Song: Not getting Anywhere anyway
From my bandcamp album, Propagandistic Media, this is the song called, "Not Getting Anywhere Anyway."
On the road to faerie
Don't think i posted this on this blog yet. I call it, "on the road to faerie."
Another Song of Redemption
Now that I have collected most, but not all, of my original music on a site called tindeck, I thought I'd begin to put it up on a few of the web spaces I use. So, I will try my best to not repeat songs that I already have on this blog in some form. But I can't be entirely sure not to.
I'm just unorganized enough to know that there are songs of mine out on the internet that I likely don't have stored away somewhere. In fact, I'm sure there are more songs out there than I can recall. But this effort at tindeck is the best I can do, and I hope to have most of my songs up on YouTube soon too. Right now, I have several in the form of videos posted on YouTube so far at my JY Media Channel.
I'm just unorganized enough to know that there are songs of mine out on the internet that I likely don't have stored away somewhere. In fact, I'm sure there are more songs out there than I can recall. But this effort at tindeck is the best I can do, and I hope to have most of my songs up on YouTube soon too. Right now, I have several in the form of videos posted on YouTube so far at my JY Media Channel.
The magician was late for the ball
This is my latest krita creation. Called, "The Magician Was Late For the Ball."
another test of a different audio source(music album)
This, if I am successful, will be a test of using bandcamp as a source for html audio. Hmm...it seems to be a timed thing, just as with using Google Drive as a download link. So, rather than waste this space, I'll put some other music here. I'm trying not repeat songs I've already posted.
Sloppy Waltz
A Sloppy Waltz by johnyorks
This is just as the title says, pretty much a sloppy waltz. Not too waltz like, but then if it was, it wouldn't be sloppy enough.
This is just as the title says, pretty much a sloppy waltz. Not too waltz like, but then if it was, it wouldn't be sloppy enough.
song: propagandistic media
Since this is the blog that I have tended to post this format and type of audio, I'll post this one here now. This is actually an older song that I realized never got recorded. So, since I still remembered how to play it, I made a version of it using nylon string guitar and vocals.
first attempt of html video hd (and other) tags
It seems like there could be a way to make videos play hd or not hd using html5 video. I would like to add more controls that allow the viewer to switch from hd to normal definition and back again. I would also like to explore the idea of adding more controls in general.This is my first attempt at discovering whether I can accomplish this or not.This is an episode of Sherlock Holmes via the Internet Archive. It is in the public domain.
I seem to lack the knowledge to connect the buttons to the player. Hmm...that is a critical step I'm missing, but if I gain that ability, I'll come back to this post.Until then, I have removed the buttons, but left the video up for any who come upon it and care to watch this episode of Sherlock Holmes
The concept of the "Soundie"
I just discovered the concept of the "Soundie." These were very early music videos, form the 1940s. Some of them are very risque for their time, and I would almost be embarrassed to post them here. But here is one called, "Row,Row,Row."
Flower Power Audio
Here is some music created with lmms that I used as a soundtrack for a short animation. Since this is the blog where I experiment with html and things, I thought I'd attempt to play with the design a little. Perhaps, it will be noticeable, but maybe not.
flowerpoweraudio
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The text/special characters
I've decide to go with a simple font in the hopes of being read more.
Arial seems the most standard. Ha, I learned a new trick with html/css. The hardest part was changing the size. Here is a list of special characters to use. Here is a way of changing the size of the character. As far as what browser will do what with it, that is something I'll have to test out.
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Arial seems the most standard. Ha, I learned a new trick with html/css. The hardest part was changing the size. Here is a list of special characters to use. Here is a way of changing the size of the character. As far as what browser will do what with it, that is something I'll have to test out.
inconsistencies are the norm between browsers and devices with html and embed
Inconsistencies seem to be the norm between browsers and devices. For instance, at least for a short while, I've decided to use a cursive style handwriting for the text of this blog. However, if my understanding is correct, it won't appear that way to someone on a tablet or other mobile device.
When it comes to html audio/video, and the various ways to embed audio/video, who knows what will work in each case. so far, it seems that the newer "embed" code works better in mobile than the older "iframe." But the reverse seems to be the case on a standard OS, especially using Firefox as a browser.
There is even apparently a great difference between browsers. Chrome seems to see every type of tag and code as far as I have been able to gather from my testing. Firefox does not do as well. As I don't use Windows, I have only been able to test IE in older versions on wine. That is hardly a fair way to test it.
It seems that Firefox on a standard OS would prefer the old fashioned "iframe" over the "embed" code, but even that could be something specific to the case. Also, it is hard for me to discern which audio file type plays best in Firefox. It is either ogg or mp3, so if one is able to use both in every attempt, there should be no problem getting it to work. however, it is much more practical to just use mp3, and if Firefox has trouble playing the file, then that is a problem more with Firefox rather than the file type.
Tablets and mobile devices are a whole other situation. For instance, so far from my testing, it seems that an android tablet likes the "embed" tag over the "iframe" tag, but maybe not in all cases. There was at least one case where the "iframe" tag seemed to work well. The problem is that this is the exact opposite of how things seem to work in Firefox.
It seems that the bottom line might be: use Google chrome and see the entire internet (with the exception of a slight problem with flash, which as I posted before is a technology that should be on the way out in the next few years).
When it comes to html audio/video, and the various ways to embed audio/video, who knows what will work in each case. so far, it seems that the newer "embed" code works better in mobile than the older "iframe." But the reverse seems to be the case on a standard OS, especially using Firefox as a browser.
There is even apparently a great difference between browsers. Chrome seems to see every type of tag and code as far as I have been able to gather from my testing. Firefox does not do as well. As I don't use Windows, I have only been able to test IE in older versions on wine. That is hardly a fair way to test it.
It seems that Firefox on a standard OS would prefer the old fashioned "iframe" over the "embed" code, but even that could be something specific to the case. Also, it is hard for me to discern which audio file type plays best in Firefox. It is either ogg or mp3, so if one is able to use both in every attempt, there should be no problem getting it to work. however, it is much more practical to just use mp3, and if Firefox has trouble playing the file, then that is a problem more with Firefox rather than the file type.
Tablets and mobile devices are a whole other situation. For instance, so far from my testing, it seems that an android tablet likes the "embed" tag over the "iframe" tag, but maybe not in all cases. There was at least one case where the "iframe" tag seemed to work well. The problem is that this is the exact opposite of how things seem to work in Firefox.
It seems that the bottom line might be: use Google chrome and see the entire internet (with the exception of a slight problem with flash, which as I posted before is a technology that should be on the way out in the next few years).
Firefox Browser not what it used to be?
Well at this point, I would have to wonder if Firefox has gone downhill? No offense to them, but code and embeds that work on Chrome, simply will not work on Firefox. It could be that the version is in need of an update, or it could be a problem specific to Linux, I don't know. But my recent experience has been that Chrome (with the possible exception of flash, which should be a technology on the way out, but isn't- which is another blog post) works far better than Firefox currently.
Notes on what works with audio tag or embed, and what doesn't
Since I've been working with html audio and various sources for audio tag and embed, I think I've discovered what works and what doesn't. First of all, Chrome seems to be the best browser ofr this sort of thing. Firefox and Opera don't seem to always work, even after testing with Chrome and having it work.
That said, it seems that using the audio tag works better than an embed of audio in many cases. There are sites like bandcamp and others that seem to have worked out a way of getting audio to work all around, on any browser, but doing it yourself - it is likely best to use the audio tag rather than an embed code. Also, using Google Drive as a source only seems to work in the Google Chrome environment. As an aside, Chrome seems to look best on the web in general. What I mean by that is I had problems with the way a web page was designed and looked on Firefox and Opera, but it was fine in Chrome.
Of course, YouTube always seems to work in any browser, but that is mainly a video site that can be used for audio too, not strictly an embed of audio.
Conclusions so far? If one wants to do it the easiest way, use Youtube or Vimeo and create a simple video container for the audio. Or, just as well, use bandcamp. If one is like me, and wants to experiment a little and do it on one's own, then use a stable source like the internet archive, or perhaps if one is more adventurous, tindeck. I would however, avoid using an embed of Google Drive file. It simply doesn't work across all browsers. however, it is likely that browsers other than Chrome will sometimes have problems too. So, if one doesn't have Chrome, get it. The open source Chromium is good too. But the honest truth is, if one uses Windows instead of Linux, Chrome is easier to get and use.
That said, it seems that using the audio tag works better than an embed of audio in many cases. There are sites like bandcamp and others that seem to have worked out a way of getting audio to work all around, on any browser, but doing it yourself - it is likely best to use the audio tag rather than an embed code. Also, using Google Drive as a source only seems to work in the Google Chrome environment. As an aside, Chrome seems to look best on the web in general. What I mean by that is I had problems with the way a web page was designed and looked on Firefox and Opera, but it was fine in Chrome.
Of course, YouTube always seems to work in any browser, but that is mainly a video site that can be used for audio too, not strictly an embed of audio.
Conclusions so far? If one wants to do it the easiest way, use Youtube or Vimeo and create a simple video container for the audio. Or, just as well, use bandcamp. If one is like me, and wants to experiment a little and do it on one's own, then use a stable source like the internet archive, or perhaps if one is more adventurous, tindeck. I would however, avoid using an embed of Google Drive file. It simply doesn't work across all browsers. however, it is likely that browsers other than Chrome will sometimes have problems too. So, if one doesn't have Chrome, get it. The open source Chromium is good too. But the honest truth is, if one uses Windows instead of Linux, Chrome is easier to get and use.
Another experimental attempt
Might as well try this here as well, since it half worked on another blog space. Of course, I should keep in mind that this is where I try out new ideas first. It is a link to some music. So far, it seems to work best using Chrome, but not at all in Firefox or Opera Here is the link. the only thing I can say is use Chrome, not Firefox or Opera, or any other browser.
Some notes on Linux distros
There are times when I really would like to have several desk top computers set up. I don't. Or, at least have two, one to use and one for experimentation with different Linux distros. I do have Virtual Box, but that is not the same as having a distro installed on a computer.
For stability, I have to say that I believe Linux Mint is the best. Or, perhaps I think that because it is easy to use. There is very little to do after installing Linux Mint, whereas other distros require a bit of work to set up after installation.
But, there certainly are times when I like the idea, perhaps a bit romanticized, of Debian. Debian is the polar opposite of Mint when it comes to ease of use and set up. There is a lot that has to be done after installation generally. I suppose it could be used as is upon installation, but there are things that one might want from an OS that have to be gotten after the installation process with Debian.
And then, because I am a person who like to attempt to create various types of art I suppose, whether being visual, video, or audio - there is one of my favorite distros, Ubuntu Studio. There is always something more that could be added from the repos, but the software is pretty much there to create art upon installation of Studio.
Of course, any distro (although I prefer Debian based ones) can be made to suit the needs of the individual user. It is just a matter of taking the time to set things up, and finding the right software in the repos.
For multi-media uses, one could argue that Windows is superior, but I don't think I would like to go back to Windows anymore. I prefer Linux instead.
For stability, I have to say that I believe Linux Mint is the best. Or, perhaps I think that because it is easy to use. There is very little to do after installing Linux Mint, whereas other distros require a bit of work to set up after installation.
But, there certainly are times when I like the idea, perhaps a bit romanticized, of Debian. Debian is the polar opposite of Mint when it comes to ease of use and set up. There is a lot that has to be done after installation generally. I suppose it could be used as is upon installation, but there are things that one might want from an OS that have to be gotten after the installation process with Debian.
And then, because I am a person who like to attempt to create various types of art I suppose, whether being visual, video, or audio - there is one of my favorite distros, Ubuntu Studio. There is always something more that could be added from the repos, but the software is pretty much there to create art upon installation of Studio.
Of course, any distro (although I prefer Debian based ones) can be made to suit the needs of the individual user. It is just a matter of taking the time to set things up, and finding the right software in the repos.
For multi-media uses, one could argue that Windows is superior, but I don't think I would like to go back to Windows anymore. I prefer Linux instead.
Song:Trouble in district 13
This is from a while back, but I still think it came out well enough. Steel String acoustic guitar and vocals, with overdub lead acoustic guitar as well. So far, I believe this way of doing it only works using Google Chrome.
audio, video, and html code - too many choices
Now that I know several ways of posting audio or video, using html audio or video tag, or various ways to embed either audio or video, I can't really decide how it should be done. I suppose I could use various sources, doing a little of each method at different times. Is it best just to use YouTube or Vimeo to embed video? Should i always use html audio or video tag to do it? should I use an embed code? Which source am I most comfortable using?
These are all questions to be answered to if I wish to continue posting, but likely I'll still use this blog to practice whichever way is hardest for me to accomplish, and do what is easier on other blog spaces.
These are all questions to be answered to if I wish to continue posting, but likely I'll still use this blog to practice whichever way is hardest for me to accomplish, and do what is easier on other blog spaces.
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Aiff best copies
I may have gotten better at post-production finally to the point where I can sort of do it. Here are the best copies of songs so far.
