aplay -q но для OSS

Такой не подойдёт?

play --help
play: SoX v14.2.0

Usage summary: [gopts] [[fopts] infile]... [fopts] [effect [effopts]]...

SPECIAL FILENAMES (infile, outfile):
-                        Pipe/redirect input/output (stdin/stdout); use with -t
-d, --default-device     Use the default audio device (where available)
-n, --null               Use the `null' file handler; e.g. with synth effect
-p, --sox-pipe           Alias for `-t sox -'

Хм, попробую. Спасибо.