Sound Output Info VI
- Updated2025-07-30
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Returns information about the current state of a sound output task.
(Windows) You must have DirectX 8.0 or later to use this VI. (Linux) You must have the Open Sound System (OSS) driver to use this VI.

Inputs/Outputs
task ID
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task ID is the sound operation from the configured device you want to manipulate or input. You generate task ID with the Sound Output Configure VI.
error in (no error)
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error in describes error conditions that occur before this node runs. This input provides standard error in functionality.
task ID out
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task ID out is the manipulated sound operation originally passed to the task ID parameter.
is playing?
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is playing? indicates if the sound output task is playing.
volume
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volume returns the volume of the sound operation, one value per channel. 0 is silent and 100 is the loudest volume.
error out
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error out contains error information. This output provides standard error out functionality. |
Examples
Refer to the following example files included with LabVIEW.
- labview\examples\Graphics and Sound\Sound\Sound Player.vi
task ID
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error in (no error)
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task ID out
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is playing?
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volume
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error out
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