# Homey to use/play custom sound file

**URL:** <https://community.homey.app/t/homey-to-use-play-custom-sound-file/2435>\
**Category:** Questions & Help\
**Created:** [October 4, 2018, 7:33am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/homey-to-use-play-custom-sound-file/2435 "2018-10-04T07:33:31Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![Bumper](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/bumper/32/72641_2.png) [@Bumper](https://community.homey.app/u/Bumper)\
**Post date:** [October 4, 2018, 7:33am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/homey-to-use-play-custom-sound-file/2435/1 "2018-10-04T07:33:31Z")

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Hi Guys,

I wanted to see if I can get homey to use a custom audiofile (mp3, wav) in flows. Pretty sure I have seen the capability to add files in the past, but cannot locate the thread in this forum anymore.

Would like to add bell/gong/siren type sounds to work with flows (instead of homey speaking) to replace my unreliable (and too loud) kaku gong.

thanks!  
Patrick

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**Author:** ![Smarthome](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/smarthome/32/646_2.png) [@Smarthome](https://community.homey.app/u/Smarthome)\
**Post date:** [October 4, 2018, 7:35am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/homey-to-use-play-custom-sound-file/2435/2 "2018-10-04T07:35:33Z")

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@Bumper checkout Soundboard… [https://apps.athom.com/app/com.athom.soundboard](https://apps.athom.com/app/com.athom.soundboard)

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**Author:** ![ger010](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/ger010/32/6361_2.png) [@ger010](https://community.homey.app/u/ger010)\
**Post date:** [October 4, 2018, 7:35am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/homey-to-use-play-custom-sound-file/2435/3 "2018-10-04T07:35:47Z")

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Hi, you can use an app for that “sounboard” works nice !  
Works with files up to 900kb I think.

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**Author:** ![Bumper](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/bumper/32/72641_2.png) [@Bumper](https://community.homey.app/u/Bumper)\
**Post date:** [October 4, 2018, 7:36am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/homey-to-use-play-custom-sound-file/2435/4 "2018-10-04T07:36:48Z")

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Thanks guys! will try

Patrick

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**Author:** ![ger010](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/ger010/32/6361_2.png) [@ger010](https://community.homey.app/u/ger010)\
**Post date:** [October 4, 2018, 7:41am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/homey-to-use-play-custom-sound-file/2435/5 "2018-10-04T07:41:07Z")

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You can find soundboard clips via google  
allread found a lot of them.

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**Author:** ![Peter\_de\_Vries](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/peter_de_vries/32/305_2.png) [@Peter\_de\_Vries](https://community.homey.app/u/Peter_de_Vries)\
**Post date:** [October 5, 2018, 7:11am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/homey-to-use-play-custom-sound-file/2435/6 "2018-10-05T07:11:07Z")

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Using Soundboard over here!  
With [https://ttsmp3.com/](https://ttsmp3.com/) you can produce your custom text in mp3.  
This way, you have “speech simulation” to overcome Homey’s terrible stuttering.