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public void playSound(String soundName){
 Boolean mpPlayingStatus=false;
 //mp=new MediaPlayer();
 
 try{//try to check MediaPlayer status
 mpPlayingStatus=mp.isPlaying();
 }
 catch (Exception e){
 mpPlayingStatus=false;
 }
 //if the MediaPlayer is playing a sound, stop it to play new sound
 if (mpPlayingStatus==true){
 mp.stop(); //stop the sound
 mp.release(); //remove sound from the memory
 }
 else{
 try{
 mp = new MediaPlayer();
 AssetFileDescriptor afd = getAssets().openFd(soundName);
 //set the sound source file 
 
 mp.setDataSource(afd.getFileDescriptor(), afd.getStartOffset(), afd.getLength());
 mp.prepare(); // prepare for playback
 mp.start(); //play the sound
 afd.close();//release the file descriptor
 
 }//try block
 catch(IOException e) {
 //display the error message in debug
 Log.i("Error playing sound: ", e.toString());
 }
 }
 }//end playSound