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
}
}
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