On Apple platforms, there is a difference between directly playing audio in Safari and playing in an HTML5 audio tag. When directly playing in Safari, it uses the codec in the device, when playing in an HTML5 audio tag, it uses the codec only available for Safari.

So an m4a audio file may play if you directly open the m4a file URL with Safari, but may not play in an embedded HTML5 audio tag.

This tutorial will show you how to convert m4a audio files to HTML5 compatible m4a or mp3 format on Mac by using the Apple Music app.

There are 4 steps in this tutorial.

• Step 1 - Open the m4a file with the Apple Music app
• Step 2 - Change the import settings of the Music app
• Step 3 - Convert the m4a file
• Step 4 - Drag the file to the desktop

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This tutorial will show you how to create an Icecast2 live streaming audio player for your WordPress website.

There are 4 steps in this tutorial:

• Step 1 - Install Wonder Audio Player
• Step 2 - Create an audio player to play the Icecast2 streaming
• Step 3 - Select a skin for the audio player
• Step 4 - Publish the player

The created demo is as follows:
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