How do you play a long sound clip on Alexa / Amazon Echo?

Question

I did not find anything in the Alexa Skills Kit (ASK) documentation, which allows the developer to tell Alexa how to play a long (90+ seconds) sound clip.

How do you get echo to play a long MP3 file?

The SSML audio tag allows you to play an MP3 file, but it is limited to 90 seconds and must be encoded at 48 kbps.

Answer 1

Amazon has released new ASK features, and it is now possible to use sound in long format. Check out the announcement and documentation: https://developer.amazon.com/public/community/post/Tx1DSINBM8LUNHY/New-Alexa-Skills-Kit-ASK-Feature-Audio-Streaming-in-Alexa-Skills#