Re: Trouble playing audio on the internet

  • From: "John Miller" <n1umj@xxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Mon, 25 Oct 2004 07:14:02 -0400

I agree 100%
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Chris Skarstad" <toonhead5@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, October 25, 2004 6:09 AM
Subject: Re: Trouble playing audio on the internet


> Hi.  The answer is quite simple. it's because there is not one player 
> which
> plays every media type to my satisfaction.  People have tried for years to
> use different kinds of plugins to get different file types to play in
> Winamp and it simply, does not work. and there's absolutely no law out
> there that says you can't make very good use of all 3 players, that's why
> they're there isn't it?  Each of them does its intended purpose and things
> move on. If you try to get one player to play absolutely everything, not
> everything will work and you'll be disappointed. I'd like for it to work
> this way but there isn't a player out there yet that works to my
> satisfaction. So for now, all 3 players do their thing.
>
>
>
>
> At 12:06 AM 10/25/2004, you wrote:
>>Chris, this is formy information.
>>Why do you not have one player playing all the files it can?
>>
>>Tom
>>
>>   ----- Original Message -----
>>   From: Tonia
>>   To: jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>   Sent: Monday, October 25, 2004 2:31 AM
>>   Subject: RE: Trouble playing audio on the internet
>>
>>
>>   Yes, I do have sounds turned on in the Internet Options but I will be
>>   sure to check the preferences in the other programs.  Thanks Chris!
>>
>>   -----Original Message-----
>>   From: jfw-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:jfw-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On
>>   Behalf Of Chris Skarstad
>>   Sent: Sunday, October 24, 2004 8:37 PM
>>   To: jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>   Subject: RE: Trouble playing audio on the internet
>>
>>   This sounds more like a file association thing, and since I'm not
>>   familiar
>>   with Blackboard I can't speak for that, but each player has a
>>   preferences
>>   section where you can tell it which file types you want it to play. On
>>   my
>>   system, real player 10 plays real media, Winamp plays mp3, Ogg, wav, 
>> and
>>
>>   every other format accept for Windows media, which Windows media player
>>   10
>>   handles.
>>   So you should probably go into all your audio players and check that
>>   it's
>>   playing all the file types you want it to play. As for stuff on
>>   websites,
>>   there's a section in internet explorer under tools/internet options in
>>   the
>>   advanced tab where you can tell it to play sounds on websites and maybe
>>   that's turned off. That's my only guess.
>>
>>
>>   At 04:29 PM 10/24/2004, you wrote:
>>   >Hi Peter!  I using Windows XP Home, Winamp 5.03 and I definitely have
>>   >sounds turned on.  As I mentioned earlier, the music will play when I
>>   >first open the page; but the only sound I get when I press Enter on a
>>   >link to a particular card is a quick "bomp bomp".  The audio players 
>> on
>>   >my computer include WMP, Real Player, Quick Time and Winamp.
>>   >I've also had a similar issue when trying to play music in the My 
>> Music
>>   >or My Received folders; which may or may not be related to the problem
>>   >playing audio on a web site.
>>   >
>>   >Whenever I go to My Music and press Enter on a file that a friend has
>>   >sent me, rather than it immediately playing; I either get nothing at
>>   all
>>   >or one of the audio players opens but nothing happens.  Even when I've
>>   >opened an audio file from within WMP for example, I've only been able
>>   to
>>   >get the "sample music" to play".
>>   >
>>   >In addition, I just went to Blackboard, which is the software used in
>>   >the online class I'm taking through my university.  I went to play a
>>   >lecture as I always have.  Although I heard the audio, the program
>>   >playing it did not open; or at least it did not show up when I
>>   >Alt-Tab'ed through open programs as it has in the past.  If memory
>>   >serves me, it was Real Player and I was able to go from one 
>> audio/video
>>   >slide to the next etc.  This time, I had to completely log out of
>>   >Blackboard in order to get the audio lecture to stop playing.
>>   >
>>   >I hope this helps to clarify where the route of the problem might be
>>   for
>>   >those of you who are more knowledgeable than I am about audio related
>>   >issues.  I'm wondering if there's somewhere that I should b able to
>>   >select a default audio player or choose to have the appropriate 
>> program
>>   >to play the file.
>>   >
>>   >Thanks so much for your help!
>>   >
>>   >Tonia
>>   >-----Original Message-----
>>   >From: jfw-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:jfw-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On
>>   >Behalf Of Peter Russillo
>>   >Sent: Sunday, October 24, 2004 4:27 PM
>>   >To: jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>   >Subject: Re: Trouble playing audio on the internet
>>   >
>>   >Hi Tanya, would you please tell us what operating system you use and
>>   >what
>>   >version of Winamp?  What other audio players do you have on the
>>   machine?
>>   >You may want to go to Control Panel, Internet Options, and the 
>> Advanced
>>   >tab
>>   >on that and go down the tree view to Multimedia and make sure that 
>> Play
>>   >sounds is turned on.  Please check this out and let us know what
>>   >happened so
>>   >this issue can be solved; thanks.
>>   >
>>   >Regards, Peter
>>   >----- Original Message -----
>>   >From: "Tonia" <tonton@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>   >To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>   >Sent: Sunday, October 24, 2004 3:08 PM
>>   >Subject: Trouble playing audio on the internet
>>   >
>>   >
>>   > > Hey guys!  I really need your help!  Janet, I believe it was gave 
>> us
>>   >the
>>   > > web address for an accessible E-Card site; which is
>>   www.angelrays.com.
>>   > > I've been using this site for the past couple weeks with no problem
>>   > > whatsoever; but suddenly, I can't get the music to play or the 
>> poems
>>   >to
>>   > > be displayed.
>>   > > Now, I have been messing around with my computer a lot over the 
>> past
>>   >few
>>   > > days and I suspect I've changed a setting , either in IE or
>>   regarding
>>   > > the default audio player; and that's causing the problem.  I've
>>   mainly
>>   > > been checking out the programs and helpful hints on the jfwlite
>>   page;
>>   > > and making some of the changes recommended.  I've also recently
>>   > > downloaded, Yahoo Messenger, MSN Messenger, Talking Messenger,
>>   Winamp
>>   > > and Itunes; and I've updated from Jaws 5.0 to 5.1.  I've 
>> uninstalled
>>   > > Itunes and have attempted to uninstall the Talking Messenger but
>>   can't
>>   > > find it anywhere other than on the   status bar.
>>   > >
>>   > > As far as what happens when I'm on the angelrays.com site, when I
>>   >press
>>   > > Enter on the link to a card; instead of bringing up the card and 
>> the
>>   > > accompanying music as before, it now only appears to bring up the
>>   >title
>>   > > of the card.  Yesterday, I was able to at least hear the music 
>> being
>>   > > played when the page initially opened; but today, all I get is a
>>   "bomp
>>   > > bomp" upon pressing Enter on a link.     Any ideas or suggestions 
>> on
>>   >how
>>   > > to remedy this annoying problem?  Your help is greatly appreciated!
>>   > >
>>   > > Thanks!
>>   > >
>>   > > Tonia
>>   > >
>>   > > > >> > >       Many "friends" will walk in and out of your life but
>>   > > > >>only true friends will leave footprints in your heart. Know the
>>   > > difference
>>   > > between a
>>   > > "friend" and a friend......
>>   > >
>>   > >
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