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Play Sound

Play Sound - 1.6.7

simple, scriptable audio player

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This Version: Not rated (0.0)
Current Version: 1.6.7
Release Date: 2007-10-27
License: Freeware
Downloads (this version): 3,335
Downloads (all versions): 22,238

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Product Description:

Play Sound is a simple, no-fuss sound player for Mac OS X. It supports QuickTime sound files (for example, AIFF or MP3 files), Classic Mac OS System 7 sound files (files with a file type of 'sfil' that contain 'snd ' resources), or any 'snd ' resources embedded into any file. You can play an unlimited number of sounds concurrently or one at a time. You can loop sounds, repeat sounds, play specified portions of sounds, control the volume of sounds played, pause and continue sound play, and press the Escape or Command-Period keys to abort sound play.


To use Play Sound as a simple sound file player, simply drag and drop the sound file(s) onto the Play Sound icon in the Mac OS Finder. Better yet, you can configure the Mac OS X Finder to automatically open sound files with Play Sound whenever you double-click them (see Using Play Sound As a Sound Player in the documentation for easy instructions showing how to do this).


Play Sound is fully scriptable, allowing AppleScript writers to use simple, easy-to-understand English syntax to play most QuickTime-supported sound files, Classic Mac OS System 7 sound files, and even 'snd ' resources that are embedded directly in script applets. To script Play Sound, you call it from any AppleScript script or application.

What's new in this version:

  • Fixed a bug where Play Sound, on Mac OS X 10.5, was not handling sound file paths sent as Unicode text strings.
  • Fixed a bug where Play Sound would return a "player status" of "quitting" if you sent a quit command, but sounds were still playing. Now, Play Sound will return "playing" until all sounds are done playing, and then return "quitting" just before quit.

Operating System Requirements:

This product is designed to run on the following operating systems:

  • Mac OS X 10.5 Intel
  • Mac OS X 10.5 PPC
  • Mac OS X 10.4 Intel
  • Mac OS X 10.4 PPC
  • Mac OS X 10.3.9
  • Mac OS X 10.3
  • Mac OS X 10.2

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Play Sound Reviewthank YOU! - Version: 1.6.6, 7/30/2007 01:59AM PST

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subjectivetruthx
I cannot imagine using my mac without this. The throttle hold itunes puts on sounds is horrid. When I switched to OsX in 2002 the loss of just playing a sound via the finder was a huge problem for me. Ever since Play Sound came out I've been a happy user.

Just a note to those who don't know it, hit command-. to stop a sound if you need to.

I've never had a problem with this player. Thanks again.
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Play Sound ReviewAmazingly simple. Much needed. - Version: 1.6.5, 7/15/2007 06:02AM PST

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dvsjr
I can't imagine this wasnt high on the list of anyone who used any Mac OS prior to X. Apple of course wants any sound file channeled through iTunes (and hence the iTunes store) this has brought some mch needed simple and fun functionality back to the Mac. Heres a fun tip: make a funny sound sippit (use quicktime or soundapp) then assign it to Play Sound, and drop it in a friends startup items in their account pref pane. Laughter ensues!
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Play Sound ReviewAmazingly simple. Much needed. - Version: 1.6.5, 7/15/2007 06:02AM PST

dvsjr
I can't imagine this wasnt high on the list of anyone who used any Mac OS prior to X. Apple of course wants any sound file channeled through iTunes (and hence the iTunes store) this has brought some mch needed simple and fun functionality back to the Mac. Heres a fun tip: make a funny sound sippit (use quicktime or soundapp) then assign it to Play Sound, and drop it in a friends startup items in their account pref pane. Laughter ensues!
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