MP3 Player Widget?

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One feature I'd like to see here that I've only previously seen on Drandon Drury's Home Recording forum is the ability to attach an mp3 to a post, with a player widget that allows forum members (only) to listen to the music.

In my opinion, such a feature should be limited to musician's own work, to avoid any potential file sharing issues, so could be offered only to members who sign up as musicians.

Musicians could thus share and promote their own music with ease - and I'm sure that many members of a metal music forum have picked up a guitar at some point - even if it's made of cardboard, or plucked from the air... 

Good idea?

Dumb idea?

Indifferent?

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Certif1ed Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List MMA Special Collaborator Honorary Collaborator Joined: 29 Mar 2010 Location: London Status: Offline Points: 473	Post Options Post Reply Quote Certif1ed Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Topic: MP3 Player Widget? Posted: 01 May 2010 at 1:23pm
	One feature I'd like to see here that I've only previously seen on Drandon Drury's Home Recording forum is the ability to attach an mp3 to a post, with a player widget that allows forum members (only) to listen to the music. In my opinion, such a feature should be limited to musician's own work, to avoid any potential file sharing issues, so could be offered only to members who sign up as musicians. Musicians could thus share and promote their own music with ease - and I'm sure that many members of a metal music forum have picked up a guitar at some point - even if it's made of cardboard, or plucked from the air... Good idea? Dumb idea? Indifferent?

graphix Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Visit Members Homepage Add to Buddy List Forum Admin Group Co-founder, Admin & Webmaster Joined: 15 Jan 2010 Location: Canada Status: Offline Points: 405	Post Options Post Reply Quote graphix Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 11 May 2010 at 9:03am
	In a near future, you will be able to shout/comment MP3s (within the mp3 page). Musicians can send a mp3 addition request by sending a private message to the appropriate sub-genre admin.

Certif1ed Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List MMA Special Collaborator Honorary Collaborator Joined: 29 Mar 2010 Location: London Status: Offline Points: 473	Post Options Post Reply Quote Certif1ed Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 11 May 2010 at 4:51pm
	What I'm getting at is something that would allow me to attach an mp3 say, to this post, so you could click "play" and listen - a bit like having a YouTube or picture embedded in the post.

m@x Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Visit Members Homepage Add to Buddy List Forum Admin Group Co-founder, Admin & Webmaster Joined: 25 Mar 2010 Location: Québec, Canada Status: Offline Points: 947	Post Options Post Reply Quote m@x Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 11 May 2010 at 5:59pm
	An MP3 from any source, or only MMA ?

Certif1ed Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List MMA Special Collaborator Honorary Collaborator Joined: 29 Mar 2010 Location: London Status: Offline Points: 473	Post Options Post Reply Quote Certif1ed Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 12 May 2010 at 3:05am
	If a musician wanted to post his/her own music, then it'd have to be any source. I guess a way to control it would be to allow people to sign up to MMA as Musicians or Bands, and given them the ability to use the control. Obviously, if you allow anyone to embed mp3s in forum posts, then you run into the hot potato that is file-sharing territory, so some degree of control would be needed, according to the local laws (presumably Canadian?). To re-word my wish, I'd like to be able to grab a song (that I've written or played) from my hard drive, or my own online file share, and let everyone hear it simply by clicking a play button in this post. Is that a bit clearer (I realise this is a tricky thing to describe - best way to see it in action would be to go over to http://forum.recordingreview.com/f76/prowler-30085/ (Note that you can only play the file if you're a signed up member, which is another good layer of protection!). If you sign up to the site and look at the same post, you'll see a "widget" as I described earlier, which is a kind of mini media player that's embedded in the post.

Certif1ed Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List MMA Special Collaborator Honorary Collaborator Joined: 29 Mar 2010 Location: London Status: Offline Points: 473	Post Options Post Reply Quote Certif1ed Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 18 May 2010 at 5:34am
	I've just noticed this option on 4 Shared - this post is just a test to see if it delivers what I'm looking for... 17 - Driven 4.mp3 It's a kind of 2nd best - a link which takes you to a widget where you can listen to the music and give the option to download it (if you like the song and want to D/L it, the password is Certif1ed!). Edited by Certif1ed - 18 May 2010 at 5:35am