m4a playback

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  conniewheeler · Member · Nov 8, 2011 at 3:55 pm

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  It seems that the m4 a files I am uploading into my posts are not playing back after being published. The audio icon says “buffering…” but never starts playing the track. How can I know if the file has loaded correctly and will play back for my readers?
  Blog url: http://revwheeler.wordpress.com/

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  kardotim · Member · Nov 9, 2011 at 9:03 am

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  As mentioned in this guide the file needs to be an MP3, or the embedded player will not be able to play the file. Sorry for the inconvenience.

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  conniewheeler · Member · Nov 9, 2011 at 4:24 pm

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  Thanks for the clarification, but that is disappointing since I purchased the space upgrade and the space upgrade explanation says, “What kind of files can I upload?
  Free blogs can upload images (jpg, jpeg, png, gif), documents (pdf, doc, odt) and presentations (ppt).
  In addition to those file types, blogs with a space upgrade can also upload audio (mp3, m4a, wav, ogg).
  To upload videos (mp4, mov, wmv, avi, mpg, m4v), VideoPress is needed.”

  But I am glad to know why it is not working. Thank you for your help.

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  kardotim · Member · Nov 10, 2011 at 11:00 am

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  Otherwise you might want to try the SoundCloud player to see if that suits your needs, or convert the m4a file to mp3 with iTunes.