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== SoundManager 2: JavaScript Sound for the Web
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By wrapping and extending HTML5 and Flash Audio APIs, SoundManager 2 brings reliable cross-platform audio to JavaScript.
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== HTML5 Audio() Support
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* 100% Flash-free MP3 + MP4/AAC where supported
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* Compatible with Apple iPad 3.2, iPhone/iOS 4 and newer
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* Fallback to Flash for MP3/MP4 support, as needed
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* SM2 API is transparent; HTML5/flash switching handled internally
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* HTML5 API support approximates Flash 8 API features
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* Some other formats (WAV/OGG) supported via HTML5, depending on browser
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* See "useHTML5Audio" property for implementation details
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== Basic API Features (Flash 8)
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* Load, stop, play, pause, mute, seek, pan and volume control of sounds from Javascript
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* Events: onload, whileloading, whileplaying, onfinish and more
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* ID3V1 and ID3V2 tag support for MP3s (title, artist, genre etc.)
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== Shiny Flash 9 Features
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* RTMP / Flash Media Server streaming support
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* MPEG-4 (AAC, HE-AAC, H.264) audio support
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* "MultiShot" play (layered/chorusing effects)
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* Waveform/frequency spectrum data
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* Peak (L/R channel volume) data
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* Audio buffering state/event handling
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== General Tech Stuff
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* Full API Documentation with examples and notes
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* console.log()-style debug output and troubleshooting tools
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* Community-based discussion/support
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== As Heard On The Internets
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A few nifty sites that have implemented SM2 for driving audio:
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* Tidal
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* Beats
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* Songza
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* Earbits
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* freesound.org
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* last.fm
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* 8tracks
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* Discogs
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* The Hype Machine
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* nyan.cat
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== Project home, documentation, live demos etc.:
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http://www.schillmania.com/projects/soundmanager2/
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== Compiling JS builds (-nodebug, -jsmin) and Flash components, AS2/AS3 to SWF
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An Ant build file defines the tasks for compiling JS and SWF components, useful if you make changes to the SM2 source and want to recompile.
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Google's Closure Compiler is used for the JS. AS2 compilation is done by MTASC, and AS3 is handled by Adobe's Open Source Flex SDK (mxmlc) compiler.
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Refer to the build.xml file for compiler downloads and path definitions.
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== Versioning / Development Notes
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Releases are versioned by date, e.g., V2.97a.20110424 and are tagged as such.*
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The latest official release is always on trunk/master.
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Post-release development builds may be available on the appropriate +DEV branch, eg., V2.97a.20110801+DEV
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== Forks and Pull Requests
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Firstly, thank you for wanting to contribute! Bug fixes and tweaks are welcomed, particularly if they follow the general coding style of the project.
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If making a pull request, use the project's current +DEV development branch as the merge target instead of "master", if possible (please and thank-you.)
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* SoundManager 2 has been at "version" 2.97 for a long time, because 2.97 was arguably the best llama-ass-whipping version of WinAmp. (WinAmp 3 was not as good, and WinAmp 5 was "the best of 2 and 3 combined.") This MP3 player was my favourite Windows app during the 90's, and is missed as there's nothing quite like it on OS X where I spend most of my time these days.
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