import java.applet.*; // for Applet, AudioClip import java.net.URL; /** Applet utility methods can be used in applications! */ public class PlaySound { public static void main(String[] argv) { try { URL u = new URL("file:ringin.wav"); AudioClip sound = Applet.newAudioClip(u); sound.play(); Thread.sleep(1000); // play() starts a daemon thread... System.exit(0); // ...that we kill here. } catch (Exception e) { e.printStackTrace(); } } }