---
title: "MusicPlayerStart(_:)"
framework: audiotoolbox
role: symbol
role_heading: Function
path: "audiotoolbox/musicplayerstart(_:)"
---

# MusicPlayerStart(_:)

Starts playback of a music player.

## Declaration

```swift
func MusicPlayerStart(_ inPlayer: MusicPlayer) -> OSStatus
```

## Parameters

- `inPlayer`: The music player to start.

## Return Value

Return Value A result code

## Discussion

Discussion If you call this function without first calling MusicPlayerPreroll(_:), the player will call that function before beginning playback.

## See Also

### Managing a Music Player

- [NewMusicPlayer(_:)](audiotoolbox/newmusicplayer(_:).md)
- [DisposeMusicPlayer(_:)](audiotoolbox/disposemusicplayer(_:).md)
- [MusicPlayerGetBeatsForHostTime(_:_:_:)](audiotoolbox/musicplayergetbeatsforhosttime(_:_:_:).md)
- [MusicPlayerGetHostTimeForBeats(_:_:_:)](audiotoolbox/musicplayergethosttimeforbeats(_:_:_:).md)
- [MusicPlayerGetPlayRateScalar(_:_:)](audiotoolbox/musicplayergetplayratescalar(_:_:).md)
- [MusicPlayerGetSequence(_:_:)](audiotoolbox/musicplayergetsequence(_:_:).md)
- [MusicPlayerGetTime(_:_:)](audiotoolbox/musicplayergettime(_:_:).md)
- [MusicPlayerIsPlaying(_:_:)](audiotoolbox/musicplayerisplaying(_:_:).md)
- [MusicPlayerPreroll(_:)](audiotoolbox/musicplayerpreroll(_:).md)
- [MusicPlayerSetPlayRateScalar(_:_:)](audiotoolbox/musicplayersetplayratescalar(_:_:).md)
- [MusicPlayerSetSequence(_:_:)](audiotoolbox/musicplayersetsequence(_:_:).md)
- [MusicPlayerSetTime(_:_:)](audiotoolbox/musicplayersettime(_:_:).md)
- [MusicPlayerStop(_:)](audiotoolbox/musicplayerstop(_:).md)
- [MusicPlayer](audiotoolbox/musicplayer.md)
- [MusicTimeStamp](audiotoolbox/musictimestamp.md)