# SoundPlayer Unable to create audio clip

**URL:** <https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/soundplayer-unable-to-create-audio-clip/36730>\
**Category:** Ignition\
**Tags:** ignition79, vision\
**Created:** [July 15, 2020, 3:15pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/soundplayer-unable-to-create-audio-clip/36730 "2020-07-15T15:15:43Z")\
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**Author:** ![wpmccormick](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/wpmccormick/32/13940_2.png) [@wpmccormick](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/wpmccormick)\
**Post date:** [July 15, 2020, 3:15pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/soundplayer-unable-to-create-audio-clip/36730/1 "2020-07-15T15:15:43Z")

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I’m getting an IllegalArgumentException when selecting a WAVE file for the Sound Data property on this component. I’ve tried a number of different standard/default Windows System sounds (they’re all WAVE files) and none of them work. This sees like something that should “just work”. What do I need to do to make this work?

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**Author:** ![paul-griffith](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/paul-griffith/32/37249_2.png) [@paul-griffith](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/paul-griffith)\
**Post date:** [July 15, 2020, 3:22pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/soundplayer-unable-to-create-audio-clip/36730/2 "2020-07-15T15:22:57Z")

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Are there any more details to the exception? Can you post one or more of the files you’re trying here?

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**Author:** ![wpmccormick](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/wpmccormick/32/13940_2.png) [@wpmccormick](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/wpmccormick)\
**Post date:** [July 15, 2020, 3:29pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/soundplayer-unable-to-create-audio-clip/36730/3 "2020-07-15T15:29:13Z")

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For some reason I cannot copy and paste the details from the exception window, which is really annoying; probably a Windows thing where I reboot is required.

But I do have a little more to share just in the last minute: Running the component on the same gateway machine “just works” as expected. It seems to not work, and get this exception, from other client machines.

I’ve tried a number of the WAVE files from the C:\Windows\Media directory.

Thanks for the quick response.

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**Author:** ![paul-griffith](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/paul-griffith/32/37249_2.png) [@paul-griffith](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/paul-griffith)\
**Post date:** [July 15, 2020, 3:49pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/soundplayer-unable-to-create-audio-clip/36730/4 "2020-07-15T15:49:05Z")

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Is the error `Unable to create audio clip.`? The inner IO exception would have more details, but if that’s the ‘main’ message you see, then the issue (according to Java) is the client machine(s).

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**Author:** ![wpmccormick](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/wpmccormick/32/13940_2.png) [@wpmccormick](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/wpmccormick)\
**Post date:** [July 15, 2020, 4:01pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/soundplayer-unable-to-create-audio-clip/36730/5 "2020-07-15T16:01:55Z")

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Yes, the error is as the thread subject here.

The problem seems to have been solved by rebooting Windoze. Wonders never cease.