Zog’s Adding Music

To make a music file play when clicked, you simply link it using the following tag, where "filename.mid" or “filename.wav” is the full name of the sound file you are using:

<a href="filename.mid/.wav">Click_Here_To_Play_the_Music</a>
Just a NOTE that if the background and foreground music are both .mid files you probably will not be able to get the foreground music to play when requested (because the .mid player will be busy playing your background music). BUT, a foreground .wav file will always play over a background .mid file.

To allow the user to Click a control console (tool bar) to start/stop the music, just insert this tags:

<embed src="filename.mid/.wav" width=145 height=55>
<noembed>
<bgsound src="filename.mid/.wav">
</noembed>
NOTE: Both <embed> & <bgsound> are used because sometimes there can be a conflict between Netscape and Internet Explorer browsers. Using both tags allow the music to be available to both browser users. Also, try changing the width and height to achieve the look you desire.
NOTE: That control consoles can be “browser” sensitive.

ADDING AUTOMATIC PLAY

AUTOMATIC PLAY - ONCE ONLY

AUTOMATIC PLAY - CONTINUOUS

Use this code to have “hidden” background music (this means the user will hear the music, but there will NOT be a music player visible):

<embed src="filename.mid/.wav" hidden=true autostart=true loop=true>
<noembed>
<bgsound src="filename.mid/.wav" loop=infinite>
</noembed>
NOTE: Just remember that the visitor cannot turn off/on or pause “hidden music”. Sometimes that can be annoying. So, if you really want hidden background music, I suggest eliminating loop=infinite and loop=true from the above code. This will play your music just ONCE, then stop.

I suggest NEVER using Real Audio, because it very user un-friendly. Plus is way behind in technology. When I am forced to use Real Audio, it seems to always lock my computer up. I recommend using Media Player 2000.

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