Simple WinRT component for playing sound effects using XAudio2. Based on the MSDN XAudio2 sample but makes it easier to use. Supports Windows 8.1+ and Windows Phone 8.1+.

• Extremely easy to use
• Supports playing multiple sounds at the same time (unlike MediaElement)
• Abstracts away the complexities of DirectX

C#

Em.Media.Playback.AudioPlayer player = new Em.Media.Playback.AudioPlayer();
player.PlaySound(new Uri("ms-appx:///Assets/your-sound.wav"));

WinJS

var player = new Em.Media.Playback.AudioPlayer();
player.playSound(new Windows.Foundation.Uri("ms-appx:///Assets/your-sound.wav"));

Make sure you make player a glogal variable.

When player goes out of scope music will stop.

Comments and pull requests are more than welcome.