I got my code to work, it might not be the most efficient, but it is my first working Arduino project.  It was a christmas present for my wife.  I have four buttons that will be playing different sound bytes of my talking that she can press that have been put into a monkey that we take turns hiding.  I hope she likes it. 

Here's the code.

Code:

#include <SimpleSDAudio.h>
#define DEBOUNCE 5  // button debouncer
  int buttonState = 0;
  int buttonPushCounter = 0;
  int lastButtonState = 0;
void setup() {
  Serial.begin(9600);  //start serial comm.
  Serial.println("Welcome to the monkey business! Please press a button.");
  Serial.println("I will be playing different sounds whenever you select a button.");
  SdPlay.setSDCSPin(10);   //Using SD shield, need to be 10.
  if (!SdPlay.init(SSDA_MODE_FULLRATE | SSDA_MODE_MONO)) {     //fullrate, mono output
    while(1); // Error while initialization of SD card -> stop.
  }
  pinMode(10,OUTPUT);   //needed for shield
  pinMode(14,INPUT);    //button I'm trying to give my human input to play file
  pinMode(15,INPUT);
  pinMode(16,INPUT);
  pinMode(17,INPUT);
  }
void loop() {
    digitalWrite(14, HIGH);
    if (digitalRead(14) == LOW) {                        //This will cause music to be played.
      SdPlay.setFile("spoke7.afm");                        //play this file.
      SdPlay.play();                                       //play it now.
                                                         // Let the worker work until playback is finished
        while(!SdPlay.isStopped()){                          //apparently this has to do work son!
          SdPlay.worker(); }                                  //SdCard Hardhat zone.
    }
    digitalWrite(15,HIGH);
    if (digitalRead(15) == LOW) {                        //This will cause music to be played.
      SdPlay.setFile("spoke8.afm");                        //play this file.
      SdPlay.play();                                       //play it now.
                                                         // Let the worker work until playback is finished
        while(!SdPlay.isStopped()){                          //apparently this has to do work son!
          SdPlay.worker(); }                                  //SdCard Hardhat zone.
    }
    digitalWrite(16,HIGH);
    if (digitalRead(16) == LOW) {                        //This will cause music to be played.
      SdPlay.setFile("spoke9.afm");                        //play this file.
      SdPlay.play();                                       //play it now.
                                                         // Let the worker work until playback is finished
        while(!SdPlay.isStopped()){                          //apparently this has to do work son!
          SdPlay.worker(); }                                  //SdCard Hardhat zone.
    }
    digitalWrite(17,HIGH);
    if (digitalRead(17) == LOW) {                        //This will cause music to be played.
      SdPlay.setFile("spoke10.afm");                        //play this file.
      SdPlay.play();                                       //play it now.
                                                         // Let the worker work until playback is finished
        while(!SdPlay.isStopped()){                          //apparently this has to do work son!
          SdPlay.worker(); }                                  //SdCard Hardhat zone.
    }
}

Thanks for the help.

That really helps, and I knew that it was something really simple as changing the syntax of my code.  Thanks.  I thought the exact same thing when I woke up this morning.  I really need to do the notebook-by-the-bed thing.

It sure is nice to have people who want to help.  I really appreciate it.

I cleaned everything out that I think should not have been there.  But now, when I go to hit a button, nothing happens.  I have tried the generic pushbutton sketch in the examples and it's almost like the button sticks.  I guess that could be the problem.  I have other buttons, but they are not thru-hole.  I will have the try them tomorrow. 

Code:

Code:

#include <SimpleSDAudio.h>
#define DEBOUNCE 5                                  // button debouncer
void setup() {
  Serial.begin(9600);                                  //start serial comm.
  SdPlay.setSDCSPin(10);                            //Using SD shield, need to be 10.
  if (!SdPlay.init(SSDA_MODE_FULLRATE | SSDA_MODE_MONO)) {     //fullrate, mono output
    while(1); // Error while initialization of SD card -> stop.
  }
  pinMode(10,OUTPUT);   //needed for shield
  pinMode(14,INPUT);    //button I'm trying to give my human input to play file
  }
void loop() {
   int buttonState = digitalRead(14);      //so I can see output of buttonpress in serial monitor
   Serial.println(buttonState);            //ditto...continued.
   delay(2);                                       //time to collect "thoughts"
   if (14,LOW){ //This line makes the sketch play when set to HIGH whether hitting a button or
                 //not, and if I set it to LOW, it doesnt play at all.  I'm thoroughly confused,
                 //or maybe it is the lack of sleep and sustanance.  I think Ill sleep some more
                 //tomorrow.
    SdPlay.setFile("green.afm");        //play this file.
    SdPlay.play();                             //play it now.
   }
   // Let the worker work until playback is finished
  while(!SdPlay.isStopped()) {          //apparently this has to do work son!
    SdPlay.worker();                    //SdCard Hardhat zone.
 }
}

Thanks again community!  Sleepy time!

Im sorry for not posting this in the thread started by TuttTutt, but I needed the exposure.  I have a problem.  I can get the files to play when they are written into the basic example file, but when I change my file, that is where I get into trouble. 

I'd like to be able to play files from Sd and output them through PWM with the new library.  I just cannot for the life of me figure out how to make the buttons work.  It is driving me crazy.  I have used the WaveHC files as a starting point and also those from SimpleSdAudio.  I am stuck...

Ill upload the code.

Code:

#include <FatReader.h>
#include <SdReader.h>
#include <avr/pgmspace.h>
#include "WaveUtil.h"
#include "WaveHC.h"
#include <SimpleSDAudio.h>


SdReader card;    // This object holds the information for the card
FatVolume vol;    // This holds the information for the partition on the card
FatReader root;   // This holds the information for the filesystem on the card
FatReader f;      // This holds the information for the file we're play

WaveHC wave;      // This is the only wave (audio) object, since we will only play one at a time

#define DEBOUNCE 5  // button debouncer

// here is where we define the buttons that we'll use. button "1" is the first, button "6" is the 6th, etc
byte buttons[] = {14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19};
// This handy macro lets us determine how big the array up above is, by checking the size
#define NUMBUTTONS sizeof(buttons)
// we will track if a button is just pressed, just released, or 'pressed' (the current state
volatile byte pressed[NUMBUTTONS], justpressed[NUMBUTTONS], justreleased[NUMBUTTONS];

/*
// this handy function will return the number of bytes currently free in RAM, great for debugging!   
int freeRam(void)
{
  extern int  __bss_end;
  extern int  *__brkval;
  int free_memory;
  if((int)__brkval == 0) {
    free_memory = ((int)&free_memory) - ((int)&__bss_end);
  }
  else {
    free_memory = ((int)&free_memory) - ((int)__brkval);
  }
  return free_memory;
}

void sdErrorCheck(void)
{
  if (!card.errorCode()) return;
  putstring("\n\rSD I/O error: ");
  Serial.print(card.errorCode(), HEX);
  putstring(", ");
  Serial.println(card.errorData(), HEX);
  while(1);
}
*/

void setup() {
  byte i;
 
  // set up serial port
  Serial.begin(9600);
  putstring_nl("WaveHC with ");
  Serial.print(NUMBUTTONS, DEC);
  putstring_nl("buttons");
 
  if (!SdPlay.init(SSDA_MODE_FULLRATE | SSDA_MODE_MONO)) {
    while(1); // Error while initialization of SD card -> stop.
  }
 
  /*
  putstring("Free RAM: ");       // This can help with debugging, running out of RAM is bad
  Serial.println(freeRam());      // if this is under 150 bytes it may spell trouble!
 
 
 
  // Set the output pins for the DAC control. This pins are defined in the library
  pinMode(2, OUTPUT);
  pinMode(3, OUTPUT);
  pinMode(4, OUTPUT);
  pinMode(5, OUTPUT);
 
  // pin13 LED
  pinMode(13, OUTPUT);
 
 */
  pinMode(10,OUTPUT);
 
  // Make input & enable pull-up resistors on switch pins
  for (i=0; i< NUMBUTTONS; i++) {
    pinMode(buttons[i], INPUT);
    digitalWrite(buttons[i], HIGH);
  }
 
  //  if (!card.init(true)) { //play with 4 MHz spi if 8MHz isn't working for you
  if (!card.init()) {         //play with 8 MHz spi (default faster!) 
    putstring_nl("Card init. failed!");  // Something went wrong, lets print out why
   //////////////// sdErrorCheck();
    while(1);                            // then 'halt' - do nothing!
  }
 
  // enable optimize read - some cards may timeout. Disable if you're having problems
  card.partialBlockRead(true);
 
// Now we will look for a FAT partition!
  uint8_t part;
  for (part = 0; part < 5; part++) {     // we have up to 5 slots to look in
    if (vol.init(card, part))
      break;                             // we found one, lets bail
  }
  if (part == 5) {                       // if we ended up not finding one  :(
    putstring_nl("No valid FAT partition!");
    ////////////////sdErrorCheck();      // Something went wrong, lets print out why
    while(1);                            // then 'halt' - do nothing!
  }
 
  // Lets tell the user about what we found
  putstring("Using partition ");
  Serial.print(part, DEC);
  putstring(", type is FAT");
  Serial.println(vol.fatType(),DEC);     // FAT16 or FAT32?
 
  // Try to open the root directory
  if (!root.openRoot(vol)) {
    putstring_nl("Can't open root dir!"); // Something went wrong,
    while(1);                             // then 'halt' - do nothing!
  }
 
  // Whew! We got past the tough parts.
  putstring_nl("Ready!");
 
 
  TCCR2A = 0;
  TCCR2B = 1<<CS22 | 1<<CS21 | 1<<CS20;

  //Timer2 Overflow Interrupt Enable
  TIMSK2 |= 1<<TOIE2;
 

}

SIGNAL(TIMER2_OVF_vect) {
  check_switches();
}

void check_switches()
{
  static byte previousstate[NUMBUTTONS];
  static byte currentstate[NUMBUTTONS];
  byte index;

  for (index = 0; index < NUMBUTTONS; index++) {
    currentstate[index] = digitalRead(buttons[index]);   // read the button
   
    /*     
    Serial.print(index, DEC);
    Serial.print(": cstate=");
    Serial.print(currentstate[index], DEC);
    Serial.print(", pstate=");
    Serial.print(previousstate[index], DEC);
    Serial.print(", press=");
    */
   
    if (currentstate[index] == previousstate[index]) {
      if ((pressed[index] == LOW) && (currentstate[index] == LOW)) {
          // just pressed
          justpressed[index] = 1;
      }
      else if ((pressed[index] == HIGH) && (currentstate[index] == HIGH)) {
          // just released
          justreleased[index] = 1;
      }
      pressed[index] = !currentstate[index];  // remember, digital HIGH means NOT pressed
    }
    //Serial.println(pressed[index], DEC);
    previousstate[index] = currentstate[index];   // keep a running tally of the buttons
  }
}


void loop() {
  byte i;
 
  if (justpressed[0]) {
    justpressed[0] = 1;
    SdPlay.setFile("green.afm");
    SdPlay.play();
  }
  else if (justpressed[1]) {
      justpressed[1] = 0;
      SdPlay.setFile("c22.afm");
      SdPlay.play();
  }
  else if (justpressed[2]) {
      justpressed[2] = 0;
      SdPlay.setFile("spoke2.afm");
      SdPlay.play();
  }
  else if (justpressed[3]) {
      justpressed[3] = 0;
      SdPlay.setFile("spoke3.afm");
      SdPlay.play();
  }
  else if (justpressed[4]) {
      justpressed[4] = 0;
      SdPlay.setFile("spoke4.afm");
      SdPlay.play();
  }
  else if (justpressed[5]) {
      justpressed[5] = 0;
      SdPlay.setFile("spoke12.afm");
      SdPlay.play();
   }
   // Let the worker work until playback is finished
  while(!SdPlay.isStopped()) {
    SdPlay.worker();
 }
}
 

/*
// Plays a full file from beginning to end with no pause.
void playcomplete(char *name) {
  // call our helper to find and play this name
  playfile(name);
  while (wave.isplaying) {
  // do nothing while its playing
  }
  // now its done playing
}



void playfile(char *name) {
  // see if the wave object is currently doing something
  if (wave.isplaying) {// already playing something, so stop it!
    wave.stop(); // stop it
  }
  // look in the root directory and open the file
  if (!f.open(root, name)) {
    putstring("Couldn't open file "); Serial.print(name); return;
  }
  // OK read the file and turn it into a wave object
  if (!wave.create(f)) {
    putstring_nl("Not a valid WAV"); return;
  }
 
  // ok time to play! start playback
  wave.play();
}
*/

thanks for the help.