How Do you add music to the site?

[gordon ross]

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Hi
I am starting a web site and i was wondering if anyone could tell me how to
attach a music clip to it so that when I oppened it up then it started to
play and repeats its self.

Many thanks

Ross

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[Leif K-Brooks]

I am starting a web site and i was wondering if anyone could tell me how to
attach a music clip to it so that when I oppened it up then it started to
play and repeats its self.

I am starting a web site and I was wondering about the best way to piss
visitors off. As a bonus, getting them fired from their jobs if they
visit my site at work would be really neat. Any suggestions?

 

[Inger Helene Falch-Jacobsen]

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Hi
Hello

I am starting a web site and i was wondering if anyone could tell me how to
attach a music clip to it so that when I oppened it up then it started to
play and repeats its self.

Why would you want to do such a thing?

Many thanks

You're welcome.

Ross

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I'll just post it here.

 

[Jim]

if the file is in the proper format (.rm .asf .mp3 etc...) all you have to
do is supply a link to it.

 

[DU]

I am starting a web site and I was wondering about the best way to piss
visitors off.

Well, then you can start with the survey page
What we really hate on the web
http://www.lowendmac.com/musings/02/0528.html

41.9% of survey respondents will avoid sites that automatically play
music; 71.1% strongly dislike sites that automatically play music.

Why Playing Music on your Web Site is a Bad Idea
http://www.wowwebdesigns.com/power_guides/music_off.php

As a bonus, getting them fired from their jobs if they

visit my site at work would be really neat. Any suggestions?

Automatic music playing will give users problems in all kinds of places
and situations:
- in public libraries
- when they are using music themselves
- when they have no controls on the music console (happens often and
it's because of the web designer)

DU

 

[Jim]

Well, then you can start with the survey page
What we really hate on the web
http://www.lowendmac.com/musings/02/0528.html

41.9% of survey respondents will avoid sites that automatically play
music; 71.1% strongly dislike sites that automatically play music.

Why Playing Music on your Web Site is a Bad Idea
http://www.wowwebdesigns.com/power_guides/music_off.php

As a bonus, getting them fired from their jobs if they

Automatic music playing will give users problems in all kinds of places
and situations:
- in public libraries
- when they are using music themselves
- when they have no controls on the music console (happens often and it's
because of the web designer)

DU

He might be a musician and want to supply samples for his audience...

 

[Hywel Jenkins]

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Hi
I am starting a web site and i was wondering if anyone could tell me how to
attach a music clip to it so that when I oppened it up then it started to
play and repeats its self.
http://www.tips-tricks.com/sound.asp


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This is Usenet, bucko. You asked here, get answered here.

 

[Neal]

Automatic music playing will give users problems in all kinds of places
and situations:
- in public libraries
- when they are using music themselves
- when they have no controls on the music console (happens often and
it's because of the web designer)

- when they require audio for another application running

 

[Neal]

if the file is in the proper format (.rm .asf .mp3 etc...) all you have
to
do is supply a link to it.

Exactly.

 

[Neal]

He might be a musician and want to supply samples for his audience...

As you said, they still should be linked so the user has the option.

 

[Kris]

Automatic music playing will give users problems in all kinds of places
and situations:
- in public libraries
- when they are using music themselves
- when they have no controls on the music console (happens often and
it's because of the web designer)

- when they require audio for another application running[/QUOTE]

- when their computer is low on system resources a spontanious audio
file may crash the system
- to counter the intrusion, a user may quickly close the application
down, closing all windows/tabs at once, which may be a loss

 

[Leif K-Brooks]

He might be a musician and want to supply samples for his audience...

That would be a reason to link to some music, but not a reason to make
it automatically play.

 

[Mark Parnell]

Hi
G'day.

I am starting a web site and i was wondering if anyone could tell me how to
attach a music clip to it so that when I oppened it up then it started to
play and repeats its self.

Please Send Answers to my quetsion To (e-mail address removed)

This is Usenet. Ask here, get answers here. Sorry, that's just the way
it is.

 

[Henry]

This is Usenet. Ask here, get answers here. Sorry, that's just the way
it is.

These guys are nuts, huh? They think they are gods.



Firstly, they would not tell you how, and secondly they are telling you
what you HAVE TO like and better be like them, (God's forbid).

While the whole idea is not the best, if want to play with it, here we are:

<!--webbot bot="HTMLMarkup" startspan -->
<EMBED src=http://msn.com/satorious/love.mp3 width=145 height=60
type=audio/mpeg loop="true" autostart="true">
<!--webbot bot="HTMLMarkup" endspan i-checksum="52224" -->

You van change loop into "false" if you don't want play it in loop
and if you will have enough autostarts, set it to 'false' as well.

That thing plays Windows Media player right on page.

There are better groups than that one, I mean with some decent people,
willing to help.

Check it out!

http://www.sitepoint.com/forums/index.php

Cheers...

 

[Mark Parnell]

These guys are nuts, huh? They think they are gods.

Speak for yourself.

Firstly, they would not tell you how,

*Sigh*. This is Usenet; not a helpdesk, not a forum, _Usenet_. We give
of our time here voluntarily, without pay, usually without thanks. The
group exists for discussion, not questions and answers. The OP posts a
question, comment, problem, whatever. We discuss it. If we think it's a
bad idea, we'll discuss why. If the OP does have a question, and it
happens to get answered during the discussion, then good for them. But
that's not why the group is here. If you want instructions on how to do
things you shouldn't even be doing in the first place, pay someone. But
if you want honest opinions and discussion, that's what we're here for.

and secondly they are telling you
what you HAVE TO like and better be like them, (God's forbid).

Hardly. Even the regulars here disagree on lots of things. If we all
agreed on everything, it'd make for pretty short and boring discussions,
and we probably wouldn't bother. Of course, we all have opinions, and we
have no qualms in discussing those opinions, and backing them up if
necessary.

There are lots of reasons not to do what the OP is wanting. Can you give
an example, just one, of where it would actually be a good idea?

 

[Nik Coughin]

There are lots of reasons not to do what the OP is wanting. Can you
give an example, just one, of where it would actually be a good idea?

On the OP's own computer.

 

[Mark Parnell]

On the OP's own computer.

Touché.

However, my point still stands. According to the FAQ, all questions are
assumed to be in a www context, unless otherwise stated. The OP didn't
state that, and the question made it fairly obvious that this is a www
site, not a page for personal use. You're right, but that particular
reason doesn't apply in this situation.

 

[Karl Core]

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Hi
I am starting a web site and i was wondering if anyone could tell me how
to
attach a music clip to it so that when I oppened it up then it started to
play and repeats its self.

How Do I Incorporate Sound Into My Website?
The right answer to this question is: You don't.
To put it bluntly, your business is with the visitor's browser, not with
their speakers. Playing music on your site is a great way to alienate people
and keep them from coming back.

Consider these scenerios:
1.. Visitor "A" is goofing off at work. Congratulations, you just got him
in trouble with his boss when he landed on your site and had a song
automatically play as soon as the page loaded.
2.. Visitor "B" is listening to his own CD. Congratulations, you just made
him angry because he now has two songs playing simultaneously, neither of
which sound good anymore because they're both running together.
3.. Visitor "C" simply doesn't share your taste in music. He decides to
click away because he doesn't want to be subjected to a song he doesn't
like.
In any of the above cases, NOBODY is going to take the time to reach over
and turn down their speakers or fumble with his task bar just to avoid your
music. They're just going to click away and go to a site whose webmaster
understands not to intrude upon them like that.

I'll bet ANYONE my month's paycheck that we can take a sample of any 100
sites with autoloading music vs. 100 sites without and the "sessions" and
"repeat visits" of the no-music sites will be a higher ratio compared to
overall hits. If you're a band or otherwise in the business of music and
you'd like to share samples of your work, by all means, do so. However,
music should be provided ONLY by giving the visitor a choice to listen to
the song before the actual music begins. Please note: Giving them a choice
to turn the music OFF is not the correct option.

By following the above advice - incorporating sound is simple. Provide a
link as you would any other file. Like so:
<a href="path/file.mp3">Listen to our song</a> is all you need!



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http://www.j-walk.com/ss/about/petpeeves.htm
http://webtips.dan.info/sounds.html
http://www.wowwebdesigns.com/power_guides/music_off.php
http://www.domainnamestuffetc.com/process_101_p3.htm
http://www.lowendmac.com/musings/02/0528.html

 

[Neal]

These guys are nuts, huh? They think they are gods.

POW!

%-\

As if the smiley does a damn after you patronize us for discussing things
here. What the **** do we owe you? Nothing.

Firstly, they would not tell you how, and secondly they are telling you
what you HAVE TO like and better be like them, (God's forbid).

Untrue.

We are telling the poster that this is A Bad Thing, and Why. If you have
such a Small Brain that you cannot figure it out, you should stick to
tiddly-winks.

While the whole idea is not the best,
Duh!

if want to play with it, here we are:

Gee, I don't recommend you shoot yourself in the mouth, but here are some
models and makes of shotguns which have short enough barrels to make the
job easier.

<!--webbot bot="HTMLMarkup" startspan -->
<EMBED src=http://msn.com/satorious/love.mp3 width=145 height=60
type=audio/mpeg loop="true" autostart="true">
<!--webbot bot="HTMLMarkup" endspan i-checksum="52224" -->

You van change loop into "false" if you don't want play it in loop
and if you will have enough autostarts, set it to 'false' as well.

That thing plays Windows Media player right on page.

Yep. And gets Joe fired, and Mary annoyed, and Phil has the sound off and
can't imagine why the page takes so damn long and his computer's bogged
down.

Bad, bad, bad, Henry.

There are better groups than that one, I mean with some decent people,
willing to help.

Check it out!

http://www.sitepoint.com/forums/index.php

Feel free.

Cheers...

You make me drink more. Bless you!!

 

[Sybren Stuvel]

DU enlightened us with:

41.9% of survey respondents will avoid sites that automatically play
music; 71.1% strongly dislike sites that automatically play music.

So you mean that about 71.1 - 41.9 = 29.2% of the people keep visiting
a website that they strongly dislike? Weird.

Sybren