ListPlay[{a1,a2,…}]
creates an object that plays as a sound whose amplitude is given by the sequence of levels ai.


ListPlay
ListPlay[{a1,a2,…}]
creates an object that plays as a sound whose amplitude is given by the sequence of levels ai.
Details and Options

- ListPlay returns a Sound object, which displays in StandardForm as a button that can be clicked to play the sound.
- The following options can be given:
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DisplayFunction Automatic function for generating output to display PlayRange All the range of amplitude levels to include SampleDepth 8 how many bits to use to represent each amplitude level SampleRate 8000 how many times per second amplitude samples should be generated - ListPlay[{list1,list2}] generates stereo sound. The left‐hand channel is given first.
- ListPlay[{list1,list2,…}] generates sound on any number of channels. If the lists are of different lengths, silence is inserted at the ends of the shorter lists.
Examples
open all close allScope (1)
Play a TimeSeries:
Applications (6)
Play bifurcations in the logistic map:
Play a nested sequence generated by the Fibonacci substitution system:
Play the sequence at a lower register:
Play the sequences of differences between primes:
Play a random sequence of blocks:
Play a random path of a TelegraphProcess:
Tech Notes
Related Guides
History
Introduced in 1991 (2.0) | Updated in 2007 (6.0)
Text
Wolfram Research (1991), ListPlay, Wolfram Language function, https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/ListPlay.html (updated 2007).
CMS
Wolfram Language. 1991. "ListPlay." Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Wolfram Research. Last Modified 2007. https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/ListPlay.html.
APA
Wolfram Language. (1991). ListPlay. Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Retrieved from https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/ListPlay.html
BibTeX
@misc{reference.wolfram_2025_listplay, author="Wolfram Research", title="{ListPlay}", year="2007", howpublished="\url{https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/ListPlay.html}", note=[Accessed: 11-August-2025]}
BibLaTeX
@online{reference.wolfram_2025_listplay, organization={Wolfram Research}, title={ListPlay}, year={2007}, url={https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/ListPlay.html}, note=[Accessed: 11-August-2025]}