# Best way to have Music **URL:** \ **Category:** Uncategorized\ **Created:** [October 20, 2003, 5:00am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/best-way-to-have-music/33485 "2003-10-20T05:00:43Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 12\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![BlackShadow](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/67e7ee/32.png) [@BlackShadow](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/BlackShadow)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2003, 5:00am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/best-way-to-have-music/33485/1 "2003-10-20T05:00:43Z")
Hey what would you guys say is the best way to have music in a flash site?! Have it in it’s own swf and load it in with a preloader? Have it on the main movie but just keep it small and preload it? I just want to keep the file size for downloading the site very very low and wanna make it as quick as possible for people to view the site! Any ideas?! :pa: ---
**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:** [October 20, 2003, 5:09am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/best-way-to-have-music/33485/2 "2003-10-20T05:09:56Z")
The best way is to have it externally loaded as you are doing it. that way the site opens and the music loads while the viewers are cheking your site. ---
**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:** [October 20, 2003, 5:15am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/best-way-to-have-music/33485/3 "2003-10-20T05:15:50Z")
Yeah that’s what I wanna do…I don’t have it like that yet. Do I make everything in an swf? :-\ ---
**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:** [October 20, 2003, 5:23am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/best-way-to-have-music/33485/4 "2003-10-20T05:23:03Z")
Just place a song file in a swf of its own and set it to start so when you load it in, it will play on it’s own. ---
**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:** [October 20, 2003, 5:26am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/best-way-to-have-music/33485/5 "2003-10-20T05:26:14Z")
Hey EG could you help me with my prob :puzzle: :puzzle: is in the flash mx forum "endless menu problem" thanks. ( i posted here because i noticed that you just answerd this question) ---
**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:** [October 20, 2003, 5:42am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/best-way-to-have-music/33485/6 "2003-10-20T05:42:05Z")
But would it be best to have the “Music player” in it’s own swf then preload the songs on their own swfs into the “Music Player.swf”?? :pa: ---
**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:** [October 20, 2003, 5:44am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/best-way-to-have-music/33485/7 "2003-10-20T05:44:07Z")
That’s up to you, I would have the player be part of the main.swf. ---
**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:** [October 20, 2003, 5:49am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/best-way-to-have-music/33485/8 "2003-10-20T05:49:08Z")
But then how do I get the preloader to work? It won’t work right if I have the preloader on the timeline…:q: ---
**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:** [October 20, 2003, 5:50am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/best-way-to-have-music/33485/9 "2003-10-20T05:50:08Z")
You can place the preloader on the main movie or you can place it into the external swf with the song file. It depends on how your setup is. ---
**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:** [October 21, 2003, 10:54pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/best-way-to-have-music/33485/10 "2003-10-21T22:54:23Z")
But what I am asking is how do I do it? I don’t know where to start… I want to have one like urs with the Audio Loader and the stop and play buttons and all that. And I want to be able to have multiple tracks I can load… Can someone just explain how I do this. I have no idea and just someone to walk me through it… :thumb: Thanks. ---
**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:** [October 22, 2003, 2:20am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/best-way-to-have-music/33485/11 "2003-10-22T02:20:33Z")
Anyone?! Come on someone has to know…:-\ ---
**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:** [October 22, 2003, 2:38am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/best-way-to-have-music/33485/12 "2003-10-22T02:38:38Z")
Hey BS I have a music player that loads mp3’s externally. I stream them due to copyright. I have reduced the files to 40kbs mono files. [www.richardclapton.net](http://www.richardclapton.net) go to mp3 If that will help you out let me know