# Sound problems with my Halloween props

**URL:** <https://discourse.nodered.org/t/sound-problems-with-my-halloween-props/53001>\
**Category:** General\
**Created:** [31 October 2021 08:19 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/sound-problems-with-my-halloween-props/53001 "2021-10-31T08:19:34Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 8\
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**Author:** ![Frode](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/5f8ce5/32.png) [@Frode](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Frode)\
**Post date:** [31 October 2021 08:19 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/sound-problems-with-my-halloween-props/53001/1 "2021-10-31T08:19:34Z")

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My Raspberry Pi wont play sounds in node red.

If i repeat the input may times manually (by tapping the node), it plays the sound some times. I made a node to repeatedly send inputs, so if I for instance set this to send the value of 1 in to the node 20times with 0.02sec between them it usually gives me the sound, ut not always.

Anyone got any idea of what to do?

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**Author:** ![zenofmud](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/zenofmud/32/316_2.png) [@zenofmud](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/zenofmud)\
**Post date:** [31 October 2021 09:30 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/sound-problems-with-my-halloween-props/53001/2 "2021-10-31T09:30:03Z")

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It would help to know what node you are using to play the sound (full name please 'node-red-contrib-????) What version of the node and what versions of Node-RED and node.js (you can get these from the startup log)

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**Author:** ![Frode](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/5f8ce5/32.png) [@Frode](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Frode)\
**Post date:** [31 October 2021 12:31 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/sound-problems-with-my-halloween-props/53001/3 "2021-10-31T12:31:14Z")

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I am using the play-soundfile that's in node red. I have been using node-red-contrib-audio earlier, but its not possible to install this node, getting err! Failed at lame@1.2.4 install script.

🤔

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**Author:** ![zenofmud](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/zenofmud/32/316_2.png) [@zenofmud](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/zenofmud)\
**Post date:** [31 October 2021 12:35 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/sound-problems-with-my-halloween-props/53001/4 "2021-10-31T12:35:40Z")

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It would help to know what node you are using to play the sound (`full name please 'node-red-contrib-????`)

What version of the node and what versions of Node-RED and node.js (you can get these from the startup log)

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**Author:** ![Colin](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/colin/32/17040_2.png) [@Colin](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Colin)\
**Post date:** [31 October 2021 13:37 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/sound-problems-with-my-halloween-props/53001/5 "2021-10-31T13:37:40Z")

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> [@Frode](#):
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> I am using the play-soundfile that's in node red.

I don't think there is one built in. Look in Manage Palette to see what you installed if you can't remember.

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**Author:** ![Steve-Mcl](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/steve-mcl/32/4826_2.png) [@Steve-Mcl](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Steve-Mcl)\
**Post date:** [31 October 2021 14:19 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/sound-problems-with-my-halloween-props/53001/6 "2021-10-31T14:19:28Z")

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> [@Frode](#):
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> I have been using node-red-contrib-audio earlier, but its not possible to install this node, getting err! Failed at lame@1.2.4 install script.

There is an [open github issue](https://github.com/namgk/node-red-contrib-audio/issues/3) mentions this problem from October 2020 - but the author has done nothing (node has not been updated in 4 years)

There is even an [open pull request](https://github.com/namgk/node-red-contrib-audio/pull/2) that updates it (but the author has not merged it)

You could install the fork by the author of the PR : [GitHub - mdimai666/node-red-contrib-audio: A Node RED node for playing audio files](https://github.com/mdimai666/node-red-contrib-audio)

To install this from github, you would CD to your `.node-red` folder and run `npm i mdimai666/node-red-contrib-audio`

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**Author:** ![Frode](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/5f8ce5/32.png) [@Frode](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Frode)\
**Post date:** [1 November 2021 08:11 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/sound-problems-with-my-halloween-props/53001/7 "2021-11-01T08:11:15Z")

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Thanks for the replys. I will take a look into this and see of I can get it working again 🤩

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**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/uploads/nodered/original/1X/d073cd938eafa2e558d7c2cd59003b3ef4963033.png) [@system](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/system)\
**Post date:** [31 December 2021 08:12 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/sound-problems-with-my-halloween-props/53001/8 "2021-12-31T08:12:15Z")

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