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The [[_SNDCOPY]] function copies a sound to a new handle so that two or more of the same sound can be played at once. The passed handle parameter is from the [[_SNDOPEN]] function.


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::: copy_handle& = '''_SNDCOPY('''{{Parameter|handle&}}''')'''


{{PageDescription}}
* Opened sound files must have the "SYNC" capability to use this function. (Currently WAV, OGG, AIF, RIF and VOC)
* Returns a new handle to the same sound data referred to by the source handle.
* No changes to the source handle (such as a volume change) are inherited.
* The sound data referred to by the handle and its copies are not freed until all of them are closed.
{{TextStart}}    QB64 supports the following sound file formats ('''Bold is a guaranteed capability'''):

             WAV = "'''VOL,SYNC,LEN''',PAUSE"      [http://www.rarewares.org/ogg-oggdropxpd.php Free WAV to OGG GUI converter]
             OGG = "VOL,SYNC,LEN,PAUSE"      [http://www.rarewares.org/ogg-oggenc.php Free WAV to OGG converter]
             AIF = "VOL,SYNC,LEN,PAUSE"
             RIF = "VOL,SYNC,LEN,PAUSE"
             VOC = "VOL,SYNC,LEN,PAUSE"
             MID = "'''VOL'''"
             MOD = "VOL,PAUSE"
             MP3 = "'''VOL''',PAUSE,SETPOS"        [http://www.freemp3wmaconverter.com/index.html Free WMA, MP3 and OGG converter]

        ''Note:'' {{Cb|_SNDBAL}} only affects MP3 volume. Sound will reside in main channel.
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''Example:''
{{CodeStart}} '' ''
h2& = {{Cl|_SNDCOPY}}(h&) '' ''
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{{PageSeeAlso}}
* [[_SNDPLAYCOPY]]
* [[_SNDOPEN]]


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