monogame Playing Sounds Sounds using SoundEffect

Example

In order to play a sound using the SoundEffect type, create a variable to hold the loaded sound. Typically this would be an instance variable in the Game class:

private SoundEffect mySound;

Then, in the LoadContent() method of the Game class:

protected override void LoadContent()
{
    // load the audio content
    mySound = Content.Load("mySound");
}

Finally, whenever the sound needs to be played, just invoke the Play() method:

bool played = mySound.Play();

If for some reason, such as too many sounds are already playing, the Play() method may return false. If the sound started playing successfully, then it will return true.