# Audio file size

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/audio-file-size/17058>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [March 31, 2003, 11:49pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/audio-file-size/17058 "2003-03-31T23:49:48Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![krillz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/a698b9/32.png) [@krillz](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/krillz)\
**Post date:** [March 31, 2003, 11:49pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/audio-file-size/17058/1 "2003-03-31T23:49:48Z")

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Hello, I was looking for some advise on the most effective way to add music to a website. I know there are several ways but I’m looking for the best way to get optimum sound w/ minimum file size. Do I put the music on a seperate layer of the page I wanna hear it on, do I put it on a seperate .fla and use ‘load movie’ to access it? Do I put it in a movie clip, etc, etc. Ultimatly what I want to do, as far as background music, is what [www.xeofreestyle.com](http://www.xeofreestyle.com) did for thier music options. If anybody could help me please reference that site to get a better idea. Thanx in advance.

K

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [April 1, 2003, 12:02am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/audio-file-size/17058/2 "2003-04-01T00:02:31Z")

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If you wanna get the best qulaity for your file size… And still make it extremely useful and functional for your movie… I would place the mp3 in an external .swf and then load it up dynamically with loadMovie…

playamarz :player:

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [April 1, 2003, 1:51am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/audio-file-size/17058/3 "2003-04-01T01:51:39Z")

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There are also other ways to work with sound as well and here’s a pretty good tutorial for it. =)

[http://www.kennybellew.com/](http://www.kennybellew.com/)