Sound file trouble

[Guest]

HELP! Okay, so here's my vision...I want to be able to open one of several
sound files via hyperlink, the sound files having been saved as .wav files.
They're actually recordings of customer referrals that we want to be able to
play for potential customers...sort of "testimonies" if you will. The .wav
files aren't playing when I test the hyperlink; when they do play, the player
opens up on top of the current page. I need some direction as to how to pull
this off and make my client happy!

 

[Thomas A. Rowe]

1. The files must first download prior to being played, and the user must have a application
associated with the .wav format to be played.

2. Unless you embed the Windows Media Player or other player in your page, the user player
application will load on top of the page, unless the user has configured their system otherwise.
With IE and Windows Media Player the user has a chose of how Windows Media Player will load, you
have no control over that from the web site.

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[Andrew Murray]

the way you've describe it is just the way it happens. that can't be changed,
unless you try embedding the wav file in the page (creates a 'mini' player with
basic play, stop controls I think).

Under Insert > Advanced menu > web component (or similar) then choose the media
format you're using (i.e. WAV) so it will put a plugin to suit playing wav files
(eg simplest would be Windows media) or something that apple macs can play too,
like Quicktime player.

Only trouble is, not everyone will have Quicktime, or could be bothered
downloading it, so the best bet is it needs to be something already on the
machine (eg. whatever the default in Applemac computers is (perhaps QT is
included??) or media player in Windows, and whatever Linux offers I suppose.