Sam on Cid

GENERIC mp3 EMBED

<embed src="PUT FILE
NAME URL HERE" autostart="false" width="143"
height="28" border="4"></embed>

Advantages:  Plays MP3, WAV not sure about WMA. 
Simple embed forces cache of audio.

Disadvantages: forced file cache can take up resources
on slower connections.

GENERIC WINDOWS MEDIA PLAYER EMBED

<p><embed type="application/x-mplayer2" pluginspage="http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windowsmedia/download/"
filename="PUT FILE NAME URL HERE"
src="http://www.mediamax.com/rancholaluna/Hosted/Sam%20Seder/SKH%20-%20061115.wma"
name="MediaPlayer" autostart="0" showtracker="1" showcontrols="1" showdisplay="1"
showstatusbar="1" PlayCount="1" width="400" height="150" ></embed></p>

Advantages:  Plays MP3, WMA, WAV.  Simple
embed with ability to stream without immediate cache

Disadvantages: I know of none, but I don't use mac or
unix boxes.  Let me know if you do.

GENERIC mp3 FLASH EMBED

<object type="application/x-shockwave-flash" data="http://home.tx.rr.com/rancholaluna/musicplayer.swf?&song_url=PUT
FILE NAME URL HERE&b_bgcolor=000000&b_fgcolor=ffffff&"
width="17" height="17"><param name="movie" value="http://home.tx.rr.com/rancholaluna/musicplayer.swf?&song_url=PUT
FILE NAME URL HERE&b_bgcolor=000000&b_fgcolor=ffffff&"
/><img src="noflash.gif" width="17" height="17" alt="" />

</object>

Advantages:  Plays MP3, WAV.  This is the
most compact model I know of.  Does not force file cache.

Disadvantages: No position controls in this example. 
There are many other flash drivers that do.  I just don't use them because
simple audio embeds require less driver space for those flash controls imho. 
One other issue.  Flash embeds someone to host the .swf driver.  This
example assumes I will be keeping my Roadrunner account, making it available to
you indefinitely.  Though that is safe for now, that can change.

GENERIC WINDOWS MEDIA VIDEO EMBED

<OBJECT ID="MediaPlayer1" width=300 height=300 classid="CLSID:22D6F312-B0F6-11D0-94AB-0080C74C7E95"
codebase="http://activex.microsoft.com/activex/controls/mplayer/en/nsmp2inf.cab#Version=6,0,02,902"
standby="Loading Microsoft Windows Media Player components..."
type="application/x-oleobject">

<PARAM NAME="FileName" VALUE="PUT FILE
NAME URL HERE">
<param name="ShowControls" value="1">
<param name="ShowPositionControls" value="0">
<param name="ShowAudioControls" value="1">
<param name="ShowTracker" value="0">
<param name="ShowDisplay" value="0">
<param name="ShowStatusBar" value="0">
<param name="AutoSize" value="0">
<param name="ShowGotoBar" value="0">
<param name="ShowCaptioning" value="0">
<param name="AutoStart" value="0">
<param name="AnimationAtStart" value="1">
<param name="TransparentAtStart" value="0">
<param name="AllowScan" value="0">
<param name="EnableContextMenu" value="0">
<param name="ClickToPlay" value="1">
<param name="InvokeURLs" value="0">
<param name="DefaultFrame" value="datawindow">
<EMBED type="application/x-mplayer2" pluginspage="http://www.microsoft.com/Windows/MediaPlayer/"
SRC="PUT FILE NAME URL HERE"
name="MediaPlayer1" width="300" height="300" AutoStart="0" showcontrols="1"
showpositioncontrols="0" showaudiocontrols="1" showtracker="0" showdisplay="0"
showstatusbar="0" autosize="0" showgotobar="0" showcaptioning="0" autorewind="0"
animationatstart="1" transparentatstart="0" allowscan="0" enablecontextmenu="0"
clicktoplay="0" invokeurls="0" defaultframe="datawindow"></EMBED></OBJECT>

Advantages:  Plays WMV and MP4(not verified). 
Does not force file cache.  Fully configurable control and start up
settings.  Small footprint.  Little impact to dial up connections.

Disadvantages: I know of none but I don't use Mac or
Unix boxes.

GENERIC QUICKTIME VIDEO EMBED

<EMBED bgcolor="#000000" SRC="/images/blank.mov" WIDTH="320" HEIGHT="400" QTSRC="PUT FILE 
NAME URL HERE" STARTTIME="" ENDTIME="" PLUGINSPAGE="http://www.apple.com/quicktime/download/"></EMBED>

Advantages:  Plays MP4,MOV.  Does not force
file cache.  Fully configurable control and start up settings.  Small
footprint.

Disadvantages: I know of none but I don't use Mac or
Unix boxes.  I have not tested it on this site so I will now.  If the
video below is playing then it works:

I hope you found this helpful.  If you have better  examples please
post them in the comments so I don't keep doing silly mistakes.