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Play WAV files in IE

I am stuck trying to get IE to play a WAV file. I have only WAV files (a large amount) and cannot convert them due to server disk space.

W3Schools states that IE does not support the WAV format for the HTML5 <audio> . (I tried - not really).

I tried it with mediaelement.js and jPlayer - none of them is a clean solution. mediaelement.js just doesn't play, and jPlayer just needs mp3.

I would like to omit the use of the QuickTime plugin, as users rarely use it, and it really disappoints when you get a missed error.

Is there any other way to reproduce?

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You can try using the bgsound tag (available only for IE). The thing about bgsound is that it pretty much just auto-plays, so set the source when you want to play the file.

http://www.phon.ucl.ac.uk/home/mark/audio/play5.htm

Explore this site, they also mention a few other methods that you can try using, including a wav-compatible Flash player.

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