Load Snippet by Damien Di Fede. This sketch demonstrates how to use the <code>loadSnippet</code> method of <code>Minim</code>. The <code>loadSnippet</code> method allows you to specify the file you want to load with a <code>String</code>. Unlike with <code>loadFile</code> and <code>loadSample</code>, you are not able to specify a buffer size because an <code>AudioSnippet</code> doesn't give you access to the samples as they are played. Minim is able to load wav files, au files, aif files, snd files, and mp3 files. When you call <code>loadSnippet</code>, if you just specify the filename it will try to load the file from the data folder of your sketch. However, you can also specify an absolute path (such as "C:\foo\bar\thing.wav") and the file will be loaded from that location (keep in mind that won't work from an applet). You can also specify a URL (such as "http://www.mysite.com/mp3/song.mp3") but keep in mind that if you run the sketch as an applet you may run in to security restrictions if the applet is not on the same domain as the file you want to load. You can get around the restriction by signing the applet. <code>AudioSnippet</code> is a simple wrapper around a JavaSound <code>Clip</code> (It isn't called AudioClip because that's an interface defined in the package java.applet). It provides almost the exact same functionality, the main difference being that length, position, and cue are expressed in milliseconds instead of microseconds. One of the limitations of <code>AudioSnippet</code> is that you do not have access to the audio samples as they are played. However, you are spared all of the overhead associated with making samples available. An <code>AudioSnippet</code> is a good choice if all you need to do is play a short sound at some point. If your aim is to repeatedly trigger a sound, you should use an <code>AudioSample</code> instead. Before you exit your sketch make sure you call the <code>close</code> method of any <code>AudioSnippet</code>'s you have received from <code>loadSnippet</code>.

  
  
  import ddf.minim.*;
  
  Minim minim;
  AudioSnippet snip;
  
  void setup()
  {
    size(512, 200, P3D);
    
    minim = new Minim(this);
    snip = minim.loadSnippet("groove.mp3");
    // play the file
    snip.play();
  }
  
  void draw()
  {
    background(0);
    // there are no waveforms to draw
  }
  
  void stop()
  {
    // always close Minim audio classes when you are done with them
    snip.close();
    // always stop Minim before exiting
    minim.stop();
    
    super.stop();
  }
  

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