iPhone AVAudioPlayer stopping background music

Question

So I\'ve just noticed that on my iPod Touch, when my app triggers a short wav file to play using AVAudioPlayer, the music gets paused. Is this normal?

I can\'t find

Answer 1

Depending on your requirements, playing system sounds might not be enough, take a look at the session options, e.g. MixWithOthers

struct AVAudioSessionCategoryOptions : OptionSetType {
    init(rawValue rawValue: UInt)
    static var MixWithOthers: AVAudioSessionCategoryOptions { get }
    static var DuckOthers: AVAudioSessionCategoryOptions { get }
    static var AllowBluetooth: AVAudioSessionCategoryOptions { get }
    static var DefaultToSpeaker: AVAudioSessionCategoryOptions { get }
    static var InterruptSpokenAudioAndMixWithOthers: AVAudioSessionCategoryOptions { get }
}

When you start your session, pass the MixWithOthers option, maybe the DuckOthers (will drop the ipod volume when your sound plays) is another option.