exports.example2 = function(req, res){ var http = require('http'), fs = require('fs'), util = require('util'); var mp3File = __dirname + "/../TRB_9.21.02_Manatee.mp3"; var stat = fs.statSync(mp3File); // we need some info about the file size res.writeHead(200, { 'Content-Type': 'audio/mpeg', 'Content-Length': stat.size }); var readStream = fs.createReadStream(mp3File); // instead of events we'll make a single call to a helper function util.pump(readStream, res); //res.render('example2', { title: 'Example2' }) };