Name: playDestination

Type: property

Syntax: set the playDestination to {internal | external}

Summary: The <playDestination> specifies where sound output is sent.

Introduced: 1.0

OS: linux

Platforms: desktop,server,web

Example:
set the playDestination to external

Value:
The <playDestination> is "internal" or "external".
By default, the <playDestination> is set to "internal".

Description:
Use the <playDestination> <property> to control whether sounds made with the <play> command on <Unix|Unix systems> are sent to the speakers or the audio jack.

If the <playDestination> <property> is set to "internal", sounds are played on the computer's internal speaker. If the <playDestination> is "external", sounds are sent to the computer's audio <port>.

The setting of this property has no effect on Mac OS , OS X, or Windows systems.

References: stop (command), play (command), recordInput (property), property (glossary), Unix (glossary), port (glossary)

Tags: multimedia
