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Adding Digital Audio to Web Pages When the World Wide Web first became widely used, all the pages were plain black typewriter-like text on a plain gray background. Then, when the Mosaic browser introduced the Image Source tag, a modern telecommunications revolution took off as graphics were added to pages. Once web designers began utilizing interesting backgrounds of color and texture, fonts of varying sizes / colors, innovative layouts, JavaScript's, etc, it became clear that the WWW is a serious medium in its own right. It's hard to recall sometimes that it is still in its infancy! As file compression techniques become more sophisticated, and bandwidth is expanded through the construction of bigger "backbones," it is the multi-media capabilities of the web that is now generating the most excitement. Just as silent movies gave way to "talkies," so too silent web sites will eventually seem obsolete. In addition to background music and sound effects, there is also the opportunity to do interviews, voice over narration, tutorials, poetry readings, and any number of other spoken word applications. If you are thinking about digital audio for your site, there are several different possibilities to take into consideration. Keep in mind that the clarity and depth of the sound will depend on the quality of the visitor's speakers, the kind of playback device they use, the quality of the source material, and the expertise brought to turning this source material into digital files.
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