# Loading Sound Assets

## `~_StaticSound_LoadWAV(filePath)`

**Returns:** Number, a **static sound ID**

|Argument  |Datatype|Description                                           |
|----------|--------|------------------------------------------------------|
|`filePath`|string  |Path to the audio file to load                        |

Loads an audio file from disk into memory, ready to be instantiated as a sound instance and played. This is analogous to a GameMaker object that's used to spawn instances which can then be individually controlled.

?> Audio loaded by this function must be a [.wav file](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WAV).

 

## `~_StaticSound_CreateSoundInstance()`

**Returns:** Number, a **sound instance ID**

|Argument       |Datatype|Description                                                              |
|---------------|--------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|`staticSoundID`|number  |Static sound to instantiate, as created by `FAudio_StaticSound_LoadWav()`|

Creates a sound instance that can be manipulated individually. Please see the [Sound Instances](Functions-(Sound-Instances)) page for commands specific to sound instances.

 

## `~_StaticSound_Destroy(staticSoundID)`

**Returns:** N/A (`undefined`)

|Argument       |Datatype|Description                                                          |
|---------------|--------|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|`staticSoundID`|number  |Static sound to destroy, as created by `FAudio_StaticSound_LoadWav()`|

Frees memory associated with the given static sound.

!> If you're sure you're not going to need a static sound again for a while, you should free its memory. This avoids memory leaks which can lead to nasty, unrecoverable crashes.

 

## `~_StreamingSound_LoadOGG(filePath)`

**Returns:** Number, a **sound instance ID**

|Argument  |Datatype|Description                                           |
|----------|--------|------------------------------------------------------|
|`filePath`|string  |Path to the audio file to stream                      |

Sets up an audio file on disk to be streamed. This is immediately converted into a sound instance ID that you can manipulate and play using the [Sound Instance](Functions-(Sound-Instances)) functions.

?> Audio loaded by this function must be an [.ogg file](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ogg). Please note that this function returns a sound instance ID (rather than a static sound ID).

!> It is not recommended to try to stream the same .ogg file twice.