Audio Player Puzzle
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If you check out this thread
https://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic.php?id=7480&page&replies=8
You will see that I had the same problems, but with .wav files.Thanks to help from fellow WP folks, I have a solution that works for me now.
I use the conversion program mentioned in that thread to move my .wav files to .mp3. I never got the new WP audio player to work on .wav files. It says that with the paid upgrade .wav files work, but even after I paid, I could never get them to. I needed the space upgrade anyway so I am happy how it worked out.
Once I have an .mp3, I upload (and host) it here a WP using the same part of the post page that uploads photos. Once it uploads, I send it to the editor.
If you leave it as the upload creates, you end up with a live link in the editor pane. When you click on that live link, you leave your blog and your default audio player will play the file. (at least that is what happens to me) (In my experiments at solving this audio problem, I did try breaking the link as suggested above and it didn’t help)
What I do to get around this is after I upload the audio I go to the CODE view. I copy, from the code that the upload created for this specific audio file, the url of the audio ie: http:://name of audio file generated by the upload process.
Then I past that code in my post and put the WP player info around it ie:[audio http://name of audio file generated by the upload process]. This creates the built in WP audio player.
I do this just about every day and it works great for me.
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Thanks, eloheim, for the info. I’ve been taking my code directly from the “manage uploads” page per Dr. Mike, which I think is probably the same as what you’re doing, just coming from a different angle.
You’re right – I do wind up with a live hyperlink and no sound. I’ve also broken the hyperlink and it doesn’t make any difference. Just says “buffering” and still no sound.
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It took A LOT of experimenting for me to figure out a way that is fast and works. I get buffering when I go to your page. Did you try sending the upload to the editor pane rather than copy/paste? I would take the code directly from the editor pane after the upload and then put the brackets and audio around it.
When I was using ODEO for my audio (say that 5 times fast) I couldn’t get it to work if I did a copy/paste from ODEO (it would buffer like yours is). I had to acutally type the link into the editor pane. There might be something in the copy paste part that messes it up.
Also, I would do your experiments with an mp3 file. Once you can get an mp3 to work then see if you can get the other type to work by doing the same thing. I never could….
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Odeo also has a glitchy error where it sometime won’t work on the Odeo page, but you just take the MP3 URL anyway and it works just fine on the blog, after one initial long buffering period.
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I’ve been told by Barry @WP that my m4a files are the problem. I need to convert them to mp3. Does anyone have any suggestions on how I can do that?
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In the post above I reference another thread on this topic. In that thread Brentroos pointed me toward a very easy converter program that might suit your needs as well. Here is a copy of that post (the links didn’t work, but my post above has the link to the entire thread):
I use CDEX. It is free and Open-Source. It’s simple to use, once you understand how to use it. You can’t go wrong.
Use this download link for Windows XP, that way you don’t have to try to figure out which one you need. This is the one you want.
I was going to write a tutorial on this, but I the documentation is included withing the application. Just click help.
CDEX is good software. I have used others but I like this one best. I have used it for the past five years without any problems.
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Thank you, I’m aware of that now. What I need to know now is how to convert a m4a file to mp3. Are there some programs that are easier to use than others, better to use than others, etc?
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