22nd January 2011, 8:52 AM
That's actually a pretty nice embedded flash music player. I've seen a lot worse out there for sure. The aesthetic is "keep it simple" and it works great.
One issue though... A lot of flash players do this, so you're not alone, but why oh why does every single flash embed developer feel the need to not only stick a volume control in their flash interface, but also to "lower" the thing's volume? It's 3 levels removed from my speakers at that point, once through speaker volume, again through system master volume, once more through WAVE volume, and then through flash? Does it REALLY need it's own volume control? Really? No really, I'm curious as to why this has become standard for flash volume.
My suggestion would be to set it at "max" by default and assume everyone's already got their computer volume set at a comfortable level on their own. Slap a "share embed code" button in there, and it's done. It even goes the extra mile and shows the source of the sound it's playing for easy direct downloads.
Heh, though now with HTML5 (henceforth renamed to just "HTML", confusingly enough), there's much bluster about converting web programs to that. I doubt it'd work here, considering our forum isn't even set up for HTML4, using a partially hacked outdated version of forum tech, but it's something to think about down the road.
One issue though... A lot of flash players do this, so you're not alone, but why oh why does every single flash embed developer feel the need to not only stick a volume control in their flash interface, but also to "lower" the thing's volume? It's 3 levels removed from my speakers at that point, once through speaker volume, again through system master volume, once more through WAVE volume, and then through flash? Does it REALLY need it's own volume control? Really? No really, I'm curious as to why this has become standard for flash volume.
My suggestion would be to set it at "max" by default and assume everyone's already got their computer volume set at a comfortable level on their own. Slap a "share embed code" button in there, and it's done. It even goes the extra mile and shows the source of the sound it's playing for easy direct downloads.
Heh, though now with HTML5 (henceforth renamed to just "HTML", confusingly enough), there's much bluster about converting web programs to that. I doubt it'd work here, considering our forum isn't even set up for HTML4, using a partially hacked outdated version of forum tech, but it's something to think about down the road.
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