> Well... if your mp3 player can play to standard output, you can use sox to
> convert the output to a suitable format.
>
> It is however, an extremely poor way of doing things as the conversion process
> will consume a lot of system resources.
>
> A better way to accomplish this, would involve finding an mp3 player capable of
> playing to 8bit 8kHz. Considering the fact that audio signals at 8bit 8kHz has
> approximately the same quality as a telephone, I doubt that there would be a
> lot of these lying around. (Disclaimer: The only mp3 player I use regularly is
> splay. YMMV)
>
> You might want to check your setup. I have never played with an SB-Pro before,
> but 8bit 8kHz soundcards have been obsolete for a relatively long time and I
> don't think that the SB-Pro is one of them.
>
> You wouldn't happen to be using the /dev/audio device would you? That's a mono
> 8bit 8kHz device. Normally, the /dev/dsp device should be used.
>
Actually, I don't know what either of my mp3 players (x11apm or mpeg123)
use as an audio device. I would assume that they would use whatever
device, and whatever sampling rate is appropriate. Apparently, that isn't
the case.
Bryan Scaringe
