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Re: Have to questions ????

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Posted by Geoff @ Hitsquad (from: ) on July 29, 1999 at 19:39:38:

In Reply to: Have to questions ???? posted by mike on July 29, 1999 at 08:42:11:

Hello there,

I'll answer your questions sequentially.

1. Converting a wav file is a piece of cake. However, what format do you want to convert to? If you want to give people the chance to hear your music as it downloads, it might be best to use Real Audio. You'll find a tutorial on how to do this at http://www.hitsquad.com/smm/news/9902_105/. If you want to offer the famed MP3 format, you'll need an MP3 converter. You'll find them here.
2. Adding a sound to a web page is not necessarily a good idea. More often than not, it's irritating. Look at it like this, you may be surfing late at night and a sudden burst of music could wake the baby. Other people don't like auto-loading music as it takes the control away from their viewing experience. There are exceptions, but more often than not it's a bad idea. Still, if you want to do it, you might try http://www.uniontel.net/howto/sound.html as well as http://www.geocities.com/~mrooks/dosound.htm and http://owc.sfi.org/test/ht_sound.htm

Hope this helps

Cheers
Geoff

: Okay I am build a webpage for our High School Band. First I need to know how to convert .wav to a smaller file and what is the program?

: Second is How do you put sound on a webpage so it plays as soon as you click to page?

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: Hello there, : I'll answer your questions sequentially. : 1. Converting a wav file is a piece of cake. However, what format do you want to convert to? If you want to give people the chance to hear your music as it downloads, it might be best to use Real Audio. You'll find a tutorial on how to do this at <a href="http://www.hitsquad.com/smm/news/9902_105/">http://www.hitsquad.com/smm/news/9902_105/</a>. If you want to offer the famed MP3 format, you'll need an MP3 converter. You'll find them <a href="http://www.hitsquad.com/smm/categories/Popular_Formats/MPEG/software.shtml">here</a>. : 2. Adding a sound to a web page is not necessarily a good idea. More often than not, it's irritating. Look at it like this, you may be surfing late at night and a sudden burst of music could wake the baby. Other people don't like auto-loading music as it takes the control away from their viewing experience. There are exceptions, but more often than not it's a bad idea. Still, if you want to do it, you might try http://www.uniontel.net/howto/sound.html as well as http://www.geocities.com/~mrooks/dosound.htm and http://owc.sfi.org/test/ht_sound.htm : Hope this helps : Cheers : Geoff : : : Okay I am build a webpage for our High School Band. First I need to know how to convert .wav to a smaller file and what is the program? : : Second is How do you put sound on a webpage so it plays as soon as you click to page?

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