Loading external MP3 files in ActionScript 2.0 and ActionScript 3.0

The following examples show how you can dynamically load MP3 files into your SWF using the Sound class in ActionScript 2.0 and ActionScript 3.0.

Full code after the jump.

The following example shows how you can load an external MP3 file using the Sound class and loadSound() method in ActionScript 2.0:

// ActionScript 2.0
var url:String = "http://www.helpexamples.com/flash/sound/song2.mp3";
var sound:Sound = new Sound();
sound.loadSound(url, true);

The following example shows how you can load an external MP3 file using the Sound class and the load() and play() methods in ActionScript 3.0:

// ActionScript 3.0
var url:String = "http://www.helpexamples.com/flash/sound/song2.mp3";
var urlRequest:URLRequest = new URLRequest(url);
var sound:Sound = new Sound();
sound.load(urlRequest);
sound.play();

Obviously, these are very simplified examples of loading MP3s. In later examples we’ll explore things like ID3 information and setting the volume on the sounds.

Tagged as: load(), loadSound(), play(), Sound