# void PlaySound(str)

[Family: Global](/imperivm/en/CKS/familias/global/)

## Exact signature

```text
void PlaySound(str)
```

## Description

plays a global 2D non-spatial sound effect via the sound manager.

## Parameters and return type

**Return type:** `void`

| Position | Type |
| --- | --- |
| 1 | `str` |

## Other overloads

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- [`void PlaySound(int, str)`](/imperivm/en/CKS/reference/api-9450db27337973/)

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