Public bug reported:
Binary package hint: sox
I love being able to type "play music.ogg" and have music come out my
speakers. Unfortunately the play command hogs the audio device by
default, so if any other program is using it, play refuses to work.
I was able to fix this problem for myself quite easily, by changing part
of the /usr/bin/play shell script from
Linux|FreeBSD)
arch_defines="-t ossdsp"
if [ -z "$device" ]; then
if [ -c "/dev/sound/dsp" ]; then
device="/dev/sound/dsp"
else
device="/dev/dsp"
fi
fi
;;
to
Linux)
arch_defines="-t alsa"
device="default"
;;
...but it should work by default for everyone.
** Affects: sox (Ubuntu)
Importance: Undecided
Status: Unconfirmed
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"play" command doesn't use ALSA by default
https://launchpad.net/bugs/84609
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