# Playing a sound from Ruby - what's the easiest way? (Mac

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/playing-a-sound-from-ruby-whats-the-easiest-way-mac/105807>\
**Category:** Ruby\
**Created:** [June 3, 2007, 5:31am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/playing-a-sound-from-ruby-whats-the-easiest-way-mac/105807 "2007-06-03T05:31:10Z")\
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**Author:** ![greg](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/g/71c47a/32.png) [@greg](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/greg)\
**Post date:** [June 3, 2007, 5:31am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/playing-a-sound-from-ruby-whats-the-easiest-way-mac/105807/1 "2007-06-03T05:31:10Z")

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Hi,

Can anyone help me re whats the easiest way to play a sound (wave file  
say)  
from Ruby? (I’m on Mac OS X)

I’m open to a either a System call or use of a Ruby library - whichever  
is  
quickest?

Tks  
Greg