Developing Feeds with RSS and Atom

Name

mod_audio

Synopsis

mod_audio is the first of the RSS 1.0 modules so far that points at something other than a text page. It is specifically designed for the syndication of MP3 files—its elements matching those of the ID3 tag standard—but it can be used for any audio format.

It was designed by Brian Aker, who also wrote the mp3 module for the Apache web server. That Apache module not only streams MP3s from a server, but also creates RSS playlists.

If you syndicate audio or point at feeds that syndicate audio, this is a must. Also, consider using mod_streaming, the module for streaming.

Namespace

mod_audio uses the prefix audio: and is indentified by the URI http://media.tangent.org/rss/1.0/. Hence:

<rdf:RDF xmlns:rdf="http://www.w3.org/1999/02/22-rdf-syntax-ns#"
          xmlns="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/"
          xmlns:audio="http://media.tangent.org/rss/1.0/" >

Elements

mod_audio elements are all subelements of item. None are mandatory to the module, but you should make an effort to include as many as possible per track.

audio:songname

The title of the song

audio:artist

The name of the artist

audio:album

The name of the album

audio:year

The year of the track

audio:comment

Any text comment on the track

audio:genre

The genre of the track (should match genre_id)

audio:recording_time

The length of the track in seconds

audio:bitrate

The bit rate of the track, in Kbps

audio:track

The number of the track on the album

audio:genre_id

The genre ID number, as defined by the ID3 standard

audio:price

The price ...