Windows – VLC – Play two mp3s simultaneously from command line

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I'm using VLC 2.0.8 on Windows 7. How do I play two mp3s simultaneously from the command line (command line because to write a batch script that launches the mp3s)? I've tried

vlc 1.mp3 2.mp3

and

vlc 1.mp3 --input-slave 2.mp3

(I've seen the second one as a way to play a video file and a separate audio file simultaneously). Both of these just launch 1.mp3.

Not important, but if you're wondering, the mp3s are respectively cafe sounds and rain sounds, so I can play sounds similar to those found at http://rainycafe.com/ without having to launch a browser.

Best Answer

You need to use the START command and a little batch file.

Your batch will be something like this

start "First MP3" vlc 1.mp3
start "Second MP3" vlc 2.mp3

START is a command with the following arguments:

start "TITLE" command [arguments]

Where "TITLE" is any name (enclosed between quotes) and command, in this case, is vlc or vlc.exe. The argument is your .mp3 file.

This assumes the batch file is at the same directory VLC is. The batch will run two separate instances of VLC simultaneously. I've tested it in Windows XP and it works.

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