# Streaming MP3 (preload questions)

**URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/t/streaming-mp3-preload-questions/52817
**Category:** flash
**Created:** [May 27, 2004, 6:25pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/streaming-mp3-preload-questions/52817 "2004-05-27T18:25:23Z")
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### Author: ![chymx2](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/user_avatar/forum.kirupa.com/chymx2/32/557_2.png) [@chymx2](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/chymx2)
#### Post date: [May 27, 2004, 6:25pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/streaming-mp3-preload-questions/52817/1 "2004-05-27T18:25:23Z")

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Hi,  
I want to use a streming MP3 to play a song while my flash movie plays. I have a movie calling to an external MP3

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[left]s = new Sound();s.loadSound(“C:/myMusic/song.mp3”,true);[/left]  
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[left]so it works fine. Here is my problem. I have a “fake” EQ animation going but this animation starts the second the movie is loaded and the MP3 has a bit of a delay before it starts playing (my guess is that the Mp3 is caching at this time to be able to stream) so…is there a way to have the EQ animation wait for the Mp3 to cache and start streaming/playing (sort of tie them together)[/left]

[left]Thanks in advance =)[/left]  
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