MelonLand Forum
World Wide Web => ✁ ∙ Web Crafting => Topic started by: DJoftheCoven on June 11, 2022, 02:52:45 am
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One of my favorite things for a website to have is a little bit of music to listen to while I'm browsing, which is why I've been looking for audio to use for different parts of my personal website. On the version of my site currently up, I already have a track playing on the front page--but in case any of you weren't caught up with my posts (and I don't expect anyone to do that, lol) I'm planning an overhaul of my site for a better and more personalized layout. I'm using eggramen layouts currently, and I'd like to try my hand at making one more suited to my own tastes.
How would you say you go about choosing music for certain parts of a website, and would you say there are any social faux-pas to make in regards to picking audio for a page?
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I don't think there are any faux-pas's (I actually really don't like the idea of faux-pas's in general). Although I personally find it annoying when a page has overly aggressive anime music or something :tongue:
In terms of picking music.. pick music you like, something you actually want to listen too. It's nice if you can theme it to your pages subject in some way, but I don't think it's essential. In some cases you might want more ambient sound rather than music, or maybe not! It all depends on the vibe your going for!
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In the olden days, back before browsers had tabs and we'd typically only have one website open at a time, I liked having background music. It was a cool feature that added to the immersion, especially on sites that used Flash or Shockwave. But with so much multitasking going on these days, I'm thankful that browsers now show you which tabs are making noise and let you mute them with one click.
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I think it's pretty cool when websites have music play in the background, it adds character to the site and lets your viewers see what kind of music you like! I do often listen to my own music while I'm browsing, though, so it can be very jarring to have music play out of nowhere.
The best way I've seen it done is, when a site has a page where you have to click an icon to actually get into the main part of the website (I know the name of these type of pages is somewhere in my memory, but it eludes me right now - whatever), they'll have something that says the site automatically plays music, and has an option to disable it! I actually don't disable the music very often, but just having a warning lets me pause my own music - or, if I'm really into what I'm listening to, I will disable the automatic music.