# mp3 buffer time

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/mp3-buffer-time/34294>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [October 30, 2003, 11:25pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/mp3-buffer-time/34294 "2003-10-30T23:25:32Z")\
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**Author:** ![yollo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/9fc348/32.png) [@yollo](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/yollo)\
**Post date:** [October 30, 2003, 11:25pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/mp3-buffer-time/34294/1 "2003-10-30T23:25:32Z")

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I’ve noticed that my streaming mp3s load about 50% of the way before they start playing. It takes several seconds. Should it take this long? My files average about 3 MB

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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:** [October 31, 2003, 1:04am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/mp3-buffer-time/34294/2 "2003-10-31T01:04:41Z")

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Is it set for streaming?  
Check the actionscript dictionary about the loadSound object.

–EP

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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:** [October 31, 2003, 10:27am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/mp3-buffer-time/34294/3 "2003-10-31T10:27:01Z")

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Also see the [font=courier new]\_soundbuftime[/font] property.

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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:** [October 31, 2003, 3:23pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/mp3-buffer-time/34294/4 "2003-10-31T15:23:27Z")

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Yes, they are set for streaming. I use the loadSound(mysong.mp3, true) command. ‘true’ should set them to streaming. If you watch them, you see that they do start playing before the entire file is loaded so it seems to be working, it just seem to take longer that it should.

I wasn’t aware of the \_soundbuftime property. I’ll look into that. Thanks!