The correct way to play short sounds Android?

Question

I am creating an application that will have multiple images on the screen, these images will be buttons and when tapped will play a short sound. I researched this and could

Answer 1

MediaPlayer mp = MediaPlayer.create(getApplicationContext(), R.raw.sound);

try {
    if (mp.isPlaying()) {
        mp.stop();
        mp.release();

        mp = MediaPlayer.create(getApplicationContext(), R.raw.sound);
    }

    mp.start();
} catch (Exception e) {
    e.printStackTrace();
}