Re: making a soundboard, how to lower background music when other sounds play?

Thanks Sam, that makes sense with what I've been learning in my basic Flash book. I have a concern though, and that's how that code would effect if I played multiple sound clips at the same time (which happens on my sound board).

Instead of having each one lower the volume to nothing or less than nothing, then raise the volume as they each end, would it be possible to have each sound clip set the background volume to a fixed amount (say, 25%) and then when finish put it back to 100%?

Is there a way to have Flash able to detect if any sound is playing, and then have the background lowered when that indicator's on?