[Brian Gaff \(Sofa 2\)]

I understand that at present the accessibility guidelines say that no sound
should be started by the loading of a web page as the person using a
screenreader will not know how to stop the sound to be able to hear their
speech.
Brian

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2020-01-04 10:49 lid:
On Sat, 4 Jan 2020 08:56:08 -0000, "Brian Gaff \(Sofa 2\)"
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I've just looked at the file. Its very short and sounds like somebody
trying
to record something with the microphone inside a backpack next to some
noisy
machinery. What on earth is the point in making it into an mp3, its very
short already and unless its some alien communication it seems a trifle
useless.
Brian

Can you embed a WAV file in an HTML web page? Obviously you can embed
an MP3 file in a web page, but I think you can't with a WAV.

According to;

https://www.w3schools.com/html/html5_audio.asp

you cannot use an AUDIO element for a WAV for IE/Edge.

This is adquate reason for converting to MP3.

So, you do not really need a file encoded with the original Fraunhofer MP3
codec, which is not available for free, but just a file, that looks like
an MP3 encoded by whatever codec.
In such cases a LAME (=Lame Ain´t an MP3 Encoder, because of copyright
stuff) encoder with whatever program and the generated file with a .mp3
ending will be good enough for any browser.

If you´re using Windows, try https://www.rarewares.org/mp3-lamedrop.php
- of course the latest version, not the original one from 2001.
No installation required, just unpack the .exe and start it.
A *small* window will open, right click this for encoding options.

Suggested settings - probably more than required, but the safest bet
possible:
- (x) Bitrate, "Enter Target Bitrate: 320", check "Restrict to Constant
Bitrate (CBR)
- Encoding Engine Quality: HIGH, if applicable check "Mono Encoding"
- leave *all* other settings UNchecked
- Accept

Next, right click the window again for "Tagging setup" and UNcheck
everything.

By default, output directory = input directory.

Now, drag and drop your source file onto the LameDropXPd window to start
encoding - the target file will be the same file name as the input .WAV
but with .MP3 ending

hint: all those settings will be written to a .ini file in the same
directory and the .exe and used every time for new encoding sessions.

Sounds like a lot of parameters? In my experience still the least effort
compared to any other MP3/LAME encoder I´ve tried during the last 20 years
and much easier than using Audacity or Goldwave just for the LAME encoder.

Good luck with your quest!