Well Drupal 7 is imminent, and yet this module is still listed as unstable. Is it safe to say there won't be a 7 version, as things are moving towards fields and views based stuff? Then my next question would be are we going to be seeing a stable version of this anytime soon. Thank you for all the great work on this module, it's been exceptionally handy.

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erifneerg’s picture

I wouldn't count on it. I'm currently looking for a way to migrate to CCK and still have all the features this module has.

yngens’s picture

Since the module is not maintained I am afraid we have to migrate to CCK. The question is what is the most reliable pathway? I've found the following link, but before proceeding with it, would really like to know more opinions from the Drupal community on the subject.

http://geeksandgod.com/tutorials/computers/cms/drupal/drupal-converting-...

tamerzg’s picture

You might check the AudioField module: http://drupal.org/project/audiofield

kjv1611’s picture

Just thought I'd put a link here to something that is currently going on related to this topic. It looks like there's a very promising setup being worked on to be a good replacement of the audio module. Follow the thread here:
http://drupal.org/node/780848

drewish’s picture

I've got no plans to update the module at this point. I'm open to handing off the module to someone else if they're interested in doing so though.

captaingeek’s picture

since this module is dying, anyone wana help work on phasing it out? i think the best thing to do is to convert any nodes that contain audio to static html.

captaingeek’s picture

I think the best way to go about this is to convert the audio nodes to AudioField. #2 is a good write up and works but with a little work I'm sure their PHP script could be updated to port directly to AudioField.

jenlampton’s picture

I'm willing to help work on a migration path from audio -> audiofield. Either in D6 or D7.

theohawse’s picture

I'm also trying to migrate out of audio module, very confused with all my custom extra cck fields (taxonomy, noderefs, text, select lists).

Using a variety of import/export/migrate tools still isn't helping. The instructions linked above only get me so far, and being in a multisite install messes with running .php file from drupal root.

Biggest issue is that the Current custom "Audio" field is not editable. Other issue is that the audio tracks can't easily be found by other modules.

Wish someone was clever enough to post a patch that would "upgrade" audio module to use filefield.

If this happens then that eliminates the need to migrate current audio nodes into a new content type manually.
A patched like this would allow use with modules such as jplayer, MP3 player, filefield paths, filefield sources, node export etc.

Currently I'm using 2 content types for the mid-term: Audio (locked in from audio module) & Song (CCK Filefield)

Believe that making the adjustments mentioned above would move this module 2 steps forward in regard to d7 upgrades.
Actually audio module seems to be the only thing holding back a few d6->d7 migrations I could be doing.

kjv1611’s picture

Here's what I'm working on using instead of the Audio module, myself. In some ways, it's not as good, but in other ways, I think it's better. I had problems with various glitches in the past off and on with the players and such not working correctly with the Audio module (and it had recently been happening again over the past few months). So I've got a little extra encouragement to move on, I think.

The only pieces that I haven't found (in my opinion) a good replacement for are these pieces:

  1. "Audio Import" - I can load a file to each node, or use a Media Import to import a bunch of files at once, but it is not the same. The audio Module setup for Audio Import alone made it to where I wanted to stick with it, regardless of other items, b/c of the ease of loading new files to the site.
  2. Download and Play counts - I have seen a few different methods of showing a "hit" count, but that's just based on someone visiting the node. I'm sure it's a pretty simple thing to add if you understand the php and such to build it, but I've not delved much into that area. As much as I really want to, I've got too many other non-web-related items on my plate to have enough time to make a worth-while effort... right now, at least. But, as much as I don't want to lose this, I've decided I can do without it if need be.
  3. GetID3 Integration (I've read where it can be done, I think, but it was over my head.. I think.. .based on what knowledge I have of the various tools/languages involved.) So, for now, I'm just manually entering all the information into text fields (unless I can use a Drop-Down, such as for Preacher Name)

Otherwise, I now have a couple of solutions I'm planning on using in different scenarios. I've tested with both, but haven't fully implemented the latter.

My 2 scenarios are:

  1. Sermons - For sermons, I can just do a single instance of a media player, and I don't see much value in having a bunch of media files in one media player, so anything that will store the file, and allow a flash player of some sort is good enough for that. Well, I found a flash player that is really easy to use (thanks to the drupal module built for it), and it's a really nice player - it can be html5 as well as flash.. takes care of all that for you in the backround.. and it's pretty easy for some modifications, and really easy for any mods if you know how to delve into the code. It's called the HTML5 Video player... or Video.Js
    You can find the main player (library) here: videojs.com
    Drupal module here: drupal.org/project/videojs
  2. Music - This is something I've not done much of yet, personally, on our church site, but have wanted to. Well, I specifically wanted to be able to have a "player" like Windows Media Player, VLC, whatever other desktop media player where the user could play continuous audio files, loop, whatever, right there on the website. Well, I found that in the MediaFront module. I will say that it's not been quite as rosy, the many many tests I ran with this one. But I've begun getting a better hang of it - though I've not touched either of these now for probably a month or two.

So, overall, what I've done is create 2 content types - one for sermons, one for music. The one for sermons includes various fields: Preacher, Sermon Title, Subject, Passage, Notes, Transcription, Sermon Audio file, etc... I've not delved into fully utilizing them all yet, but I've at least got them there available in the content type.

The music type is pretty simple in that it has the title, artist, file, and mediaplayer.. maybe something else, but I don't recall.

I think it's now a possibility. What I'd like to really be able to do (and would jump into it personally if I could) is to have the ability - basically a userform of some sort to import the items from a local or web folder, and have it grab all the MP3 ID3 data rather than manually typing it all in. Something similar to the Audio Import would be great. There is a Media Import that works, but I'm not crazy on a few things:
1. No easy way to specify where you want the files to go... it works, but it's semi-cryptic, I think, and you can't change the import location directly. Well, the import method I tried out was using the Feeds module, specifically.

I can't talk much about this right now, as I've got to get to other things. But I'll try to check back later in the coming days to see if anyone has any further suggestions to any of these items, or needs information on what I have gotten to work, myself.

Michele Wickham’s picture

A site that I maintain uses the d6 version but I'd like to upgrade to d7 and this is the main blocker because users on the site love it so much.

Since I've had a lot of fun making the advpoll d7 build, I'm actually considering taking this one on now. Are people still wanting a d7 version? If so, I think I'll begin the process of asking for maintainership. Knowing that it's wanted would be further impetus to keep me on task.

jenlampton’s picture

I've created a module that provides an upgrade path from audio to audiofield in D6, if anyone is interested check it out here:
http://drupal.org/sandbox/jenlampton/1761334