Sound Effects on Monogame delay

Question

I have recently added some Sound Effects to my game, but the problem that I am dealing with now, is that they have for a half of second delay, or more sometimes.

Also, if I press repeatedly on that button, the sound effect does not play each time that I press on the button, and when I finish pressing, it plays at least once (I think from the previous presses).

How can I fix this problem? Here is my Play function, if it will help with something ...

public void Play(SFX effect)
    {
        if(!Muted)
        {
            switch(effect)
            {
                case SFX.ButtonTap:
                    tapSfx_Instance.Play();
                    break;
                case SFX.Hit:
                    hitSfx_Instance.Play();
                    break;
                case SFX.Die:
                    dieSfx_Instance.Play();
                    break;
            }
        }
    }

Thanks.

Answer 1

It may just be that the sound is not done playing, and you are continually asking it to resume. This could potentially create a delay, depending on your logic.

You may want to add a few lines to see if solves your problem:

public void Play(SFX effect)
{
    if(!Muted)
    {       
        switch(effect)
        {
            case SFX.ButtonTap:
                if (tapSfx_Instance.State != SoundState.Playing) 
                    tapSfx_Instance.Play();
                break;
            case SFX.Hit:
                if (hitSfx_Instance.State != SoundState.Playing) 
                    hitSfx_Instance.Play();
                break;
            case SFX.Die:
                if (dieSfx_Instance.State != SoundState.Playing) 
                    dieSfx_Instance.Play();
                break;
        }
    }
}