Time for action – building a sound effects manager

1. Download the 2403_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 module (not a class this time) to the Asteroid Belt Assault project called SoundManager by right-clicking on the project name in Solution Explorer and selecting Add | Module.

5. Declare variables for the SoundManager module:

   Private explosions As List(Of SoundEffect) = 
       new List(Of SoundEffect)()
   Private explosionCount As Integer = 4
   
   Private playerShot As SoundEffect
   Private enemyShot As SoundEffect
   
   Private rand As Random = new Random()

6. Add the Initialize() method to the SoundManager class:

   Public Sub Initialize(content As ContentManager)
       Try
           playerShot = content.Load(Of SoundEffect)("Sounds\Shot1")
           enemyShot ...