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    You can create an audio player in Java using the built-in javax.sound.sampled package without relying on external libraries. This approach supports formats like WAV, AIFF, AU, AIFC, and SND.

    Steps to Implement

    1. Load the Audio File Use AudioSystem.getAudioInputStream(File file) to convert the audio file into a stream.

    2. Create and Open a Clip Obtain a Clip instance from AudioSystem.getClip() and open it with the audio stream.

    3. Control Playback Implement methods for play, pause, resume, restart, stop, and jump to a specific position using clip methods like start(), stop(), setMicrosecondPosition().

    4. Reset Audio Stream When Needed If you want to replay or resume from a paused state, reset the audio stream before starting again.

    Example Code

    import java.io.File;
    import java.io.IOException;
    import java.util.Scanner;
    import javax.sound.sampled.*;

    public class SimpleAudioPlayer {
    Long currentFrame;
    Clip clip;
    String status;
    AudioInputStream audioInputStream;
    static String filePath;

    public SimpleAudioPlayer() throws UnsupportedAudioFileException, IOException, LineUnavailableException {
    audioInputStream = AudioSystem.getAudioInputStream(new File(filePath).getAbsoluteFile());
    clip = AudioSystem.getClip();
    clip.open(audioInputStream);
    clip.loop(Clip.LOOP_CONTINUOUSLY);
    }

    public void play() { clip.start(); status = "play"; }
    public void pause() { currentFrame = clip.getMicrosecondPosition(); clip.stop(); status = "paused"; }
    public void resumeAudio() throws Exception { resetAudioStream(); clip.setMicrosecondPosition(currentFrame); play(); }
    public void restart() throws Exception { resetAudioStream(); currentFrame = 0L; play(); }
    public void stop() throws Exception { currentFrame = 0L; clip.stop(); clip.close(); }
    public void jump(long c) throws Exception { if (c > 0 && c < clip.getMicrosecondLength()) { resetAudioStream(); currentFrame = c; clip.setMicrosecondPosition(c); play(); } }

    public void resetAudioStream() throws Exception {
    audioInputStream = AudioSystem.getAudioInputStream(new File(filePath).getAbsoluteFile());
    clip.open(audioInputStream);
    clip.loop(Clip.LOOP_CONTINUOUSLY);
    }

    public static void main(String[] args) {
    try {
    filePath = "path/to/audio.wav";
    SimpleAudioPlayer player = new SimpleAudioPlayer();
    player.play();
    Scanner sc = new Scanner(System.in);
    while (true) {
    System.out.println("1. pause 2. resume 3. restart 4. stop 5. jump");
    int choice = sc.nextInt();
    if (choice == 1) player.pause();
    else if (choice == 2) player.resumeAudio();
    else if (choice == 3) player.restart();
    else if (choice == 4) { player.stop(); break; }
    else if (choice == 5) { System.out.println("Enter time in microseconds:"); player.jump(sc.nextLong()); }
    }
    sc.close();
    } catch (Exception e) { e.printStackTrace(); }
    }
    }
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