<# .SYNTAX play-mp3.ps1 [] .DESCRIPTION plays the given sound file (MP3 file format) .LINK https://github.com/fleschutz/PowerShell .NOTES Author: Markus Fleschutz / License: CC0 #> param($Filename = "") if ($Filename -eq "" ) { $Filename = read-host "Enter the MP3 filename" } try { if (-not(test-path "$Filename" -pathType leaf)) { throw "Can't access audio file: $Filename" } $FullPath = (get-childItem $Filename).fullname $Filename = (get-item "$FullPath").name add-type -assemblyName PresentationCore $MediaPlayer = new-object System.Windows.Media.MediaPlayer do { $MediaPlayer.open($FullPath) $Milliseconds = $MediaPlayer.NaturalDuration.TimeSpan.TotalMilliseconds } until ($Milliseconds) [int]$Minutes = $Milliseconds / 60000 [int]$Seconds = ($Milliseconds / 1000) % 60 "▶️Playing 🎵$Filename ($($Minutes.ToString('00')):$($Seconds.ToString('00'))) ..." $MediaPlayer.Volume = 1 $MediaPlayer.play() start-sleep -milliseconds $Milliseconds $MediaPlayer.stop() $MediaPlayer.close() exit 0 } catch { write-error "ERROR: line $($_.InvocationInfo.ScriptLineNumber): $($Error[0])" exit 1 }