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Owning Palette: Graphics & Sound VIs

Use the Sound VIs to play sounds.

(Windows) You must have DirectX 8.0 or later to use the Sound VIs.

(Linux) You must have the Open Sound System (OSS) driver to use the Sound VIs. LabVIEW probes for devices by looking for files named /dev/dsp or /dev/dspX, where X is an integer between 0 and 16. LabVIEW attempts to open each device for input and output. If LabVIEW cannot detect the sound card, check that a device file named /dev/dsp or /dev/dspX exists on the local system and that you have permission to read from and write to the device. If you moved this device to a location other than the default, LabVIEW can work with a symbolic link.

Subpalette	Description
Sound Files VIs	Use the Sound Files VIs to create and retrieve PC wave files (.wav).
Sound Input VIs	Use the Sound Input VIs to configure and control a sound input device.
Sound Output VIs	Use the Sound Output VIs to configure and control a sound output device.