Can’t get node ‘play soundfile’ to work

[jerxjac]

I installed " node-red-contrib-play-soundfile " but can't get it to work.
I'm working under Windows 10
This is a little test flow with a link to my soundfile on D:/
Tried both D:\ and D:/

[{"id":"47945222.9bd43c","type":"play-soundfile","z":"76a6fe94.1adb4","name":"MP3","directory":"c9ba187.d1a6ee8","file":"TEST.mp3","allow_multiple":true,"x":290,"y":120,"wires":[["6a739113.f47cd"]]},{"id":"a448cac7.f3f1f8","type":"inject","z":"76a6fe94.1adb4","name":"","props":[{"p":"topic","vt":"str"}],"repeat":"","crontab":"","once":false,"onceDelay":0.1,"topic":"start","x":160,"y":120,"wires":[["47945222.9bd43c"]]},{"id":"6a739113.f47cd","type":"debug","z":"76a6fe94.1adb4","name":"","active":true,"tosidebar":true,"console":false,"tostatus":false,"complete":"false","statusVal":"","statusType":"auto","x":450,"y":120,"wires":[]},{"id":"c9ba187.d1a6ee8","type":"soundfile-directory","directory":"D:/"}]

But the Debug is giving:

3/9/2021, 12:23:33 PMnode: MP3
msg : string[35]
"Error playing back file D:\TEST.mp3"

I also asked this question on node-red forum but the person who tried to help couldn't get it to work either. (Ubuntu)

please help

[lutzer]

Hey, this node currently relies on the npm package "play-sound". The package requires an audio player to be installed and added to the PATH. Here you can see a list of supported audioplayers: https://github.com/shime/play-sound. For windows problems specifcly, check this issue: shime/play-sound#39.
I might migrate it to another package in the future, but for now this is the only solution.

[marc-gist]

I cannot get this to work either. I have multiple players installed and the play-sound on a raspberrypi. how do you select which cli player to use?

[msaldivar7]

i start having this issue in an ubuntu server device, i'm able to reproduce the audios using mpg321 from the command line but when i try to play them using node-red program i get the "Error playing back file"

[lutzer]

I cannot get this to work either. I have multiple players installed and the play-sound on a raspberrypi. how do you select which cli player to use?

it should select a player automatically. Make sure one of the players specified in the README is installed. you can test the players in the command shell.

[lutzer]

i start having this issue in an ubuntu server device, i'm able to reproduce the audios using mpg321 from the command line but when i try to play them using node-red program i get the "Error playing back file"

what is the error code? is there any number specified after the error?

[jussikoskinen]

I also get an error: "Error playing back file /home/pi/click.mp3: 1"
I have mpg123 installed.