I should preface this post by pointing out that embedding music (or any sound) in a web page that automatically starts playing when the page loads is
really, really obnoxious. That said, if you're a musician or run a music blog or anything like that, it's essential to be able to embed music in your web site. While both Windows Media and QuickTime are pretty well-supported formats, you can't beat the installed base (something like 97% of all browsers) of Flash. And though I'm sure it's not the only one of its kind,
Flash MP3 Player looks like a great way to embed MP3 music in your site. Flash MP3 Player is nice and compact and very configurable, allowing you to change its colors or add a JPEG background image, show or hide the playlist and song info, load XML or RSS playlists, and more. The player itself is less than 10kb, and it's released under a Creative Commons license that makes it free (including source code and .FLA file for embedding in other Flash movies) for non-commercial use, and dirt cheap (US$19) for commercial use.
Tags: audio, flash, mp3, music, opensource
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Subscribe to commentsPaulJun 27th 2006 5:52PM
musicplayer.sourceforge.net is an open-source mp3/music player for the website that is really easy too. I would also recommend the XSPF player. :)
WimpySkinsJul 7th 2006 3:32PM
You can also ck out WimpySkins.com, they have a flash mp3 player thats skinnable so you can match any website style, size, colors and just about anything.The also have hundreds of templates and skins ready to use and can custom make you one as well.
angelchenAug 23rd 2006 6:04PM
Does anybody know any good flash mp3 players? I want one that can be collapsed, or that can be closed.