I would like to play a sound using Swift.
My code worked in Swift 1.0 but now it doesn't work anymore in Swift 2 or newer.
override func viewDidLoad() {
super.viewDidLoad()
let url:NSURL = NSBundle.mainBundle().URLForResource("soundName", withExtension: "mp3")!
do {
player = try AVAudioPlayer(contentsOfURL: url, fileTypeHint: nil)
} catch _{
return
}
bgMusic.numberOfLoops = 1
bgMusic.prepareToPlay()
if (Data.backgroundMenuPlayed == 0){
player.play()
Data.backgroundMenuPlayed = 1
}
}
Open Xcode and click on Create a new Xcode Project. Under iOS, make sure that Tabbed App is the option selected before clicking on the Next button. Next, name the project to MusicPlayer but feel free to change it if you like. Make sure that your User Interface is set to SwiftUI.
Most preferably you might want to use AVFoundation. It provides all the essentials for working with audiovisual media.
Update: Compatible with Swift 2, Swift 3 and Swift 4 as suggested by some of you in the comments.
import AVFoundation
var player: AVAudioPlayer?
func playSound() {
let url = NSBundle.mainBundle().URLForResource("soundName", withExtension: "mp3")!
do {
player = try AVAudioPlayer(contentsOfURL: url)
guard let player = player else { return }
player.prepareToPlay()
player.play()
} catch let error as NSError {
print(error.description)
}
}
import AVFoundation
var player: AVAudioPlayer?
func playSound() {
guard let url = Bundle.main.url(forResource: "soundName", withExtension: "mp3") else { return }
do {
try AVAudioSession.sharedInstance().setCategory(AVAudioSessionCategoryPlayback)
try AVAudioSession.sharedInstance().setActive(true)
let player = try AVAudioPlayer(contentsOf: url)
player.play()
} catch let error {
print(error.localizedDescription)
}
}
import AVFoundation
var player: AVAudioPlayer?
func playSound() {
guard let url = Bundle.main.url(forResource: "soundName", withExtension: "mp3") else { return }
do {
try AVAudioSession.sharedInstance().setCategory(.playback, mode: .default)
try AVAudioSession.sharedInstance().setActive(true)
/* The following line is required for the player to work on iOS 11. Change the file type accordingly*/
player = try AVAudioPlayer(contentsOf: url, fileTypeHint: AVFileType.mp3.rawValue)
/* iOS 10 and earlier require the following line:
player = try AVAudioPlayer(contentsOf: url, fileTypeHint: AVFileTypeMPEGLayer3) */
guard let player = player else { return }
player.play()
} catch let error {
print(error.localizedDescription)
}
}
Make sure to change the name of your tune as well as the extension. The file needs to be properly imported (
Project Build Phases
>Copy Bundle Resources
). You might want to place it inassets.xcassets
for greater convenience.
For short sound files you might want to go for non-compressed audio formats such as .wav
since they have the best quality and a low cpu impact. The higher disk-space consumption should not be a big deal for short sound files. The longer the files are, you might want to go for a compressed format such as .mp3
etc. pp. Check the compatible audio formats of CoreAudio
.
Fun-fact: There are neat little libraries which make playing sounds even easier. :)
For example: SwiftySound
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