run mp3 and .aac vlc audio in java

Question

I would like to run audio file from java and i read many codes in SO but unbale to run my file perhaps! Seems I have mentioned wrong path or using wrong lib . Please assist me what's wrong in below code to run mp3 or VLC .aac format file

  public void playSound() {
  try {
      AudioInputStream audioInputStream =  AudioSystem.getAudioInputStream(new File("D:/clinic/clinic/mysound.mp3").getAbsoluteFile());
     Clip clip = AudioSystem.getClip();
    clip.open(audioInputStream);
    clip.start();
 } catch(Exception ex) {
    System.out.println("Error with playing sound.");
    ex.printStackTrace();
}
}

Please post what error are you facing ? – techprat Mar 21 '17 at 20:12 — techprat, Mar 21 '17 at 20:12
java.lang.NullPointerException – Mohamed Bawaneen Mar 21 '17 at 20:27 — Mohamed Bawaneen, Mar 21 '17 at 20:27

score 2 · Accepted Answer · answered Mar 21 '17 at 20:10

If you use the this.getClass.getResource() method instead of the File(file) method, maybe it would work. Remember that the file that the audio is in has to be in the same package as the class that is running it. If this doesn't work, then try it with a .wav file(you can use a .mp3 to .wav converter).

public void run() {
    try {
        AudioInputStream audioInputStream = AudioSystem.getAudioInputStream(this.getClass().getResource("mysound.mp3"));
        Clip clip = AudioSystem.getClip();
        clip.open(audioInputStream);
        clip.start();
        clip.loop(Clip.LOOP_CONTINUOUSLY);
    } catch (Exception ex) {
        ex.printStackTrace();
    }
}

I hope this helps.

score 2 · Answer 2 · answered Mar 21 '17 at 22:33

AudioSystem does not support .mp3 files. (Only AIFC, AIFF, AU, SND, and WAVE)

If you want to use .mp3 files, try using MediaPlayer instead.

// Fake init of JFX Toolkit (Just do this once before you use MediaPlayer) 
// Not needed in a JavaFX application as Application.launch() inits the toolkit 
new JFXPanel();  


Media media = new Media(new File("yourFile.mp3").toURI().toString());   
MediaPlayer player = new MediaPlayer(media);    
player.play();

score 0 · Answer 3 · answered Aug 13 '17 at 13:18

The audioformats supported natively are nit that useful if you don't want to have huge audiofiles. I ended using WAV files as it was what I could get to work, but it bothered me all the time.

Using jaad was trickier than I thought, but I got it working now: Java play AAC encoded audio

run mp3 and .aac vlc audio in java

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