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Midi (.mid) is a good sound format to use because these files are
generally smaller and load quickly. You can also use .mp3 or .wav
(wave) music, but keep in mind that if you do go this route, it will
take the music longer to load because the file size will be larger.
Be mindful of those who still have dial up Internet access.
Once you have the music file you want, you need to upload it to
your web server.
Attaching the File:
This text will be replaced by the flash music player.
Open the web page you want the song to load with. You'll have
to insert the following HTML code into your site, but first
you'll need to edit it.
<embed src="musicfile.wav"
autostart="true" loop="false">
You'll have to modify the above HTML code slightly to fit your
website's configuration. Replace musicfile.wav with the
name of the music file you chose to upload to your web
server. The code above also assumes you've saved the file in the
same location of your homepage (index.html). If you save the
file inside a folder on your root then you'd have to change the
path slightly. Let's say you want to load the song on your
homepage (page name is index.html). You save the song file to a
folder called "music" located off your root/main directory.
Then the code you insert in your index.html page would look like
something this:
<embed src="/music/musicfile.wav" autostart="true" loop="false">
This is telling the browser to look for the song file at...
http://www.yoursite.com/music/musicfile.wav
Edit the Media Player:
The autostart attribute tells the song file how to begin. If
you have this set to "true", the song file will begin playing
automatically when the page loads. If you put in "false", the sound
file will not start automatically and the visitor will have to start
the song by using their embedded media player. The loop
attribute tells the song how many times to play. If you have this
set to "true" then it will play over and over again automatically.
If you have it set to "false" it will play once and stop. The
hidden attribute tells the browser whether or not to hide the
media player. It's not a good idea to leave this value at "true"
unless you know for sure your visitors don't want to stop the
music. You don't want your music to annoy them to the point they
leave because they can't figure out how to turn the music off.
