Sound On a Webpage

[ilninell]

Im using notepad to create a webpage for personal use. HTML included of course. How would i go about adding sound? is there a certain code im missing?

[the tree]

Before reading the code at the bottom of this post, please please re-consider, this can be amazingly irritating and can put people off using your website.
If you really must go ahead then DO NOT change the autostart and loop attributes to true. <embed src="sound.mp3" autostart="false" loop="false"></embed>

[Ben Rogers]

Like the Tree said, take caution when using sounds. Don't only think of what you can do, think of whether you should do it... as fun as it is cramming as much stuff as you can on your site as you learn your capabilities, watch yourself. People oftentimes listen to music while they browse, and having something interrupt them can lose them as a customer rather quickly. Also, think of what it does contribute- is it just there because of niftiness? Such thinking results in geocities pages, loaded with JS, music, flash they didn't make, and with overused jokes. Fun to make, I guess, but... not fun to use.

As for ideas? I've none of my own, but music on a website can be done in a classy, useful (http://www.dkeithrobinson.com/asterisk/) way.

[ilninell]

Thank you very much, it was for a personal webpage i was making for my girlfriend :) i needed a love song in the background :-P