# Flash 8: Get a sound to play if it hasn't already started?

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-8-get-a-sound-to-play-if-it-hasnt-already-started/216956>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [February 21, 2007, 10:50pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-8-get-a-sound-to-play-if-it-hasnt-already-started/216956 "2007-02-21T22:50:50Z")\
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**Author:** ![Unit9](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/c77e96/32.png) [@Unit9](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Unit9)\
**Post date:** [February 21, 2007, 10:50pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-8-get-a-sound-to-play-if-it-hasnt-already-started/216956/1 "2007-02-21T22:50:50Z")

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Hi guys,

I have a typewriting effect that exists on 6 frames - on frame one the says what characters to type and which character comes next and on frame six it tells it to go back to the begining.

I also have a typewriting sound effect - Is there any way I can tell the flash to play the typewriting sound if it’s not already playing, every time it hits that first frame?