Help/How-to-add-audio-files

How to add an audio MP3 file to the text of a lesson?

HOW DOES THE AUDIO PLAYER LOOK LIKE?

When writing a lesson to learn a language, it is cool, for example, to be able to add, next to a word, a small MP3 player to hear the pronunciation of that word.

Better an example than a long explanation:

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HOW TO INSERT AN AUDIO FILE INTO YOUR LESSON

• 1. Click on the EDIT > Edit source button.

• 2. Click the Select Files button:

• 3. Select the file from your computer

• 4. Click the Upload this file link

• 5. Click the Insert Link link

• 6. The code will be inserted automatically into the page

• 7. Cut and Paste the code wherever you want the audio file player to appear in the page (still using the Edit Source editor)

PLease note:

• It is not yet possible to add a file directely with the Action > Edit button (Visual Editor), you have to use the Code Editor (Action > Edit Source).

• You can add several sound files at once. Just select several files from your computer (step 3 above)

ADD THE CODE IN THE PAGE (Edit Source Page)

If the name of your file is test.mp3, you have to type the following code:

<player>test.mp3</player>

Still inside the Edit Code page, type this code into the page and click on Save Changes.

TIP: HOW TO CREATE YOU OWN AUDIO FILE

The format for your audio files MUST be .MP3.

To create your own MP3 file, the simpliest is to use your smartphone. Create a voice memo thanks to your favorite application. Then, send it to yourself attached to an e-mail.

If you are using a Iphone, you need to convert the file to a readable format. Here is how to:

Convert Iphone voice memos ONLINE (m4a to mp3)

You can use this free online converter:

http://online-audio-converter.com/

Convert Iphone voice memos to MP3 in Itune (m4a to mp3)

Check this tutorial: