.. _soundfile:

SOUNDFILE
=========

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| Syntax   | SOUNDFILE filename$[,rep%]                                        |
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| Location | SMSQ/E for Q68                                                    |
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Loads and plays a sound file through the SMSQ/E Sampled Sound
System. If rep% is present the file will be played rep%+1 times.

**Note 1**

The file is not loaded into memory so it should be played from a fast
device like a ram disk.

**CROSS-REFERENCE**

:ref:`soundfile2`,
:ref:`soundfile3`,
:ref:`killsound`