Scheduling comes in handy if it’s associated with many different types of activities. This way, you make sure that the activity of interest starts exactly when it needs to, thus eliminating human error. In case your tasks requires planning to play audio files at a specific time, then Scheduled Audio Player is a suitable choice.

The main window comes with a custom-made design, which isn’t difficult to figure out, not even by inexperienced individuals. However, elements don’t really seem to fit together, and lack that finishing touch to give it personality. When you don’t need to configure schedules, it can quietly sit in the tray area.

A large clock is shown so you don’t depend on the system clock to define tasks. You can initiate playback right away for a file of choice, with the possibility to load an impressive variety of formats, such as MP2, MP3, WAV, MPEG, AC3, AU, AIF, AIFC, VOX, RAW, PCM, OGG, AVI, and MOV. This is available for both instant playback, as well as the scheduler itself.

Furthermore, you can configure the playback device to use, along with corresponding elements like sample rate, channels, and bitrate. Volume and pan have their own configuration sliders, with a volume preview for each channel. By default, the application attempts to start playback every day of the week, with options to quickly select days not to play.

However, this doesn’t apply to all tasks, because creating a new one comes with custom scheduling options. You need to fill in several fields for name, days to play, as well as frequency. It’s also possible to make a scheduled stop at a specific time, in case you don’t want the whole audio file to play.

Taking everything into consideration, we can say that Scheduled Audio Player is a practical application that can be used as a custom, simple alarm, or for more advanced tasks, such as broadcasting an anthem, or other important sounds. It’s easy to configure, and stays in the tray area so it doesn’t take desktop or taskbar space when not used.