Audio in firefox

**zaphodeist** · 05 March 2009, 02:23 AM

Experimenting with Web Designer placeholder I tried to embed an MP3 track to play once with the controls visble. It works in WD preview and in IE8 but not in Firefox3. Tried Googling the problem and got variations and various other bits of code but none have worked. All I get with FF is the install Quicktime dialogue that never works - apparently they've blocked QT.

Any ideas?

This is the code I've been using:

...embed src="rof.mp3" autostart="true" loop="false" hidden="false" width="350" height="200"></embed...

Thanks

**steve.ledger** · 05 March 2009, 02:38 AM

Hi John,

Surely you mean <embed rather than ...embed
and </embed> rather than </embed...

??

**zaphodeist** · 05 March 2009, 02:55 AM

Yes ... I cut off the < > in case it did something nasty to the forum.

**steve.ledger** · 05 March 2009, 04:39 AM

That code requires ActiveX for MS media player, other browsers won't be using ActiveX.
Try this one from Google instead - seems to work fine.

HTML Code:

<embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://www.google.com/reader/ui/3247397568-audio-player.swf?audioUrl=http://www.YOURDOMAIN.com/YOURMP3FILE.mp3" width="400" height="27" allowscriptaccess="never" quality="best" bgcolor="#ffffff" wmode="window" flashvars="playerMode=embedded" />

Note: needs to be an external source, won't work with a local .mp3

**zaphodeist** · 05 March 2009, 05:05 AM

Thanks for your reply Steve

Works in FF now, if the button is pressed, but nothing in IE

I'm using IE8, could that be the problem?

**steve.ledger** · 05 March 2009, 05:16 AM

Hmm - IE7 and IE8 share an AUDIO_MP3 Moniker class add-on which is the problem. Disabling the add-on doesn't help, it still wants to load a Windows media player instead (don't I love IE.....not)

Give me some minutes, I'll try and find an alternative method.

**steve.ledger** · 05 March 2009, 05:21 AM

Try this one John. Works in all browsers here

HTML Code:

<embed src= "http://www.odeo.com/flash/audio_player_standard_gray.swf" quality="high" width="300" height="52" allowScriptAccess="always" wmode="transparent"  type="application/x-shockwave-flash" flashvars= "valid_sample_rate=true&external_url=http://www.YOURDOMAIN.com/YOURMP3FILE.mp3" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer"> </embed>

**zaphodeist** · 05 March 2009, 05:22 AM

Got it sorted ... I think!

With this widgit:

http://www.widgetbox.com/widget/mp3

Please don't tell me it's dangerous!!

Thanks for your time Steve, if you come up with anything better let me know