Question

I need to play a mp3 audio file when the user clicks on a image. I only want to audio to play, i.e. there should be no controls, widgets, etc. Nor should the browser launch an external application.

Edit: ok, I might be able to try out flash. recommendations for a lightweight flash player?

Answer 1

You could do this:

<embed src="blah.wav" autostart=false loop=false>

… but playing sound without flash is evil and will lead to issues cross browser even if there is some solutions.

You could also use HTML5 and the audio tag:

<audio src="horse.ogg" controls="controls">
Your browser does not support the audio element.
</audio>

… but this won’t be supported by all browsers.

EDIT: For a flash player you could use this one or this very simple one… there are tons! Try out examples and see what’s best for you.