NAME
send_sound — play an audio file
SYNOPSIS
/opt/audio/bin/send_sound
[-format_switch
]
[-server system
]
[-loop number
]
[-pri priority
]
[-srate rate
]
[-prate rate
]
[-stereo]
DESCRIPTION
This command plays an audio file.
send_sound
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.
- -format_switch
is one these formats:
- au
Sun file format
- snd
NeXT file format
- wav
Microsoft RIFF Waveform file format
- u
MuLaw format
- al
ALaw
- l16
linear 16-bit format
- lo8
offset (unsigned) linear 8-bit format
- l8
linear 8-bit format
If you omit the filename with this option,
send_sound
plays the audio data from
stdin.
- -server system
plays the file on the output of an audio server
identified by
system
which is either a system name or a TCP/IP address.
- -loop number
plays the file the
number
of times you supply.
Note that you cannot use this option if the source is
stdin;
a filename is required.
- -pri priority
plays file with the
priority
you supply, either
urgent,
hi,
normal,
or
lo.
- -srate rate
sets the sample
rate
of the source audio.
- -prate rate
plays the audio file at the sampling
rate
you enter.
- -stereo
plays a stereo file.
This option
is needed only for a raw data file with stereo data.
AUTHOR
send_sound
was developed by
HP.
NeXT is a trademark of NeXT Computers, Inc.
Microsoft is a trademark of Microsoft Corporation.
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