# P5.sound from web server

**URL:** <https://discourse.processing.org/t/p5-sound-from-web-server/24979>\
**Category:** Libraries\
**Created:** [October 28, 2020, 6:41pm UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/p5-sound-from-web-server/24979 "2020-10-28T18:41:55Z")\
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**Author:** ![ylh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/bc8723/32.png) [@ylh](https://discourse.processing.org/u/ylh)\
**Post date:** [October 28, 2020, 6:41pm UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/p5-sound-from-web-server/24979/1 "2020-10-28T18:41:55Z")

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Most sound examples demonstrate how to play an mp3 file. I want to use Oscillators.

Oscillators work well locally but I can’t seem to get a remote browser to play.

Are there security issues?

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**Author:** ![josephh](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/discourse.processing.org/josephh/32/210_2.png) [@josephh](https://discourse.processing.org/u/josephh)\
**Post date:** [October 28, 2020, 10:49pm UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/p5-sound-from-web-server/24979/2 "2020-10-28T22:49:57Z")

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Hi,

Does your issue has something to do with this ? :

> **[I can’t play audio on a Remote Desktop Connection | Firefox Help](https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/i-cant-play-audio-remote-desktop-connection)**

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**Author:** ![ylh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/bc8723/32.png) [@ylh](https://discourse.processing.org/u/ylh)\
**Post date:** [October 29, 2020, 1:21pm UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/p5-sound-from-web-server/24979/3 "2020-10-29T13:21:13Z")

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Thanks! This works for Firefox. I assume other browsers have similar ‘unlocks’?

I wonder if there is a way to prompt the user. E.g. if my browser app wants to use the camera, the user will be automatically asked permission. Is there something similar for audio?

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**Author:** ![ylh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/bc8723/32.png) [@ylh](https://discourse.processing.org/u/ylh)\
**Post date:** [October 31, 2020, 5:52pm UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/p5-sound-from-web-server/24979/4 "2020-10-31T17:52:59Z")

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The solution for mobile browser (at least for the iPhone Safari) seems to be here: [https://p5js.org/reference/#/p5/getAudioContext](https://p5js.org/reference/#/p5/getAudioContext)