| How many times have you read in an online
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| | psychological nudges in the right
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| forum or a web design tutorial that
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| | direction can mean the difference between
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| embedded midi (Musical Instrumental
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| | a two-week vacation in Cancun and a day
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| Digital Interface) files are "bad"?
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| | trip to the local water park.The real
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| Probably more times than you care to
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| | problems with embedded midi files arise
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| remember. For the most part, embedded
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| | when webmasters do not give their
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| sound files of any kind have been
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| | visitors any control over the sounds
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| categorized as web site "bling-bling",
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| | emanating from their web pages. Most
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| right along side animated gifs, flashing
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| | people become frustrated and annoyed when
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| banners and complex frames layouts.
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| | they are forced to listen to music that
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| Essentially, they just contribute to
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| | they cannot shut off at leisure. Using
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| unnecessary glitz and clutter that does
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| | the example above, I imagine that even
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| nothing more than distract visitors and
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| | John and Jane would be getting pretty
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| significantly slow page download
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| | annoyed around the 10th time the
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| times.There is historical justification
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| | background music loops as they are still
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| for this stereotype, as many beginning
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| | trying to decide between the granite and
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| webmasters tend to go overboard with the
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| | the obsidian plaque.The IE browser makes
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| bells and whistles on their first web
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| | it a bit easier in cases like this
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| design attempts. This is just part of
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| | because the toolbar stop button is
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| the learning process and should not be
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| | capable of stopping midi play, along with
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| judged too harshly.With all the bad press
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| | page download and all other animation, of
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| that embedded midi files get, some of the
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| | course. However, other browsers like
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| more accomplished web designers tend to
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| | Mozilla Firefox that have to rely on a
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| avoid using them. This is unfortunate,
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| | QuickTime or other third party plug-ins
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| because if implemented and managed
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| | do not have this luxury. If the site
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| properly, midi files can add benefit to
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| | designer does not supply a control
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| some types of web sites, both for the
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| | console of some type, the visitors are
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| visitors and the web site owners. In
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| | held prisoner and will likely escape at
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| fact, I'm going to go as far as to say
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| | the first chance they get.There is no
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| that an appropriately implemented midi
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| | voodoo involved with displaying a midi
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| file can actually drive more traffic and
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| | console on a web page. The basic EMBED
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| even increase sales! Sound fishy? Maybe
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| | code is fairly standard. You've probably
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| so, but just hear me out.The key to using
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| | seen or used something similar to this in
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| a midi file effectively is to help create
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| | the past:< EMBED SRC="filename.mid"
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| a desired mood in conjunction with the
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| | HIDDEN="false" AUTOSTART="true"
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| color scheme, graphics, and layout of a
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| | VOLUME="60" height="25" width="200"
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| given web page. Let me give you an
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| | LOOP="true" >The trick is getting the
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| example.Let's pretend that John and Jane
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| | darn console to display properly across
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| have just lost their precious little
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| | all browsers using different plug-ins.
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| Maltese of 12 years to kidney failure.
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| | The embed statement shown above, for
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| They are surfing the Web, looking for a
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| | example, will not display properly in
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| perfect pet memorial to celebrate the
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| | Firefox or Netscape using the QuickTime
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| life of their dear friend. They have
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| | plug-in.I have had decent success
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| narrowed their search to your site 'A'
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| | implementing midi consoles using BGSOUND
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| and a competitor site 'B'. Site 'B' has
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| | with the following javascript. I make no
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| a professional looking site, reasonable
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| | guarantees, but I've seen this work in
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| prices, adorable pictures of other pets
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| | the newer Firefox and Netscape browsers
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| whose owners have bought from and
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| | using the QuickTime plug-in as well as in
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| recommend them, and detailed descriptions
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| | IE with QuickTime or Windows Media
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| and images of the various memorials. It
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| | Player.x="midifilename.mid";
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| almost brings a tear to your eye.
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| | document.write('< NOEMBED >< BGSOUND
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| Almost.Now, your site 'A' has comparable
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| | SRC="'+x+'" AUTOSTART=true LOOP=true ><
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| professionalism, prices, emotional
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| | NOEMBED >< EMBED SRC="'+x+'" WIDTH=200
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| design, etc., but in addition, you've
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| | HEIGHT=45 AUTOSTART=true LOOP=true >
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| included an embedded midi file that plays
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| | ')Don't be afraid to experiment. If you
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| a sad little, heart-tugging, piece of
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| | have an existing web site or are in the
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| music in the background. Those eyes that
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| | process of building one that you think
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| were almost ready to tear up at your
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| | might benefit from a bit of midi
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| competitor's site now start watering full
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| | psychology, then track down an
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| tilt as the background music helps them
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| | appropriate file and give it a whirl.
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| remember all the wonderful times they had
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| | You may be pleasantly surprised.Bob Davis
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| with their pup. Who do you think they're
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| | is a professional database consultant,
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| going to buy from? Exactly.The previous
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| | web designer, graphic artist, and
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| example may be a bit over-dramatized, but
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| | Internet marketer.
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| the theory is sound. Sometimes, little
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