Multiple Sound Clip Strategy Suggestions Sought

I am using the javax.sound objects to play the sounds.
I am writing an application using the javax.sound api where each object owns a sound clip that can be played at any point in time. Some objects can play the same sound - and if this occurs these sounds play simultaniously, over one another.
For example - if this was a war video game (it isn't), each soldier object might play a gun shot at slightly different times - the more action the more layered the sound becomes.
I am using clips, loading one for each object when it is created. This all works fine if there are less than 32 objects, after which I get LineUnavailableExceptions.
This is my first foray into Sound - so forgive me if this is a no brainer. I am looking for feedback or examples for a better way to go about this.
Here are some of my thoughts:
From the stack trace I can see that an audio clip get loaded into a MixerClip mixer, and that the limit must be 32. Is there a different Mixer I could assign this to get around this?
Ami I going about this all wrong? Should I be streaming each sounds when it is played? Should I be pooling the sounds somehow so I am not loading the same sound x many times? Can the same sound clip be played multiple times?
Thanks in Advance!

Yes - it is a hardware limitiation. The question still applies - perhaps using clips is not the best choice given this - so I am looking for a better way.

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http://tinyurl.com/2k29mj
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Date: Mon, 7 Sep 2009 14:29:37 -0600
From: [email protected]
To: [email protected]
Subject: How do you move a sound clip in the timeline?
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