# Specify sound card for audio playback

**URL:** <https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/specify-sound-card-for-audio-playback/3384>\
**Category:** Ignition\
**Created:** [October 4, 2011, 3:05pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/specify-sound-card-for-audio-playback/3384 "2011-10-04T15:05:06Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![techwing](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/85f322/32.png) [@techwing](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/techwing)\
**Post date:** [October 4, 2011, 3:05pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/specify-sound-card-for-audio-playback/3384/1 "2011-10-04T15:05:06Z")

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I need capability to specify an alternate sound card for audio playback (Sound Player object and system.util.playSoundClip scripting function).

I would like to connect the sound card output to a plant radio transmitter for audio alarm notification. However, I do not want to be transmitting other Windows sound effects. This can best be accomplished by using a dedicated sound card for audio alarms, but it cannot be the Windows default sound card.

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**Author:** ![Carl.Gould](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/carl.gould/32/7262_2.png) [@Carl.Gould](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Carl.Gould)\
**Post date:** [October 14, 2011, 11:26pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/specify-sound-card-for-audio-playback/3384/2 "2011-10-14T23:26:00Z")

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I’ve added a ticket for this feature.