The mpg123 package might be useful to you. I’ve used it to play mp3 files solely thru the terminal.
> > On Mar 3, 2025, at 8:13 PM, Paul Goyette <p...@whooppee.com> wrote: > > I've never bothered to use NetBSD to play music, but I'd like to get > the windoze laptop off my desk! > > But I've always been confused with what appears to be a plethora of > moving parts to make sound work. It doesn't seem to be as easy as > just-plug-in-the-speakers! Vague memories seem to hint at the user's > need to know "signal routing details" to send the right input to the > right output through the right mixer etc. (For stereo, s/right/left/ > above! :-) ) > > So, is there a audio cookbook for dummies who simply want to play a > .mp4 or .m4a file? > > Thanks! > > > +---------------------+--------------------------+----------------------+ > | Paul Goyette (.sig) | PGP Key fingerprint: | E-mail addresses: | > | (Retired) | 1B11 1849 721C 56C8 F63A | p...@whooppee.com | > | Software Developer | 6E2E 05FD 15CE 9F2D 5102 | pgoye...@netbsd.org | > | & Network Engineer | | pgoyett...@gmail.com | > +---------------------+--------------------------+----------------------+
