Flash Audio Player
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- zakcoop0
I see that your player has the same problem as most. When an MP3 is called from Flash and begins downloading, then a user clicks the "next" button and another track begins loading the first track keeps loading, and so on, and so on ...
So, ultimately what happens is that the browser keeps downloading multiple tracks, but the user does not know that.
To see what I mean, use Safari to browse your Friday Jams player or a player I made for one of my clients (www.willyporter.com). Try skipping between songs before each one downloads completely and open the "Window -> Activity" window in Safari so you can see the progress of the MP3 downloads. You'll notice that you can have multiple MP3s downloading at the same time if you skip through the songs quickly without letting them load quickly.
As far as I know, Macromedia is aware of this problem, but it's a real bummer since the bug soaks up bandwidth in a hurry.
We can never assume how users will interact with an MP3 streamer or player, so this bug really sucks.
Just a side note. I really became frustrated when I tried creating an efficient player. Ultimately, my solution at willyporter.com is a good one, but suffers from this bug like every other Flash MP3 player out there.
I digress.
Aaron Cooper