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PRODUCT REVIEW OF Crescendo
You don't have to download or buy anything!!!
AFTER an exhaustive search on the
Internet for a plugin that would work on my Internet Explorer
and Netscape browser, I finally found Crescendo
MAX. I used to use Crescendo
Basic, but it is a detachable midi plugin and it crashed
my stupid compaq computer. (yes, my computer can't even handle
a simple little popup). So I thought about getting Crescendo
MAX. It wasn't that expensive and it was worth the
risk for me.
Now I can listen to ALL the EMBEDED
midi files out on the web again. Don't get me wrong, I
had NO problems listening to midi files set up as BACKGROUND
MUSIC. (see
example here) But the problem with background
music is that the end-user (people who are visiting the
website), can't shut the darn midi file off! But webmasters
who like to embed their music (see
example here), allows their visitors to control
the midi file, such as: play, stop, pause, etc. BUT the newer
browsers of Internet Explorer and Netscape don't have the
plugins to control it!!! Catch-22
That's where Crescendo
MAX solved that problem for me today!!! So if you're
looking for a good reliable software plugin for your computer,
Crescendo
is the way to go! It's pretty good for something that is under
$10.
IF you have a GOOD & stable computer,
unlike me, you might want to give the FREE Crescendo
Basic a try! If it works on your computer for free,
why
not get it???
I use Windows ME on my Compaq and
Windows XP on my Dell and Crescendo
MAX works wonderful on both of them.
If you simply want to know how to embed your own midi, here's
the HTML code for it:
< embed src ="http://location & name
of your file.mid" LOOP="false" autostart="false" height="60"
width="145" controls="console" > < /embed >
Put the Height at LEAST 60 and WIDTH at LEAST
145 ... for sanity's sake, just do it. It's the minimal width
and height needed for a good control console these days. That
can change at any instant, but as of July 11, 2003, it works
well. However, you can set the values at whatever you like.
MIDI html coding is either "true" or "false"
= "yes" or "no"
Loop = if you want the music to repeat itself.
AutoStart = music starts as soon as the page loads (like background
music)
controls = allows your visitors to control the music with
their own console
That's it, start embedding your own music!!!
Oh by the way, you can't embed music at Neopets, you can only
use background music HTML coding (see below)
< bgsound src="http://location of
your file & name of your file.mid" LOOP="false" >
Replies: 1 Brilliant
Idea
I just tested out Windows
Media 9 series software. It does bring back the good ol' controls
of midi plugins. So if you want things for free, get either
Crescendo Basic or if you have a good computer, get the Windows
Media 9 series. Enjoy! :)
Posted by Gemelle
@ 07/21/2003 11:56 AM PST
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