Using the RealAudio Console
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Try it!

It only takes a little, easy coding to put this console on your site. It makes RealAudio files (.rm) work on almost any site. Note: don't be alarmed if it's "not there" when you insert it into your page; you won't see this image until you preview it or you've uploaded the page to your server.

<object ID="Embedded" CLASSID="clsid:">
<
param name="controls" value="ControlPanel">
<
param name="console" value="one">
<
param name="src" value="file.rpm">
<
param name="autostart" value="true">
<
embed src="sample.rm" height="36" width="350" controls="ControlPanel
" backgroundcolor="#373O4F" console="one" autostart="false" type="audio/x-pn-realaudio-plugin">
<
/object>

You may change autostart="false" to autostart="true" if you want the media clip to start automatically when a visitor downloads the webpage. However, this is not a good idea, because some old browsers or slow modems can't handle it and their computer might crash. Other people find it annoying to have no control over whether or not music starts playing. Plus, it makes the page take longer to download if the media clip has to start right away.

 

Tutorials on
Multimedia
Presentations

Converting Sounds into Streaming Audio Files

How to Create & Stream RealAudio Files

Using the RealAudio Console

The Multi-Media
Slide Show

For more training on this, visit Web Developer's Virtual Library

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