# Sound preloader

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/sound-preloader/38268>\
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**Created:** [December 20, 2003, 7:17am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/sound-preloader/38268 "2003-12-20T07:17:43Z")\
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**Author:** ![aconeinc](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e274bd/32.png) [@aconeinc](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/aconeinc)\
**Post date:** [December 20, 2003, 7:17am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/sound-preloader/38268/1 "2003-12-20T07:17:43Z")

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How can create a preloader for an externally loaded sound? I use the loadsound action to play the external mp3 file but I need a proloader to show it load??