Media – Streaming Audio

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The easiest way to add audio that will play on all devices is the use html5 as it will play on computers to phones and everything in between. You can also get plugins that will do the same however just copy paste the code below and add your source file which is highlighted in red. Add a couple of xxxxxxx in the visual payne where you want it to go and  then go into text and paste.

If you get stuck go to the forum and ask for help. I will make a video if you are having problems and dont understand.

<audio src=”James+Taylor+-+Everyday.mp3” controls></audio>

This tutorial will help you produce all types of sound files. The first thing you will need is a recording program. Audacity is cross-platform – it runs on Windows (98 through XP), Mac OS 9, Mac OS X, and many Unix platforms, including Linux. Right click and save as to Download Lame DLL

Audacity is a free audio editor. You can record sounds, play sounds, import and export WAV, AIFF, and MP3 files, and more. Use it to edit your sounds using Cut, Copy and Paste (with unlimited Undo), mix tracks together, or apply effects to your recordings. It also has a built-in amplitude envelope editor, a customizable spectrogram mode and a frequency analysis window for audio analysis applications. Built-in effects include Bass Boost, Wahwah, and Noise Removal, and it also supports VST plug-in effects.

• Audacity is free and the source code is available under the GNU General Public License.
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• No limits on the number of tracks or the length of any track, except the size of your hard disk.
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• Import almost anything: WAV, AIFF, Next/AU, IRCAM, MP3, and MIDI files are supported natively, butAudacity will also open just about any uncompressed sound file and automatically deduce the format (using the Import Raw Data… feature).
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• Audacity not only includes many high-quality effects built-in, but also lets you use plug-in effects in the industry-standard VST format. There are dozens of free, shareware, and commercial VST plug-ins online that do everything from Reverb to Noise Reduction.
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• Audacity acts like a non-destructive editor , providing multiple levels of undo, but it also writes changes made to the audio to disk, eliminating the need for complicated real-time processing.
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• Label tracks allow you to annotate waveforms (for example, transcribing speech) and later export the waveforms to a text file.
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• Powerful spectral features allow you to view waveforms as spectrograms or plot the power spectrum of any region of audio, and even export this data to a spreadsheet.

Here is a complete tutorial for Audacity.

https://www.audacityteam.org/help/documentation/

The first thing you need is a microphone or some kind of input device. Most multimedia computers come with a microphone, but you can also pick one up from any computer or music store. The microphone can be plugged in directly to the sound card in your computer. Most sound cards use a 1/8″ Walkman-type headphone jack, so make sure your microphone is compatible with this.

What are the steps of recording?

Here is a quick step-by-step guide to recording yourself:

• Before you start you recording write down what you want to say. When you are recording speak slowly and concisely.
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• Record at 44100 which will provide the best quality
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• Plug your microphone into the mic input in your sound card
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• Open up your audio recorder/editor and put it into record mode
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• Check the input levels to make sure the signal is loud enough, but not too loud.
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• Hit “record” and start speaking
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• When youre finished, hit “stop”
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• Save it as .wav or .mp3 file
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• For non wordpress sites you can then use MP3 Sound Stream to stream those files on your webpages.

Below are some html5 audio plugins

Key Features

• Uses mp3 and Ogg file formats

• Attractive and customizable design

• Works in all major browsers – IE9+, Safari, Opera, Firefox, Chrome

• Works on mobile devices including iPhone/iPad

• Autoplay on/off option

• User star ratings

• Add the player to any post/page using shortcode

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Compact WordPress Audio Player plugin is an HTML5 + Flash hybrid based WordPress plugin that can be used to embed mp3 audio file on your WordPress post or page using a shortcode. Because of HTML5 compatibility audio files embedded with this plugin will easily play on iOS devices. As the name says this audio player is compact and attractive. This plugin works on all major browsers – IE7, IE8, IE9, Safari, Firefox, Chrome. Key features of this plugin are listed below:

Key Features

• The audio player is responsive.

• If you do podcasting then this audio player can be used to embed the audio files on your WordPress posts or pages

• If you are selling audio files from your site then you can use this plugin to offer a preview

• Add the audio player to any post/page using shortcode

• Use autoplay option to play an audio/mp3 file as soon as the page loads

• Ability to specify both the mp3 and Ogg version of your audio files. The plugin will play the appropriate one based on the device.

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3. MP3-jPlayer

MP3-jPlayer is an another awesome example for free HTML5 audio player plugin for WordPress. MP3-jPlayer is an easy, flexible Audio player for WordPress. This plugin works with all built-in WordPress options for adding your music, including Create Audio Playlist drag & drop interface. Along with this MP3-jPlayer has options for  style, colour, and layout. Key features of this plugin are listed below:

Key Features

• Add unlimited music players to pages, posts, sidebars, and template files.

• Offer downloads to visitors or logged-in users.

• Playlist entire folders with a single line of a shortcode.

• Multisite compatible.

• Fully re-skinnable.

• Player widgets, popout players and buttons, and smooth downloads.

• Can be selectively integrated with WordPress default audio players.

• A fully integrated Pop-out player that can be launched from playlist players, or from a stand-alone popout link.

• Shortcode parameters to give you individual control of player heights, widths, volumes, downloads, styling, and allow you to play from your library, local folders or URLs.

• You can use custom fields to manage playlists.

• Supports mp3, m4a, mp4, WebM, oga, Ogg, and Wav files.

• Great compatibility across browsers / platforms. Works on iPhone, iPad, Android.

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4. CP Media Player

CP Media Player – Audio Player and Video Player is a great plugin for audio player as well as video player. This free HTML5 audio player WordPress plugin allows to associate a playlist to your media player and change its looks to match the design of your blog as closely as possible. Key features of this plugin are listed below:

Key Features

• Allows to publish an Audio player anywhere (a post, page, other post types, or directly on templates).

• Support for audio and video files: MP4, OGG, WebM, WMV, MP3, WAV, WMA, FLV and WebSRT subtitle files.

• Allows to associate a playlist to your CP Media Player – Audio Player and Video Player.

• Offers several skins to adjust the design of the CP Media Player to your web design.

• Supports all the popular browsers on the web.

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5. Crazy Player

CrazyPlayer is also an awesome free audio player plugin for your WordPress website. CrazyPlayer uses HTML5 audio API so it works great on modern devices including iPhone/iPad. Plus it looks really cool! This trendy looking music player can play with playlist & it supports lyric while playing with animation. Key features of this plugin are listed below:

Key Feature

• Modern and customizable design

• Works in all major browsers – IE9+, Safari, Opera, Firefox, Chrome

• Supports lyric while playing with animation

• Autoplay option

• Mobile friendly

• Playlist playing

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Finally you can just use the html5 Audio code

Hope you like the list of free HTML5 audio player WordPress plugins.

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Media – Streaming Audio

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