{"id":4765,"date":"2011-05-10T06:00:59","date_gmt":"2011-05-10T13:00:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cindyprocter-king.com\/blog\/?p=4765"},"modified":"2011-05-09T14:22:44","modified_gmt":"2011-05-09T21:22:44","slug":"test-my-audio-demo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cindyprocter-king.com\/blog\/test-my-audio-demo\/","title":{"rendered":"Test My Audio Demo?"},"content":{"rendered":"

I did some website updating over the Mother’s Day weekend. One thing I’m attempting to do is install audio demos for the audiobook versions of HEAD OVER HEELS<\/a> and BORROWING ALEX<\/a>. So far I’ve conquered HEAD OVER HEELS.<\/a> A 2-minute audio demo, which features the second scene of the book (which is the heroine’s first point-of-view scene; the actual book opens with the hero’s first scene), can be found on the dedicated book page for HEAD OVER HEELS<\/a> (clicking that link or either of the other two HOH links in this paragraph will take you there). Once I’ve worked through the kinks, I’ll also put the demos on my Books page<\/a> and on the dedicated page for BORROWING ALEX<\/a>.<\/p>\n

But I need your help!<\/p>\n

The easiest way for me to insert the demo was to create a text link to a new window that then launches (for me, anyway), QuickTime, and QuickTime plays the audio demo. The demo does not (or isn’t supposed to) start playing until you click the text link. As in it should definitely NOT start playing as soon as you visit the page. That would be ultra-annoying and something I want to avoid.<\/p>\n

However, I don’t think it launches in QuickTime for everyone. A friend told me that it launches her Windows Media Player. So what program it launches seems to depend on your personal computer settings.<\/p>\n

I have the volume as loud as I can make it using the text link to QuickTime thingmabobber inside my website program (Dreamweaver). But I don’t know if it’s loud enough for someone to hear on other computers without turning up their speakers.<\/p>\n

If the text link thingie isn’t the best, my next plan would be to download a free audio player and embed it on the dedicated book pages on my website, much like my audio publisher has done here for BORROWING ALEX <\/a>(visiting that link should take you to the BA page on the AudioLark website, and you’ll see a tiny media player you can click on to play the BA demo).<\/p>\n

So I need to know if I can be lazy and stick with the text links I easily created within Dreamweaver or if I should download and install a free audio player program that would then ensure every browser is listening through the same device. Thereby providing me with a tad more control, as it were. But creating more work for moi (because you know I’d have to fiddle with the colors, etc., of the player to make it match my website. I’m bongo that way).<\/p>\n

If you wouldn’t mind testing the HEAD OVER HEELS demo<\/a>, pop on over to my HOH page<\/a> and you’ll see the text link to the demo in two places: (1) underneath the book cover and below the “read excerpt” link, or (2) to the right of the book cover in very small print (the ISBN area), where it says, “Audiobook from AudioLark – Listen to Demo!” Clicking the link under Demo in that area should launch whatever player you have associated with your browser in a new window.<\/p>\n

Then, please answer the following questions, either through the comments trail\u00a0or by zipping me an email<\/a>:<\/p>\n

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  1. What program launches on your computer and plays the demo for you?<\/li>\n
  2. Is the volume loud enough, or do you have to turn it up?<\/li>\n
  3. If you have to turn it up, do you have to do that within your media player or via your speakers?<\/li>\n
  4. Does the demo begin playing as soon you visit the page WITHOUT YOU\u00a0CLICKING THE TEXT LINK? Again, that shouldn’t happen, but I thought I should check.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    If the text link proves substandard, then next time I have some time (what’s that?), I’ll attempt to embed the audio player instead.<\/p>\n

    I really appreciate this! Now, go forth and test!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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