Getting mp3 player to work in Firefox

Question

Hello
I need to embed some sound files in a web site and when I use the straightforward media plugin option the media player works fine in IE with a slimline control bar (as desired) however it does not work in a Firefox browser.
If I change the player type to x-mplayer 2 it does work but the control bar is bigger and not customizable.
Is there some other player I can specify that will give me a slim control bar (or at least customizable) and will work in both FF and IE?
I have found no solution after browsing the internet and would be grateful for your suggestions.
Is using Flash going to help in any way?
Many thanks
Wadyaro
<embed src="mysong.mp3" width="32" height="90"></embed>   DOES NOT WORK IN FF
<embed src="mysong.mp3" type= "application/x-mplayer2" width="32" height="90"></embed>   WORKS IN FF but undesirable control bar

Answer 1

To work in FF and IE, you need to have  an <object> tag and  an <embed> tag.  Note: the embed tag was never accepted by  the W3C web standards but it works in browsers that require it.
So your code should resemble this:
<object classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" width="366" height="56">
<param name="movie" value="Player-skin.swf">
<param name="quality" value="high">
<embed src="Player-skin.swf"  quality="high" type="application/x-shockwave-flash"   width="366" height="56">   </embed>
</object>
If you need a small flash audio player that works in all browsers consider the following links
Flash Music Player -
http://www.premiumbeat.com/flash_resources/free_flash_music_player/
MP3 Player
http://flash-mp3-player.net/
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