How Quickly Does Audio Load?
Load times depend on the type of file and the connection speed of your web site visitor.
If you use .wav files for audio the file will have to be downloaded completely before it will play. If the visitor is using a 56k modem this could take 3 or 4 minutes to downlaod a 1 minute audio file. Wav files are about 10mb per minute.
If you use mp3 or flash files they are compressed by around 10 to 1 so they are around 1mb per minute. These files also stream so they don't need to be downloaded completely before they play. The files are downloaded in sections into a buffer so once the first section has been download it will start to play. This is normally just a few seconds depending on the connection speed. mp3 files require an external play like Windows Media Player and Flash files require a browser plugin.
If you use .wav files for audio the file will have to be downloaded completely before it will play. If the visitor is using a 56k modem this could take 3 or 4 minutes to downlaod a 1 minute audio file. Wav files are about 10mb per minute.
If you use mp3 or flash files they are compressed by around 10 to 1 so they are around 1mb per minute. These files also stream so they don't need to be downloaded completely before they play. The files are downloaded in sections into a buffer so once the first section has been download it will start to play. This is normally just a few seconds depending on the connection speed. mp3 files require an external play like Windows Media Player and Flash files require a browser plugin.
posted by Roger Weavers at 10:34 AM
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