XNA SoundEffect ContentLoadException

Heine — Wed, 28/01/2009 - 21:59

It took me about 10 minutes to find out why the code below for a SoundEffect throws a ContentLoadException:

explosionSoundEffect = Content.Load<SoundEffect>("filename");

Error loading "[filename]". File contains Microsoft.Xna.Framework.Media.Song but trying to load as Microsoft.Xna.Framework.Audio.SoundEffect.

To save you the trouble:

Select the file filename in the Solution Explorer.
Go to its Properties tab.
Set the Content Processor to Sound Effect - XNA Framework.

Done.

Thanks

Anonymous (not verified) — Tue, 17/03/2009 - 19:12

Thanks

I was really stumped. Thanks

Anonymous (not verified) — Wed, 02/09/2009 - 18:25

I was really stumped. Thanks for posting this.

Thanks! that looks simple but

Aditya (not verified) — Wed, 07/10/2009 - 12:53

Thanks! that looks simple but definitely a great help!

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