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# prepareToPlay()

Prepares the player to play the sequence by prerolling all events.

```
func prepareToPlay()
```

## Discussion

The system automatically calls this method on playback, but calling it in advance minimizes the delay between calling [`play(_:)`](/documentation/AVFAudio/AVMIDIPlayer/play(_:)) and the start of sound output.

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