have been enjoying the mp3s in this thread, thanks much.
just a note on linking to mp3's. most people are linking directly to the mp3 file, which is fine but you have to wait for the whole thing to download before you hear it, which is a bit of a pain.
there is a way around that, at least for some browsers and some fast connections.
then when you click on the link, the mp3 should start up more or less immediately.
actually, you would want to supply two links on the html page. one to http://whatever.net/mymp3.mp3 , and one to http://whatever.net/mymp3.m3u . because the M3U link will not work for some people with old browsers (not sure if it works in mac browsers, either) or if they have a slow connection and the mp3 exceeds the bitrate of their connection.
you can see the approach i've taken with this at http://vispo.com/audio . the 'hi fi stream' link is to an M3U. the 'low fi stream' is to a low-res Real Audio version. the 'right click to download mp3' link is directly to the mp3.
also, i'm under the impression that M3U files can contain multiple lines of text, ie, multiple links to different mp3 files, and this will form a playlist, ie, the songs will play one after another.
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have been enjoying the mp3s in this thread, thanks much.
just a note on linking to mp3's. most people are linking directly to the mp3
file, which is fine but you have to wait for the whole thing to download
before you hear it, which is a bit of a pain.
there is a way around that, at least for some browsers and some fast
connections.
suppose you want to link to http://whatever.net/mymp3.mp3
create a text file that just has one line of text:
http://whatever.net/mymp3.mp3
save the text file as mymp3.M3U
instead of linking, in the html page, to http://whatever.net/mymp3.mp3 ,
link to http://whatever.net/mymp3.M3U
upload your html file, the mp3, and the M3U file.
then when you click on the link, the mp3 should start up more or less
immediately.
actually, you would want to supply two links on the html page. one to
http://whatever.net/mymp3.mp3 , and one to http://whatever.net/mymp3.m3u .
because the M3U link will not work for some people with old browsers (not
sure if it works in mac browsers, either) or if they have a slow connection
and the mp3 exceeds the bitrate of their connection.
you can see the approach i've taken with this at http://vispo.com/audio .
the 'hi fi stream' link is to an M3U. the 'low fi stream' is to a low-res
Real Audio version. the 'right click to download mp3' link is directly to
the mp3.
also, i'm under the impression that M3U files can contain multiple lines of
text, ie, multiple links to different mp3 files, and this will form a
playlist, ie, the songs will play one after another.
as in
http://whatever.net/mymp3.mp3
http://whatever.net/myothermp3.mp3
http://whatever.net/anotherone.mp3
M3U files can get rid of a great deal of wait time for some people wanting
to listen to your mp3's.
ja