While I was working on some music related sites, I was looking
for a cheaper (and I suppose quicker)
alternative to the usual array of streaming services - like Windows Media, Real Media and
Quicktime. Most hosting companies charge quite a whack for these streaming services, so I thought
about the possiblity of doing a psuedo music player in Macromedia Flash. A big advantage of using
the Flash plugin is that it has a wide platform base - and nearly all web-enabled computers out there
have or can easily get hold of the plugin. The major downside to using the other common media streaming
services is that there a few to choose from - so people always seem to be faced with the problem of
which one to use..?
So, a bit of Google-ing and fair amount of trail-and-error later I managed to put
together quite a sophisticated Flash MP3 Player. :)
Select a track to listen to:
The Heavy Function track was done by myself and two good friends when we were about 10
years old. We had a day out at my cousins
studio where we put together the first (and only) Heavy Function dub plate! ;)
The other two tracks are just recordings of some 'mixes' that I did when I spent another
afternoon at my cousins studio - I was probably about 10 or 11. My cousin recorded some
samples and I sequenced them.