Playing sound [SEMI-resolved]

Doe anyone know how I can write a program to play sound but don't just want to use the API:

VB Code:

Private Declare Function sndPlaySound& Lib "winmm.dll" Alias "sndPlaySoundA" (ByVal lpszSoundName As String, ByVal uFlags As Long)

Because I also what to be able to pause and use an equalizer. I don't mind if you only know of controls that do this but I'd prefer to be able to do this from just code.
Thanx for any help.

You can use the Microsoft Multimedia Control 6.0. Under the play button add :

VB Code:

Private Sub cmdPlay_Click()
 If Not mciPlayer.Mode = mciModeNotOpen Then
  mciPlayer.Command = "Close"
 End If
 mciPlayer.FileName = 'set a filename here
 mciPlayer.Command = "Open"
 mciPlayer.Command = "Play"
End Sub

And under the stop button add :

VB Code:

Private Sub cmdStop_Click()
  mciPlayer.Command = "Close"
End Sub

Attached is a multimedia project I put together while working through a lesson one time. It is all API driven.

Thanx but its important that I can have a equalizer and I don't think the Microsoft Multimedia Control 6.0 had it when I was playing with it earlier. As for the project MarkT i don't know if yours has one but i'll have a look in a minute when I come off-line.
Thanx anyway tho.

Check this out.

I looked at the file at the other form manavo11 and its really great but i'm not sure how I can use this to create an equalizer, you know what I mean? like to adjust the amount of bass and treble being played.

Is this anything like what you want?

Don't have time to look through. Check it out.

Another one.

I've sort of solved the problem, I've managed to put the attached project together so far. Its made up of mainly the first example manavo11 gave a link to, but I've added my own code using some tutorials. I added the Procedure "ApplyEq()" but it only sort of works, I think its just that I can't work out what values to use for the frequenceys and bandwidths, if you look at the code I've marked out in the "ApplyEq()" procedure what I mean. Thanx for all the links tho manavo11.
Does anyone have any ideas?
Thanx

Heres the file...