package {
    import flash.display.Sprite;
    import flash.events. *;
    import flash.media.Sound;
    import flash.media.SoundChannel;
    import flash.net.URLRequest;
    import flash.utils.Timer;

    public class SoundChannelExample extends Sprite {
        private var url:String = "MySound.mp3";
        private var soundFactory:Sound;
        private var channel:SoundChannel;
        private var positionTimer:Timer;

        public function SoundChannelExample() {
            var request:URLRequest = new URLRequest(url);
            soundFactory = new Sound();
            soundFactory.addEventListener(Event.COMPLETE, completeHandler);
            soundFactory.addEventListener(Event.ID3, id3Handler);
            soundFactory.addEventListener(IOErrorEvent.IO_ERROR, ioErrorHandler);
            soundFactory.addEventListener(ProgressEvent.PROGRESS, progressHandler);
            soundFactory.load(request);

            channel = soundFactory.play();
            channel.addEventListener(Event.SOUND_COMPLETE, soundCompleteHandler);

            positionTimer = new Timer(50);
            positionTimer.addEventListener(TimerEvent.TIMER, positionTimerHandler);
            positionTimer.start();
        }
        

        private function positionTimerHandler(event:TimerEvent) :void {
            trace("positionTimerHandler: " + channel.position.toFixed(2));
        }

        private function completeHandler(event:Event) :void {
            trace("completeHandler: " + event);
        }

        private function id3Handler(event:Event) :void {
            trace("id3Handler: " + event);
        }

        private function ioErrorHandler(event:Event) :void {
            trace("ioErrorHandler: " + event);
            positionTimer.stop();       
        }

        private function progressHandler(event:ProgressEvent) :void {
            trace("progressHandler: " + event);
        }

        private function soundCompleteHandler(event:Event) :void {
            trace("soundCompleteHandler: " + event);
            positionTimer.stop();
        }
    }
}