How can I make my web audio playable and downloadable?

In the previous post I talked about stopping visitors from downloading your audio.

But what if you want them to be able to download your audio as well as letting them click on a button to play your audio on line?

If you want to offer your visitors both methods you need to be a bit selective with the web audio software you choose. Some software creates audio buttons with the audio embedded in to Flash file (.swf) and others create the buttons in the Flash file and use a separate mp3 file for the audio.

If your web audio software uses a separate mp3 and you want the audio to be downloadable, simply create a link to the mp3 file and instruct your visitors to right click and "save target as".

If your software does not use a separate mp3 file you will need to upload an additional mp3 file to link to.

Web audio software packages that do not embed the mp3 in the Flash (.swf) are
Total Web Audio
Impact Web Audio
Webmaster Media Maker
Sonic Memo (mac compatible)

If you want to prevent visitors downloading your mp3, use one of the following programs which embeds the audio with the Flash file or use a javascript as in the previous post.
Flash Audio Wizard
Web Audio Plus

Please note that all programs with the exception of Sonic Memo work on Windows PCs only