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var req:URLRequest = new URLRequest (“SmartSound.mp3″);
// this is the location of the sound file

var sound:Sound = new Sound();
// The sound class is the recepient for the
// imported sound file

var controller:SoundChannel;
// the controller sound channel
// will be used to play and stop the music file

var volumeControl:SoundTransform;
/* The volumeControl will handle the volume
level and must have a value between 0 and 1 */

function soundLoaded(event:Event):void {
controller = sound.play();
controller.stop();

// this will stop the file from playing
// right after loaded.

/* we must give a value to volume control variable
to start with */
volumeControl = controller.soundTransform;

play_btn.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK, playSound);
stop_btn.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK, stopSound);

// the volume up and down buttons

up_btn.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK,volumeUp);
down_btn.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK,volumeDown);

}

function playSound(event:MouseEvent):void{
controller = sound.play();

}

function stopSound(event:MouseEvent):void {
controller.stop();

}

function volumeUp(event:MouseEvent):void {
volumeControl.volume = volumeControl.volume+0.1;

//now let’s check and see
//if it does not exceed 1

if (volumeControl.volume >1){volumeControl.volume = 1;}

//now let’s apply the new volume level!
controller.soundTransform = volumeControl;

}

function volumeDown(event:MouseEvent):void {

volumeControl.volume -= .1;
//now let’s check and see
//if it does not lower than 0

if (volumeControl.volume <0){volumeControl.volume = 0;}

//now let's apply the new volume level!

controller.soundTransform = volumeControl;
}

sound.addEventListener(Event.COMPLETE, soundLoaded);
sound.load(req);

/*

I hope it helps
thanks for watching */

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