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Old Pedant · 12-07-2010, 12:05 AM

The sound file has to load from the server, first. That's the delay.

If you only have a handful of sound files you want to play, you can force them to pre-load.

Just do:

Code:

<span style="visibility: hidden;">
<embed src="xyz.wav" hidden="true" autostart="false" loop="false" />
</span>

That *should* load the file but not play it. Then, later, your JS code loads the same file, but the browser discovers it in the cache.

Not sure it works in all browsers, but give it a shot.

You need a separate <embed> for each sound file. of course, but they can all be in the one hidden <span>.

12-07-2010, 12:05 AM	PM User \| #12
Old Pedant Supreme Master coder! Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 23,565 Thanks: 62 Thanked 4,057 Times in 4,026 Posts	The sound file has to load from the server, first. That's the delay. If you only have a handful of sound files you want to play, you can force them to pre-load. Just do: Code: <span style="visibility: hidden;"> <embed src="xyz.wav" hidden="true" autostart="false" loop="false" /> </span> That should load the file but not play it. Then, later, your JS code loads the same file, but the browser discovers it in the cache. Not sure it works in all browsers, but give it a shot. You need a separate <embed> for each sound file. of course, but they can all be in the one hidden <span>. __________________ An optimist sees the glass as half full. A pessimist sees the glass as half empty. A realist drinks it no matter how much there is. Last edited by Old Pedant; 12-07-2010 at 12:09 AM..