How to play background music in a C# Console Application

Question

So I've made a small text-based game in C# but I'd like some music to it, I have tried this:

System.Media.SoundPlayer player = new System.Media.SoundPlayer();
player.SoundLocation = "c:\PathToMusic\..music.wav";
player.Play();

Which worked, but when I build my application to a .exe file it's not included so when the other person does not have that specific sound in the specific folder it won't work.
I have added the file to my Solution Explorer but have no idea what that file location is called.

Tried it, gets me an error that says FileNotFound, which makes sense i guess because i never told my code where the file in the Solution Explorer is. — Simon Brolsma, Dec 06 '15 at 11:41

Fahmi Noor Fiqri · Accepted Answer · 2017-06-04T03:30:48.817

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Try this solution :

Add music file into Solution

Project -> Add Existing Item... -> Add your .wav file.

Set the file to `Copy always`

Click the music file in Solution Explorer.
In the Properties panel, set Copy to Output Directory to Copy always.
Also, set Build Action to Content.

This will make Visual Studio always copying the music file into the output directory (e.g. Debug folder).

Use this code

using System.Media;  

SoundPlayer player = new SoundPlayer();
player.SoundLocation = AppDomain.CurrentDomain.BaseDirectory + "\\yourmusic.wav";
player.Play();

edited Jun 04 '17 at 03:30

answered Dec 06 '15 at 11:42

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This gives me this error "An unhandled exception of type 'System.IO.FileNotFoundException' occurred in System.dll" – Simon Brolsma Dec 06 '15 at 11:47
Nvm, after changing the music file back from Resource to Content it worked! Thanks alot :D – Simon Brolsma Dec 06 '15 at 11:49

score 1 · Answer 2 · answered Dec 06 '15 at 11:49

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First add your resource. Then in the Solution Explorer click on it. In the Properties Panel, set Build Action to resource.

Next access it like this:

player.Stream = new MemoryStream(Properties.Resources.gameMusic);

answered Dec 06 '15 at 11:49

Fᴀʀʜᴀɴ Aɴᴀᴍ

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How to play background music in a C# Console Application

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Add music file into Solution

Set the file to Copy always

Use this code

Set the file to `Copy always`