = "Play"
End Sub 'end PlayAudio()