Command-line audio player. More information: https://ss64.com/osx/afplay.html.
- Play a sound file (waits until playback ends):
afplay {{path/to/file}}
- Play a sound file at 2x speed (playback rate):
afplay --rate {{2}} {{path/to/file}}
- Play a sound file at half speed:
afplay --rate {{0.5}} {{path/to/file}}
- Play the first N seconds of a sound file:
afplay --time {{seconds}} {{path/to/file}}