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John Stakes · July 17th, 2010, 08:37 PM

On my website I added background music. This is annoying to content producers, but clients usually enjoy it. However, the sound is a little too loud for my taste. Is there a way to adjust the volume in flash prior to export? I do not want to add controls to the site, only sound on/off.

Thanks

Andrew Smith · July 18th, 2010, 10:34 AM

You'd possibly have to edit the sound levels in the recording prior to importing the asset in to Flash.

It would be a good idea to have a button to turn the background music on rather than have it start by default. That way it is "opt-in" for the visitor.

Web sites with auto-playing music remind me of the MIDI / muzak horrors from back in the 90s. And back then the web site owners thought they were wonderful. (shudder)

Andrew

John Stakes · July 20th, 2010, 07:32 AM

Thanks Andrew. I don't have any sound-editing software, but I was able to bring the .mp3 into Premiere and adjust it there. That's another reason I wanted to make it lower, so it would be more of a relaxer than an annoyance. Kind of an unconscious thought.

JS

Andrew Smith · July 21st, 2010, 06:31 AM

A really beaut audio editor is "Audacity" which is open source and free.

Audacity: Free Audio Editor and Recorder

This should be of help to you.

Andrew

July 17th, 2010, 08:37 PM	#1
John Stakes Major Player Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Orlando, FL Posts: 558	Flash audio question On my website I added background music. This is annoying to content producers, but clients usually enjoy it. However, the sound is a little too loud for my taste. Is there a way to adjust the volume in flash prior to export? I do not want to add controls to the site, only sound on/off. Thanks

July 18th, 2010, 10:34 AM	#2
Andrew Smith Equal Opportunity Offender Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Brisbane, Australia Posts: 3,072	You'd possibly have to edit the sound levels in the recording prior to importing the asset in to Flash. It would be a good idea to have a button to turn the background music on rather than have it start by default. That way it is "opt-in" for the visitor. Web sites with auto-playing music remind me of the MIDI / muzak horrors from back in the 90s. And back then the web site owners thought they were wonderful. (shudder) Andrew

July 20th, 2010, 07:32 AM	#3
John Stakes Major Player Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Orlando, FL Posts: 558	Thanks Andrew. I don't have any sound-editing software, but I was able to bring the .mp3 into Premiere and adjust it there. That's another reason I wanted to make it lower, so it would be more of a relaxer than an annoyance. Kind of an unconscious thought. JS

July 21st, 2010, 06:31 AM	#4
Andrew Smith Equal Opportunity Offender Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Brisbane, Australia Posts: 3,072	A really beaut audio editor is "Audacity" which is open source and free. Audacity: Free Audio Editor and Recorder This should be of help to you. Andrew