Android play sound of resource

Question

I have kept in resources mp3 file, you need play it with the MediaPlayer

path in Resource Resources/Drawable/beep.mp3

i trying this code

var fileUri = Uri.Parse("android.resource://MyAppName/" + Resource.Drawable.beep);
_mediaPlayer.SetDataSource(Application.Context,fileUri);

but the path of the file is incorrect, how to get the correct path to the resource mp3 file

Answer 1

You're using MP3 from the "drawable" directory, which is wrong.

Use assets.

AssetFileDescriptor afd = getAssets().openFd("AudioFile.mp3");
player.setDataSource(afd.getFileDescriptor(),afd.getStartOffset(),afd.getLength());

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Answer 2

I actually store my MP3 files in Resources/Raw and use SoundPool instead of MediaPlayer for short clips like beeps, etc. See Soundpool or media player?

protected override void OnCreate(Bundle bundle)
{
    base.OnCreate(bundle);
    SetContentView(Resource.Layout.MyView);

    // Set the hardware buttons to control the music
    this.VolumeControlStream = Stream.Music;

    // Load the sound
    _soundPool = new SoundPool(10, Stream.Music, 0);
    _beepId = _soundPool.Load(this, Resource.Raw.beep, 1);
}

private void PlaySound(int soundId)
{
    var audioManager = (AudioManager)GetSystemService(AudioService);
    var actualVolume = (float)audioManager.GetStreamVolume(Stream.Music);
    var maxVolume = (float)audioManager.GetStreamMaxVolume(Stream.Music);
    var volume = actualVolume / maxVolume;

    _soundPool.Play(soundId, volume, volume, 1, 0, 1f);
}

You can then simply call PlaySound(_beepId) to play your sound.