Using BASS from Python.

testbass.py

from ctypes import *
bass = cdll.LoadLibrary('./libbass.so')

# init bass
bass.BASS_Init(-1, 44100, 0, 0, None)

# load sample
file = '/path/to/wav/file.wav'
sample = bass.BASS_SampleLoad(False, file, c_longlong(0), 0, 2, 0x20000)

# get channel
channel = bass.BASS_SampleGetChannel(sample, False)

# play
bass.BASS_ChannelPlay(channel, True)

# free sample and bass
bass.BASS_SampleFree(sample)
bass.BASS_Free()