- Audio Interface
- There are different Audio Interfaces for different genres of the extremeaudio.com Audio Browse area. Each interface
contains the same components, though they are presented in different ways.
Refer to the above image for one example.
- Time Remaining - This specifies the length
of the selected audio sample that is remaining to be played, in minutes
and seconds. Most audio samples are one minute in length. If the selected
track does not have a sample, the Time Remaining field will say "none".
- Interactive Track Selection Buttons -
Most interfaces have a dozen or so similar objects (window panes, guitar
picks, piano keys, etc.) that can be used to select from the first dozen
or so tracks of the current album. Click on the first one to select track
#1 and play its sample, the second for track #2, and so on. Additionally,
there is a "Track" button in the interface that will advance
you to the next track of the current album.
- Whatzits - Click on various objects in
the Audio Interface to bring them to life through sound and/or animation.
- Selection and Playback Control - See the
images below for a detailed example. The primary interface elements for
selection and playback control include:
- Stop, Pause and Play Buttons - These buttons
work like the Stop, Pause and Play buttons on an audio CD player. Use Play
to begin playing a track, Pause to temporarilly stop playing and again
to resume from where you paused, and Stop to fully stop playback of the
current track.
- Progress Bar - The progress bar shows
what portion of the selected track has preloaded (while blinking) or played.
When the bar fills its box, preload or playback is complete.
- Preload Adjustment - Use this to adjust
how much of a track should be preloaded before playback begins. If you
have a slow (modem) connection, you will need to have a long preload in
order to properly play back the entire sample. To adjust the preload, click
and hold your mouse button on the words to bring up a slider control. Still
holding the mouse button down, move the mouse up or down to set the length
(in seconds of audio sample) of your desired preload.
- Volume Adjustment - Use this to adjust
the system sound volume of your computer (which may not apply to external
speakers). Click and hold on the volume icon to bring up a slider control.
Still holding the mouse button down, move the mouse up or down to set your
system volume.
Artist, Album and Track Selection - Use
these controls to select an artist within the selected genre, an album
from the chosen artist, and a track from the chosen album. Clicking on
the words "Artist", "Album" or "Track", or
on the text boxes next to them, will bring up a list of choices for you
to choose from (if there is more than selection). Scroll through the list
(if there are more than three selections) by clicking on the Up and Down
arrows, or by holding the mouse cursor near the top or the bottom of the
list. When you see the selection you want, click on it. |
