How to Create a Simple MP3 Player C# Tutorial

How to Create a Simple MP3 Player C# Tutorial

Step 1. Create a New C# project

Once you've downloaded the free Express edition of Visual Studio C#, create a new project and change the name of the main form to something nice. 

Step 2. Add a label and three buttons to the form.

Rename the buttons to "open", "play" and "stop". 

Step 3. Create a music player class

Create a new class. Import "winmm.dll" and add the prototype for the mciSendString function. 

Add methods to open a file, start play and stop play. 

Step 4: Add handlers to your buttons to control your music player.

Step 5: Enjoy the music.

That's it. If the above instructions don't work and you're tearing your hair out .... errrm, I'm sorry! They should work. If your project doesn't compile, don't worry, you've just mistyped something somewhere. 

If it compiles and runs but you hear no sound, something is badly deranged and I don't know what. Can you play mp3 files OK with Windows Media Player? 

Did you add in the button and dialog handlers by double-clicking them? You must do this; if you just paste in the code, your click events won't hook up to your handlers. 

Your new mp3 player is certainly rough around the edges, but that's where the fun comes in. You can use it as the basis of your own mp3 player; refine it, sort out any bugs and drawbacks, add features to your heart's content.