# When sound is playing
**URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/t/when-sound-is-playing/25803
**Category:** Uncategorized
**Created:** [July 16, 2003, 5:14pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/when-sound-is-playing/25803 "2003-07-16T17:14:27Z")
**Posts on this page:** 8
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### Author:  [@no\_bone\_movie](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/no_bone_movie)
#### Post date: [July 16, 2003, 5:14pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/when-sound-is-playing/25803/1 "2003-07-16T17:14:27Z")
hi, i’m having trouble with some as.
i want a mc to move onto frame 2 when an imported mp3 starts playing. i’ve found :
```auto
if (playing==true)
_root.soundbar.statusMC.gotoAndStop(2);
```
but it isn’t working.
cheers.
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [July 16, 2003, 5:26pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/when-sound-is-playing/25803/2 "2003-07-16T17:26:53Z")
Could you post the rest of your code?
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [July 16, 2003, 5:32pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/when-sound-is-playing/25803/3 "2003-07-16T17:32:36Z")
```auto
on (release) {
stopAllSounds();
track2 = new Sound();
track2.loadSound("track2.mp3", false);
track2.start(0, 99);
if (playing==true)
_root.soundbar.statusMC.gotoAndStop(2);
}
```
this is the code i have tried on the button, but no luck.
i really want the detection on it’s own line so other tracks can be picked up.
cheers.
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [July 16, 2003, 5:36pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/when-sound-is-playing/25803/4 "2003-07-16T17:36:10Z")
Well, you never set to true the variable _playing_.
I guess you could try using an onLoad handler instead. 🙂
[AS]track2.onLoad = function() {
\_root.soundbar.statusMC.gotoAndStop(2);
};[/AS]
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [July 16, 2003, 5:46pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/when-sound-is-playing/25803/5 "2003-07-16T17:46:57Z")
tried that before. just tried it again, no go. here’s the fla.
cheers.
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [July 16, 2003, 5:52pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/when-sound-is-playing/25803/6 "2003-07-16T17:52:10Z")
Try this:
[AS]on (release) {
stopAllSounds();
track2 = new Sound();
track2.onLoad = function() {
this.start(0, 99);
statusMC.gotoAndStop(2);
};
track2.loadSound(“track2.mp3”, false);
}[/AS]
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [July 16, 2003, 6:09pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/when-sound-is-playing/25803/7 "2003-07-16T18:09:59Z")
that works sweet mate. aren’t mp3s stored in the temp files when loaded this way?
cheers.
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [July 16, 2003, 6:17pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/when-sound-is-playing/25803/8 "2003-07-16T18:17:55Z")
Yeah, I think so. 🙂
And you’re welcome. 😉