Stratus is a jQuery powered SoundCloud player that lives at the bottom (or top) of your website or blog and enables visitors to listen to SoundCloud sounds & sets.

Before You Start

The best way to explain how Stratus works is to simply see it in action. Head over to stratus.heroku.com or just click play on the video below:

Stratus from Lee Martin on Vimeo.

Why is Stratus Awesome?

There are many reasons, but here are a few!

Installation

Installing Stratus on your website or blog is as easy as including a stylesheet and a few javascript files. Check stratus.heroku.com for the bits of code you’ll need to add, as well as Tumblr and Ning specific instructions . (WordPress incoming)

Customization

Stratus has a slew of built in customization options that range from whether it auto plays to if it appears at the top or bottom of the page. Refer to the chart on stratus.heroku.com to see all configuration options.

Accessibility

In addition to SoundCloud sound and set urls, Stratus can also play links to user accounts and favorites. Simply include the appropriate links in your installation: soundcloud.com/leemartin, soundcloud.com/matas/favorites.

Finally, the player is smart enough to know your browser/os environment and choose the best playback for each. Which means it works well on iPhones and iPads. Yay for universal accessibility!

Who's Using It?

Stratus is already being used by some great websites, blogs and SoundCloud users like superhumanoids.tumblr.com/ ( Superhumanoids) and many more! So why don’t you check it out for yourself!

More info

• For more information check out the player in our App Gallery .

Note: Thanks to Lee Martin for the content for this 101.