title: android audio - soundpool alternatives
body: <p>I like the Android Soundpool class for its simplicity and it works well with the standard audio files I am using in my app. Now I want to make it possible for the user to specify certains sounds by specifying audio files on the sd card. Unfortunately I run into limitations of Soundpool, when the sound file is too big i get a </p>
  
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  <p>response. It seems I have to switch to MediaPlayer yet before getting into the complexity of MediaPlayer again I wanted to ask if there is an audio library available for android which</p>
  
  <ul>
  <li>has the simplicity of Soundpool for playing various sounds</li>
  <li>doesnt have the limitations of Soundpool regarding the size of the files.</li>
  </ul>
  
  <p>Thank you very much.</p>
  
  <p>martin</p>