Play audio throughout the web pages

[Karlhevera]

I have embedded an audio file . It plays on startup, and the loop=true. It
play on the home page, but when I click and go to other pages of my website,
the music stops. It plays again, when I return. What do I have to do for the
audio to play continuously, irrespective at which page I may be, please?

[VVebbie]

Go to the line in the code where you have embedded the audio file.

Press Home.

Hold down Shift and press End.

Press Delete.

Very few sites can justify playing music, and its just generally not a good
idea. Imagine you're driving along the road, and your radio suddenly turns on
because the guy who owns the house you're driving past thought it would be cool
to have a theme song. That's what you're doing.

[Karlhevera]

Many thanks for your reply and comments about the music. I will do as
suggested. The background music is for a website concerning a psychotherapist
and his activities/therapies. Whether we will keep this soothing music is to
be seen. It is at present at a development stage.

[Karlhevera]

I have done as suggested, by on pressing 'delete' the whole line disappeared.
My line of code is:
<embed src="serenade.wav" width="0" height="0" autostart="true"
loop="true">
</embed>
Am I doing something wrong, as I don't achieve what I want?

[VVebbie]

Originally posted by: Karlhevera
I have done as suggested, by on pressing 'delete' the whole line disappeared.

That was the idea. ;)

[Karlhevera]

Sorry, but you have misunderstood! I want to keep the music. At least during
the development period. I was just asking how I could make the background
music play throughout the website, irrespective on which page the visitor may
be. At present the music stops when the visitor goes to another page within
the site. Music return when return to Home page is made.

[Karlhevera]

I am not asking whether anyone in my neighbourhood would be playing their
music, as I pass. This is not the scope of this discussion... It's a question
of taste and habit, rather than techical problem...

[Css Lover]

It ought to be illegal to just load music onto a web site, or a warning ought
to come on before hand.

I am a musician, and love music, but it has to be a choice, so I incorporate
an easy java script, one of many free ones, that gives you a smart jukebox you
can customise with css.

Bear in mind that the average person on a computer will have a sound system.
I'd say 10% of us have it hooked up to the home stereo, and serious damage
could be done if you stream a song as soon as a visitor hits a web site. Most
people have there own music, generally good quality, already on the computer.
If I was depressed, I might not want some lighthearted sweet sounds. I might
want Nirvana, or Muddy Waters or the 1812 Overture.

With a java script jukebox, you can give people a choice of different audio.

As for sound incorporated into menus.

God save us from this dreadful blight.

Really, there ought to be a law against it.