PLAY
Plays BASIC PLAY strings through sfxlib.
Syntax
`
Play music
Play channel, music
Play music1, music2
Play music1, music2, music3
`
Description
PLAY is a compact way to write a short tune or sound pattern as a string. The string uses the traditional BASIC idea of note letters, octave changes, tempo changes, and note lengths instead of one command per note.
A simple PLAY string can contain note letters such as C, D, E, F, G, A, and B. It can also contain controls such as T for tempo and O for octave. That makes it good for short melodies, jingles, alerts, and old-school game music.
The channel form starts the phrase on a chosen sfxlib channel. The multi-string forms are for simple layered playback, letting a program start more than one phrase together without writing a separate PLAY command for each one.
Example
`
play "t140 o4 cdefgab"
play 1, "o5 c8 e8 g8"
play "o3 c2", "o4 e2", "o4 g2"
sleep 1000, 1
`
Notes

- Use TEMPO and OCTAVE to set defaults before PLAY.
- Use NOTE when one note at a time is clearer than a PLAY string.

See also

- `Sound Library Reference`
- `Generated Sound Commands`