#Dedicated Laptop as Media Player - support multiple playbacks simultaneously?

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still sluice
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So, I'm setting up my HA install for Halloween. Since I will be focusing on outdoor, I have set up a pair of loud speakers (hidden from view!) connected to a dedicated laptop (could be Mac, could be Ubuntu).

Now I'd like to play different sound effects on the laptop, remotely controlled 100% by my Home Assistant running elsewhere.

The main challenge here is:

  • Multiple audio playbacks simultaneously
  • Individual volume per playback
  • Possibility to playback continuously (with fade in and out)
  • Stop any or all playbacks

Before I start writing my own OSC controlled media player I'd like to know if there are anything out there already? Or if there are other ways to achieve this?