Posted by Chris Tomlinson on 11/17/76 11:48

Hi all, I wish to play a looping MP3 'sound effect' of a street on a new web
page I'm working on. The idea is that the sound will seamlessly loop and
give the impression of constant background noise so you feel like you're
there.

However, due to the nature of MP3s they contain a short gap of a few ms at
the start and end of the file. This is due to the way the frames have to
always end.

I started with a wav with no gaps, and have used Wimpy Converter to convert
it to a SWF-safe MP3.

I am then using Wimpy Button to try to loop the sound, but I still get the
gap. It is actually there in the converted MP3 file.

I have tried removing the gap, but it comes back. I have tried other
converters, and Sound Forge, but still the same.

Basically, is there a way to play a looped compressed audio file (needn't be
MP3) in a web browser, that is compatible with IE and FF (needn't be SWF)?

Many thanks in advance.

Chris

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