#include <iostream>
using namespace std;

#include <windows.h>   // for sndPlaySoundA()
// In addition to the above mentioned header file, you must also bind the winmm.lib library through the project property settings.

void main()
{
// Each of the following lines of sndPlaySoundA code plays a single sound.
// This first cluster plays sound files found on disk.
// The flag SND_FILENAME signals that the sound is to be found in the explicitly named file (string of characters in double quotes) in the program's current directory.
sndPlaySoundA("c:\\tada.wav", SND_FILENAME);                    // sndPlaySoundA() does not release control (and return to your program) until the sound is finished playing. Same as adding SND_SYNC
sndPlaySoundA("tada.wav", SND_FILENAME|SND_ASYNC);          // sndPlaySoundA() releases control back to you immediately, but continues to play the sound in the background.

cout << "This is the next line of code . . .\n";
sndPlaySoundA("tada.wav", SND_FILENAME|SND_LOOP|SND_ASYNC); // After releasing control back to you, sndPlaySoundA() replays the sound 'ad infinitum' as a result of the flag SND_LOOP.
// NOTE: Any new call to sndPlaySoundA() terminates currently playing sounds.
// NOTE: You won't hear the second and third attempt to play "tada.wav" because they are played with the SND_ASYNC flag.
//       The "tada.wav" does start playing, but is interrupted within microseconds by the next call to sndPlaySoundA().

// This second cluster plays sound files using an alias defined in registry.
// The flag SND_ALIAS signals this alternate interpretation of the string of characters in double quotes.
sndPlaySoundA("SystemExit", SND_ALIAS);
sndPlaySoundA("WindowsLogon", SND_ALIAS);
sndPlaySoundA("WindowsLogoff", SND_ALIAS);
// Note: The preceding calls to sndPlaySoundA are all SND_SYNC by default. You can use the SND_ASYNC flag as described above.
//       Because they are played with SND_SYNC, you hear them one after the next.
system("pause");
}