Tech: How do I add audio to my site?

Subject: Tech: How do I add audio to my site?
From: chris nightbird childs
Date: 02 Nov 04 - 12:23 AM

I'd appreciate any help on this, because I have no idea what I'm doing... I just want to add an audio file to my website.

Subject: RE: Tech: How do I add audio to my site?
From: Ed.
Date: 02 Nov 04 - 12:57 AM

Try reading this as a basic starting point. A bit more information about what exactly you want to to would be helpful.

Subject: RE: Tech: How do I add audio to my site?
From: Grab
Date: 02 Nov 04 - 07:53 AM

"Add" as in "allow someone to download an audio file"? Upload it to the server, and put a link to the file in the same way as you'd put a link to an HTML file.

But if you mean "add" as in "make a tune play automatically when the site loads", please don't. This is one thing that really annoys most web surfers. Honest, people will like your site *more* for not having music playing - even if they like the tune, downloading the file takes bandwidth which could better be used reading your site. Broadband users may not care, but most people still use dial-up, and on dial-up bandwidth it just ain't practical.

Graham.

Subject: RE: Tech: How do I add audio to my site?
From: MMario
Date: 02 Nov 04 - 08:26 AM

I'll second Grab's comment. Having the OPTION to download and/or play an audio file is great - having them start up automatically is frequently a pain.

Subject: RE: Tech: How do I add audio to my site?
From: chris nightbird childs
Date: 02 Nov 04 - 10:46 AM

I don't want it to start automatically. That annoys me too...

Subject: RE: Tech: How do I add audio to my site?
From: MMario
Date: 02 Nov 04 - 10:51 AM

Easiest way is to upload the files to your storage area and then place a normal link to it from your page.

Subject: RE: Tech: How do I add audio to my site?
From: chris nightbird childs
Date: 02 Nov 04 - 07:18 PM

It doesn't seem to be working. Do I have to convert it first?

Subject: RE: Tech: How do I add audio to my site?
From: Bill D
Date: 04 Nov 04 - 10:04 AM

convert from what to what? What kind of file is it? What do you want people to be able to do with it? Play it? Download it?

There are so many different variations possible....

Subject: RE: Tech: How do I add audio to my site?
From: Bill D
Date: 04 Nov 04 - 10:07 AM

(when I say "What kind of file?", I mean what format. a .wav file, an MP3, a .wma file, a midi file....etc...

Subject: RE: Tech: How do I add audio to my site?
From:
Date: 04 Nov 04 - 04:44 PM

Some suggestions in this thread:

How to Add Music ...

Subject: RE: Tech: How do I add audio to my site?
From: chris nightbird childs
Date: 05 Nov 04 - 12:59 AM

This is an MP3 file...