send_sound(1)						      General Commands Manual						     send_sound(1)

NAME

       send_sound - play an audio file

SYNOPSIS

       [-format_switch] [] [] [] [] []

DESCRIPTION

       This  command  plays an audio file.  is the command used when you double-click an audio file from the HP VUE File Manager.  The file begins
       playing, according to the settings of the Audio Control Panel.

       is one these formats:

			   Sun file format

			   NeXT file format

			   Microsoft RIFF Waveform file format

			   MuLaw format

			   ALaw

			   linear 16-bit format

			   offset (unsigned) linear 8-bit format

			   linear 8-bit format

		      If you omit the filename with this option, plays the audio data from

       plays the file on the output of an audio server
		      identified by system which is either a system name or a TCP/IP address.

       plays the file the
		      number of times you supply.  Note that you cannot use this option if the source is a filename is required.

       plays file with the
		      priority you supply, either or

       sets the sample
		      rate of the source audio.

       plays the audio file at the sampling
		      rate you enter.

       plays a stereo file.  This option
		      is needed only for a raw data file with stereo data.

AUTHOR

       was developed by HP.

       NeXT is a trademark of NeXT Computers, Inc.

       Microsoft is a trademark of Microsoft Corporation.

SEE ALSO

       audio(5), asecure(1M), aserver(1M), attributes(1), convert(1).

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