Time for action – building a sound effects manager

1. Download the 0669_05_AUDIOPACK.zip file from the book's website and extract the files to a temporary folder.

2. Right-click on the content project in Solution Explorer and add a new folder called Sounds.

3. Add the .WAV files from the audio pack temporary folder to your new Sounds folder in the content project.

4. Add a new class to the Asteroid Belt Assault project called "SoundManager".

5. Add using directives to the top of the SoundManager class file:

   using System.Diagnostics;
   using Microsoft.Xna.Framework;
   using Microsoft.Xna.Framework.Audio;
   using Microsoft.Xna.Framework.Content;

6. Modify the declaration of the SoundManager class by adding public static before the declaration:

   public static class SoundManager

7. Declare variables for the SoundManager class:

   private static List<SoundEffect> explosions = new 
       List<SoundEffect>();
   private static int explosionCount = 4;
   
   private static SoundEffect playerShot;
   private static SoundEffect enemyShot...