You can use the AVAudioSession class to change the audio "category" of your app: thus you can allow it to play on top of the iPod music. Use the -setCategory:error: method, and you will probably want to use AVAudioSessionCategoryAmbient . More info can be found in the Audio Session Programming Guide .
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