Ah-ahhhhh!!
I’ve been messing around with some flash-based media tools (toys?) so that I can get the site up and running in its full Web 2.0, ADHD inducing glory, as is the trend today.
I’m not going to host absolutely everything here – youtube is just too convenient to ignore for video, and I’m thinking of using either BandCamp or ReverbNation to host actual complete musical works as they get to that stage. But for works in progress, some means to throw a file up and embed a little player inline is going to be useful.
So I’ve found this nice little wordpress plugin called Audio Player. I’m not sure how they came up with the name, it’s pretty far out there. But basically you throw an MP3 in a pre-defined folder, then put in a little audio tag, and et voilà:
Audio clip: Adobe Flash Player (version 9 or above) is required to play this audio clip. Download the latest version here. You also need to have JavaScript enabled in your browser.
Of course I realise that the relentless march of broadband internet hasn’t yet reached all the nooks and crannies of the world, so I’ll be putting up good old hyperlinks as well so those with slower connections can download if they’re not able to stream. Like this:
And with that, I must away, lots to do. Sunday won’t fritter itself away.