---
title: "Play Audio Card"
slug: "play-audio-card"
updated: 2026-08-10T14:45:50Z
published: 2026-08-10T14:45:50Z
canonical: "support.beast-code.com/play-audio-card"
---

> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://support.beast-code.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Play Audio Card

Use Play Audio cards to to play an audio source in the background of your lesson.

![](https://cdn.document360.io/820c65d9-cf4e-4289-9237-5bc834b3bd3e/Images/Documentation/Screenshot 2026-08-07 161755.png)

### Building the Card

**To add the card to the lesson track:**

- Left click and drag the card to the track
- OR double click the card to add automatically

![](https://cdn.document360.io/820c65d9-cf4e-4289-9237-5bc834b3bd3e/Images/Documentation/Learning_65(1).gif)

**To begin editing:**

- Left click the card on the track and then left click ![](https://cdn.document360.io/820c65d9-cf4e-4289-9237-5bc834b3bd3e/Images/Documentation/image-XB2QX20F.png)
- OR double left click the card on the track to open editing automatically

![](https://cdn.document360.io/820c65d9-cf4e-4289-9237-5bc834b3bd3e/Images/Documentation/Learning_66(1).gif)

**In the editing window, you can:**

- Choose an audio source
  - From either the existing media in the Media Tab, or directly from your machine
- Optionally loop the audio
- Choose which audio channel the desired audio uses

![](https://cdn.document360.io/820c65d9-cf4e-4289-9237-5bc834b3bd3e/Images/Documentation/Learning_67(1).gif)

### Play Audio Card - Use Case

One popular use of a Play Audio card is to add relevant audio to a lesson to increase immersion.

**Example:** Follow the steps below to set up a section of a lesson where a learner hears some noise and must decide what to do:

1. Start with the desired audio on the Play Audio card.
2. Add a Chapter card.

- Add appropriate exit conditions

1. Add a Custom Background card to further increase immersion.
2. Add a Decision card.

- Edit the prompt, response text, flags, conditions, and values

1. Add a Chapter card for the first Decision card choice.

- Set appropriate entry and completion conditions
- Repeat this step for each decision the learner can take

1. Add a Stop Audio card if you do not wish for the learner to continue to hear audio once they find the goal.

![](https://cdn.document360.io/820c65d9-cf4e-4289-9237-5bc834b3bd3e/Images/Documentation/Screenshot 2026-06-29 162639.png)

> [!NOTE]
> NOTE
> 
> Please see the following articles for more information:
> 
> - [Chapter Card](/beast-core/docs/chapter-card)
> - [Decision Card](/beast-core/docs/decision-card)
> - [Set Flag Card](/beast-core/docs/set-flag-card)
> - [Stop Audio Card](/beast-core/docs/stop-audio-card)