WEEK 2: IMAGE & TEXT & MUSIC
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WEB JUKEBOXES : Music Players To Embed On Your Website Pages Or Blog
Warning! Warning, Will Robinson!
There are a billion free music players online you can use on your Weebly site. However, a vast slew of them are not easy to embed on your website! Most are clearly designed by aliens who are not familiar with the workings of the human mind.
PODSNACK is a digital music player made by humans for humans. It has a clean design, template options, simple, clear instructions, a software interface that is easy to navigate, includes social networking options and IT IS EASY TO EMBED on your Weebly site. Sing "Halleluja"!
Http://www.podsnack.com
PodSnack is a music playlist maker that allows you to create custom
players in three simple steps: choose a player type, add your song and
customize it to your tastes.
Once created, the flash mp3 players can be shared, embedded or downloaded both as SWF files for HTML websites and flash components for full-flash websites. With PodSnack it's easy to create playlists and share them with friends. PodSnack will host audio files, enabling you to add music playlists to your own website or social networking page (Wordpress, Blogger, Tumblr, Facebook, MySpace and others).
Once created, the flash mp3 players can be shared, embedded or downloaded both as SWF files for HTML websites and flash components for full-flash websites. With PodSnack it's easy to create playlists and share them with friends. PodSnack will host audio files, enabling you to add music playlists to your own website or social networking page (Wordpress, Blogger, Tumblr, Facebook, MySpace and others).
PODSNACK PLAYER
EXAMPLE OF BAD MUSIC PLAYER
Click it. It works.
But it was HARD to install and look at it. Need I say more?
Think Steve Jobs.
Visual design linked to the user experience is vital
when creating multimedia products.
OTHER MUSIC PLAYER OPTIONS
Website Music Player: Are You A Musician?
Pay for this Player & Get Paid for Your Music
Website Music Player plays music and lets you purchase downloads for personal use. You can embed this player on your site, share your own music you created and get paid!
You can also add a License button. Listeners can get quotes to license songs they like for their commercial projects ads, video, tv, film & website promotions, etc.
You can also add a License button. Listeners can get quotes to license songs they like for their commercial projects ads, video, tv, film & website promotions, etc.
Do you have a Wordpress website?
This article lists some free audio players for WordPress sites.
http://www.instantshift.com/2010/02/10/21-free-music-players-for-your-website/
http://www.instantshift.com/2010/02/10/21-free-music-players-for-your-website/
MUSIC SOURCES
iTunes: Apple music store
I like to use iTunes for music.
You can download iTunes software for free at http://www.apple.com/iTunes
but then you do pay to download music from the site.
There is one advantage. if you go to the ADVANCED tab in iTunes you can save an mp4 file format music to an mp3 format to upload to a music player. A lot of music players only use mp3 formatted files.
You can download iTunes software for free at http://www.apple.com/iTunes
but then you do pay to download music from the site.
There is one advantage. if you go to the ADVANCED tab in iTunes you can save an mp4 file format music to an mp3 format to upload to a music player. A lot of music players only use mp3 formatted files.
Free Open Source Music
What is "Open Source"?
The technical definition is according to Webopedia Computer Dictionary: "Generically, open source refers to a program in which the source code is available to the general public for use and/or modification from its original design free of charge, i.e., open. Open source code is typically created as a collaborative effort in which programmers improve upon the code and share the changes within the community. Open source sprouted in the technological community as a response to proprietary software owned by corporations.
Basically, as it applies to music it is songs you can use without worrying about being sued for violating a legal licensing contract. You could also download it, re-mix it using music creation/editing software, and then share.
This doesn't mean you shouldn't give the artist credit. You always should. It means you do not have to pay money for the use of the music.
Where do you find open source music?.
Here is a great article from webdistortion:
14 AWESOME OPEN SOURCE MUSIC SITES FOR CREATIVES
AUDACITY: This is listed in the above article. It is a well regarded open source program and version 2.0 was just released in March 2012!
Some artists offer their work for free yet apply certain restrictions if you want to use it commercially. to make money. Read about CREATIVE COMMONS licensing for open source.
The technical definition is according to Webopedia Computer Dictionary: "Generically, open source refers to a program in which the source code is available to the general public for use and/or modification from its original design free of charge, i.e., open. Open source code is typically created as a collaborative effort in which programmers improve upon the code and share the changes within the community. Open source sprouted in the technological community as a response to proprietary software owned by corporations.
Basically, as it applies to music it is songs you can use without worrying about being sued for violating a legal licensing contract. You could also download it, re-mix it using music creation/editing software, and then share.
This doesn't mean you shouldn't give the artist credit. You always should. It means you do not have to pay money for the use of the music.
Where do you find open source music?.
Here is a great article from webdistortion:
14 AWESOME OPEN SOURCE MUSIC SITES FOR CREATIVES
AUDACITY: This is listed in the above article. It is a well regarded open source program and version 2.0 was just released in March 2012!
Some artists offer their work for free yet apply certain restrictions if you want to use it commercially. to make money. Read about CREATIVE COMMONS licensing for open source.
MAKE MUSIC
Are you musically inclined? Maybe you would rather first create your own music using online resources, the upload it to a player. There are a variety of software progams out there to let you do just that.
Here are some resources and articles that may interest you:
GIZOMO'S BEST FREEWARE MUSIC CREATION SOFTWARE REVIEW
25 FREE DIGITAL AUDIO EDITORS YOU SHOULD KNOW
csGRAIN GETS GRANULAR GOODNESS ON IPAD 2/3
Here are some resources and articles that may interest you:
GIZOMO'S BEST FREEWARE MUSIC CREATION SOFTWARE REVIEW
25 FREE DIGITAL AUDIO EDITORS YOU SHOULD KNOW
csGRAIN GETS GRANULAR GOODNESS ON IPAD 2/3