User Commands                                        esdsample(1)



NAME
     esdsample - play a sample

SYNOPSIS
     esdsample [-s hostname:port] [-b] [-d] [-e]  [-h]  [-m]  [-r
     freq] samplename

DESCRIPTION
     The esdsample utility plays a  sample  using  the  Enlighted
     Sound Daemon (esd).

OPTIONS
     The following options are supported:

     -s hostname:port        Contact the esd server  on  hostname
                             at port.



     -b                      Specify that the output should be in
                             8-bit format. By default, the output
                             is in 16-bit format.



     -d                      Play the sample  from  file  as  raw
                             data.  The  default  behavior  is to
                             read the  data  from  a  sound  file
                             (.wav,  .au,  and  so  on).  If this
                             option is chosen, samplename is  the
                             name of a file.



     -e                      Play the sample from the esd  cache.
                             If this option is chosen, samplename
                             is the name of  the  sample  in  the
                             cache.



     -h                      Display help text, and exit.



     -m                      Specify that the output should be in
                             mono  format. By default, the output
                             is in stereo format.







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     -r freq                 Specify that the output rate  should
                             be set to freq. By default, the out-
                             put rate is set to 44.1 kHz.



OPERANDS
     The following operands are supported:

     samplename              The name of the sample to be played.
                             If the -e option is used, samplename
                             is the esd  cache  name.  Otherwise,
                             samplename is a filename.



EXAMPLES
     Example 1: Playing a sample from a file

     example% esdsample generic.wav

     Example 2: Playing a sample from the esd cache

     example% esdsample -e esdctl:generic.wav
     (where esdctl:generic.wav is the cache name)

EXIT STATUS
     The following exit values are returned:

     0        Application exited successfully



     >0       Application exited with failure



FILES
     The following files are used by this application:

     /usr/bin/esdsample      Executable  for  Enlightened   Sound
                             Daemon sound sampler.



ATRIBUTES
     See attributes(5) for descriptions of the  following  attri-
     butes:







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           ATRIBUTE TYPE               ATRIBUTE VALUE       
    
     Availability                 SUNWgnome-audio             
    
     Interface stability          Volatile                    
    


SEE ALSO
     esdcat(1),  esdmon(1),  esdplay(1),  esdrec(1),   esdctl(1),
     esd-config(1), libesd(3), attributes(5)

NOTES
     Written by Brian Cameron, Sun Microsystems Inc., 2003, 2006.








































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