This will work, but it's kind of lame. You can also use the &ltembed> tag to do it. And this is much more feasible. Check out some of the various options, all of whick work with .wav, .mid, and .au files:

Automatically Load Sound

You would use the following code:
&ltEMBED SRC="filename.ext" autostart="true" autohide="false">
This tag would automatically start playing once the file was loaded (via autostart="true") and would not hide the console (via autohide="false"). If the autohide was true, you would not see the console. If autostart was "false", the user would have to push "Play" on the cosole to hear it.

User Controlled Playing

If you want the user to control the playing of the sounds, try this code: &ltEMBED SRC="filename.ext" width=135 height=60 controls=console>
This will make the console visible. Pretty simple. If you only want to show the "Play" button, use this code:
&ltEMBED SRC="filename.ext" width=34 height=23 controls=playbutton>
This will only show the play button. But there is a downer to this. The only way to stop it is to reload or go to another page. Not very feasible. And if you want the console to be limited in size, try this:
&ltEMBED SRC="filename.ext" width=144 height=15 controls=smallconsole> You can change the height and width to your desires.

Playing Portions and Volume

Let's say you only want to play a certain part of the sound file. Than do this:
&ltEMBED SRC="filename.ext" starttime=00:50 endtime=01:20 width=135 height=60 controls=console>
This will only play the time that you have specified. And if the sound file has a low volume, and you want to make it louder, try this:
&ltEMBED SRC="filename.ext" volume=60% width=135 height=60 controls=console>
This will increase the volume by 60%. That number can obviously change as you see fit.

Well, hopefully this has helped you get a basic understanding how to add sound to your pages. If I have left anything out, please let me know. And thanks again for the visit.

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