Playing mp3 over RTMP (Flash Media Server)

Question

I've got some mp3 files that are served from a Flash Media Server.  I want to write a Flex application to play them.  Do I need to use NetConnection/NetStream or can I do it with just the Sound class?  I've got a sample app that can connect to the stream with NetConnection/NetStream but I don't know how to connect the netstream data to something that will actually play the sound.
Will I be able to read the id3 data of the files with this?

Answer 1

I actually got it working , let me know if that helps
Create NetStream and attach it to Video Control, then play();
@return void
  private function connectStream():void {
   // Assign a new Netstream Connection
if(_nsStream == null){
  nsStream = new NetStream(ncConnection);
  nsStream.addEventListener(NetStatusEvent.NETSTATUS, netStatusHandler);
  nsStream.addEventListener( AsyncErrorEvent.ASYNCERROR,
handleCatchAllErrors );
  nsStream.addEventListener( IOErrorEvent.IOERROR, handleCatchAllErrors );
  _nsStream.client = {onMetaData:handleMetaData, close:handleCloseStream};
  _nsStream.bufferTime = _videoData.buffer;
   // Assign a new ID3 Netstream Connection
if( id3ns == null && _videoData.mediaType=="mp3") {
  id3ns = new NetStream(_ncConnection);
  id3ns.addEventListener( AsyncErrorEvent.ASYNC_ERROR,
handleCatchAllErrors );
  id3ns.addEventListener( IOErrorEvent.IO_ERROR, handleCatchAllErrors );
  id3ns.addEventListener( NetStatusEvent.NET_STATUS, netStatusHandler );
    //HACK: we are required to pass in static duration via XML till we get
server-side actionscript working
  metadata.duration=videoData.duration;
    id3ns.play(_id3_path);
  id3ns.client = {onId3:handleOnId3};
    _id3Field = new TextField();
  _id3Field.width = _video.width;
  _id3Field.wordWrap = true;
  _id3Field.multiline = true;
  _id3Field.antiAliasType = flash.text.AntiAliasType.ADVANCED;
  //_id3Field.defaultTextFormat = _ccTextFormat;
  _id3Field.selectable = false;
  this.addChild(_id3Field);
   _video.smoothing = _playerData.smoothing;
video.attachNetStream(nsStream);
    nsStream.play(videoData.file);
  _isPlaying = true;
  createSoundObject();
   this.addEventListener(Event.ENTER_FRAME, onEnterFrame);
trace("[MEDIA FILE] "+_videoData.file);
Get MP3 data from ID3 tag
@return void
private function handleOnId3( obj:Object ):void{
if(obj["artist"] != undefined){
  _id3Field.text = "by: "obj["artist"].toString() + "\n";
if(obj["songtitle"] != undefined){
  _id3Field.text = "title: "obj["songtitle"].toString();
//if we wan to inject media with other data, add it here
for( var b:String in obj ) {
  //_id3Field.text += b + ": " + obj[ b ];
  //trace(b + ": " + obj[ b ]);