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# 1  
Old 09-11-2010
Playing wav-file sounds.
I would like to be able to shell out to the command line and play sounds.
After installing "sox" I can now do this using the play command. Is there a way to stop the playing once it starts?
# 2  
Old 09-11-2010
Code:
ctrl+c

But is there any other proper way of stopping ?
# 3  
Old 09-11-2010
Quote:
Originally Posted by thegeek
Code:
ctrl+c

But is there any other proper way of stopping ?
I tried Ctrl/c but this doesn't stop the playing. The terminal won't accept any input while the file is playing, but it can be shut down (which stops the playing) by clicking on the upper right "X"... not a very elegant way out.
# 4  
Old 09-12-2010
You could try mplayer, which is a bit larger than sox ( Smilie ) but supports seeking and quit from console via keyboard.
# 5  
Old 09-12-2010
Quote:
Originally Posted by Corona688
You could try mplayer, which is a bit larger than sox ( Smilie ) but supports seeking and quit from console via keyboard.
When I first tried the command "play" I was prompted to install sox, I already had mplayer installed. Is there a different command (other than play) to use that will trigger mplayer to respond? BTW, thanks for your help!
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Old 09-13-2010
You might try 'mplayer'.
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