# Audio plugin

Play audio streams with a minimal player or a static poster image.

## Installation

Load the core player `css` and `js`, optionally required streaming plugins like [HLS plugin](/docs/wowza-flowplayer/plugins/hls) or the [advertising plugin](/docs/wowza-flowplayer/plugins/advertising), and the audio plugin.


```html
<link rel="stylesheet" href="//cdn.flowplayer.com/releases/native/3/stable/style/flowplayer.css">
<script src="//cdn.flowplayer.com/releases/native/3/stable/flowplayer.min.js"></script>
<!-- optionally  for HLS streams
<script src="//cdn.flowplayer.com/releases/native/3/stable/plugins/hls.min.js"></script>
or the ads plugin if you want a preroll
<script src="//cdn.flowplayer.com/releases/native/3/stable/plugins/ads.min.js"></script> -->
<script src="//cdn.flowplayer.com/releases/native/3/stable/plugins/audio.min.js"></script>
```

## Configuration

All options are configured in the top level like a standard video player setup.

If you configure only audio sources, the player will start with a minimal audio-only control bar. If you add a `poster` image, you will get a standard player layout with a still image.

Available configuration properties are listed in the following table.

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info
You can force the audio-only UI with a [UI flag](/docs/wowza-flowplayer/player/configure/#user-interface-configuration). This option may be useful for stream types like `rts@scale` which aren't identified as audio through the MIME type.

## Sample code

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