jPlayer

HTML5 Audio & Video for jQuery

a project by happyworm

Step 8 : Summary for an audio player

Perform the following actions:

  • Upload the jPlayer JavaScript file and SWF file to: /js
  • Include jQuery in your <head>
  • Include jplayer in your <head>
  • Upload the jPlayer skin files to: /skin
  • Include the jPlayer skin in your <head>
  • Add the jPlayer audio interface HTML to your <body>
  • Add the JavaScript to instance jPlayer to your <head>

Your <html> code should look like: 

<html>
<head>
  <link type="text/css" href="/skin/jplayer.blue.monday.css" rel="stylesheet" />
  <script type="text/javascript" src="http://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/1.4/jquery.min.js"></script>
  <script type="text/javascript" src="/js/jquery.jplayer.min.js"></script>
  <script type="text/javascript">
    $(document).ready(function(){
      $("#jquery_jplayer_1").jPlayer({
        ready: function () {
          $(this).jPlayer("setMedia", {
            m4a: "http://www.jplayer.org/audio/m4a/Miaow-07-Bubble.m4a",
            oga: "http://www.jplayer.org/audio/ogg/Miaow-07-Bubble.ogg"
          });
        },
        swfPath: "/js",
        supplied: "m4a, oga"
      });
    });
  </script>
</head>
<body>
  <div id="jquery_jplayer_1" class="jp-jplayer"></div>
  <div id="jp_container_1" class="jp-audio">
    <div class="jp-type-single">
      <div class="jp-gui jp-interface">
        <ul class="jp-controls">
          <li><a href="javascript:;" class="jp-play" tabindex="1">play</a></li>
          <li><a href="javascript:;" class="jp-pause" tabindex="1">pause</a></li>
          <li><a href="javascript:;" class="jp-stop" tabindex="1">stop</a></li>
          <li><a href="javascript:;" class="jp-mute" tabindex="1" title="mute">mute</a></li>
          <li><a href="javascript:;" class="jp-unmute" tabindex="1" title="unmute">unmute</a></li>
          <li><a href="javascript:;" class="jp-volume-max" tabindex="1" title="max volume">max volume</a></li>
        </ul>
        <div class="jp-progress">
          <div class="jp-seek-bar">
            <div class="jp-play-bar"></div>
          </div>
        </div>
        <div class="jp-volume-bar">
          <div class="jp-volume-bar-value"></div>
        </div>
        <div class="jp-time-holder">
          <div class="jp-current-time"></div>
          <div class="jp-duration"></div>
          <ul class="jp-toggles">
            <li><a href="javascript:;" class="jp-repeat" tabindex="1" title="repeat">repeat</a></li>
            <li><a href="javascript:;" class="jp-repeat-off" tabindex="1" title="repeat off">repeat off</a></li>
          </ul>
        </div>
      </div>
      <div class="jp-title">
        <ul>
          <li>Bubble</li>
        </ul>
      </div>
      <div class="jp-no-solution">
        <span>Update Required</span>
        To play the media you will need to either update your browser to a recent version or update your <a href="http://get.adobe.com/flashplayer/" target="_blank">Flash plugin</a>.
      </div>
    </div>
  </div>
</body>
</html>

And you will create the following audio player on your page.
Press play to start the media.

Media used in demo: © 2003 Miaow / Arnaud Laflaquiere - MiaowMusic.com

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Notes:

If your media URLs do not work on some browsers and you are certain they are correct, then check your MIME type is correct in your server response.