So I want to make a basic music visualizer in C# as practice. Is there a library that lets me handle sound files easily in C#?

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What is a sound library I can use to easily manipulate sound files (mp3, ogg, wav, etc.).

I'm doing this as a leasure project and as such I'm more than willing to read a bit because I want this to be a little learning experience.

Any help, SO? :D

What sort of manipulation are you planning to do? Just playing them, or actually editing them? — Erik Forbes, Nov 09 '09 at 22:41
Sorry for the mix up. I have no intention of manipulating or otherwise editing the sound files. I just want to show bars moving to the beat, etc. Something flashy as a way to learn the GDI in Windows. — Sergio Tapia, Nov 09 '09 at 22:48

score 2 · Answer 1 · edited May 23 '17 at 12:07

If you need more than just .wav files, as it appears you do, and you're using .NET 3.0 or higher, have a look at:

MediaPlayer Class

It's basically a wrapper around Windows Media Player, and will let you do in code most (if not all) of what WMP can do.

If you're still in .NET 2.0, have a look at the Windows Media Player SDK, which is a significantly uglier wrapper around Windows Media Player. See this answer.

score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Nov 09 '09 at 22:38

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SoundPlayer class for wav. At the bottom of that documentation there is a link to a page explaining how to also play mp3 and wma.

answered Nov 09 '09 at 22:38

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So I want to make a basic music visualizer in C# as practice. Is there a library that lets me handle sound files easily in C#?

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