How to Make Background Music on Tumblr
Adding background music to your Tumblr blog requires minimal knowledge of HTML programming. You can achieve this feat with the use of the "<embed>" code, which lets you place different multimedia files in your website. This includes everything from videos to audio clips and music. Although you may want to add background music on your blog, your visitors may not appreciate the song or hearing music play while reading your site. Always keep your audience in mind when using the "<embed>" code. As good practice, do not loop the song continuously, so it will only play once upon entry to your Tumblr site.
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Instructions
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Locate the music file you want to stream online. Copy the URL for the song. Highlight the link in the browser's address field and press the "Ctrl" and "C" keys simultaneously to copy.
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Go to tumblr.com and sign into your Tumblr account. Go to the main dashboard.
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Click the "Widget" icon to access the "Preferences" section. Click the "Customize your blog" button.
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Go to the "Theme" tab and click the "Use custom HTML" button. Locate the "<body>" tag in the HTML code.
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Type the following code below the "<body>" tag:
<embed src="http://www.example.com/samplesong.mp3" loop="false" autoplay="true" hidden="true"></embed>
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Replace "src" in the embed HTML code with the song's URL you previously copied. Press the "Ctrl" and "V" keys to paste the link.
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Go to the top navigation bar and click the "Save+Close" button. When a person visits your website, the song will automatically play in the background.
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Tips & Warnings
You can place the embedded audio play code anyplace between the HTML body tags.
The HTML audio player can play MP3, WAV, RA, AAC and other browser-supported formats.
Only link to copyrighted music you have permission to stream.
