But there are also Flash players that let you listen to any MP3 file available online: one of these players was created by Google to use it for Gmail's MP3 attachments. A Greasemonkey script (you need Firefox + Greasemonkey to install it) can add the player next to each link to an MP3 file. Or at least to a file that has the .mp3 extension.
You could also add this code to your site to include the player (replace [MP3_file] with the proper URL of the MP3 file):
Now if only we could have a player for other file formats like Ogg Vorbis or Windows Media Audio...
It would be even better if it could do playlists. I can't find anything to play mp3 playlists online.
ReplyDeletexdrive.com allows you to build playlists and play them in a built-in player online.
ReplyDeleteI've been using this for awhile and I love it.
ReplyDeleteI keep forgetting that it's nt normal for a player to pop up next to mp3 files. It's very disappointing when i use other people's computers.
box.net is a great storage service with file preview of music files and images.
ReplyDelete> Now if only we could have a player for other file formats like Ogg Vorbis or Windows Media Audio...
ReplyDeleteI think this is up to Macromedia/Adobe Flash developers.
Thank for the tip Ionut
ReplyDeleteI tried on Google Pages and it works!
For those who cannot find online free players... here's one that can do mp3, flv, jpg, etc.
ReplyDeletehttp://www.jeroenwijering.com/?item=JW_Media_Player
The link to the script is broken, please fix it.
ReplyDeleteIt seems userscripts.org doesn't exist.
ReplyDeletethis swf file seems to support options called feed and another called mediaRSS. I thought perhaps either of them could be used to make playlists using an xml feed. but that didnt seem to be the case.
ReplyDeleteI am trying so hard to post music on my blog
ReplyDeleteIt doesn't work any more. :(
ReplyDeleteIt would be nice if it could do playlists. I can't find anything to play mp3 playlists online.... Unfortunatly
ReplyDeletenot working..
ReplyDeleteunhelpful
ReplyDeleteyou should go on media-convert.com there you can convert wav to MP3
ReplyDeleteawesome.......and u can download any song(audio) in emp3.com
ReplyDeleteI have up load several MP3 files as attachment to my Google Site. I want to use the Flash player mentioned above:
ReplyDeletetype="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" src="http://mail.google.com/mail/html/audio.swf?audioUrl=[MP3_file]" height="27" width="320"><
The instructions say to replace [MP3_file} with proper URL. I can't get it to work but I'm not sure what to put as the URL. Should I use http://sites.google.com/sites/redhoundmusic/RHmusic/xxxdddd.mp3 or
do I use the real url that my users will be tracked to http://www.redhoundmusic.com/RHmusic/xxxdddd.mp3.
Also do I need to remove the [ ]. and is there anything else I need to do to the code.
I apologize for being a stupid non-web developer but I am trying to do a huge favor for my father and I'm really sucking at it right now.
that player was working before a year. Now google dont wants us to use it. I will update you if I could find an alternate.
ReplyDeleteI change the code and replaced Gmail's player with Google Reader's player.
ReplyDeletePlay list ??? I to look for a way to add one ? Also if anyones still looking for an mp3 or what ever file host just lookup,
ReplyDeletefileupyours
just remove one of the questionmarks (?) and the [] also delete those i dont know what theyre called and add (&play=true)without the quotes and after your mp3 file.
ReplyDeletethis is my example:
and it works!
now somebody tell how the f-ck to make it autostart cause i've been at it for two fu--ing days and i cant figure it out.
Anon - your example didn't show up... I am trying to make this work and its not working for me... anyone have another embed code that works??
ReplyDeletedosent work anymore sorry.
ReplyDeletethis script: ....embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" src="http://www.google.com/reader/ui/3523697345-audio-player.swf?audioUrl=[MP3_file]" height="27" width="320"></embed...
ReplyDeleteworks on Blogger. I hosted my file to comcast. it wont auto start but it does work when you put in the link. thanks :)
This script still works. To clear up some questions on the audiourl, here is the exact script I used (just with file and domain name changed).
ReplyDeleteBryan, you say "here is the exact script", but where is "here"? :-)
ReplyDeleteThe code in the article works like a charm in most browsers (I've tried FF, Safari, Chrome and Opera), but not in IE, which is a pity since most people use that one. Any ideas? I'd be very grateful for any help on this.
Same problem... Although works on Firefox not working on IE. So it's useful. I need to get my demos fast and easily for certain people to listen to. What is the easiest and most firmly working mp3-player that I can embed to my page?
ReplyDeleteAutoplay by adding &autoPlay=true after mp3 url
ReplyDeleteThank you for your
Thanks, worked great !!!
ReplyDeleteAmazing! Thank you so much!
ReplyDeleteNot trying to backstab google but you guys should try using yahoo mediaplayer. I'm using it. It's awesome! http://mediaplayer.yahoo.com
ReplyDelete@anonymous, that's a good idea and I got one of your examples working:
ReplyDeletehttp://www.google.com/reader/ui/3523697345-audio-player.swf?audioUrl=http://translate.google.com/translate_tts%3Ftl%3Den%26q%3Dbanana
You had some extra quotes for some reason, but this one worked for me. I was able to replace banana with Hello+John+how+are+you to get it to read a sentense.
@Mirae.D
ReplyDeleteThanks, the Yahoo! player is great because it works for IE whereas the Google one doesn't! :)
Why can't you get it to work? I can get it to work fine on my sites.
ReplyDeleteIt works great. Anyway to auto-replay or loop?
ReplyDeleteexample
ReplyDeleteembed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" src="http://www.google.com/reader/ui/3523697345-audio-player.swf?audioUrl=http://www.newgrounds.com/audio/download/459690" height="27" width="320"></embed
the mp3 file has to be a URL address of the actual mp3 or otherwise a download link, if you find a download link right click it and click copy link address and then replace the [MP3_file] with that on mine just add the<> at the begging and the end like the orginal
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