Flash CS6 Importing sounds

It's a little thing but:

function playSound( name:String ):void
{
   for( var nameSrc:String in soundArray )
   {
      if( name == nameSrc )
      {
         var channel:SoundChannel = soundArray[ name ].play();
         return;
      }
   }
}

Should be:

function playSound(name:String):void
{
    if(soundArray[name])
    {
        soundArray[name].play();
    }
}

There is no need for a loop look up since that is what the hash table is for. Also, you shouldn't use an Array at all for that since an Array is an ordered set which is indexed using integers. You want to use an Object (or Dictionary) in this case and name it soundMap (since it maps sound names to sound objects).

As for sound latency -- there should be none. I've done quite a bit of sound in Flash (including tons of one off rollover and rollout sounds) and it has never been an issue. However Flash Player 10 has a new low-level sound API which is described by one of the Adobe engineers in that article. A solution involving that is a bit of a sledge hammer but perhaps you are looking for millisecond accuracy.

The advice fenomas gives is wise: check the mp3 file for deadspace at the start and end and trim it as close as possible. Also - what is the path from the event handler to your play statement? Are there any possible blocks there? What is the format of the mp3? Flash works best with specific encodings (44.1 hHz and 128 bit I believe).

Flash still has the ASO file, which is the compiled byte code for your classes. On Windows, you can see the ASO files here:

C:\Documents and Settings\username\Local Settings\Application Data\Adobe\Flash CS4\en\Configuration\Classes\aso

On a Mac, the directory structure is similar in /Users/username/Library/Application Support/

You can remove those files by hand, or in Flash you can select Control->Delete ASO files to remove them.