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Background Static
- the musical question
Teacher: Akinori
Furukoshi
Another little option I played
around with up until a year ago is the use of background sounds
- midis and wavs - on my web site.....the verdict....not a
good idea
I have seen people literally
jump out of their chairs when music suddenly started playing
upon entering a site....not a good way to start a relationship
with a visitor.
The feedback I recieved on the
subject was that people will generally do one of two things
when they hit a site that has background music
a) Turn down the sound
b) Leave immediately - cursing,
yelling and planning your destruction as they go...
Music is such a personal thing
that I guarantee whatever tune you are playing, it will offend
someone.
And once again the everpresent
monster....LOAD TIME...whatever bells and buzzers you add to
your site will slow it down. From what I have been able to
ascertain, you have 10 seconds at best for your page to be
fully loaded.
There are exceptions to this
rule. The online CV at www.simplicity.com.au relies heavily
on music to create impact on the visitor... and it works...
knocked my socks off, anyway.
If you really feel the need to
have a background midi playing on your home page, just as in
the case with Flash animations, give your guests a choice to
switch it on or off. You may want to consider a javascript
midi changer as well, to get some variety. These scripts can
be accessed via my site.
About the teacher:
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