Content Syndication with RSS

Name

mod_audio

Synopsis

mod_audio is the first of the RSS 1.0 modules we have seen 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’re syndicating audio, or pointing at feeds that are syndicating 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 of them 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 bitrate of the track, in kbps.

audio:track

The number of the track on the album.

audio:genre_id

The genre ID number, as ...