~/tmp $ mplayer -ao pcm:output.wav input.amr MPlayer 1.0rc2-4.2.3 (C) 2000-2007 MPlayer Team CPU: Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo CPU T9300 @ 2.50GHz (Family: 6, Model: 23, Stepping: 6) CPUflags: MMX: 1 MMX2: 1 3DNow: 0 3DNow2: 0 SSE: 1 SSE2: 1 Compiled with runtime CPU detection. mplayer: could not connect to socket mplayer: No such file or directory Failed to open LIRC support. You will not be able to use your remote control. Playing input.amr. libavformat file format detected. [lavf] Audio stream found, -aid 0 ========================================================================== Forced audio codec: mad Opening audio decoder: [ffmpeg] FFmpeg/libavcodec audio decoders AUDIO: 8000 Hz, 1 ch, s16le, 0.0 kbit/0.00% (ratio: 0->16000) Selected audio codec: [ffamrnb] afm: ffmpeg (AMR Narrowband) ========================================================================== Could not parse arguments at the position indicated below: output.wav ^ Could not open/initialize audio device -> no sound. Audio: no sound Video: no video Exiting... (End of file)