How do you upload an MP3 on to a forum post? (asking for a friend)

Jus what it says. (i'm blonde).

It seems like the .mp3 file format isn't supported for forum uploads. A workaround may be is to upload the .mp3 file to a music streaming service that enables users to upload and share audio such as SoundCloud then share the link here I'd love to know, too, if there's an option without converting the file or uploading it to the web.

sample: https://on.soundcloud.com/WAhdw

Yeah, not supported. As mentioned, you'll need to host (upload) it elsewhere that supports direct downloads and simply paste the link to it in the forum.

Not sure how many free file hosting services there are out there. Most have gone by the wayside or are so laden with ads it makes using them difficult.

Or Rach, find a teenager and ask. Do ignore the eye rolls 😇

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Or Rach, find a teenager and ask. Do ignore the eye rolls 😇

lol my wife does eyerolls that rival any teen - i have become immune over the years

If it is something raw which you have recorded, then there are MP3 to MP4 converters out there which will turn it essentially into a video, which can then be uploaded to your media and then shared to Forums (not sure on file size for videos though, WW??).

If it is somehting generic, there are "content rippers" you can download to your phone/tab/laptop to pull things from youtube, , TikToK etc which can also be uploaded the same way.

True, converting mp3 to "video" (mp4) should allow you to add it via the media icon, and it'll get added to your Misc folder. All that will happen is the "movie image" will be a still image or blank while it's playing back, but that's no biggie.

As for file sizes, I don't think there's an upper limit imposed right now, but an mp4 container with no moving pictures isn't going to be massively bigger than an mp3, especially if you tell the video codec to sample the image keyframes infrequently.

If you're going that route, the conversion tool "Handbrake" is damn good. Though it's a bit... unique in its usability (which is being kind to its UI foibles). It takes a bit of head scratching or searching for a simple tutorial to figure it out. But once you do it once, it gets easier.

Failing that, there are online converters but they vary in their quality. Some will only encode the first minute. Some will add watermarks. Some will try and charge you or coerce you into signing up for an account to download the result. Etc etc.