Music samples

[cougarabc]

I am looking to somehow be able to offer samples of music CD's that I want to sell on my site. Is there a way to do this? I think that this could be a wonderful selling point for my customers that are not familiar with some of the CD's that I will be offering. For instance, if I want to sell some meditation music, personally, there are some I like, and some I don't. I would like to be able to offer samples before you buy so that this is what you get, and should like it!~ Please let me know if there is anything that I can use, or if we have anything to help in this.

Thanks,

Julie :o

[ohioman]

Hi! I just typed in music in the contributions area, and wouldn't you know.. something popped up. You'll have to look into it further to see that it's all you want.. but here it is:

 

http://addons.oscommerce.com/info/2380

 

Iceman :thumbsup:

 

I am looking to somehow be able to offer samples of music CD's that I want to sell on my site. Is there a way to do this? I think that this could be a wonderful selling point for my customers that are not familiar with some of the CD's that I will be offering. For instance, if I want to sell some meditation music, personally, there are some I like, and some I don't. I would like to be able to offer samples before you buy so that this is what you get, and should like it!~ Please let me know if there is anything that I can use, or if we have anything to help in this.

Thanks,

Julie :o

[cougarabc]

Hi! I just typed in music in the contributions area, and wouldn't you know.. something popped up. You'll have to look into it further to see that it's all you want.. but here it is:

 

http://addons.oscommerce.com/info/2380

 

Iceman :thumbsup:

 

 

Thanks Iceman!! I tried a search, but didn't do it simple!

I will look into this.

Julie :rolleyes:

[Yrewol]

I am looking to somehow be able to offer samples of music CD's that I want to sell on my site. Is there a way to do this? I think that this could be a wonderful selling point for my customers that are not familiar with some of the CD's that I will be offering. For instance, if I want to sell some meditation music, personally, there are some I like, and some I don't. I would like to be able to offer samples before you buy so that this is what you get, and should like it!~ Please let me know if there is anything that I can use, or if we have anything to help in this.

Thanks,

Julie :o

 

you will just have to create a (15-30 second) mp3 sample of each song and place this into a folder on your server. Then in your product description you can just include a link to each song sample that will be played in the clients media player. I'll create a simple HTML code you can use and post it up in a few hours. Im Preoccupied with something else which is why i can do it now.

[cougarabc]

you will just have to create a (15-30 second) mp3 sample of each song and place this into a folder on your server. Then in your product description you can just include a link to each song sample that will be played in the clients media player. I'll create a simple HTML code you can use and post it up in a few hours. Im Preoccupied with something else which is why i can do it now.

Thank you Yrewol!! I would really appreciate it.

Have a wonderful evening! :)

[Yrewol]

Thank you Yrewol!! I would really appreciate it.

Have a wonderful evening! :)

 

You want to place the following code in your product description of the CD

<ol>
 <li>Song Name <a href="http://www.yoursite.com/sample.mp3" target="_blank"><img src="catalog/images/arrow_green.gif" alt="" name="Play_Button" width="12" height="12" border="0" id="Play_Button" /></a></li>
 <li>Song Name <a href="http://www.yoursite.com/sample.mp3" target="_blank"><img src="catalog/images/arrow_green.gif" alt="play2" name="Play_Button" width="12" height="12" id="Play_Button" /></a></li>
 <li>Song Name <a href="http://www.yoursite.com/sample.mp3" target="_blank"><img src="catalog/images/arrow_green.gif" alt="play3" name="Play_Button" width="12" height="12" id="Play_Button" /></a></li>
 <li>Song Name <a href="http://www.yoursite.com/sample.mp3" target="_blank"><img src="catalog/images/arrow_green.gif" alt="play4" name="Play_Button" width="12" height="12" id="Play_Button" /></a></li>
 <li>Song Name <a href="http://www.yoursite.com/sample.mp3" target="_blank"><img src="catalog/images/arrow_green.gif" alt="play5" name="Play_Button" width="12" height="12" id="Play_Button" /></a></li>
 <li>Song Name <a href="http://www.yoursite.com/sample.mp3" target="_blank"><img src="catalog/images/arrow_green.gif" alt="play6" name="Play_Button" width="12" height="12" id="Play_Button" /></a></li>
 <li>Song Name <a href="http://www.yoursite.com/sample.mp3" target="_blank"><img src="catalog/images/arrow_green.gif" alt="play7" name="Play_Button" width="12" height="12" id="Play_Button" /></a></li>
 <li>Song Name <a href="http://www.yoursite.com/sample.mp3" target="_blank"><img src="catalog/images/arrow_green.gif" alt="play8" name="Play_Button" width="12" height="12" id="Play_Button" /></a></li>
 <li>Song Name <a href="http://www.yoursite.com/sample.mp3" target="_blank"><img src="catalog/images/arrow_green.gif" alt="play9" name="Play_Button" width="12" height="12" id="Play_Button" /></a></li>
 <li>Song Name <a href="http://www.yoursite.com/sample.mp3" target="_blank"><img src="catalog/images/arrow_green.gif" alt="play10" name="Play_Button" width="12" height="12" id="Play_Button" /></a></li>
</ol>

 

Two things to pay attention to within this code are:

---> www.yoursite.com/sample.mp3 <--- Replace this with the location of your mp3 song sample.

 

---> catalog/images/arrow_green.gif <--- Replae "catalog" whth the name of your stores catalog

Edited April 16, 2008 by Yrewol

[Yrewol]

i hope this has worked for you

[cougarabc]

i hope this has worked for you

 

Hi Yrewol,

I haven't had the time to try it yet. I hope to get to it in the few days. I will let you know. (I wasn't aware until yesterday that you had created this). I'm sorry about that.

 

I thank you very much.

 

I am not real familiar :huh: with the downloading MP3 to the server, though. Can you give me instruction on how to do this? I understand that I need to use the script that you provided in the description. That is pretty easy (althouth, I know that I will have to change some of the text to the instruction you have there).

 

 

Thank you again for all your time and help!! :thumbsup:

Julie