Sounds and the Web
In the
beginning of the web…
Sound files were sent
in .au format
Both Internet
Explorer and Netscape will recognize .au, .wav, and MIDI sound files
Internet Explorer
will recognize the <bgsound> tag. Netscape uses the <embed> tag.
Streaming audio is
provided by LiveAudio, RealAudio, etc. plug-ins
HTML
tags for Sound in Netscape
Automatically launch
a background sound by using the <EMBED> tag
<EMBED SRC="musicfilename.mid"
height=2 width=0 autostart=true>
This plays music as
soon as the page opens
You can display a
controller by specifying a specific height and width in the tag
<EMBED SRC="musicfilename.mid"
height=50 width=200 autostart=false></embed>
This command lets the
user control the music
In
Internet Explorer
Located in the head
of the document
<bgsound src="hen8hmdm.mid" loop="-1">
Sound
is…
Most sensuous element
of multimedia
Music, sound effects,
speech can enhance your page
How you use it can
make or break your multimedia presentation
Good use enhances
Misuse can wreck your
project
MIDI
vs. MP3
MIDI files are
compact and very small in comparison to Real Audio
MIDI embed and load
quickly
MIDI data are easily
edited
MIDI is data not
actual sound so you can’t control the accuracy of the playback
Cannot playback
spoken dialog easily
Digital
Audio
Digitized sound is
sampled sound (every x seconds a sound is taken and stored as digital
information in bits and bytes) the more frequent the sampling the larger the
file
File size vs. quality
The higher the
sound quality the larger the file will be
Adding
Sound
Decide what kind of
sound is needed
Decide where the
sound will fit in the project
Decide what kind of
sound you want to use
Acquire the source
materials (sound files)
Edit to fit your
project
Test the sound files
and time them properly
Links to Tutorials
Dealing with Sound
About.com
Sounding Off
SiteCrafters
Adding Sound
to Your Web Page
About.com
Adding
Streaming Audio Files
About.com
Multimedia--Animation, Sound, and Video
Web
Developers Including
Sound in a Web Page
Web
Developers Embedding
Sound in Web Pages
Links to Sites with
MIDI files
The
Internet Renaissance Band
Classical
MIDI Jukebox
Orchard
of Oddities--MIDI Files
MidiMaven--The
Net's MIDI Resource
Classical
Archives
Big
Band MIDI Sequences
Standard
MIDI Files on the Net
Larry's
MIDI Music Page
Sound file "hen8hmdm.mid"
from The
Internet Renaissance Band
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