# Adding background music to a site! **URL:** \ **Category:** random\ **Created:** [April 11, 2006, 1:33pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/adding-background-music-to-a-site/185158 "2006-04-11T13:33:13Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![yolkSac](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/4bbf92/32.png) [@yolkSac](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/yolkSac)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2006, 1:33pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/adding-background-music-to-a-site/185158/1 "2006-04-11T13:33:13Z")
Hey all! I would like to add some background music to my flash portfolio site. Does any of you guys know where I may find a good tutorial on how this can be done? Also, do you know the best method to achieve this? I know there are potentially allot of options out there. Is an audio stream the best solution to keep the file size down? Thanks for the help everyone! \> j ---
**Author:** ![matthewjumps](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/49beb7/32.png) [@matthewjumps](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/matthewjumps)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2006, 1:39pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/adding-background-music-to-a-site/185158/2 "2006-04-11T13:39:34Z")
the filesize is nothing to do with wether you stream it or not - its how you compress it that counts. use mp3, depending on the type of music you might be able to get away with 56KB/s, 21,000KHz stereo - or even mono ---
**Author:** ![ritual](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/35a633/32.png) [@ritual](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/ritual)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2006, 1:43pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/adding-background-music-to-a-site/185158/3 "2006-04-11T13:43:17Z")
Wrong forum. Audio stream is if you want something to be in sync e.g. lip movements and speech. Is this a single tune of a player? ---
**Author:** ![Seb\_Hughes](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/839c29/32.png) [@Seb\_Hughes](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Seb_Hughes)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2006, 2:03pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/adding-background-music-to-a-site/185158/4 "2006-04-11T14:03:01Z")
This is a No Nio. If you do then have it be defualt turned off ---
**Author:** ![matthewjumps](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/49beb7/32.png) [@matthewjumps](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/matthewjumps)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2006, 2:08pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/adding-background-music-to-a-site/185158/5 "2006-04-11T14:08:34Z")
sound isnt a no-no - annoying sound that is obtrusive is…like said, probably best off by default tho 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Seb\_Hughes](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/839c29/32.png) [@Seb\_Hughes](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Seb_Hughes)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2006, 2:11pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/adding-background-music-to-a-site/185158/6 "2006-04-11T14:11:35Z")
^When listtenign to Metallica or somthing then getitng somthign played over it is annoying 😃 ---
**Author:** ![matthewjumps](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/49beb7/32.png) [@matthewjumps](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/matthewjumps)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2006, 2:12pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/adding-background-music-to-a-site/185158/7 "2006-04-11T14:12:42Z")
:lol: yea… ---
**Author:** ![krilnon](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/user_avatar/forum.kirupa.com/krilnon/32/34_2.png) [@krilnon](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/krilnon)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2006, 10:07pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/adding-background-music-to-a-site/185158/8 "2006-04-11T22:07:40Z")
yolkSac wants to add background music, so I doubt he/she is looking for a discussion on the benefits and drawbacks of having it (there are plenty of threads about that already). Streaming the file would lower the initial load time of the site, as you wouldn’t have to load the music right away. ---
**Author:** ![Digitalosophy](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/user_avatar/forum.kirupa.com/digitalosophy/32/1114_2.png) [@Digitalosophy](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Digitalosophy)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2006, 1:13am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/adding-background-music-to-a-site/185158/9 "2006-04-12T01:13:29Z")
Kenny Bellew knows all [http://kennybellew.cowfly.com/tutorial/](http://kennybellew.cowfly.com/tutorial/) ---
**Author:** ![yolkSac](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/4bbf92/32.png) [@yolkSac](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/yolkSac)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2006, 11:50pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/adding-background-music-to-a-site/185158/10 "2006-04-13T23:50:56Z")
Thanks guys, This is exactly what I needed! You guys rock like super starz! later \> Yolk… > [@Digitalosophy](#): > > Kenny Bellew knows all > > [http://kennybellew.cowfly.com/tutorial/](http://kennybellew.cowfly.com/tutorial/)