Drupal brothers and sisters, I have a dream....

A dream that someday audio files shall be free.

Free to be attached to any nodetype created by CCK as an audio field (just like the image field).

Free to have multiple audio files added to each node (like the image field), so you can have one audio file field that is the main item (which can have multiple audio files/tracks ) uploaded to it - and these ones become controlled by ecommerce file product if the user selects to make the node a product, and then one separate audio file field for previews which are still playable even if the item is a product.

Why should we have a land where audio files are treated as second class citizens to image files? Where audio files cannot travel on the same nodes as image files? Where image files can join the CCK ( I don't think they bother wearing the white sheets etc), but audio files are left behind.

Brothers and sisters - I have a dream!

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Anyway, back to seriousness...
The audio module is absolutely brilliant and does so much. Is it going to be possible to adapt it's functionality in some way to make it a CCK field type - or ist just too complex?

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smk-ka’s picture

smk-ka commented

I have the integration of cck - audio - ecommerce successfully running & selling audios since a few weeks (ie. the first part of your request). It requires some structural changes to audio and audio_attach, because audio module currently uses different ids per node and audio file (despite its 1:1 relationship), which doesn't allow you to turn them into products. I can prepare a patch for this part, but may need some time.

The second part looks like turning playlist into product, and should be equally possible, using the same techniques as for audio module, but it isn't done yet.

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drewish’s picture

drewish commented

I'd love to do a CCK audio field but I'm slammed and it's not a paying gig. If someone wants to step up with some sponsorship or patches I'd love either.

steveparks’s picture

steveparks commented

Hi Drewish

I'm not quite good enough to contribute code yet (i'm learning gradually though!), but I'm willing to stump up some sponsorship. The work you have been doing with audio.module is fantastic.

Thanks
Steve

erik_osaka’s picture

erik_osaka commented

I am very interested in a audio module patch for CCK! What sort of time-line are we looking at for this patch to be released? I am broke but would contribute what I could to make this a reality!!!

drewish’s picture

drewish commented

Like I said, I'd love to do it. If I could get about $1500 I'd be able to do it for that...

erik_osaka’s picture

erik_osaka commented

if you had the cash how long would it take to develop?? I could only chip in a bit (couple of hundred tops, wish it could be more!) but if others are interested I'd be interested in a time-line.

steveparks’s picture

steveparks commented

I can chip in $100...maybe more later if there's a shortage of support and we want to get this kick started, but hopefully there'll be lots of interested people!

drewish’s picture

drewish commented

i get done with school on the 8th and would be able to work on it full time. i imagine i could have a reasonably stable version by january 1st.

i've never tried doing the pledge model, does anyone know a website / intermediate that handles this sort of stuff?

erik_osaka’s picture

erik_osaka commented

I'm now to this sort of module development support. Is there anything we can do to get some more attention to this project? Forum posts etc? So far it sounds like we have a few interested parties, but a few hundred dollers is a long way off from 1500!

drewish’s picture

drewish commented

i'll put a note over on this feature request in the CCK queue: http://drupal.org/node/69708

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drewish commented
Status: Active » Closed (won't fix)

looks like there's a media field.