# Playing sound using actionscript

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/playing-sound-using-actionscript/16656>\
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**Created:** [March 27, 2003, 4:13am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/playing-sound-using-actionscript/16656 "2003-03-27T04:13:51Z")\
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**Author:** ![thybalt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e5b9ba/32.png) [@thybalt](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/thybalt)\
**Post date:** [March 27, 2003, 4:13am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/playing-sound-using-actionscript/16656/1 "2003-03-27T04:13:51Z")

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how do i start playing a sound using actionscript?  
I want it to play when my \_yscale property of a MC is below 30.  
I have this code:

if (\_yscale\<30)  
\<code to start playing sound which i imported into library\>

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:** [March 27, 2003, 6:01am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/playing-sound-using-actionscript/16656/2 "2003-03-27T06:01:09Z")

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try this…probably helpful. =)

[http://www.kirupa.com/developer/actionscript/sound.htm](http://www.kirupa.com/developer/actionscript/sound.htm)

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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:** [March 27, 2003, 6:23am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/playing-sound-using-actionscript/16656/3 "2003-03-27T06:23:08Z")

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thanks a billion unflux, didnt realise kirupa has a tutorial for it…

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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:** [March 27, 2003, 6:24am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/playing-sound-using-actionscript/16656/4 "2003-03-27T06:24:31Z")

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np. hope it’s what you need. 🙂

if not, we’re always here of course. 😉