Unfortunately, from what I remember, the audio startup time is affected slightly by other actions being taken (it really is in a different thread). Theoretically you could have a few audioplayer objects ready to play a sound for when there's a few in succession (but I don't know how well the Roku would handle that), but that may slow down the interface to be a net loss in usability.
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