is there a clean way to play an mp3 sound in the compact framework 3.5
I use the p/invoke method to play wav sounds. There are ways of calling windows media player to play an mp3 sound, but its slow & cumbersome. Is there an easy way to play a short mp3 file? This is primarily for application prompting and audible cues when you are not looking at the screen and not music. Thanks! CF Framework 3.5 now includes support for playing .WAV files: Namespace System.Media.SoundPlayer Short WAV files for cues and sound-effects might even play faster than MP3s since they're "ready-to-play"... If you are looking for a way to play mp3s: public class Sound { [DllImport(