WoW API: PlaySoundFile

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PlaySoundFile(SoundFile)

Play the specified sound file. The file will be played once. Unlike PlayMusic, you cannot stop the file from playing once it starts.

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Arguments

(SoundFile)

SoundFile

String - The path and name of the sound file you'd like to play. This has been successfully tested with .wav and .mp3 files. Note that the path is relative to the World of Warcraft installation directory.

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Example: Playing a sound file from within an AddOn's directory

PlaySoundFile("Interface\\AddOns\\MyAddOn\\mysound.wav")

or

PlaySoundFile("Interface\\AddOns\\MyAddOn\\mysound.mp3")

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Details

This has been successfully tested for playing sounds inside your AddOn's directory, so you don't have to worry about putting your sound files outside your AddOn directory.

However - it does appear that the sound file must be present in the AddOn directory BEFORE loading the game. A /console reloadui will not refresh the sound files.

There does not appear to be a bad error if the file is missing - it just won't play. There is a return status, which is 1 if the sound was OK and nil if it couldn't be found.

This API call was broken in patch 1.11 and was fixed in patch 1.11.2.

Some Popular Sounds

• "Power of the Horde"

/script PlaySoundFile("Sound\\Music\\ZoneMusic\\DMF_L70ETC01.mp3") 

• "Lament of the Highborne"

/script PlaySoundFile("Sound\\Music\\GlueScreenMusic\\BCCredits_Lament_of_the_Highborne.mp3")

• Template:Item "Whispers"

/script PlaySoundFile("Sound\\Creature\\Ashbringer\\ASH_SPEAK_01.wav")
/script PlaySoundFile("Sound\\Creature\\Ashbringer\\ASH_SPEAK_02.wav")
/script PlaySoundFile("Sound\\Creature\\Ashbringer\\ASH_SPEAK_03.wav")
/script PlaySoundFile("Sound\\Creature\\Ashbringer\\ASH_SPEAK_04.wav")
/script PlaySoundFile("Sound\\Creature\\Ashbringer\\ASH_SPEAK_05.wav")
/script PlaySoundFile("Sound\\Creature\\Ashbringer\\ASH_SPEAK_06.wav")
/script PlaySoundFile("Sound\\Creature\\Ashbringer\\ASH_SPEAK_07.wav")
/script PlaySoundFile("Sound\\Creature\\Ashbringer\\ASH_SPEAK_08.wav")
/script PlaySoundFile("Sound\\Creature\\Ashbringer\\ASH_SPEAK_09.wav")
/script PlaySoundFile("Sound\\Creature\\Ashbringer\\ASH_SPEAK_10.wav")
/script PlaySoundFile("Sound\\Creature\\Ashbringer\\ASH_SPEAK_11.wav")
/script PlaySoundFile("Sound\\Creature\\Ashbringer\\ASH_SPEAK_12.wav")

• Shade of Aran Emotes

/script PlaySoundFile("Sound\\Creature\\ShadeOfAran\\AranAggro01.wav")
/script PlaySoundFile("Sound\\Creature\\ShadeOfAran\\AranAggro02.wav")
/script PlaySoundFile("Sound\\Creature\\ShadeOfAran\\AranAggro03.wav")
/script PlaySoundFile("Sound\\Creature\\ShadeOfAran\\AranArcane01.wav")
/script PlaySoundFile("Sound\\Creature\\ShadeOfAran\\AranArcane02.wav")
/script PlaySoundFile("Sound\\Creature\\ShadeOfAran\\AranDies01.wav")
/script PlaySoundFile("Sound\\Creature\\ShadeOfAran\\AranFire01.wav")
/script PlaySoundFile("Sound\\Creature\\ShadeOfAran\\AranFire02.wav")
/script PlaySoundFile("Sound\\Creature\\ShadeOfAran\\AranFrost01.wav")
/script PlaySoundFile("Sound\\Creature\\ShadeOfAran\\AranFrost02.wav")
/script PlaySoundFile("Sound\\Creature\\ShadeOfAran\\AranGameOver01.wav")
/script PlaySoundFile("Sound\\Creature\\ShadeOfAran\\AranOutOfMana01.wav")
/script PlaySoundFile("Sound\\Creature\\ShadeOfAran\\AranSeeStaff01.wav")
/script PlaySoundFile("Sound\\Creature\\ShadeOfAran\\AranSlay01.wav")
/script PlaySoundFile("Sound\\Creature\\ShadeOfAran\\AranSlay02.wav")
/script PlaySoundFile("Sound\\Creature\\ShadeOfAran\\AranSummonElem01.wav")

See also

PlaySoundFile macro lists

A gigantic (over one megabyte) list can be found at Parl2001's talk page. This list was extracted from patch 2.4, so some may have changed since then. Eventually these lists will hopefully get updated with Template:Wotlk-inline sounds.

This list is slowly being copied into separate pages:

• Instance sounds
  • PlaySoundFile macros - Eastern Kingdoms instance sounds
  • PlaySoundFile macros - Kalimdor instance sounds
  • PlaySoundFile macros - Northrend instance sounds
  • PlaySoundFile macros - Outland instance sounds
• Outdoor boss sounds
  • PlaySoundFile macros - Eastern Kingdoms outdoor boss sounds
  • PlaySoundFile macros - Kalimdor outdoor boss sounds
  • PlaySoundFile macros - Northrend outdoor boss sounds
  • PlaySoundFile macros - Outland outdoor boss sounds
• General mob sounds
  • PlaySoundFile macros - Eastern Kingdoms general mob sounds
  • PlaySoundFile macros - Kalimdor general mob sounds
  • PlaySoundFile macros - Northrend general mob sounds
  • PlaySoundFile macros - Outland general mob sounds
• Named mob sounds
  • PlaySoundFile macros - Eastern Kingdoms named mob sounds
  • PlaySoundFile macros - Kalimdor named mob sounds
  • PlaySoundFile macros - Northrend named mob sounds
  • PlaySoundFile macros - Outland named mob sounds
• General NPC sounds
  • PlaySoundFile macros - Eastern Kingdoms general NPC sounds
  • PlaySoundFile macros - Kalimdor general NPC sounds
  • PlaySoundFile macros - Northrend general NPC sounds
  • PlaySoundFile macros - Outland general NPC sounds
• Named NPC sounds
  • PlaySoundFile macros - Eastern Kingdoms named NPC sounds
  • PlaySoundFile macros - Kalimdor named NPC sounds
  • PlaySoundFile macros - Northrend named NPC sounds
  • PlaySoundFile macros - Outland named NPC sounds
• Uncategorized location sounds
  • PlaySoundFile macros - other sounds
  • PlaySoundFile macros - other doodad sounds
  • PlaySoundFile macros - other item sounds
  • PlaySoundFile macros - other music sounds
  • PlaySoundFile macros - other spells sounds
• Player character sounds
  • PlaySoundFile macros - Alliance player character sounds
  • PlaySoundFile macros - Horde player character sounds

External links

Updated for Wrath of the Lich King

Not from Blizzard:   UI & Macros forum 0. /scripts for every sound! Wrath version :D 12/11/2008 03:12:47 AM PST by Bluspacecow

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ZIP file downloads of list

http://www.2shared.com/file/4485501/325410ac/Wow_Script_Sounds__including_wrath_.html

http://www.megaupload.com/?d=TZSCO14Y

http://www.thevarden.net/files/Wow%20Script%20Sounds%20(including%20wrath).zip

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