Playing Sound without JavaScript

Question: Can I play a sound file without using JavaScript?

Answer: Yes, you can play a sound by specifying the sound file's URL as a hyperlink destination, for example, <A TARGET=_blank HREF="mySound.mid"> (click here to try it).

When the user clicks the hyperlink, the browser will open a separate sound control window (or tab). The user will then have to close this window/tab manually. What's worse, every time the user clicks the hyperlink, the browser will open a new sound control window or tab - even though there might be several others already playing the same file! To use only one additional window/tab for audio playback, you can specify a TARGET other than "_blank", for example:

<A TARGET="player_window" HREF="mySound.mid">Play me!</A>

Try this in action now: this link opens only one window for audio playback. This is much better!