Help with aplay

[fixit7]

I need some help with aplay

This just plays static.

aplay -c 3 -t wav -r 44100 -f cd Relax_6_Seconds.wav
Playing raw data 'Relax_6_Seconds.wav' : Signed 16 bit Little Endian, Rate 44100 Hz, Stereo

 

[arochester]

Can the files be played with another player, or do they produce the same result? Are you using Alsa and not Pulseaudio?

Maybe some clue here? - https://unix.stackexchange.com/questions/363176/ogg-audio-file-and-aplay-white-noise/363178

 

[fixit7]

The problem was that I used vlc to convert the mp3 to a wav file.

When I used mpg321 to do the conversion, the file played ok.