====== Adding Sound to Your Application ======

Here is a Java method to play a short bell sound effect that is in a wav format.

You will need the file [[https://mathorama.com/apcs/uploads/Main/bell.wav|bell.wav]]
 
<code java >
import javax.sound.sampled.AudioSystem;
import javax.sound.sampled.Clip;

public void playBell() 
{
  File bellFile = new File("bell.wav");
  try 
  {
      Clip bell = AudioSystem.getClip();
      bell.open(AudioSystem.getAudioInputStream(bellFile));
      bell.start();
  } catch (Exception e) 
  {
      e.printStackTrace();
  }
		
}
</code>

===== Getting sound effect files to play =====
  * [[https://quicksounds.com]]
  * [[https://freesound.org]]
  * [[https://pixabay.com/sound-effects/]]
  * [[https://www.zapsplat.com]]

===== Making and Editting your own sounds =====

I recommend [[https://sourceforge.net/projects/audacity/|Audacity]]