Create a Music Player in Java with Source Code

Create a Music Player using Java [Source Code Included]

Java is a powerful programming language with many great features. It can be used to develop a wide variety of applications, from web-based to mobile applications. One of the most interesting Java projects that you can undertake is creating a music player. In this tutorial, we will look at how to create a music player using Java. We will look at everything from setting up the development environment to writing the code for the player.

Setting Up the Development Environment

Before we start writing the code for our music player, we need to set up a development environment. We are going to use the Eclipse IDE as our development platform. Eclipse is an integrated development environment (IDE) which makes coding much easier. To install Eclipse, you can follow the instructions on the official website: https://www.eclipse.org/downloads/.

Writing the Code

We are now ready to write the code for our music player. We'll start by creating a new Java project in Eclipse. Create a package named "com.example.musicplayer" and add the following class:

public class MusicPlayer {
  public static void main(String[] args) {
    // TODO: Write your code here
  }
}

The first thing that we need to do is add some dependencies for playing MP3 files. You can find the dependencies in Maven Central Repository. Add the following to your project's pom.xml file:

<dependency>
  <groupId>org.xiph.vorbis</groupId>
  <artifactId>vorbisspi</artifactId>
  <version>1.0.3</version>
</dependency>
<dependency>
  <groupId>javazoom</groupId>
  <artifactId>jlayer</artifactId>
  <version>1.0.1</version>
</dependency>

Now, let's add some code to our main() method so that it plays an MP3 file. The code below takes a path to an MP3 file as input and plays it:

public static void main(String[] args) {
  if(args.length == 0) {
    System.out.println("Please provide a path to an MP3 file.");
    return;
  }
  String path = args[0];

  File mp3File = new File(path);
  try {
    AudioInputStream audioStream = AudioSystem.getAudioInputStream(mp3File);
    AudioFormat format = audioStream.getFormat();
    DataLine.Info info = new DataLine.Info(Clip.class, format);
    Clip clip = (Clip) AudioSystem.getLine(info);
    clip.open(audioStream);
    clip.start();
    while (!clip.isRunning())
      Thread.sleep(10);
    while (clip.isRunning())
      Thread.sleep(10);
    clip.close();
  } catch (Exception e) {
    e.printStackTrace();
  }
}

You should be able to compile and run the above program. If you want to take your music player to the next level, then you can explore other libraries like Librepilot and JavaFX MusicPlayer, which can help you to create a more interactive music player.

Conclusion

In this tutorial, we have looked at how to create a simple music player using Java. We started by setting up the development environment, and then wrote the code for the player. You can now take your music player to the next level by exploring other libraries. Thanks for reading.