Re: What is the quickest way to play sound?

From:
pek <kimwlias@gmail.com>
Newsgroups:
comp.lang.java.programmer
Date:
Sun, 25 May 2008 04:54:31 -0700 (PDT)
Message-ID:
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On May 25, 2:52 pm, pek <kimwl...@gmail.com> wrote:

On May 25, 1:35 pm, Andrew Thompson <andrewtho...@gmail.com> wrote:

On May 25, 7:09 pm, pek <kimwl...@gmail.com> wrote:

On May 25, 7:10 am, Andrew Thompson <andrewtho...@gmail.com> wrote:> On May 25, 12:50 pm, pek <kimwl...@gmail.com> wrote:

...
...If you can convert it
to one of the formats supported by J2SE, it becomes
simpler.


Of course not. ;) I just found it like this. I could easily convert it
in wav.


Then try something along these lines (it
is even easier for an applet)..

<sscce>
import javax.sound.sampled.Clip;
import javax.sound.sampled.AudioSystem;
import javax.sound.sampled.LineUnavailableException;
import javax.sound.sampled.AudioInputStream;

import java.net.*;
import javax.swing.*;

class PlayClip {
  public static void main(String[] args) throws Exception {
    URL soundLocation = new URL(
      "file:C:/the.wav");
    // can use one clip many times
    Clip clip = AudioSystem.getClip();

    AudioInputStream inputStream =
      AudioSystem.getAudioInputStream(soundLocation);
    clip.open( inputStream );
    clip.loop(50);
    clip.start();

    // kludge to prevent the main() from exiting.
    JFrame f = new JFrame();
    f.setDefaultCloseOperation( JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE );

    f.getContentPane().add( new
      JLabel(soundLocation.toURI().toString()) );
    f.pack();

    f.setVisible(true);
  }}

</sscce>

--
Andrew T.
PhySci.org


That is exactly the code I was looking for.. ;)

Just in case you know even more, I am using openSuSE 10.3.. I did
convert the files in wav and they play just fine. But when I run this
code (I create a thread so multiple sounds can play simultaneous) I
get this error:

I'm not expecting you to answer. Just in case you know better (I hate
the sound system in linux).


OK.. Before you answer... Errm.. Linux worked! I didn't even touch it!
I just closed eclipse, started it and it worked..! God I hate linux
sound system. But anyways.. Thank you very much for your quick answer.
I'm using it exactly as you said (but in a thread).

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