Designer Pro X V.18 Autoplay Audio

[Liann]

I have searched for a long time the answer to this question and did not see exactly what I need.
So sorry if this is a repeat and do not mean to take up your time.

My mp3 when dragged into the document either does not play at all or plays for 2 seconds and then nothing.
It does not repeat or even play the entire mp3.

I also do not want the control bar showing. Which I can place it off the page, but only if the audio plays and loops on its own.

May I please have some assistance?

Thank you,
Lisa

[Acorn]

Lisa, in general:

• Drag you MP3 onto your design
• Accept Autoplay
• Open into the Widget's Placeholder Body
• Delete - class="xar_meplayer"
• Delete - controls
• Add - loop
• You might have to add - controls hidden

Modern browsers do not like autoplay so you may have to come back and ask how to start an audio file otherwise.

Acorn

[Liann]

Thank you. It did hide the controls, but the music did not play. Could it be that I have a Fade slideshow going on that page, too.
Maybe they don't like each other?

[Acorn]

Thank you. It did hide the controls, but the music did not play. Could it be that I have a Fade slideshow going on that page, too.
Maybe they don't like each other?

Lisa, nothing to do with anything you have. Browsers nowadays block autoplay! https://developer.chrome.com/blog/autoplay/

Here is an approach that just about gets round it: JS - Autolooping Audio.xar.

Shift+Ctrl+Alt+A is a hidden, little known Xara command that attaches an external file to an element.
Shift+Ctrl+Alt+D on a selected element detaches all attached files.

Acorn

[handrawn]

and I am grateful that they do - the last thing I want is to go to a site and have ad audio blaring out at me

ok I am sure that is not your intention, but we can't have it both ways in a browser setting that respects user experience across the board

[Acorn]

and I am grateful that they do - the last thing I want is to go to a site and have ad audio blaring out at me
ok I am sure that is not your intention, but we can't have it both ways in a browser setting that respects user experience across the board

handrawn, I agree, it ought to be an opt-in experience.

My coding allows for a range of designer choices; a looping, uninterruptible cacophony ought not to be one though. I was expecting a quiet susurration.
Perhaps I should have included a document.getElementById('music').volume = 0.2; statement.

Acorn

[Liann]

handrawn, I agree, it ought to be an opt-in experience.

My coding allows for a range of designer choices; a looping, uninterruptible cacophony ought not to be one though. I was expecting a quiet susurration.
Perhaps I should have included a document.getElementById('music').volume = 0.2; statement.

Acorn

The audio paired with the fade slideshow is to play like a video. The book author customer has requested it. The slideshow would be an artists rendition of the main characters of her book. It would not be blaring at the website viewer. It would run as a mini video. I still couldn't get it to run without physically pressing the play button on the controls anyway. She wanted it to run like the opening to the Scrooge movie with Albert Finney from 44 seconds in to 2:26 https://www.google.com/search?q=scro...vClSBQnDw,st:0

[Acorn]

The audio paired with the fade slideshow is to play like a video. The book author customer has requested it. The slideshow would be an artists rendition of the main characters of her book. It would not be blaring at the website viewer. It would run as a mini video. I still couldn't get it to run without physically pressing the play button on the controls anyway. She wanted it to run like the opening to the Scrooge movie with Albert Finney from 44 seconds in to 2:26 https://www.google.com/search?q=scro...vClSBQnDw,st:0

Lisa, you've not made it easy for yourself.

The big problem you will have is one of synchronisation.
If the Fade Slideshow is playing like a video then make it into a video and embed the narration into that.
Then as you loop the video you can have a Narration On/Off feature that it properly synced as you've made it so.
Any other approach assuming no loading delays, no slideshow pauses or resets and no jumping between variants.

You have yet to cover how your quiet narration will sound on a vast array of systems with different settings. That omission is scary.

With a fair bit of coding I could probably manage a trigger per slide transition to start an audio as the correct point and stop on slide transition out to await the next trigger.

I welcome anyone's suggestions here.

Have a look at Google Slides.
It allows adding Audio to a Slide. I believe you can use the one audio file with different start and stop points for each slide. If not, use separate audio files.
You then use File > Share > Publish to web and in the Embed, tick Start Slideshow (autostart) and Restart (loop).

I have not fully checked but the audio engages without user interaction (https://docs.google.com/presentation...3V4Tk/present#!).
This is an old approach as GS not directly includes Audio files (MP3) so not MP4 conversion is needed.

You would then add the Embed Code into a Placeholder - Google Slides - Autostart & Loop.xar.

Acorn

[Liann]

Lisa, you've not made it easy for yourself.

The big problem you will have is one of synchronisation.
If the Fade Slideshow is playing like a video then make it into a video and embed the narration into that.
Then as you loop the video you can have a Narration On/Off feature that it properly synced as you've made it so.
Any other approach assuming no loading delays, no slideshow pauses or resets and no jumping between variants.

You have yet to cover how your quiet narration will sound on a vast array of systems with different settings. That omission is scary.

With a fair bit of coding I could probably manage a trigger per slide transition to start an audio as the correct point and stop on slide transition out to await the next trigger.

I welcome anyone's suggestions here.

Have a look at Google Slides.
It allows adding Audio to a Slide. I believe you can use the one audio file with different start and stop points for each slide. If not, use separate audio files.
You then use File > Share > Publish to web and in the Embed, tick Start Slideshow (autostart) and Restart (loop).

I have not fully checked but the audio engages without user interaction (https://docs.google.com/presentation...3V4Tk/present#!).
This is an old approach as GS not directly includes Audio files (MP3) so not MP4 conversion is needed.

You would then add the Embed Code into a Placeholder - Google Slides - Autostart & Loop.xar.

Acorn

I think she wants just a generic audio and synchronization probably wouldn't be a factor. I will look into the Google slides. I may talk her out of the audio.
Thank you so very much for your assistance. I really appreciate it.

[Egg Bramhill]

It's Sunday and susurrations are great for Sundays. So great I had to look it up

What is an example of susurration?
To susurrate is to rustle or make a soft, whispery sound. There's nothing more relaxing than sitting outside on a summer night listening to the leaves susurrate overhead.