[accesscomp] Re: dealing with loud sound clips on websites

  • From: "Gene" <gsasner@xxxxxxxxx>
  • To: <accesscomp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Tue, 4 Aug 2009 21:05:32 -0600

What version of Windows are you using. If you are using Vista, you can control the volume of every audio source independently. If you are using earlier versions of Windows, you can't. You either need two sound cards, one for JAWS and one for everything else or you need a hardware synthesizer or you need to experiment with something such as turning off Active X controls to see if that stops the music from playing while still leaving the site functional enough for you to use. I should add a possible option I didn't think about until this point in the message. You may have s setting in the advanced settings of Internet Explorer for not allowing or not allowing audio to be played om web pages. I don't know how effective this setting is. You may need someone's help other than mine to find this setting because, though I could find it in Internet Explorer 6, I can't tell you where it is in later versions. I haven't used 7 or 8.


I haven't looked at the specific sites you referenced yet, though I'll probably do so tomorrow. But the most important first question is what version of Windows are you using.

Gene
----- Original Message ----- From: "Marcus Williams" <marcus72@xxxxxxx>
To: <accesscomp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, August 04, 2009 5:54 PM
Subject: [accesscomp] dealing with loud sound clips on websites


Hi all,

Really annoying issue here!

On a few sites I visited lately, there is music being played so loud that I can't hear JAWS in order to know what information is on screen.

Is there a way to adjust the volume of music on these pages.

To get a better understanding of the problem I'm discussing, visit either of the following websites:

Pop/reggae artist Maxi Priest's website

http://www.maxipriest.com

Jazz guitarist Lee Ritenour's website

http://www.leeritenour.com

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