Preload audio files

Question

I want to preload the audio files on my website. I am using the following code on an html page.

<embed src="cheer.swf" hidden="true" autostart=false style="height:0px; width:0px"> <embed src="click.swf" hidden="true" autostart=false style="height:0px; width:0px"> <embed src="doowip.swf" hidden="true" autostart=false style="height:0px; width:0px"> 

But all sound files are played at the top of the page. how can i stop auto play audio files.

Also how can I preload ipad safari files?

 <audio id="genclick" src="click.wav" type="audio/wav" > <audio src="doowip.wav" type="audio/wav" > <audio src="cheer.wav" type="audio/wav" > 

the above code does not load the file until I play it from javascript ..

 document.getElementById("genclick").play(); 

where am i wrong

Answer 1

According to http://kb2.adobe.com/cps/127/tn_12701.html, the name of the parameter you are looking for (for swf tags is 'embed') is 'play' and not 'automatic start'. Therefore, change them to:

 <embed src="cheer.swf" hidden="true" play="false" style="height:0px; width:0px" /> 

You can also put them in object tags and then use:

 <param name="play" value="false" /> 

I experienced it myself, and it works. As for tags for iPad Safari, the HTML5 tag has an attribute called preload, which when set to “auto” should preload the files as you wish. Try:

 <audio src="doowip.wav" type="audio/wav" preload="auto" /> 

Hope this helps.

Answer 2

Not tested, but you can preload the file by doing something like:

  <EMBED NAME = "mySound" SRC = "cheer.swf" 
 LOOP = FALSE AUTOSTART = FALSE HIDDEN = TRUE style = "height: 0px; width: 0px">

Answer 3

For HTML5 audio text, automatic playback is a logical value:

 <audio controls="controls" autoplay="autoplay"> <source src="song.ogg" type="audio/ogg" /> <source src="song.mp3" type="audio/mpeg" /> Your browser does not support the audio element. </audio> 

Regarding swf files, you should check that the autoplay attribute is not set in each of these files.