How can I play multiple sounds at the same time using SharpDX in WinRT?

Question

I am trying to make a musical instrument type of application. The problem I am having is that a new sound will only play if the old one is finished. I would like to be able

Answer 1

You'll have to create (and preferably pool) multiple SourceVoice instances and play them back simultaneously.

In fact, your current code should work, no? You may want to add a StreamEnd event listener to the SourceVoice to dispose of itself after playback is complete, and remember to enable callbacks when calling the constructor of the SourceVoice.