# loadSound()

### Example

click the link below to play the sound.

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Sound Effect by [UNIVERSFIELD](https://pixabay.com/users/universfield-28281460/?utm_source=link-attribution\&utm_medium=referral\&utm_campaign=music\&utm_content=121578) from [Pixabay](https://pixabay.com/sound-effects/?utm_source=link-attribution\&utm_medium=referral\&utm_campaign=music\&utm_content=121578)
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```python
def setup():
    ...
    loadSound("/wow-121578.mp3",'WOW')

def draw():
    ...
    assets['WOW'].play()
```

### Syntax

```python
def setup():
    ...
    loadSound("sourceURL",'NAME')

def draw():
    ...
    assets['NAME'].play()
    ...
    assets['NAME'].stop()
```

| Input     | Description                                |
| --------- | ------------------------------------------ |
| sourceURL | web or local URL of **sound** to be loaded |
| NAME      | name for **variable** of sound in code     |

### Description

Loads a sound into memory from an external source so that it can be used in code. The **sourceURL** can be a web address (for example **"<http://wow-121578.mp3>"**) - this is the usual situation - or the local address if the file is stored with the rest of your code.&#x20;

Once a sound is loaded (in the example below, using the variable **'NAME'** in code), the following functions are available to call on the sound file:

| Function                      | Description                                                                                                                                                                                   |
| ----------------------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| assets\['NAME'].play()        | starts playing the sound                                                                                                                                                                      |
| assets\['NAME'].stop()        | stops playing the sound and resets it                                                                                                                                                         |
| assets\['NAME'].pause()       | stops playing the sound and pauses it                                                                                                                                                         |
| assets\['NAME'].isPlaying()   | returns `True` or `False` depending on whether the sound is currently already playing                                                                                                         |
| assets\['NAME'].volume(**V**) | <p>adjusts the volume of the sound. <strong>V</strong> is a decimal value <strong>between 0 and 1</strong>. </p><p><strong>0</strong> is no volume, <strong>1</strong> is maximum volume </p> |

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