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<center>'''PlayMusic''' ''-Documentation by [[user:Holo|Holo]]-''</center>
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Plays the given mp3 file.
PlayMusic(soundFile);


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==Parameters==
 
===Arguments===
PlayMusic("mp3");
:;soundFile : String - path to a MP3 file. You can refer to both files in WoW's MPQs, or your own music files in your addon's directory.
 
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Plays the given mp3.
 
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;''Arguments''
 
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:("mp3")
:;mp3 : String - This is the complete path to an mp3. It is relative to your World of Warcraft Folder!
 
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;''Example''
 
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==Example==
  PlayMusic("Sound\\Music\\GlueScreenMusic\\wow_main_theme.mp3");
  PlayMusic("Sound\\Music\\GlueScreenMusic\\wow_main_theme.mp3");
PlayMusic("Interface\\AddOns\\Foo\\bar.mp3");
===Result===
Current music fades out, login or custom music plays.


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==Notes==
;''Details''
*You cannot pause the playback, but you can stop it with [[API_StopMusic|StopMusic()]].
 
*You cannot use this function to play custom MP3 files located outside an addon's directory.
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*To play MP3 files that were added to an addon's directory after WoW has been launched you will first have to restart the game client.
 
*If any of the built-in music is playing when you call this function (e.g. Stormwind background music), it will fade out.
: This function plays the given music file (file format has to be mp3, I think. I have not tried others.) You cannot pause the playback. You can stop it with [[API StopMusic|StopMusic]].
*(Verified): since World of Warcraft uses the FMOD sound engine, it is very likely that other file formats than mp3 are supported. For example OggVorbis (.ogg).
 
*The playback loops until it is stopped with [[API_StopMusic|StopMusic()]].
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*For some reason, during most (but not all) raid encounters the music played will suddenly stop.
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Latest revision as of 04:47, 15 August 2023

← WoW API < PlayMusic

Plays the given mp3 file. 

PlayMusic(soundFile);

Parameters[edit]

Arguments[edit]

soundFile
String - path to a MP3 file. You can refer to both files in WoW's MPQs, or your own music files in your addon's directory.

Example[edit]

PlayMusic("Sound\\Music\\GlueScreenMusic\\wow_main_theme.mp3");
PlayMusic("Interface\\AddOns\\Foo\\bar.mp3");

Result[edit]

Current music fades out, login or custom music plays.

Notes[edit]

  • You cannot pause the playback, but you can stop it with StopMusic().
  • You cannot use this function to play custom MP3 files located outside an addon's directory.
  • To play MP3 files that were added to an addon's directory after WoW has been launched you will first have to restart the game client.
  • If any of the built-in music is playing when you call this function (e.g. Stormwind background music), it will fade out.
  • (Verified): since World of Warcraft uses the FMOD sound engine, it is very likely that other file formats than mp3 are supported. For example OggVorbis (.ogg).
  • The playback loops until it is stopped with StopMusic().
  • For some reason, during most (but not all) raid encounters the music played will suddenly stop.
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