Adding Music with SynthaSite
How do I add music to my site?
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You can upload music with the file manager (click on "site explorer" and then click on "manage files.")
Just something to think about when adding background music to your site: consider all the places where sound would be a problem to your visitors, like if they are in a library, or a lecture theatre, or the office, or they have a baby sleeping nearby. Music that plays automatically when you open a site is often something that causes visitors to leave your site.
One solution is to add a music player widget that you can grab from a widget gallery instead. This way people can choose whether to listen to your music or not.
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Inappropriate?You can upload music with the file manager (click on "site explorer" and then click on "manage files.")
Just something to think about when adding background music to your site: consider all the places where sound would be a problem to your visitors, like if they are in a library, or a lecture theatre, or the office, or they have a baby sleeping nearby. Music that plays automatically when you open a site is often something that causes visitors to leave your site.
One solution is to add a music player widget that you can grab from a widget gallery instead. This way people can choose whether to listen to your music or not.
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Inappropriate?This is NOT working, I want to add background music, it uploads but it doesn't play on website?????? What am I doing wrong
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Inappropriate?The above advice was for uploading a music file and adding a link to it with the link editor. If you want the music to play in the background, here are the steps:
1)Drag and drop an HTML widget onto your page
2)Paste the following over the default tags in the HTML editor:
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Inappropriate?Sorry, I tried to add an HTML tag where that media player image is appearing. Get Satisfaction seems to be cleverly interpreting the HTML and is embedding the image! I can't figure out a workaround (tried quotation marks, tried to upload the tag as a graphic, but no luck)
So to get the HTML tag I am trying to share, please click on the link to the website in my message above and you will be able to find all the information you need.
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Hi Monique, Im trying to add backround music to my website with yolasite and Ive read all your advices and the others, been trying all day...Im a newbie, so I tried drag & drop the floppy disk on my right and it will go in but it will not sound, nor appear in the actual site, even after saving it...please help. -
Hello Oneida,
Can you try clicking the yellow "Update Site" button, this will apply any changes you made to your site in the Site Builder to your published site. If you are still not able to get the music file to work can you give us your url and the page you put the music file on so that we can take a look.
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Inappropriate?Here is another tip for adding music to your site.
If there is a song that is hosted somewhere on the web (something with a URL, as opposed to a file that is saved on your computer) you can try to following:
1) Drop a Google Gadgets icon on your page (you will find it in the widgets folder) and click on the link it the dialog that will take you to Google Gadgets.
2) Select the MP3 player and click "add to website"
3) In the song URL box, paste the URL of the song you want to play on your site, and then click "get code"
4) Copy the code and paste it into the Google Gadgets dialog box in SynthaSite.
To test your song, save and preview your page and you will be able to play it with your own little MP3 player.
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Inappropriate?i have the mp3 player on my site, now, how do i get songs on to the mp3 player?
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Please visit my music synthasite website.
You can see easy way.
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Inappropriate?Hi Mohammad,
You may also like to add your site to this thread
http://getsatisfaction.com/SynthaSite...
It's a great place where SynthaSite users share and comment on each other's sites.
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Inappropriate?I'm uploading the music but it's taking forever. Is there a quicker way to get background music?
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Inappropriate?hey I've used this one often. You can stream from another site or save the file to your file manager and stream from that file. I would say to create a new page with it being unlisted in the directory then save the mp3 or music file there... Then save the page and open it up in your browser then click on the music file to open the file in a new window then copy the address and go to the Widgetbox link and insert it into the music widget URL box. Make sure you click the streaming box ok... Adjust the looks and then Get widget... Copy the link into a widgetbox widget and you got sound
http://www.widgetbox.com/widget/mp3-p...
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Inappropriate?name the new page something easy like (((mp3)))
so then us this with your info in it to place in the widet at the URL I sent you above
http ://yoursitename.synthasite.com/mp3.php
I purposely removed some spaces between the p and the : because the system messes with it and it becomes a link which you can't see. Just remove the spaces...
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Inappropriate?Sorry I forgot that this works as well (the one above is easier for a novice because you never have to edit a url to add the file name yourself. All you need to do is click the file and copy the url in the address bar). Either way it comes from your resources folder but the following link describes what you can put in the above mentioned widgetbox mp3 player url box to have it play one of your music files in your file manager.
This widget is great because the viewer has the option to at first load disable the music easily if they so choose. This is good for many reasons but if you were in a library or at work music might be the fastest way to get them off your site... Just a thought.
I added the following here for you to see as an example. Just replace the (YOURSITENAMEHERE) with your website name and then the (YOURFILENAMEHERE.mp3 ) with your music file name.
h ttp://YOURSITENAMEHERE.synthasite.com/resources/YOURFILENAMEHERE.mp3
I added spaces between the "h" and the "t" to fool getsatisfaction because it always adds a link to urls and for viewing purposes its necessary to do so. Just copy it to wordpad or word and edit the following to delete the spaces, include your site name and to include the file name.
Then copy that to the mp3 widget url box and click the stream box to test. If done correctly it should begin playing your song automatically. If it isn't double check the file name and or that you added the song to your file manager.
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Thanks for the great tip. I always like to see how other people manage to get round the system when posting instructions of this nature ;-) -
Inappropriate?I have got the google music thing on my site - but want to upload my own music. How do you find the URL? I have uploaded a file to my file manager - but can't see the code I need to copy. Or is there an external site (similar to imagecave etc) that hosts music files only?
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Inappropriate?I've just been to http://www.2createawebsite.com to download the free FTP program. The instructions said to click onto the FTP icon once it had downloaded, though I didn't see an FTP icon at all. On the page you download it from, it states, "Once you've installed the FTP software on your PC, return here to learn how to use it." Is this program designed for PCs only? Because I'm on a Mac. Has anyone using a Mac managed to download the FTP program at all?
I’m a wee bit confuzzled
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Inappropriate?If you go to http://www.mioplanet.com/rsc/embed_me... you can copy and past the HTML code directly into the google gadget(instead of a google gadget) and you will get a real player. (first place the google gadget on your page then past this code into it instead) You can change the screen size in the first line "width = & Height =". In the second line remove the command "absolute" after "position:" to make it stay where you want to place it or else it keeps moving to the far right top corner. It will appear the way you want it in the preview page but remains a small icon in your working page. < PARAM name="uiMode" value="none"> Change the value none to mini or full for controls to appear. After auto start the value "true" sill auto start and "false" requires the user to start it.
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Inappropriate?Hi lbyl,
I'll go to the site and do as you've mentioned. The reason I wanted the FTP program is because I want to use a specific track I have saved to my audio file. Can I still use this file if I do it the way you've mentioned? I'll go and have a look now and see what I can do.
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Inappropriate?Hm. That's really odd. I did exactly as you've instructed, though nothing's showing on the page at all. I'll have another play around with it tomorrow. Thanks so much for that.
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Inappropriate?I have not tried it with my own music yet. Didn't like the google gadget at all plus this one allows video. I have been to a hundred sites looking for the answers. I found one that just gave simple code you could cut and past and compile your own parameters but it didn't bookmark so now I'm in search of it again. My search was on google key words - embedded music player. If I find it I will post an update. I am looking for ways to embed animation. Lots of free animators but can't get their html script to test in widgets or html box. It would also be nice to know if anybody has figured out how to get subpages to open in a new window, using the browser back button is amaturish.
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Inappropriate?Gah. What's going on with the alignment of these messages? Hm, the google gadget wont work with the html from the site you sent me to. Thanks, I'll keep trying and let you know if I've found something. I'll also keep my eyes open and if I spot any scripts for embedding your animators I''ll make a clean post for you. What kind of browser are you using? Subpages work for me. Have a look at your browser settings, maybe? Like your new display pic.
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Inappropriate?OK. Sorry, and what I did that maybe I didn't explain better is I don't use the google gadget at all, I just drag and drop the google icon over to where I want the music player located, then when the html dialog box opens I paste the script from the other site into it, without going to the google gadget site. After pasting the script, I edit the script, insert the URL I want then hit OK.
ANIMATION: I discovered that after saving (properties; save as) an animation in my pictures file , if I drag and drop the syntha picture icon onto the page and then browse to my picture file and insert the "still" picture that was animated previously on the other site, it re animates. It seems that the java scripts embeds and saves with the picture even though you see only one image they are stacked with the java script. -
How are you going, Ibyl? How's your's your site moving along? -
Inappropriate?Ahh, ok, I see what you mean now; I might go try that and see how I go with it. Thanks. It's interesting what you say about java script embedding pictures. In saying this, is that what you're ultimately looking for?
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Inappropriate?music yea that be good if you want one music file to play after people enter the site if your mabe looking for a playlist kinda thing i suggest project playlist
http://www.playlist.com/
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Cool, I'll go and have a look. Do they just give you a list of songs to choose from? Or can you use a file you already have loaded to the file manager? Mah, never mind, I'll go and work it out. Thanks for that. -
Inappropriate?well you use there search and type in artist and or name of song click play after the list loads and if the file you press play on is good will start playing if its good then you add it to the play list all you have to do is copy the code to your page once and as you update your songs they will automatically be added to your list on your site
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That sounds way too easy. I bet you they don't have the song I want to use. I'm going to check it now. -
Inappropriate?If it helps, you can add playlist.com to your site using these steps:
1. Login on playlist.com and click on 'post my playlist' at the top of the page
2. Click on the last option 'get the playlist code for any website'
3. Choose the playlist you would like to use
4. Customise the settings for your playlist
5. Click on 'get code'
6. Copy the code provided
7. Go back to your SynthaSite, drag-and-drop an HTML widget from the sidebar on the right onto your page (the icon for this is a blue sphere)
8. An HTML editor will open up that will allow you to write or paste your code (use right-click > paste or ctrl-V to paste)
9. When you are done, click "ok" and you will see the playlist display on your page
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Inappropriate?thanks for homing in on there employee (-: haha
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Oh, I didn't see your message there, Marije. Ugh, why is this page all over the place? Thanks so much for the instructions you've left. I didn't even see them because the page is so out of whack. Thanks for that, Marije! -
Inappropriate?umm the code should work i believe just make a HTML by dragging it and past the HTML in the editor and save it should work i think
P.S. i don't work for project playlist -
Hey guys - I've asked Get Satisfaction to look into this post and fix the layout. Something's definitely gone wrong! -
You guys absolutely rock! Thank you so much. I just want to make sure that it's working ok. Could you please go and have a looksee?
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Ok....for some reason it's appeared again. I don't know why, though my logo has been disappearing and reappearing for the past two days. A bug, maybe? Anyhow, to think that I wasn't even going to touch my site this weekend. See, having no control pays big time! Thanks again, guys. I'm totally stoked! Oh, and I just got what you meant, Alpha...I'm a tad bit slow today. -
yes enigma is playing fine now go add more songs (-: been a long time since i heard enigma my bro started listing to it and i kinda like it so... -
Haha. Did the Grim Reaper just tell me what to do? I love Enigma, I think they're brilliant; your brother has good taste. Thanks for checking it for me. I'm just at playlist now having a look to see what else is there. -
they have most stuff except the more rare songs that's not real popular techno trance and some other like that(-:
remember i am the grimmm rrreeaappeerr i am death (-; hahahaha -
Haha. Dorkus. Me thinks I'm going to have to find some Prodigy! -
Inappropriate?i little Monty python for this early morning umm prodigy lets see fire starter and what was that other song that kicks the llama's a**
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Thanks for looking into the page, Marije...tis a little confuzzlement to look at.
Alpha -The song you might be thinking of is Breathe? Although they do have quite a few good ones. Are you going to add a playlist to your site? -
naa i got on on another i think ill leave my page alone as for music but yea that's it breath bad a** song right there. you might like the song by
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Yeah, that's fair enough...it's not as though you want people clicking on your site listening to Monty Python or anything. I'll have a look at the song you've mentioned. I just found some Leonard Cohen, hey! -
Inappropriate?heh yea but that i am the grim reaper i am death was part of a skit they did it was funny is all but i have a big play list somewhere else so i think my site is fine without adding more clutter is all. and if i did i might have added fist full of steel to the site cant remember the artist atm though
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Inappropriate?This adds music only to one page but when we navigate to another page, its gone. I want the music to be played for the whole site... how to do that?
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Inappropriate?the only way i know to do the is make frames and in the section that has the tabs to go to the different pages of your site embed it in that frame so every page you go to will still be playing the same music with no breaks in the music. here is a link for you
http://www.smartcomputing.com/Editori... -
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http://20ebooks.synthasite.com
I want to add impact web audio or web audio plus to my website! After I have created the swift file do I just upload the file to my file manager? then how do i get it to show up on the page! -
Hi there - I see that Impact Web Audio and Web Audio Plus offer an option to generate code for you to add to your site, you can try adding it to your page by using the HTML widget:
1. Drag-and-drop an HTML widget from the sidebar on the right onto your page (the icon for this is a blue sphere)
2. An HTML editor will open up that will allow you to write or paste your code (use right-click > paste or ctrl-V to paste)
3. When you are done, click "ok" and you will see the way that the HTML displays on your page
I'm not sure if it will work as I'm not familiar with these services. If it helps, you can send us an email (support@synthasite.com) with the code so that we can help you (feel free to mark it to my attention). -
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Jamedo free music had a very good widget to put music in your html page
I've tried it's very good and fonctional
http://www.jamendo.com/en/album/4219/...
sorry for my bad english i'm french i hope u understand me. :)
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Inappropriate?i am having problems with getting music into my back ground on my pages...having hard time with finding the "site explorer" or i am just lost.
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Hi Patrick - not sure what you mean by site explorer! Could you give us a bit more detail on where it's going wrong for you? We'll then be able to help you further. -
Inappropriate?Hello Marije, I have tried doing just about every helpful hint on here but none seems to work.i might doing something wrong. i would like to be able to place music in to my page and maybe if i can have it where it plays unbroken on every page. Till the page is closed. I have already gotten remarks from friends asking for it.
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Hi Patrick - could you let me know how you added the music to your page. If it's on your published site, can you post a link to that page so that we can check it out? -
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i used the hints on the faq about adding music....following what others was doing... the hints in the posts above. your first post on here.
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Patrick,
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Inappropriate?Drag and drop an HTML widget onto my page
Paste the following over the default tags in the HTML editor:
In place of "musicfile.wav" type the exact filename of my music file.
Drop a Google Gadgets icon on my page and click on the linked it the dialog to Google Gadgets.
Select the MP3 player and click "add to website"
n the song URL box, paste the URL of the song i want to play on my site, and then click "get code"
Copy the code and paste it into the Google Gadgets dialog box in SynthaSite.
i tried this and nothing. i think that i am doing something wrong. is there a easier way?
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Hi Patrick - I think the best thing would be for you to click on Help in the top right of the Site Builder and click on 'Contact Support'. This will give me more information to help you :) -
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Hi Mark,
I just tested this and it does work. Make sure that you are putting that bit of code into an HTML widget and then you change the song.mp3 to the file name of the song in your File Manager. Can you give this another try and let us know if you are still having trouble.
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Inappropriate?OK....it's a bug somewhere in the way Yola works (or not) in the Chrome browser - this method embeds a Quicktime player that doesn't work with Chrome. Other browsers seem OK.
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Hi Mark,
I'm sorry you are having this problem.
Unfortunately, Google Chrome is not yet a Yola-supported browser and there are a number of known issues we are aware of. Please could you use a different browser (we recommend Firefox) until Google Chrome is a supported browser.
We apologize for the inconvenience.
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Inappropriate?marahaba habibi, all you've got to do is go to google, ya ibni, and then type in for instance eine kliene nachtmusic midi file than past the conde into the website. If you are haveing trouble understanding how to start it, it is optional for visitors of your site to turn it on or of.
mais salama'
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Inappropriate?<!--<embed
src="http:// Domain Name Here /resources/Music name here"
autostart="true"
loop="false"
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Inappropriate?A great way to add music to your website is by using aPlaylist.com If you want to erase the tiny three ads, you might have to do a little HTML edditing.
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Inappropriate?how do I put a youtube vidio on my website if I dont have a youtube account?
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Inappropriate?Hi Ezzi,
If you don't have a YouTube account and you don't wish to create one, you can use Vimeo.
Visit vimeo.com - http://www.vimeo.com and choose the video you would like to add to your Yola site.
Click on the 'embed' button. A dialogue box will open with code that you can copy - copy it by using Ctrl-C or right click > copy.
Back on your site, follow these steps to add the video:
1) Drag-and-drop an HTML widget from the sidebar on the right onto your page (the icon for this is a blue sphere).
2) An HTML editor will open up that will allow you to write or paste your code (use right-click > paste or ctrl-V to paste).
3) When you are done, click "ok" and you will see the video appear on your page.
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Inappropriate?You go to youtube and you go to the video you want to see. Copy the embed code (see the attached picture) and then paste the code into an HTML file.
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Inappropriate?mmm...usefull, thanks for info
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Inappropriate?I'm not sure if this will help anyone but here goes. My web site contains hundreds of music related files. After trying various flash players which by the way all worked, I chose this way to present my files. What I like is that by doing it this way, it is iPhone friendly which to me is important. Attached is a screenshot of the code which you would put in a HTML widget

My website is www.mcran.com
I hope this code shows up properly. All this code does is point back to the audio file I have on my hosting server. Not sure yet how to point back to a music file you have in the Yola File manager.
Hope this helps!!
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Hey Randy - you could have the same link on Yola by uploading the file to your File Manager and using the link editor available in the text widget (for example). If you prefer to use HTML, then the path would be something like: www.mcran.com/resources/ITJUN2809.mp3 (if it's in a folder, remember to include it after 'resources').
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Inappropriate?Thanks a bunch Marije!
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Inappropriate?Hi Randy, I also need my site to have lots of streaming music. I tried the code above but, couldn't get it to work. The problem I'm having is, my editor keeps saying loading component when added a widget. It only gets stuck on the pages with songs. Can't figure out how to add more content. It also says yolasite.com server busy when stuck loading and you try to move something.
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Hi Dustin,
I have replied to you on the initial thread that your conversation is taking place on asking you for URL of the specific site that you're having problems with.
Also just note that what Randy's doing seems a bit different from what you're wanting to do. If you go to Randy's site you'll see that all he has done is created links to the individual files. When one of those links is clicked on, depending on which one you use, your browser realizes that the link is an audio file and only then does a new browser page open where you can play that file.
That is virtually no burden at all on the website, the browser, or Randy's internet connection. However, these are things that need to be taken into account for your website, as you are wanting multiple MP3 playing widgets to load with your site (as far I have have been able to pick up from the thread).
While writing this I see you have responded on the other thread. I will feedback to you there once I have some sort of an answer for you.
Don't worry, we'll get to the bottom of it one way or another!
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