User blog:Tsurime/How to use a far better audio player

I've noticed that most players on the wiki are SoundCloud players. This isn't the best option. The type of player I will show you how to use is easier to use, more compact, nicer-looking, and you can easily access many more songs (or any form of audio)!

Pros and Cons
Pros


 * It's easier to access any audio, not just things on SoundCloud
 * It requires that you manually press a button to play the audio. Auto-playing is now against the rules, but some might forget this or not read the rules, so they might set the audio to automatically play. Now, they can't.
 * It is more compact, clean, and aesthetically pleasing
 * There is a download button in the player, so readers can download any audio they like
 * It's easier to memorize the simple code needed to put this on a page

Cons


 * You can't see the title of the audio playing unless you download it
 * You have to upload a file to the wiki before playing it
 * It's not possible to upload a .mp3 file, mostly just a .ogg. However, there are many easy .ogg converters online
 * The player isn't as fancy as the SoundCloud one, but this might be a pro or con depending on your taste

How to use

Audio from a video-sharing site  (mp3, wav, etc.)


 * 1) Find a video on a video-sharing website that you want to play the audio of. This could be YouTube, Dailymotion, Vimeo, even TeacherTube. There are also more sites supported
 * 2) Visit this site: https://www.onlinevideoconverter.com/video-converter
 * 3) Copy the link to your video and paste it into the converter. Select the .ogg format from the dropdown menu.
 * 4) Convert it and w ait for the conversion to complete.
 * 5) Press the blue download button.
 * 6) Go to this wiki and go to the Contribute menu. Select Add a Photo. Alternatively, go to this page.
 * 7) Upload your audio, then add it like you would a photo
 * 8) Put [[File:YOURFILENAMEHERE.ogg]] into source mode when editing a page, replacing YOURFILENAMEHERE with the file name of your audio. You may put your player anywhere in the page and it should show up there.
 * 9) Enjoy your new player.

Audio from your computer (mp3, wav, etc.)

 * 1)  Visit this site: https://www.onlinevideoconverter.com/cloud-converter
 * 2) Upload your file to this site. It can be any of the supported formats listed there.
 * 3) Select the .ogg format from the dropdown menu.
 * 4) Convert it and wait for the conversion to complete.
 * 5) Press the blue download button.
 * 6) Go to this wiki and go to the Contribute menu. Select Add a Photo. Alternatively, go to this page.
 * 7) Upload your audio, then add it like you would a photo
 * 8) Put [[File:YOURFILENAMEHERE.ogg]]  into source mode when editing a page, replacing YOURFILENAMEHERE with the file name of your audio. You may put your player anywhere in the page and it should show up there.
 * 9) Enjoy your new player.

Audio from your computer (ogg)

 * 1) Go to this wiki and go to the Contribute menu. Select Add a Photo. Alternatively, go to this page.
 * 2) Upload your audio, then add it like you would a photo
 * 3) Put [[File:YOURFILENAMEHERE.ogg]] into source mode when editing a page, replacing YOURFILENAMEHERE with the file name of your audio. You may put your player anywhere in the page and it should show up there.
 * 4) Enjoy your new player.