# Play sounds on a key press?

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/play-sounds-on-a-key-press/59170>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [July 29, 2004, 1:04am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/play-sounds-on-a-key-press/59170 "2004-07-29T01:04:36Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![sinner1979](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f0a364/32.png) [@sinner1979](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/sinner1979)\
**Post date:** [July 29, 2004, 1:04am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/play-sounds-on-a-key-press/59170/1 "2004-07-29T01:04:36Z")

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Does anyone know script for doing this?  
I’m trying to play a sound on a space bar press.  
I am using Flash MX  
please help

thanks

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [July 29, 2004, 1:16am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/play-sounds-on-a-key-press/59170/2 "2004-07-29T01:16:57Z")

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```auto
//Define Sound object
var my_sound = new Sound(this);
//Attach sound symbol from the Library (don't forget to export it for ActionScript)
my_sound.attachSound("id");
//Execute the code whenever a key is pressed
my_sound.onKeyDown = function() {
	//Check if the spacebar has been pressed
	if (Key.getCode() == 32) {
		//Play the sound
		this.start();
	}
};
//Add the Sound object to the Key object listeners
Key.addListener(my_sound);

```

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [July 29, 2004, 6:20pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/play-sounds-on-a-key-press/59170/3 "2004-07-29T18:20:13Z")

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thank you very much … helped a whole lot

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [July 29, 2004, 7:09pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/play-sounds-on-a-key-press/59170/4 "2004-07-29T19:09:58Z")

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No problem, sinner. 🙂