Button Pointing to audio file in same directory

I'm fairly new to Flash, but have gotten the hang of it for
the most part.
I'm trying to create audio buttons that will play vocabulary
words when clicked on for a language learning website. I can create
buttons that play audio when clicked, but as of now the only way I
know how to do it is to add the audio directly to the swf file. The
problem is this takes up about 24kb of space, and there will be
about 20 copies of the button per page, each for a different
vocabulary word.
I was thinking it would be nice if I could use the exact same
swf file to save on loading time, but have it point towards
different audio files. Basically, I figure if the audio is built
into the swf file, when the page loads it will take a long time,
because it will load all of the audio along with the files. if it
points separately, it will only load the audio when the button is
clicked.
Is it possible to do this? I've heard that you can use the
object tag to point towards separate audio files, but am not too
sure on how to pull that off. I'm just looking for a way to use the
button I've created and keep speeds reasonable when loading the
webpage. Loading 30 audio files at the beginning can slow it down,
especially if they only plan on playing a couple of them. Each mp3
is only a few kb larger than a swf file with the audio already in
it, so the compression of mp3 in a swf (at least from what I know)
didn't do too much for my case.
I figure I can put all the audio files in a folder along with
the swf file.

Superman859 wrote:
> I'm fairly new to Flash, but have gotten the hang of it
for the most part.
>
> I'm trying to create audio buttons that will play
vocabulary words when
> clicked on for a language learning website. I can create
buttons that play
> audio when clicked, but as of now the only way I know
how to do it is to add
> the audio directly to the swf file. The problem is this
takes up about 24kb of
> space, and there will be about 20 copies of the button
per page, each for a
> different vocabulary word.
http://www.kennybellew.com/tutorial/
Very detail tutorials on Sound in flash, from basic stop/play
to complex,
dynamic players with all kind of bells and whistles
Best Regards
Urami
<urami>
If you want to mail me - DO NOT LAUGH AT MY ADDRESS
</urami>

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