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# Sound

### Introduction

The Sound class is used to manage and play a sound cue. It can be obtained from the [AudioManager](https://github.com/flatredball/FlatRedBallDocs/tree/main/frb/docs/index.php) using the GetSound(CueName) method.

### Sound Control

The following methods will modify the playback of a sound:

* **Play()** - Plays the sound, resumes the sound (if paused), or restarts the sound (if stopped).
* **Stop() / StopAsAuthored()** - Stops playback of the sound as authored in the XACT project.
* **StopImmediately()** - Stops playback of the sound immediately.
* **Pause()** - Pauses playback of the sound.

Additionally, there is a **Variables** field within the sound object which provides easy access to any cue instance variables. For example, if the XACT project defined a "Volume" cue instance variable, then it could be accessed using the following line:

```
float soundVolume = mySound.Variables["Volume"];
```

It could be set using the following line:

```
mySound.Variables["Volume"] = 6.0f;
```

For more information on setting variables in an XACT project, read the XNA Creator's Club's Advanced Audio Tutorial on [controlling pitch and volume with variables](http://creators.xna.com/Headlines/tutorialscol1/archive/2007/04/26/Advanced-Audio-Tutorial-1_3A00_-Controlling-Pitch-and-Volume-with-Variables.aspx).

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