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JavaScript Trying to add-on to a Music Player I created through a tutorial and need a little help.

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Trying to add-on to a Music Player I created through a YouTube tutorial, and need a little help. The tutorial only had one song file, so I was able to get this to work using the tutorial. However, I tried to add more songs and found a way to do it. I know the way I did it below is very cumbersome, so there must be a better way to do this.

The goal is to have a simple 'play.gif' play button that, when you press it, plays a song and changes to a pause button. If you press it again, it pauses. If you press a new song, it stops the old song and plays the new one. Super simple.

The code below is what I am working from.

Script at the bottom.
HTML:
        <audio  id="song1">
        <source src="https://phoenixim.com/Phoenix-IML/MUSIC/MUSIC01.mp4" type="audio/mpeg">
        </audio>
        <div class="controls">
        <div onclick="playPause()"><b class="fa-solid fa-play" id="ctrlIcon1">></b></div>
        </div>
       
        <audio  id="song2">
        <source src="https://phoenixim.com/Phoenix-IML/MUSIC/MUSIC02.mp4" type="audio/mpeg">
        </audio>
        <div class="controls">
        <div onclick="playPause()"><b class="fa-solid fa-play" id="ctrlIcon2">></b></div>
        </div>
       
        <audio  id="song3">
        <source src="MUSIC/MUSIC01.mp4" type="audio/mpeg">
        </audio>
        <div class="controls">
        <div onclick="playPause()"><b class="fa-solid fa-play" id="ctrlIcon3">></b></div>
        </div>
       
        <audio  id="song4">
        <source src="MUSIC/MUSIC01.mp4" type="audio/mpeg">
        </audio>
        <div class="controls">
        <div onclick="playPause()"><b class="fa-solid fa-play" id="ctrlIcon4">></b></div>
        </div>
       
        <audio  id="song5">
        <source src="MUSIC/MUSIC01.mp4" type="audio/mpeg">
        </audio>
        <div class="controls">
        <div onclick="playPause()"><b class="fa-solid fa-play" id="ctrlIcon5">></b></div>
        </div>
       
        <audio  id="song6">
        <source src="MUSIC/MUSIC01.mp4" type="audio/mpeg">
        </audio>
        <div class="controls">
        <div onclick="playPause()"><b class="fa-solid fa-play" id="ctrlIcon6">></b></div>
        </div>
       
        <audio  id="song7">
        <source src="MUSIC/MUSIC01.mp4" type="audio/mpeg">
        </audio>
        <div class="controls">
        <div onclick="playPause()"><b class="fa-solid fa-play" id="ctrlIcon7">></b></div>
        </div>
       
        <audio  id="song8">
        <source src="MUSIC/MUSIC01.mp4" type="audio/mpeg">
        </audio>
        <div class="controls">
        <div onclick="playPause()"><b class="fa-solid fa-play" id="ctrlIcon8">></b></div>
        </div>
       
            <audio  id="song9">
        <source src="MUSIC/MUSIC01.mp4" type="audio/mpeg">
        </audio>
        <div class="controls">
        <div onclick="playPause()"><b class="fa-solid fa-play" id="ctrlIcon9">></b></div>
        </div>
       
        <audio  id="song10">
        <source src="MUSIC/MUSIC01.mp4" type="audio/mpeg">
        </audio>
        <div class="controls">
        <div onclick="playPause()"><b class="fa-solid fa-play" id="ctrlIcon10">></b></div>
        </div>
       
                <audio  id="song11">
        <source src="MUSIC/MUSIC01.mp4" type="audio/mpeg">
        </audio>
        <div class="controls">
        <div onclick="playPause()"><b class="fa-solid fa-play" id="ctrlIcon11">></b></div>
        </div>
       
        <audio  id="song12">
        <source src="MUSIC/MUSIC01.mp4" type="audio/mpeg">
        </audio>
        <div class="controls">
        <div onclick="playPause()"><b class="fa-solid fa-play" id="ctrlIcon12">></b></div>
        </div>
       
        <audio  id="song13">
        <source src="MUSIC/MUSIC01.mp4" type="audio/mpeg">
        </audio>
        <div class="controls">
        <div onclick="playPause()"><b class="fa-solid fa-play" id="ctrlIcon13">></b></div>
        </div>
       
        <audio  id="song14">
        <source src="MUSIC/MUSIC01.mp4" type="audio/mpeg">
        </audio>
        <div class="controls">
        <div onclick="playPause()"><b class="fa-solid fa-play" id="ctrlIcon14">></b></div>
        </div>
       
        <audio  id="song15">
        <source src="MUSIC/MUSIC01.mp4" type="audio/mpeg">
        </audio>
        <div class="controls">
        <div onclick="playPause()"><b class="fa-solid fa-play" id="ctrlIcon15">></b></div>
        </div>
       
        <audio  id="song16">
        <source src="MUSIC/MUSIC01.mp4" type="audio/mpeg">
        </audio>
        <div class="controls">
        <div onclick="playPause()"><b class="fa-solid fa-play" id="ctrlIcon16">></b></div>
        </div>
       
        <audio  id="song17">
        <source src="MUSIC/MUSIC01.mp4" type="audio/mpeg">
        </audio>
        <div class="controls">
        <div onclick="playPause()"><b class="fa-solid fa-play" id="ctrlIcon17">></b></div>
        </div>
       
        <audio  id="song18">
        <source src="MUSIC/MUSIC01.mp4" type="audio/mpeg">
        </audio>
        <div class="controls">
        <div onclick="playPause()"><b class="fa-solid fa-play" id="ctrlIcon18">></b></div>
        </div>
       
        <audio  id="song19">
        <source src="MUSIC/MUSIC01.mp4" type="audio/mpeg">
        </audio>
        <div class="controls">
        <div onclick="playPause()"><b class="fa-solid fa-play" id="ctrlIcon19">></b></div>
        </div>
       
        <audio  id="song20">
        <source src="MUSIC/MUSIC01.mp4" type="audio/mpeg">
        </audio>
        <div class="controls">
        <div onclick="playPause()"><b class="fa-solid fa-play" id="ctrlIcon20">></b></div>
        </div>
       
       
       
        <script>
        let progress = document.getElementById("progress");
        let song1 = document.getElementById("song1");
        let ctrlIcon1 = document.getElementById("ctrlIcon1");
       
        song1.onloadedmetadata = function (){
        progress.max = song1.duration;
        progress.value = song1.currentTime;
        }
       
        function playPause(){
            if(ctrlIcon1.classList.contains("fa-pause")){
                song1.pause();
                ctrlIcon1.classList.remove("fa-pause");
                ctrlIcon1.classList.add("fa-play");
            }
            else{
                song1.play();
                ctrlIcon1.classList.add("fa-pause");
                ctrlIcon1.classList.remove("fa-play");
            }
        }
       
            if(song1.play()){
                setInterval(()=>{
                progress.value = song1.currentTime;
                },500)
            }
           
            progress.onchange = function(){
            song1.play();
            song1.currentTime = progress.value;
                ctrlIcon1.classList.add("fa-pause");
                ctrlIcon1.classList.remove("fa-play");
           
            }
               
        </script>
       
       
       
                <script>
        let progress = document.getElementById("progress");
        let song2 = document.getElementById("song2");
        let ctrlIcon2 = document.getElementById("ctrlIcon2");
       
        song2.onloadedmetadata = function (){
        progress.max = song2.duration;
        progress.value = song2.currentTime;
        }
       
        function playPause(){
            if(ctrlIcon2.classList.contains("fa-pause")){
                song2.pause();
                ctrlIcon2.classList.remove("fa-pause");
                ctrlIcon2.classList.add("fa-play");
            }
            else{
                song2.play();
                ctrlIcon2.classList.add("fa-pause");
                ctrlIcon2.classList.remove("fa-play");
            }
        }
       
            if(song2.play()){
                setInterval(()=>{
                progress.value = song2.currentTime;
                },500)
            }
           
            progress.onchange = function(){
            song2.play();
            song2.currentTime = progress.value;
                ctrlIcon2.classList.add("fa-pause");
                ctrlIcon2.classList.remove("fa-play");
           
            }
               
        </script>
 
Last edited by a moderator:
Trying to add-on to a Music Player I created through a YouTube tutorial, and need a little help. The tutorial only had one song file, so I was able to get this to work using the tutorial. However, I tried to add more songs and found a way to do it. I know the way I did it below is very cumbersome, so there must be a better way to do this.

The goal is to have a simple 'play.gif' play button that, when you press it, plays a song and changes to a pause button. If you press it again, it pauses. If you press a new song, it stops the old song and plays the new one. Super simple.

The code below is what I am working from.

Script at the bottom.
HTML:
        <audio  id="song1">
        <source src="https://phoenixim.com/Phoenix-IML/MUSIC/MUSIC01.mp4" type="audio/mpeg">
        </audio>
        <div class="controls">
        <div onclick="playPause()"><b class="fa-solid fa-play" id="ctrlIcon1">></b></div>
        </div>
      
        <audio  id="song2">
        <source src="https://phoenixim.com/Phoenix-IML/MUSIC/MUSIC02.mp4" type="audio/mpeg">
        </audio>
        <div class="controls">
        <div onclick="playPause()"><b class="fa-solid fa-play" id="ctrlIcon2">></b></div>
        </div>
      
        <audio  id="song3">
        <source src="MUSIC/MUSIC01.mp4" type="audio/mpeg">
        </audio>
        <div class="controls">
        <div onclick="playPause()"><b class="fa-solid fa-play" id="ctrlIcon3">></b></div>
        </div>
      
        <audio  id="song4">
        <source src="MUSIC/MUSIC01.mp4" type="audio/mpeg">
        </audio>
        <div class="controls">
        <div onclick="playPause()"><b class="fa-solid fa-play" id="ctrlIcon4">></b></div>
        </div>
      
        <audio  id="song5">
        <source src="MUSIC/MUSIC01.mp4" type="audio/mpeg">
        </audio>
        <div class="controls">
        <div onclick="playPause()"><b class="fa-solid fa-play" id="ctrlIcon5">></b></div>
        </div>
      
        <audio  id="song6">
        <source src="MUSIC/MUSIC01.mp4" type="audio/mpeg">
        </audio>
        <div class="controls">
        <div onclick="playPause()"><b class="fa-solid fa-play" id="ctrlIcon6">></b></div>
        </div>
      
        <audio  id="song7">
        <source src="MUSIC/MUSIC01.mp4" type="audio/mpeg">
        </audio>
        <div class="controls">
        <div onclick="playPause()"><b class="fa-solid fa-play" id="ctrlIcon7">></b></div>
        </div>
      
        <audio  id="song8">
        <source src="MUSIC/MUSIC01.mp4" type="audio/mpeg">
        </audio>
        <div class="controls">
        <div onclick="playPause()"><b class="fa-solid fa-play" id="ctrlIcon8">></b></div>
        </div>
      
            <audio  id="song9">
        <source src="MUSIC/MUSIC01.mp4" type="audio/mpeg">
        </audio>
        <div class="controls">
        <div onclick="playPause()"><b class="fa-solid fa-play" id="ctrlIcon9">></b></div>
        </div>
      
        <audio  id="song10">
        <source src="MUSIC/MUSIC01.mp4" type="audio/mpeg">
        </audio>
        <div class="controls">
        <div onclick="playPause()"><b class="fa-solid fa-play" id="ctrlIcon10">></b></div>
        </div>
      
                <audio  id="song11">
        <source src="MUSIC/MUSIC01.mp4" type="audio/mpeg">
        </audio>
        <div class="controls">
        <div onclick="playPause()"><b class="fa-solid fa-play" id="ctrlIcon11">></b></div>
        </div>
      
        <audio  id="song12">
        <source src="MUSIC/MUSIC01.mp4" type="audio/mpeg">
        </audio>
        <div class="controls">
        <div onclick="playPause()"><b class="fa-solid fa-play" id="ctrlIcon12">></b></div>
        </div>
      
        <audio  id="song13">
        <source src="MUSIC/MUSIC01.mp4" type="audio/mpeg">
        </audio>
        <div class="controls">
        <div onclick="playPause()"><b class="fa-solid fa-play" id="ctrlIcon13">></b></div>
        </div>
      
        <audio  id="song14">
        <source src="MUSIC/MUSIC01.mp4" type="audio/mpeg">
        </audio>
        <div class="controls">
        <div onclick="playPause()"><b class="fa-solid fa-play" id="ctrlIcon14">></b></div>
        </div>
      
        <audio  id="song15">
        <source src="MUSIC/MUSIC01.mp4" type="audio/mpeg">
        </audio>
        <div class="controls">
        <div onclick="playPause()"><b class="fa-solid fa-play" id="ctrlIcon15">></b></div>
        </div>
      
        <audio  id="song16">
        <source src="MUSIC/MUSIC01.mp4" type="audio/mpeg">
        </audio>
        <div class="controls">
        <div onclick="playPause()"><b class="fa-solid fa-play" id="ctrlIcon16">></b></div>
        </div>
      
        <audio  id="song17">
        <source src="MUSIC/MUSIC01.mp4" type="audio/mpeg">
        </audio>
        <div class="controls">
        <div onclick="playPause()"><b class="fa-solid fa-play" id="ctrlIcon17">></b></div>
        </div>
      
        <audio  id="song18">
        <source src="MUSIC/MUSIC01.mp4" type="audio/mpeg">
        </audio>
        <div class="controls">
        <div onclick="playPause()"><b class="fa-solid fa-play" id="ctrlIcon18">></b></div>
        </div>
      
        <audio  id="song19">
        <source src="MUSIC/MUSIC01.mp4" type="audio/mpeg">
        </audio>
        <div class="controls">
        <div onclick="playPause()"><b class="fa-solid fa-play" id="ctrlIcon19">></b></div>
        </div>
      
        <audio  id="song20">
        <source src="MUSIC/MUSIC01.mp4" type="audio/mpeg">
        </audio>
        <div class="controls">
        <div onclick="playPause()"><b class="fa-solid fa-play" id="ctrlIcon20">></b></div>
        </div>
      
      
      
        <script>
        let progress = document.getElementById("progress");
        let song1 = document.getElementById("song1");
        let ctrlIcon1 = document.getElementById("ctrlIcon1");
      
        song1.onloadedmetadata = function (){
        progress.max = song1.duration;
        progress.value = song1.currentTime;
        }
      
        function playPause(){
            if(ctrlIcon1.classList.contains("fa-pause")){
                song1.pause();
                ctrlIcon1.classList.remove("fa-pause");
                ctrlIcon1.classList.add("fa-play");
            }
            else{
                song1.play();
                ctrlIcon1.classList.add("fa-pause");
                ctrlIcon1.classList.remove("fa-play");
            }
        }
      
            if(song1.play()){
                setInterval(()=>{
                progress.value = song1.currentTime;
                },500)
            }
          
            progress.onchange = function(){
            song1.play();
            song1.currentTime = progress.value;
                ctrlIcon1.classList.add("fa-pause");
                ctrlIcon1.classList.remove("fa-play");
          
            }
              
        </script>
      
      
      
                <script>
        let progress = document.getElementById("progress");
        let song2 = document.getElementById("song2");
        let ctrlIcon2 = document.getElementById("ctrlIcon2");
      
        song2.onloadedmetadata = function (){
        progress.max = song2.duration;
        progress.value = song2.currentTime;
        }
      
        function playPause(){
            if(ctrlIcon2.classList.contains("fa-pause")){
                song2.pause();
                ctrlIcon2.classList.remove("fa-pause");
                ctrlIcon2.classList.add("fa-play");
            }
            else{
                song2.play();
                ctrlIcon2.classList.add("fa-pause");
                ctrlIcon2.classList.remove("fa-play");
            }
        }
      
            if(song2.play()){
                setInterval(()=>{
                progress.value = song2.currentTime;
                },500)
            }
          
            progress.onchange = function(){
            song2.play();
            song2.currentTime = progress.value;
                ctrlIcon2.classList.add("fa-pause");
                ctrlIcon2.classList.remove("fa-play");
          
            }
              
        </script>
Hi there,
Any particular reason you have 2 script tags?
 

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