Your First HTLM5 Audio Player
Below you will notice a basic audio web player. Click ‘play’ to load the audio file.
Below is the code as well as an explanation as to what each line of code does.
What It All Means
Line one:
Complete Code For Looping Audio FilesThese simple lines of code will give you the power to play audio for your visitors, even if they are on a mobile phone or tablet. Just make sure that when you load your audio, assuming you wish to have multiple versions of your audio file, you are including the lines of code needed for the ‘ogg’ format and ‘mp3’ format. The same logic applies to any other format you may wish to load.
Learning More About HTML5 Audio
To learn more about HTMl5 Audio, as well as learning about more advanced audio players you can use for your website, please review the resources listed below.
More HTML5 Audio Resources
A Free HTML5 Audio Players I Recommend
Personally, I love Jplayer. I think it is a brilliant piece of software and it can load audio and movies for your website. Check it out here.
Summary
Take a moment to get familiar with HTML 5 audio and see how much fun it is to play with. Whether you wish to load simple audio files or use a more advanced solution like Jplayer, you fill find it liberating to be able to deliver content to your visitors, of all platforms, without having to learn any programming in the process.
Should you need assistance in using Jplayer or if you would like to receive a consultation on how to add audio players to your website, please contact us.
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