The Audio Solution Pack adds the ability to create audio collections, by uploading WAV and MP3 files as objects. These files can then be downloaded by users to allow for playing of the file in the View tab. On ingest, the module can also use an installation of the LAME audio encoder to create derivative audio files.
The Audio Solution Pack configuration options can be accessed at http://path.to.your.site/admin/islandora/solution_pack_config/audio and includes the following options:
A set of options exist for configuring derivatives for audio objects.
Path to LAME: Upon installing the LAME Audio Codec, an executable is created on your server. The Audio Solution Pack module requires the path to this executable to run. On Linux-based servers, this path can often be found by running:
whereis lame |
By default, the Audio Solution Pack is unable to play any audio files directly in the browser; users must install Islandora JWPlayer or video.js to play files.
The Audio Solution Pack comes with the following objects in http://path.to.your.site/admin/islandora/solution_packs:
An audio file ingested using the Audio Solution Pack's content model and LAME will have the following datastreams:
RELS-EXT | Default Fedora relationship metadata |
MODS | Descriptive MODS metadata record filled out during ingest |
DC | Descriptive Dublin Core metadata record |
OBJ | Original audio file uploaded |
TN | Default thumbnail icon for audio objects |
TECHMD | Technical FITS metadata record filled out during ingest |
PROXY_MP3 | MP3 derivative created by the LAME encoder |
The Audio Solution Pack comes with the Audio MODS form.