If you need anything besides the basic “play this (really short) sound file”, then SoundFX is not for you. There are tons of audio player widgets out there, and many of them allow you to upload an entire folder of files, along with an XML or plain-text file listing the contents of that folder, and present a “jukebox” interface to the visitor listing all the songs. Many of these also make it difficult (but not impossible) for a visitor to directly download the file. Be careful when evaluating these, many will require a Flash interface controller, which of course will mean that it’s desktop-only.
Walter
On Dec 5, 2011, at 10:52 AM, Julie Maxwell wrote:
It is wonderful to see you Walter. Hope you are doing well.
any program you recommend to convert?
also, how would I have the controls show so someone can pause / rewind etc a sound bite they are listening too?
I have about 20 / page
Thank you again.
J
On Dec 5, 2011, at 10:31 AM, Walter Lee Davis wrote:
You might want to try WAV files instead of MP3, I believe that newer(est) versions of Firefox are patent-squeamish about MP3.
Walter
On Dec 5, 2011, at 12:29 AM, Julie Maxwell wrote:
a quicktime error in Firefox. This happens in both Mac FF and PC FF.
BUt I would like to see the controllers so people can stop it or rewind (even though the clips are only on average 1:20
J
On Dec 5, 2011, at 11:08 AM, Walter Lee Davis wrote:
If you need anything besides the basic “play this (really short) sound file”, then SoundFX is not for you. There are tons of audio player widgets out there, and many of them allow you to upload an entire folder of files, along with an XML or plain-text file listing the contents of that folder, and present a “jukebox” interface to the visitor listing all the songs. Many of these also make it difficult (but not impossible) for a visitor to directly download the file. Be careful when evaluating these, many will require a Flash interface controller, which of course will mean that it’s desktop-only.
Walter
On Dec 5, 2011, at 10:52 AM, Julie Maxwell wrote:
It is wonderful to see you Walter. Hope you are doing well.
any program you recommend to convert?
also, how would I have the controls show so someone can pause / rewind etc a sound bite they are listening too?
I have about 20 / page
Thank you again.
J
On Dec 5, 2011, at 10:31 AM, Walter Lee Davis wrote:
You might want to try WAV files instead of MP3, I believe that newer(est) versions of Firefox are patent-squeamish about MP3.
Walter
On Dec 5, 2011, at 12:29 AM, Julie Maxwell wrote:
a quicktime error in Firefox. This happens in both Mac FF and PC FF.
thanks again
J
On Dec 5, 2011, at 11:12 AM, Julie Maxwell wrote:
I just need the basic.
BUt I would like to see the controllers so people can stop it or rewind (even though the clips are only on average 1:20
J
On Dec 5, 2011, at 11:08 AM, Walter Lee Davis wrote:
If you need anything besides the basic “play this (really short) sound file”, then SoundFX is not for you. There are tons of audio player widgets out there, and many of them allow you to upload an entire folder of files, along with an XML or plain-text file listing the contents of that folder, and present a “jukebox” interface to the visitor listing all the songs. Many of these also make it difficult (but not impossible) for a visitor to directly download the file. Be careful when evaluating these, many will require a Flash interface controller, which of course will mean that it’s desktop-only.
Walter
On Dec 5, 2011, at 10:52 AM, Julie Maxwell wrote:
It is wonderful to see you Walter. Hope you are doing well.
any program you recommend to convert?
also, how would I have the controls show so someone can pause / rewind etc a sound bite they are listening too?
I have about 20 / page
Thank you again.
J
On Dec 5, 2011, at 10:31 AM, Walter Lee Davis wrote:
You might want to try WAV files instead of MP3, I believe that newer(est) versions of Firefox are patent-squeamish about MP3.
Walter
On Dec 5, 2011, at 12:29 AM, Julie Maxwell wrote:
a quicktime error in Firefox. This happens in both Mac FF and PC FF.
SoundFX will let you play and stop a sound file. It does not offer any sort of pause functionality.
I don’t recommend it for anything much larger than a bleep or a bloop, though, because the entire audio file has to download from the server after the first click before it will begin to play. This can often take so long that the visitor will assume it is broken and move on. There’s no way to preload an audio file in JavaScript without causing it to play.
ok - I have it on them and it works great but, i dont see the stop and play control.
I have people start it by clicking the words.
but unsure how to stop it.
Julie
On Dec 5, 2011, at 11:31 AM, Walter Lee Davis wrote:
SoundFX will let you play and stop a sound file. It does not offer any sort of pause functionality.
I don’t recommend it for anything much larger than a bleep or a bloop, though, because the entire audio file has to download from the server after the first click before it will begin to play. This can often take so long that the visitor will assume it is broken and move on. There’s no way to preload an audio file in JavaScript without causing it to play.
You have to make a second instance of SoundFX for the same audio file. The options are on the Action interface in the Function picker. You can choose start or stop.
Walter
On Dec 5, 2011, at 11:41 AM, Julie Maxwell wrote:
ok - I have it on them and it works great but, i dont see the stop and play control.
I have people start it by clicking the words.
but unsure how to stop it.
ok, I would have use a graphic to indicate start / stop right?
Thank you
On Dec 5, 2011, at 11:49 AM, Walter Lee Davis wrote:
You have to make a second instance of SoundFX for the same audio file. The options are on the Action interface in the Function picker. You can choose start or stop.
Walter
On Dec 5, 2011, at 11:41 AM, Julie Maxwell wrote:
ok - I have it on them and it works great but, i dont see the stop and play control.
I have people start it by clicking the words.
but unsure how to stop it.
I ended up putting the mp3 ( conversion to .wav programs I saw were not highly recommended) in an HTML box then doing as I found on freeway, extended the html box with autoplay / false. I found this on softpress.
That works great and people see the controls.
Here is a problem that has been pointed out. seems that in Crome (I think especially pc chrome) the extended doesn’t matter they all start playing.
They do not in my chrome , ff, or safari.
How can this be fixed so it doesn’t autoplay in chrome?
Thank you!
Sent from my iPad
On Dec 5, 2011, at 14:10, Walter Lee Davis email@hidden wrote:
Yes, that’s what I’ve always done.
Walter
On Dec 5, 2011, at 1:57 PM, Julie Maxwell wrote:
ok, I would have use a graphic to indicate start / stop right?
J
On Dec 6, 2011, at 7:31 AM, Julie Maxwell wrote:
Walter,
I ended up putting the mp3 ( conversion to .wav programs I saw were not highly recommended) in an HTML box then doing as I found on freeway, extended the html box with autoplay / false. I found this on softpress.
That works great and people see the controls.
Here is a problem that has been pointed out. seems that in Crome (I think especially pc chrome) the extended doesn’t matter they all start playing.
They do not in my chrome , ff, or safari.
How can this be fixed so it doesn’t autoplay in chrome?
Thank you!
Sent from my iPad
On Dec 5, 2011, at 14:10, Walter Lee Davis email@hidden wrote:
Yes, that’s what I’ve always done.
Walter
On Dec 5, 2011, at 1:57 PM, Julie Maxwell wrote:
ok, I would have use a graphic to indicate start / stop right?