mp3 streaming

[fooble]

I'd like to stream mp3's from my site; is this easy to code? Thanks, if you know.

[prodeveloping]

You could use the Windows Media Encoder (free at: http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windowsmedia/en/download/default.asp) to make it .wma format and then stream it.

[fooble]

Yes, but then they would be WMA files. I want to stream MP3. Maybe I should figure out how to do M3U. Very complicated.

[prodeveloping]

Good luck with it!

[fooble]

Right.

[paegn]

if you really want to stream mp3 files, you're probably going to have to sacrifice quality significantly....
(the media player in IE6 starts playing immediately and will do what you're looking for...)

personally, i always convert my mp3 files to rm files using real producer ( www.realnetworks.com ) the basic version is free, and the quality is much better than what you'd need to be effective in mp3 format.

and there aren't many people listening to music on the net who don't have real player these days...

our band's site offers both formats, so visitors can listen to a lower quality (but still acceptable) streaming .rm file before deciding to download a 3.4-4.5 meg mp3 file...

check it out if you like:
http://move.to/moove

hope this helps...

[prodeveloping]

Originally posted by paegn
personally, i always convert my mp3 files to rm files using real producer ( www.realnetworks.com ) the basic version is free, and the quality is much better than what you'd need to be effective in mp3 format.

Or that will work.

[fooble]

A very thoughtful post by paegn and you. If I have to use RealPlayer, I will. I've tried the EMBED SRC approach, but it only works well on small files, usually WAV or AU. I do appreciate all your kind and intelligent solutions to my problem. Thank you.

[paegn]

Hmmm....
I was just re reading this thread, and i had an idea....

(i'll preface this by saying that i'm pretty ignorant of javascript)

Would it be possible to create a link on the page to start the mp3 file that is 'clicked', for want of a better word, after a set delay?

Just a thought...

[synergist]

Hi

I am totally new to Javascript so any advise would be appreciated.

Basically the 3rd page of my website

www.hkoenig.btinternet.co.uk

takes about 1.5 mins to load the music and i have adsl. The file is now in wma format as suggested by prodeveloping.

Do I now need to insert some code into the webpage so that when the page is first loaded it starts playing/streaming the music.

Many thanks.