KeithB hit my problem head on.... Quicktime starts up after waiting aaages, then only plays the first bar of your song. Terribly frustrating! I'm using Firefox too. Hmmmmmmmm...... Canon is one of my favourites too! I always play it using the chill-out style on my psr 3k.

Carrie

Guys, IMO uninstall QT then reinstall it when you need it.

I have Win Patrol (free edition) on my pc and everytime I've had to use QT, it goes nuts blocking QT from trying to change my pc settings and forcing it's way into the startup menu.

I would uninstall it (QT) as I have had to do in the past when it gets too bold on my pc. Reatime player is another one, though not as aggressive that does similar things to the pc.

I don't use a style on this one, I multitracked it instead using voices. I'd like for you guys that like this tune as I do to hear it and venture an opinion.
Terry

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jam on,
Terry
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BTW it's been d/l'd 299 times now successfully.
jam on,
Terry

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jam on,
Terry
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Terry: considering so (relatively) few responders here who have acknowledged successfully downloading & listening to your song, I wonder just how many of thoe 299 downloads were actually successful. In addition, I suspect, even though I wasn't able to download successfuly, that every one of my numerous download attempts was included in your 299 figure.

Terry. I know you produce good music work, so it would be disappointing if far fewer than the 299 d/l's actually got to enjoy hearing it.

I notice that the song file link you provided ends with ".php?id=415" , and not ".mp3" or ".wma", of which I would have expected instead. My guess is that the ".pho?id=415" URL extension was used so your song comes up from within our web browser instead of separately from our Media Player, right? My suggestion (if you want more universal playability) is to (re)post your song linking directly to the URL server address location of your song (and of which the address ends with your song's name and filetype extension: .mp3 or .wma. Just a thought.

Btw: Happy Chinese New Year (Jan 29th) to all,

Scott

Scott,
.php is a file extension. PHP stands for Hypertext Preprocessor. It's a web programming language. I used it to create my own web site.
This .php file is supposed to launch the download. I guess that the .mp3 file is not available directly from the url.

I'd suggest that you press the RIGHT mouse button over the link and choose 'Save Link as' (if you use Mozilla);

George

Terry: considering so (relatively) few responders here who have acknowledged successfully downloading & listening to your song, I wonder just how many of thoe 299 downloads were actually successful.
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Well from my site stats behind the scenes I can tell whether or not it failed as a d/l or was successful. Secondly, I am not at all surprised by very few comments take a look at some of the other tunes that are posted around and see how many comments there are.

It has also been d/l'd from Arrangerworkstation and Steve Deming commented on it, so he had no problems with it opening either. Bebop had no problems with it, I have no problems with it.

I notice that the song file link you provided ends with ".php?id=415" , and not ".mp3" or ".wma", of which I would have expected instead. My guess is that the ".pho?id=415" URL extension was used so your song comes up from within our web browser instead of separately from our Media Player, right? My suggestion (if you want more universal playability) is to (re)post your song linking directly to the URL server address location of your song (and of which the address ends with your song's name and filetype extension: .mp3 or .wma. Just a thought.
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It is an mp3 file all that URL points to is the attachment where the mp is.

All I can tell you is that it opens in the WMP. The problem is not with the URL or the attachment, it is with QT or Firefox, or both on your pc ...... honest. Although people on my forum are using Firefox and don't have a problem with it.
Terry




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jam on,
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Scott,
Try this would you please. Go right to this thread: http://www.musicchops.com/forums/view_topic.php?id=1855&forum_id=3

from there you will be able to click directly on the mp and try it.

thanks,
Terry

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jam on,
Terry
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No luck. Same problem. When Canon.MP3 is downloaded from the link (both via IE and Firefox), to my desktop, it says the file size is 0 bytes. Interestingly enough, I've been downloading & listening to many other people's songs (both WMA, MP3, RM, and Quicktime) off the internet with no problems whatsoever. All I can say at this point, after spending considerable time at this, I gave it my best shot. I suppose (in my case) hearing your song just wasn't meant to be. - Scott

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Thanks Terry,
Persistence is rewarded and I was able to download from your last link. Very slowly though, (9kb/s) compared with my usual download speed of around 500kb/s.
Loved it but discovered another software thing. Played it through the Nero player (which had grabbed the MP3 extension)and it was acceptable. Then decided to play it through Windows Media Player and it sounded much better.
Enjoyed listening but felt it should go a little slower (more measured pace). However I also have been toying with this piece for 15 years or so and I guess one builds in ones' own pace comfort zone. Given that a lot of our music playing (like driving a car) comes out of the sub-concious this is probably understandable.
Good work, you can be proud.
Keith

Scott & Keith,
Scott thanks for trying. I know your time is too valuable to be spending on playing with this.

Keith thanks for the thoughts. Some thing awful bizarre. I click on it and it plays instanly.

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