Timbre Player is an embeddable audio player that can deliver your Timbre content, accompanied by your item or episode artwork and customisable themes you can tailor to your organisation’s branding. This article will provide you information on how to locate and customise your player.
The player can display a singular item or multiple items contained in a feed as a list.
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Item Player
To preview the player for an individual Item in your library, head to the actions dropdown on any listed item and click “Preview”.
You can view the appearance of the player for the selected item, a direct link for the player and the embed code for the player so you can put it on your site or blog.
Item Player options
 | Skip back 15 seconds |
 | Skip forward 15 seconds |
 | Volume Level |
 | Download Item (Removable) |
 | Share Item (Removeable) |
If your item has chapter markers, these will appear as dots below the progress bar/waveform. Hovering over the chapter will reveal its name (pictured). Clicking will continue playback from the marker’s position.
If you would like to learn more about how to use chapters within your content, please visit our Chapters article.
Feed Player
To preview the player for a feed, head to the actions dropdown on any listed feed in your library and click “preview”. You can view the appearance of the player for the selected item, a direct link for the player and the embed code for the player so you can put it on your site or blog.
The feed player will display the top item in the list (based on the item ordering preference for the feed). When one item has finished playing, the next item in the list will automatically begin.
Feed Player Options
| Skip back 15 seconds |
| Skip forward 15 seconds |
| Volume Level |
 | Subscribe to Feed (via third party) |
| Download Item (Removable) |
| Share Item (Removeable) |
Feed Player List Options
 | Search for item in feed |
 | Skip to previous item |
 | Skip to next item |
Customising the Player
Themes
You can change the look of the player by adding a new theme, this allows you to customise the player colours and add/remove download and sharing features. You can save multiple themes to your account.
Themes are saved on a customer level and cannot be overridden on an item or feed level. Previewing the player, as shown above, for an item or feed allows you to select a different theme for the player. You can then copy the embed code to add to your website or blog.
On the preview window, click “+ Add Theme” this will take you to the “Embed Themes” settings.
To add a theme, select “Customise”. Here you can choose to add/remove the following options:
- Artwork (if deselected, square-view will show the block background colour)
- Description
- Download button
- Sharing options
- Waveform (if selected, the navigation bar will display a waveform of the audio file)
- Chapters
You can also select a border radius, a value of 0px means the player's corners will be square and the higher the number, the more round the corners (20px maximum).
Colours
Here you can customise the colour scheme. To add your own colours, uncheck “default” for each player element and select a colour using the colour picker.
Player Colour Elements
(In square view, the background colour modifies the vignette colour that surrounds the artwork.)
To view the changes, click “Update Preview”.
If you’re happy with your new theme click “Save as Theme”. You’ll get the option to add a name and description so you can recall the theme later when choosing themes for your feed/item players.
While our themes are comprehensive in their options to customise the Timbre Player, there are additional URL parameters available that may offer you further integration where you chose to share your embed link. You can find these here: FAQ: What are the available URL parameters for the Timbre Player?