# SoundManager 2: Resources

## Licensing

BSD licensed.

### SoundManager 2 License

SoundManager 2 is provided under a BSD license.

## General + Related

Other information about SoundManager 2.

### General

SoundManager was written to meet a desire to have Javascript-driven sound for interactive web-based projects, and "to make it easy to play MP3s in the browser." It is free for use in both personal and commercial projects (see Licensing.) It was originally developed for personal use and has been packaged with the hopes of being useful to others.

### Related Projects

#### JavaScript/DHTML/Flash MP3 players

If you're searching for an included/embedded-type media player, these related projects might of use.

- Yahoo! Media Player supports a number of different formats depending on installed plugins (WMA etc.), can display artist / album information and so on.
- JSSoundkit, an MP3 player with a simple UI.
- JW FLV Player is a general-purpose Flash-based player which can handle FLV, MP3, MP4 and a number of image formats.

### Links

- SoundManager 2 Project Page (schillmania.com)
- Flash 8 sound object documentation (livedocs.macromedia.com)
- Flash Player Global Security Settings Panel - Configure your Flash Player security, eg., allow SM2 .swf on your local filesystem to have internet access for testing by whitelisting its location eg. file://Users/Administrator/Desktop/soundmanager... etc. Alternately, view the page over HTTP and access internet resources that way.

### About

Scott Schiller (contact) is a Front-end Engineer (previously "Web Developer") who builds fun creative and technical stuff on the web - or failing that, tries - when he has free time. He likes building cool things which contribute to, yet enjoys mocking, the Web 2.0 meme. (See How Web 2.0-Aware Are You?)

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