What is a good way to manage several audio sources loaded by MediaPlayer in Android? -

i write android game 1 unit has 3 audio stages:

• get hit
• attack
• dead

so added unit object followed code:

    mediaplayer mmediaplayergethit = null;     mediaplayer mmediaplayerdead = null;     mediaplayer mmediaplayerattack = null; 

in constructor:

  mmediaplayerattack=mediaplayer.create(context,r.raw.fly_monster_attack1);   mmediaplayerdead=mediaplayer.create(context,r.raw.fly_monster_death1);   mmediaplayergethit=mediaplayer.create(context,r.raw.fly_monster_gethit1);    mmediaplayerattack.setonpreparedlistener(this);   mmediaplayerdead.setonpreparedlistener(this);   mmediaplayergethit.setonpreparedlistener(this);    .... 

now it's seem messy,

hmm, 3 player objects, 1 per unit state.

i'm sure wrong way , need change each time mediaplayer source regarding unit state,

but here comes performance problem:

lets mediaplayer has took sources attack.

after, switch get hit, after once more attack.

maybe need save instance of mediaplayer attack somehow , reuse it?

i don't see way hundreds times switch poor mediaplayer.

any ideas?

thank you,

for short sound bites those, should using soundpool instead of mediaplayer, although uses mp decode audio..it's designed low latency streams, , allows multiple streams @ same time.

in addition low-latency playback, soundpool can manage number of audio streams being rendered @ once. when soundpool object constructed, maxstreams parameter sets maximum number of streams can played @ time single soundpool. soundpool tracks number of active streams. if maximum number of streams exceeded, soundpool automatically stop playing stream based first on priority , age within priority. limiting maximum number of streams helps cap cpu loading , reducing likelihood audio mixing impact visuals or ui performance.

so, game multiple sounds need rendered @ once, soundpool may ideal.