# How to play video and separate audio at the same time

**URL:** <https://forum.developer.roku.com/t/how-to-play-video-and-separate-audio-at-the-same-time/2994>\
**Category:** Archived\
**Tags:** roku-developer-program\
**Created:** [June 3, 2013, 1:52am UTC](https://forum.developer.roku.com/t/how-to-play-video-and-separate-audio-at-the-same-time/2994 "2013-06-03T01:52:22Z")\
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**Author:** ![kengibous](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/4da419/32.png) [@kengibous](https://forum.developer.roku.com/u/kengibous)\
**Post date:** [June 3, 2013, 1:52am UTC](https://forum.developer.roku.com/t/how-to-play-video-and-separate-audio-at-the-same-time/2994/1 "2013-06-03T01:52:22Z")

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Is it possible to play a video file (with no audio) and a separate audio file at the same time? I have tried starting a video with the roVideoPlayer and then starting an audio file with roAudioPlayer. However as soon as the audio starts the video stops and if i start the audio first, then the audio stops once the video starts. Is there another approach that can achieve this?

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**Author:** ![destruk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/d07c76/32.png) [@destruk](https://forum.developer.roku.com/u/destruk)\
**Post date:** [June 3, 2013, 2:48am UTC](https://forum.developer.roku.com/t/how-to-play-video-and-separate-audio-at-the-same-time/2994/2 "2013-06-03T02:48:30Z")

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no, the audioplayer component won’t work with any video playing on Roku.