Music on website

supafly · 10-07-2004

Is there any way that you can put music on a website without usiing flash? I've seen a script being used by people using html but can't find it

Any ideas chaps and chapesses!??

MrProtoman · 10-07-2004

Code:

<embed src="melody.mid" width=2 height=0 autostart=true loop=true>
<noembed>
<bgsound src="melody.mid" loop=infinite>
</noembed>

That will work for, obviously, midi files and probably wav files (never tried myself). About the only other option for mp3's that I see is something like tinyplayer, a mp3 applet. Notice the small green 2 button player towards the top. That's all that shows. You can change the bgcolor or it, but unless you want to rewrite the applet itself, I don't think you can change the appearance of it much.

**Man1c M0g** · 10-07-2004

Don't forget that unless you use frames, the music will reload every time a new page is loaded up. Oh, and you might want to research a way to disable the music... or you might have people wanting to strangle ya!

MrProtoman · 10-07-2004

There's an autoplay paramater for the applet. I probably wouldn't have listed it without that particular option in there.

Elentor · 10-07-2004

I don't recommend you using it at all.. it goes copletely against a good design rulebook, lol
No, seriously, it's a bit lame, most users HATE it (specially when it's mid). Also most users hear music whilst navegating so it's completely useless, with the only purpose of bothering the one who enter. I particularly NEVER enter twice in a site with music, mostly because the site sucks (as no good webmaster would insert music in the website) so, if that wasn't clear, I dunno what would be..
Unless of course it's an "option" to listen to music or have a really special reason or anything... but trust me, good music would take a lot of bandwidth and midi simply sucks unless your visitor have uber-giga good soundfonts, and I doubt he would (how many people here does it?)

**Man1c M0g** · 10-07-2004

LOl, good point Elentor! I also can't view sites with music on them at work - the mixer is blocked, and all sounds come out at full volume (the same as MANY corporate network machines). As soon as they hear the music, people just KNOW i'm not working...

Yusecki · 10-07-2004

Personally I can't stand music on a website. No matter how good the webpage is if the person wants to impose their music on me I'm out of their. 90% of the time I'm listening to music already and if I'm not its because I'm using a computer that doesn't have speakers.. Music on websites is just interfering to me. though there is a way to do it in html I have- with a console:

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Originally Posted by EXpage

BlodoPKNZ · 10-08-2004

How about all of you tell me what do you think about flash player with option to stop the music? Coz im making a website and i need to know whether to bother myself with it or not.

**Man1c M0g** · 10-08-2004

Flash players can do some funky things, but they are VERY bandwidth intensive - unless you are catering for broadbanders only, i'd give it a miss.

PS. I have a pre-written flash player, if you want it...

Yusecki · 10-08-2004

If there's a stop option I'll stop it as soon as I can but I still don't tend to stick around the website for long after that. Now, if the music didn't play automatically I'd probably stay awhile...

BlodoPKNZ · 10-08-2004

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Originally Posted by Man1c M0g

Flash players can do some funky things, but they are VERY bandwidth intensive - unless you are catering for broadbanders only, i'd give it a miss.

No, thats only if someone is a newb at flash. Me, id do a streaming player and that would be good.

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Originally Posted by Man1c M0g

PS. I have a pre-written flash player, if you want it...

Id miss all the fun in creating it then

Still i think im gonna give it a drop seeing as people dont generally like it here. Noone here said he likes music on sites yet...

onbrid · 10-09-2004

Music can be great on site but only if the site is devoted to a band etc. I quite like this site's little player it lets you listen to any of the artists songs while browsing and lets you create and save playlists.

Only problem is the menu's a ******* to navigate.

Yusecki · 10-09-2004

Oh yeah, its different when its a music band site. There's one band called Madness and I absolutely don't mind them playing music because its a band I know and like, its different when its just some midi files someone made to create ambience.