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6.7 Audio Players

Audio players output decoded audio to audio devices (speakers or monitors) connected to node servers. Playback begins immediately after an audio player is created.

Note

The Stream Labs MP Audio Player software service must be installed on the node for audio player functionality to work.

Two audio player types are available:

  • Alarm player — outputs audio alerts when alarm events are received.
  • Track player — decodes and plays audio from monitoring objects.

Audio Player Management Screen

To access audio players, select Audio players in the Visualization section of the Configuration screen.

Figure 216. Screen for working with audio players Figure 216. Screen for working with audio players

The audio player management screen displays a list of configured audio players with the following columns:

  • Name — the user-defined name of the audio player.
  • Type — Alarm or Track.
  • Node — the node to which the audio device is connected.
  • Audio device — the name of the audio output device, selected from devices available on the chosen node.

Creating an Audio Player

To create a new audio player, click the New audio player button and fill in the fields in the creation window (Figure 217).

Enable the Virtual player option to create a player without associating it with a physical audio device — no audio device selection will be required.

Figure 217. Adding a new audio player Figure 217. Adding a new audio player

To edit an existing audio player, select it from the list.