Arduino - processing: serial data to toggle mp3 file in minim

Thanks for the reply.

Yes, there is a file playing called ‘groove.mp3’ It plays within the else loop. The console prints ‘status: Q’ or ‘status: L’ depending on the input from the Arduino.
I have tried println to the console from within the if block: if (val.equals(“L”)) {… and nothing prints out.

Any ideas?