Re: [oS-en] How can I play a sound from a script?

On 21.01.2022 16:50, Carlos E. R. wrote:

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Try 'mplayer -volume 30 bell.oga'

Same problem, I have to run sound commands twice. The first there is no sound, the second time it works. Wait a minute, and repeat, issue commands twice.

That sounds similar to what I observed using mpv with pulseaudio driver. When I pause video and then resume, the first several seconds are muted. mpv developers point at PA. It seems PA needs long time to "start" audio output. I ended configuring mpv to use ALSA driver directly and run it under pasuspend.