I am trying to play an array of mp3 sound. I have an audio file in my html and get it using document.CreateElement() in my JavaScript.

When I try to set the src attribute (setAttribute("src", string)) I get an error in IE saying "Not Implemented".

I tried using the new Audio(), I get the same error in IE, "Not Implemented". Both approaches works in Google chrome and Firefox.

Can anyone help?

<audio id="audio1" >Not supported</audio>

audioElm = document.getElementById("audio1");
audioElm.setAttribute("src", aud[count]); 
audioElm.play();

I am trying to play an array of mp3 sound. I have an audio file in my html and get it using document.CreateElement() in my JavaScript.

When I try to set the src attribute (setAttribute("src", string)) I get an error in IE saying "Not Implemented".

I tried using the new Audio(), I get the same error in IE, "Not Implemented". Both approaches works in Google chrome and Firefox.

Can anyone help?

<audio id="audio1" >Not supported</audio>

audioElm = document.getElementById("audio1");
audioElm.setAttribute("src", aud[count]); 
audioElm.play();

• javascript
• html
• internet-explorer
• audio
• setattribute

• may you show the code?, please – Jose Ricardo Bustos M. Commented May 5, 2015 at 19:55
• HTML <audio id="audio1" >Not supported</audio> JS audioElm = document.getElementById("audio1"); audioElm.setAttribute("src", aud[count]); audioElm.play(); This works with Chrome and FF but not for IE. when I debug It says NOT IMPLEMENTED – Ben Commented May 5, 2015 at 20:19
• What is the format of the audio file? IE only supports .mp3. – jaket Commented May 5, 2015 at 22:21
• MP3. and it is not working – Ben Commented May 6, 2015 at 1:13
• IE supports mp3 and aac audio files, so it is probably not a file type issue. – MEC Commented May 6, 2015 at 7:45

2 Answers 2

HTML5 Audio not playing in IE (recent versions)?

It could be a patibility view issue (quirks mode)

• is your site on the patibility view list in IE?
• or is your page embedded in an iframe?

It could be caused by running IE on a server

• IE server versions don't support audio/video (enhanced protected mode)

It could be caused by running IE on a Windows 8.1 Enterprise version such as "8.1 N".

• The fix for this would be installing the Media Feature Pack for N and KN versions of Windows 8.1

Also you can go to html5test. and look in the audio section at the "MP3 support".

I was working in a windows server and I had the same problem playing MP3 audios in internet explorer.

The only solution I found was installing the "Desktop Experience Feature" in my server.

Start -> Search for "Server manager" -> Features -> Add features -> Select "Desktop experience" -> Next and Install

Once installation is pleted, you need to restart the puter and then the feature gets enabled.