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Adding sound to your page is very simple. All you have to do is add a couple of lines of HTML code and upload the sound file to your directory. (Remember: filenames are CASE sensitive.) Microsoft Internet Explorer and Netscape Navigator use different codes. So in order for your sound to work with both Netscape and MSIE you have to use two different codes for your sound if you want most people with a sound card to be able to hear it. Here is a simple Java Script that will take care of three browsers with no problems. Of course the viewer has to have a Java Script capable browser to be able to hear your sound. But these days, that's the majority of the browsers:

Be sure the entire line for the embed tag is on one line

Of course you'll have to change the name of the file from sound.mid to the name of your .mid file.  You can also use this for a .wav file. If you don't want your sound to be hidden on the page, and you want your viewers to have the option of stopping the sound.  Use this tag:

That tag will work in Internet Explorer 3.+ and Netscape 2+

You can also link to the sound which will bring up the users default sound player or plugin device.  Just make a link as you normally would:

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