var html5_audiotypes=
{ mp3: "audio/mpeg",
  ogg: "audio/ogg"
}

function createsoundbite(ix,sound)
{ var sb=document.createElement('audio');

  if (sb.canPlayType)
  { var src=document.createElement('source');
    if (sb.canPlayType('audio/ogg').length + sb.canPlayType('audio/mpeg').length >0)
    { if (sb.canPlayType('audio/ogg').length>0)
      { src.setAttribute('src','sounds/'+sound+'.ogg');
        src.setAttribute('type', html5_audiotypes.ogg);
      }
      else if (sb.canPlayType('audio/mpeg').length>0)
      { src.setAttribute('src','sounds/'+sound+'.mp3');
        src.setAttribute('type', html5_audiotypes.mp3);
      }
      sb.appendChild(src);
      sb.load();
      sb.playclip=function()
        { sb.pause();
          sb.currentTime=0;
          sb.play();
	    }
	  return sb;
    }
  }
  else
  { var afn=new SWFObject("soundplayer.swf?imageFile=sounds/"+sound+".mp3",sound,1,1,7,"white");
    afn.write("audio"+ix);
    return  {playclip:function()
      { var s=document.getElementById(sound);
        if (s)
        { s.Rewind();
          s.playSound();
        }
        else
        { if (want_sounds)
          { alert('Sound effects are OFF\nFlash Player is either not installed or too old!');
            want_sounds=false;
          }
        }
      }
    }
  }
}