PLAYING SOUNDS IN XACT

SAMPLE CODE:

// Audio objects
AudioEngine engine;
SoundBank soundBank;
WaveBank waveBank;

// Initialize audio objects.
engine = new AudioEngine("Content\\PlaySound.xgs");
soundBank = new SoundBank(engine, "Content\\Sound Bank.xsb");
waveBank = new WaveBank(engine, "Content\\Wave Bank.xwb");

// Play the sound.
Cue cue = soundBank.GetCue("usecuenamehere");
cue.Play();

// note each cue instance is unique including cues w same name - allows play of multiple cues simultaneously


// to pause call Cue.Pause
// to stop call Cue.Stop


// complete code 

namespace StopOrPauseSoundXACT
{
    public class Game1 : Microsoft.Xna.Framework.Game
    {
        GraphicsDeviceManager graphics;

        // Audio objects
        AudioEngine engine;
        SoundBank soundBank;
        WaveBank waveBank;
        Cue cue;

        GamePadState oldState;

        public Game1()
        {
            graphics = new GraphicsDeviceManager(this);
        }

        protected override void Initialize()
        {
            base.Initialize();

            // Initialize audio objects.
            engine = new AudioEngine("Content\\StopOrPauseSound.xgs");
            soundBank = new SoundBank(engine, "Content\\Sound Bank.xsb");
            waveBank = new WaveBank(engine, "Content\\Wave Bank.xwb");

            // Get the cue and play it.
            cue = soundBank.GetCue("music");
            cue.Play();
        }

        protected override void LoadContent()
        {
        }

        protected override void UnloadContent()
        {
        }

        protected void UpdateInput()
        {
            // Get the current gamepad state.
            GamePadState currentState = GamePad.GetState(PlayerIndex.One);

            if (currentState.DPad == oldState.DPad)
            {
                return;
            }

            // DPad right is 'play/pause'.
            if (currentState.DPad.Right == ButtonState.Pressed)
            {
                if (cue.IsPaused)
                {
                    cue.Resume();
                }
                else if (cue.IsPlaying)
                {
                    cue.Pause();
                }
                else
                {
                    // If stopped, create a new cue.
                    cue = soundBank.GetCue(cue.Name);
                    cue.Play();
                }
            }

            // DPad left is 'stop'.
            if (currentState.DPad.Left == ButtonState.Pressed)
            {
                cue.Stop(AudioStopOptions.AsAuthored);
            }

            oldState = currentState;
        }

        protected override void Update(GameTime gameTime)
        {
            // Allow the game to exit.
            if (GamePad.GetState(PlayerIndex.One).Buttons.Back ==
                ButtonState.Pressed)
                this.Exit();

            // Check input.
            UpdateInput();

            // Update the audio engine.
            engine.Update();

            base.Update(gameTime);
        }

        protected override void Draw(GameTime gameTime)
        {
            graphics.GraphicsDevice.Clear(Color.CornflowerBlue);
            base.Draw(gameTime);
        }
    }
}