How to record voice in a browser?

Question

I need users to record their voice on a browser and then automatically upload the resulting mp3 to a webserver.

I am thinking the user presses a big fat start record/stop record button to do this.

This would then save a file on the users hard disk. Then it would be efficiently compressed and automatically ftp'd up to a website.

Is it possible to do this using ActiveX or perhaps Java? Or are there libraries available that help?

The application is for users who can install software if need be so it will be possible to install exe's or whatever.

Any suggestions are most appreciated.

Answer 1

Flash can access and record both audio and video.

Answer 2

You can interact with a client's microphone using flash, this will require permission from the user. For implementation details please visit my reference.

Reference: http://fmsguru.com/showarticle.cfm?articleID=25

Answer 3

Flash ActionScript has a Microphone object that should cover all your audio input needs

Answer 4

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