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*Track title has been added to buttons Via ID3 data | *Track title has been added to buttons Via ID3 data | ||
| − | *Support for separate pages has been added though only | + | *Support for 10 separate pages has been added though only 4 are currently being used |
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*Create a default setup with games, sound effects, emergency tracks all pre-queued (for offline versions) | *Create a default setup with games, sound effects, emergency tracks all pre-queued (for offline versions) | ||
| + | **(mostly there, few more tracks required) | ||
*Remove songs from the web version to ease download yet provide an on-line example | *Remove songs from the web version to ease download yet provide an on-line example | ||
| − | *Ability to queue tracks | + | *Ability to queue tracks |
| + | **I wanted to pause when you clicked the progress bar but that isn't easily possible | ||
| + | **Solution might be to click a button in bottom right of screen then it toggles pause | ||
*Add your own files easily via a GUI | *Add your own files easily via a GUI | ||
| + | **This is a long Term thing, don't expect it before fringe | ||
*Possibly add volume control? or just leave that to operating systems and the sound desk? | *Possibly add volume control? or just leave that to operating systems and the sound desk? | ||
===Bugs Issues and Limitations=== | ===Bugs Issues and Limitations=== | ||
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| + | '''Fails to load on local machines''' - You need to edit the flash security settings | ||
'''Limited to mp3 files''' - This is a soundmanager2 limitation | '''Limited to mp3 files''' - This is a soundmanager2 limitation | ||
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| − | + | ===Browser support=== | |
| − | + | In theory it should work in all of the following: | |
| − | * | + | *IE 5.0+, Win32 |
| + | *Netscape 8.0+, Windows/Mac | ||
| + | *Mozilla 1.7.5+, Windows/Mac | ||
| + | *Firefox 1.0+, Windows/Mac | ||
| + | *Firefox 1.5+, Linux (Flash 9 beta) | ||
| + | *Safari 1.3+, Mac | ||
| + | *Opera 9.10+, Windows | ||
| − | + | actually tested with | |
| − | + | *Firefox - all good | |
| + | *IE 7 - all good | ||
| + | *Konqueror - did not load | ||
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===Under the Bonnet=== | ===Under the Bonnet=== | ||
| − | The program uses flash to play music controlled by javascript. The 2 are merged using [http://www.schillmania.com/projects/soundmanager2/ soundmanager2] which provides an API to do so. SoundManager2 is released under the [http://www. | + | The program uses flash to play music controlled by javascript. The 2 are merged using [http://www.schillmania.com/projects/soundmanager2/ soundmanager2] which provides an API to do so. SoundManager2 is released under the [http://www.schillmania.com/projects/soundmanager2/license.txt BSD licence] |
The page is based on the drumkit demo found at http://www.schillmania.com/projects/soundmanager2/demo/mpc/ | The page is based on the drumkit demo found at http://www.schillmania.com/projects/soundmanager2/demo/mpc/ | ||
Revision as of 08:58, 12 May 2007
This is a "program" written within a web page to aid Improverts noise boys with playing sounds at a moment's notice. The idea is that you can assign a mp3 file to a letter on the keyboard then pressing that letter instantly starts that song. Support for pages has been added so you can have games themes in page one, emergency tracks in page 2, sound effects in page 3 etc. The program has been written within a web page to make it easy to use on different systems/computers. All you need is Firefox and flash installed with javascript enabled.
Currently an alpha/demo/proof of concept is available at http://www.see.ed.ac.uk/~s0453136/imps
Contents
Current Features
- Basic functionality works, pressing a letter or clicking will start or stop/reset it
- A stop all function has been added with the space bar
- Track title has been added to buttons Via ID3 data
- Support for 10 separate pages has been added though only 4 are currently being used
Wanted Features/ToDo List
- Create a default setup with games, sound effects, emergency tracks all pre-queued (for offline versions)
- (mostly there, few more tracks required)
- Remove songs from the web version to ease download yet provide an on-line example
- Ability to queue tracks
- I wanted to pause when you clicked the progress bar but that isn't easily possible
- Solution might be to click a button in bottom right of screen then it toggles pause
- Add your own files easily via a GUI
- This is a long Term thing, don't expect it before fringe
- Possibly add volume control? or just leave that to operating systems and the sound desk?
Bugs Issues and Limitations
Fails to load on local machines - You need to edit the flash security settings
Limited to mp3 files - This is a soundmanager2 limitation
linux fails to load - AFAICT it must use the non-free flash plugin
Browser support
In theory it should work in all of the following:
- IE 5.0+, Win32
- Netscape 8.0+, Windows/Mac
- Mozilla 1.7.5+, Windows/Mac
- Firefox 1.0+, Windows/Mac
- Firefox 1.5+, Linux (Flash 9 beta)
- Safari 1.3+, Mac
- Opera 9.10+, Windows
actually tested with
- Firefox - all good
- IE 7 - all good
- Konqueror - did not load
Under the Bonnet
The program uses flash to play music controlled by javascript. The 2 are merged using soundmanager2 which provides an API to do so. SoundManager2 is released under the BSD licence
The page is based on the drumkit demo found at http://www.schillmania.com/projects/soundmanager2/demo/mpc/
I have edited the soundmanager API slightly to suit my needs
Thanks to Scott Schiller - http://www.schillmania.com
