Playing music in the background

[maragikat]

I'm pretty sure you are able to play sound in the background, while the game is running.. You're able to run multiple programs at a time on a computer, so why would playing The Sims override iTunes, or another media player? Logically, you should be able to hear the music/sounds you play outside of The Sims, as well as the music from the game itself.

Just thought I'd throw this in, but my sister always plays iTunes when she plays The Sims 2, [and mutes the sound from TS2], and she hears the music from iTunes clearly. I know that The Sims 2 isn't the same as The Sims, but going by this, it should work with The Sims as well.

Lastly, windowed mode wouldn't make a difference. Playing your game in windowed mode simply allows you to change programs easily. You can exit The Sims by pressing Alt + Esc, or a number of other shortcuts. It should not affect the sound in the background; The only thing that will be affected is the sound from the game, which will stop when you minimize the game.