Uloading sound files to my website

[Camenchi]

Hello, I'm new uploading sound files. I have to upload some radio programs wich are in CDs in CDA format. I have downloaded a program that convert them to MP3 named Total Audio Converted, but the file size generated is very big (8 MB). When I transferred it to my website it last something like 8 minutes to upload. It's that allright? My radio programs durations are 22 minutes, 15 minutes, etc. . It's there another way to do it? Maby I have to try another file format? Thnks a lot!:o

[foxbeefly]

Hi

Good quality music at a high bit-rate (CD quality sound) would normally be around 18Mb for about an 8 minute track. So it sounds like your conversion software has done a fairly good job. Does it have options to use a lower bit-rate to create a smaller file-size?

Mp3 is probably the best format for the web.

What type of connection are you using to upload (remember: your upload and download speeds will vary)?

[dcpweb]

Hi,

I would recommend the following flash open source music player:

http://musicplayer.sourceforge.net/

I used this on a webiste I created for one of my clients:
http://www.stephanie-benson.co.uk/

You can also get the music player to start automaically in config file.

This system will work just a well for a pre-recorded radio audio file, the system also allows you to create a playlist so users can listen to your files without having to select tracks at the end of each audio clip.

regards

[Camenchi]

Hi,

Thnks a lot, as I said in my first mail, I'm a newbee in all what's sound in Internet, so I'm going to try your advice, hope I understand it.. :D
Let me ask you one thing: this means that the user doesn't leave my web to pass to Quick Time or Window Media, or another software like this, and staying in my page, he'll hear the radio programs? Is that true?
I'll tell you how was my experience.
Bye

[Camenchi]

What type of connection am I using? Sorry, do you mean what program I'm using? Remember, I don't know almost nothing about this theme. :confused:

[dcpweb]

Hi,

1. the user does not need to leave your website page to listen to your mp3 file.
2. you can also create a pop window with the flash player inside this pop window this will allow the user to move around your website and still be able to listen to the audio file.

You can view a good example of this working on a site I created for my client:

http://www.stephanie-benson.co.uk/

on this site there is a music player option in the top navigation and also the music player is embeded in the home page, please take a look,

regards

[foxbeefly]

Hi
No, normally if the user clicks on a link to a sound file, a player on the clients machine, or a plug-in on the clients machine will take over the actual playing of the file (a browser cannot play music on its own). I only have experience with sound in Flash I am afraid. You could have a Flash player as part of your page - that's what the other person is suggesting i think... Not a bad idea - Flash handles that kinda thing quite well.

Do you want users to be able to select from a playlist? Do you want them to have control over playback?

Let me know if I can be of further assistance.

[dcpweb]

hi,

Your connection speed at home or office is not relevant, the connection speed where you are hosting your website and the user viewing your website will determine the transfer rate of your streaming music file. The only time your connection speed is relevant is when you are transfering files to the server, but this is only during the transfer process, fast or slow transfer to your server from your computers location will make no difference to your users experience.

regards

[Camenchi]

Of course I will, I'm going right to the action.:o

[Camenchi]

Something is wrong with this webpage. I can't see it.

[Camenchi]

:rolleyes: I mean, this page: http://www.stephanie-benson.co.uk/

[dcpweb]

hmmm - works ok for me

http://www.stephanie-benson.co.uk/

please make sure you have flash plugin installed

http://www.dcpweb.co.uk - can you see this website OK ????

[Camenchi]

Still I can't see it. Can you see this page for example?:
www.cendoc-mujer.org.pe
I have tried several times to acces and nothing. Sorry!!!
Thanks a lot for your patiente:)

[dcpweb]

yep - i can see www.cendoc-mujer.org.pe

try using http://proxify.com/ and type in the url here, let me know if this works

thanks

[Camenchi]

I'm really surprised! It worked! Why is that? Quite a strange program that Proxify... (my government sypies me?)
Well, lets return to our point. Now that I can see that page, what's the second step? :rolleyes:

[dcpweb]

1. download and read the install guide for:

http://musicplayer.sourceforge.net/

2. let me know if you have any problems :)

regards

[Camenchi]

Ok, I'll do it, maby this night and I'll tell you. I'm really thankful.

[Camenchi]

Well, It's me again. I did all what's writed in the tutorial. I made my playlist and I saved it with the .xspf extension (using notepad). It has only two audios (and both are the same, for example only). Well, second step, I put the code in my html. Replace what has to be replaced, my own domain name and all that stuff. I transferred this page to my website. ANd the only playlist I see is the one in Jay site's. (Its that his name?) Well, the fact is that the code doesnt find my playlist. You can see it in: www.nuevasmiradas.org/prueba.html. What's going on??? :confused:

[Camenchi]

To make it easer to understan, here is my playlist code:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>

<playlist version=”0? xmlns=”http://xspf.org/ns/0/”>

<trackList>

<track>

<location>http://www.nuevasmiradas.org/Track01.mp3</location>

<image>http://www.nuevasmiradas/images/progimg1.jpg</image>

<annotation>Piropos</annotation>

</track>

<track>

<location>http://www.nuevasmiradas.org/Track01.mp3</location>

<image>http://www.nuevasmiradas/images/progimg2.jpg</image>

<annotation>Piropos Dos</annotation>

</track>

</trackList>

</playlist>

[Camenchi]

I attach the code in my html (using Macromedia Dreamweaver). I must say that the program send a message saying that the code used will not be readable or something. Althought this, I saved the page. This is the code, is that allright?
Code:
<embed src=“http://www.www.nuevasmiradas.org/xspf_player.swf?
playlist_url=http://www.nuevasmiradas.org/proglista.xspf”
quality=”high” bgcolor=”#E6E6E6″
name=”xspf_player” allowscriptaccess=”sameDomain”
type=”application/x-shockwave-flash”
pluginspage=”http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer”
align=”center” height=”168″ width=”400″>
</embed>

[dcpweb]

Hi,

I visted your website and I could hear a lady speaking, I dont understand the language she was speaking but it sounds like a news story.

seem like it is working.

[Camenchi]

Really? I discovered a mistake in the coding which I corrected. Now I can't acces the page, it seems that its and endless uploading and doesn't show the page complete. Yes, if you hear a lady's voice its allright, that is the kind of sound I have to upload. Another favor, can you access right now? Please..
Thank really a lot!:)

[dcpweb]

yes still working:

www.nuevasmiradas.org/prueba.html.