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Internet sound technology and online music distribution have come a long way since its infancy in the late 80s.

Like silent movies of old, the Internet was an amazing new way to to be educated or entertained ...it not only talked, but danced, sang, and played music! Well, haltingly at first as slow connections resulted in the familiar "drop-out" that occurred much more frequently back in the day.

Today, more advanced methods of file compression results in far easier streaming of large sound files over the Web.in more than a dozen formats including RealAudio, streaming MP3, Flash and Shockwave, Microsoft's Windows Media, and Apple's QuickTime. Also included are a handful of downloadable formats including MP3, MIDI, WAV, and AU.

Around the Web, get facts, information and learn more about how and where to download your favorite music files, WAV's, midi's, MP3 files, and audio plug-in's, plus more on creating podcasts and Webmaster tutorials on embedding audio files for fun and profit ....

iTunes - Music, TV shows, movies and audiobooks for the iPod, with tips & tutorials on playing and downloading, online shop.

Napster - The wildly popular, controversial music site is back. Again. This time as a fee-based service.

MP3.com - Pop and indie MP3 audio files available as lo-fi/hi-fi streams or as downloads along with audio software, hardware, related updates and feature stories.

WavSource.com - Find downloadable music, famous movie lines and sound bites, plus a variety of other sounds in WAV format just for the asking.

Web / Multimedia / Audio - webreference.com - Browse dozens of resources for learning more about Web audio including tutorials on embedding audio files, using MP3's and streaming media, and a list of top related plug-ins and utilities.

Embedding Sounds in Web Pages - A short, succinct tutorial on how to do it from the Web Developer's Virtual Library, with more on midi files and a link to their Classical Midi Jukebox.

RadioTower.com - Find and listen to online radio stations from around the world in this extensive directory searchable by name, country or category.

also see -> How to imbed audio files into your Web page

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