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Website Audio
Ever dreamed of starting your own band and making it big? Well, that's probably
not going to happen, so get over it already. However, that shouldn't stop you from
making and/or enjoying music. And as it happens, the Web is a great place to
pursue your musical fancies.
A few years ago, only the technologically savvy were able to dabble in the online
music scene. These days, lots of people are swapping MP3 files and setting up
streaming servers to broadcast music and other audio off their websites.
So if you want to give your site some real pizzazz, it's possible to set up your own
online radio station. Or you could simply post some audio files that you created
on your synthesizer or that old trombone that's been sitting in your closet since 7th
grade. All it takes is some technical know-how and a little creativity. .
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The best way to put music or other types of audio on your website is using MP3,
a compression format that scrunches files down to manageable, Web-friendly
sizes. That way, people that visit your site will be able to either download or
stream the audio and listen to it in whichever media player they use.
"MP3"
MP3 is the technology that made online music the phenomenon that it is today.
So if you don't understand MP3 or how it works, this article will get you up to
speed.
"Media Players"
In order to listen to online music, you need to have a media player that will
decode the various formats in which audio is captured for the Web. Most of
these players are free, so you might even want to install more than one and
compare them. Or you could just read this article, which compares them for you!
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Even if you don't want to set up your own website for music downloads or
streaming, you can still get in on the action by using a file-trading program.
>>> Streaming <<<
Streaming audio has made its way to the mainstream Web, and can be found
on just about any news and entertainment site out there. But you don't need
big bucks to get in on the game. If you want to serve out a limited number of
simultaneous streams, there are free and cheap software options available.
You just have to know where to look.
"Streaming"
A cool way to put audio on your site is using a streaming server. Then people
don't need to download files, they just listen to them stream off of your site.
Using free software, you can set up a streaming server without too much hassle.
"Streaming Tutorial"
In this tutorial we'll get you up and running with Shoutcast (version 1.7), a common
(and free) server for streaming MP3 music files.
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