Comments on: Mediator 9: Using Sounds

By: Aisling Hagan

Aisling Hagan — Wed, 30 Nov 2011 15:43:04 +0000

Hi Jeremy,
Thanks for all the screencasts- they really enabled me to get started on Mediatior. I was wondering have you information on the easiest way to create animation in Mediator. I would like to do things like have an old book and then click on it to make it appear open? Or create the impression on a page that you are turning it over? I hope my request is clear and that i am not muddling!
Your help would be greatly appreaciated.

By: Jeremy

Jeremy — Fri, 13 May 2011 18:38:20 +0000

Thanks very much for your nice comments. I’d really like to add some more screencasts to the series but since becoming a dad I haven’t managed to find the time. I’m hopeful that I might get to make some more in the next few months. When I do, I will certainly be adding an advanced audio episode.

By: Da

Da — Wed, 11 May 2011 17:46:10 +0000

Hello, I would like to thank you for your nice screencasts on mediator 9. I’ve been using it to devellop an educational cd-rom. Your voice is very clear and the explanations are great. I wish you could continue doing them since I’ve watched all present already.
About the sound question I had the same challange in my project. I think it would be great for mediator 9 to have included an pre-made button for on/off music.
Anyway, I solved this problem (in part) by adding two buttons, one for play and another for stop the music. Seems the best and easy way to contour this problem for me.
Hoping to hear from you soon. Good luck!

By: Jeremy

Jeremy — Wed, 19 Jan 2011 15:37:39 +0000

I’m sorry but I don’t fully understand your question. Could you try to rephrase and then I’ll see if I can give you any useful advice.

By: shafiq

shafiq — Sat, 15 Jan 2011 20:26:41 +0000

Hi, I am creating something in mediator 9, and i wanted to know is there a way of me adding audio to my text, instead of me recording the text and then add that with the text so that if text is clicked it is read out, or do i have to use adobe, thanks

By: Pankit

Pankit — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 03:21:14 +0000

Hey, No!
If i am not wrong, a better and more efficient way out would be to have a button (on a master page) with a vb or java script (to produce the desired effect) attached to it using the programming tab. However, what would be the script? I am not having even a working knowledge of either (vb or java). Guess, steep road ahead!
Thanks for sharing my concern. TC

By: Jeremy

Jeremy — Sun, 29 Aug 2010 16:01:20 +0000

I would handle this in the following way:

- Create a global text variable called something like ‘audioSwitch’ and give this a default value of ‘on’.
- Add an audio on/off button to your pages (perhaps using a master page) and set this to toggle the value of your variable using an ‘If’ event.
- Use some conditional programming (’If’ events) to check the value of your audioSwitch variable before playing any sounds (i.e. if variable is set to ‘on’ then play sound else do nothing).

The weakness with the above method is that sound files that have already begun playing won’t stop when the button is clicked.

Hope this helps. If I get a chance to do an advanced audio screencast I’ll try to include something along these lines.

By: Pankit Gandhi

Pankit Gandhi — Sat, 28 Aug 2010 14:57:06 +0000

Hi Jeremy!
Just wondering how to create a Global Sound on/off button in Mediator. Tried a bit but with no success.
Awaiting your reply.
Take Care