# Using the Player API

Media States can be controlled via an Udon API, which lets you hook the system up to custom video players or use it for other purposes. It can also be used in automatic fashion, where it will attempt to populate the Media State data by inspecting the chosen Audio Source. This is less precise than controlling the system manually, but is useful as a fallback. This automatic behavior is controlled by the "Auto Set Media State" toggle.

To control the Player API manually:
- Import AudioLink `using AudioLink;`
- Disable Auto Set Media State toggle on the AudioLink behaviour
- Add AudioLink variable `public AudioLink.AudioLink audiolink;`
- Set Volume display `audiolink.SetMediaVolume(player.volume);`
- Set Time display `audiolink.SetMediaTime(player.time);`
- Set Playback display `audiolink.SetMediaPlaying(MediaPlaying.playing)`
- Set Loop display `audiolink.SetMediaLoop(MediaLoop.Loop)`

```
using UdonSharp;
using UnityEngine;
using VRC.SDKBase;
using VRC.Udon;
using AudioLink;

public class Player : UdonSharpBehaviour {

    //AudioLink's UdonBehavior
    public AudioLink.AudioLink audiolink;

    //Update Media Playing State
    public void UpdatePlaying() {

        /* Avalible playing states
        None    0   (0.0f)
        Playing 1   (1.0f)
        Paused  2   (2.0f)
        Stopped 3   (3.0f)
        Loading 4   (4.0f)
        Streaming 5 (5.0f)
        Error     6 (6.0f)
        */
        if (VRC.SDKBase.Utilities.IsValid(audiolink)) {
            audiolink.SetMediaPlaying(MediaPlaying.None);
            audiolink.SetMediaPlaying(MediaPlaying.Playing);
            audiolink.SetMediaPlaying(MediaPlaying.Paused);
            audiolink.SetMediaPlaying(MediaPlaying.Stopped);
            audiolink.SetMediaPlaying(MediaPlaying.Loading);
            audiolink.SetMediaPlaying(MediaPlaying.Streaming);
            audiolink.SetMediaPlaying(MediaPlaying.Error);
        }

    }

    // Update Media Volume
    public void UpdateVolume(float volume) {

        //Ranges from 0 to 1
        if (VRC.SDKBase.Utilities.IsValid(audiolink)) audiolink.SetMediaVolume(volume);

    }

    // Update Media Time
    public void UpdateTime(float time) {

        //Ranges from 0 to 1
        if (VRC.SDKBase.Utilities.IsValid(audiolink)) audiolink.SetMediaTime(time);

    }

    //Update Media Loop state
    public void UpdateLoop() {

        /* Avalible Loop states
        None       0 (0.0f)
        Loop       1 (1.0f)
        LoopOne    2 (2.0f)
        Random     3 (3.0f)
        RandomLoop 4 (4.0f)
        */
        if (VRC.SDKBase.Utilities.IsValid(audiolink)) {
            audiolink.SetMediaLoop(MediaLoop.None);
            audiolink.SetMediaLoop(MediaLoop.Loop);
            audiolink.SetMediaLoop(MediaLoop.LoopOne);
            audiolink.SetMediaLoop(MediaLoop.Random);
            audiolink.SetMediaLoop(MediaLoop.RandomLoop);
        }

    }
}
```