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I need to be able to play a “ding” sound in Windows 8 (a kind of beep that fades out gently), similar to what is seen here: http://tonematrix.audiotool.com/
Is it possible to somehow play this given a frequency? Or can I download sound files for this anywhere?
I noticed how the SoundPlayer no longer works, so the old code I used in my desktop program won’t work anymore.
If you have a sound file of it, such as an mp3 or wav, use the MediaElement control. There are a few ways of doing this. For example, set the Source property to a URL (Uri class) or call SetSource() then the Play method.
Windows 8 does not include an easy way to generate a tone or pitch (assuming you mean metro/Windows Store apps). If you can generate the bytes needed to play the sound, place them in a buffer, create an IRandomAccessStream for it then pass it to SetSource. You can emulate the fade out by setting the Volume with a Timer.
It would be nice if there was a “fade out” audio effect that could be used with SetAudioEffect but Microsoft does not provide any audio effects at this time.