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RE: Critique time for new web site

Subject: RE: Critique time for new web site
From: Wild Sanctuary <>
Date: Wed, 19 Nov 2003 15:30:05 -0800
Reference got, Gene. How's about some more info?

Bernie

>Just as a point of reference.
>
>Besides a recordist I'm also a Web developer.  I design Webs for 800 x
>600 screens and users of 28Bps modems.  I believe the majority of users
>fall into this category.
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>-----Original Message-----
>From: Barb Beck 
>Sent: Wednesday, November 19, 2003 4:11 PM
>To: 
>Subject: RE: [Nature Recordists] Critique time for new web site
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>Bernie,
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>How about leaving both options up - *.wav and *.mp3
>
>Good Show
>
>Barb Beck
>Edmonton, Alberta, Canada - where a LOT of the White stuff is currently
>falling from the sky
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Walter Knapp 
>Sent: November 19, 2003 3:02 PM
>To: 
>Subject: Re: [Nature Recordists] Critique time for new web site
>
>From: Wild Sanctuary <>
>>
>>  Thanks for the comments, Walt. I know what you mean because we're on
>>  a land-line modem, too. Can't get DSL or similar because we're rural
>>  and about 25,000 feet from the nearest link. Takes me about 15
>>  minutes do download one of those damned MP3 samples and that's way
>>  too long! Given that I don't want to re-design this thing again in
>>  what's left of my life, I figured I'd order something more toward the
>>  leading edge rather than the Pleistocene technologies you and I still
>>  have. But I'll give this some thought because we'd like it to work.
>>
>>  Bernie
>
>Before you think we are dinosaurs, the majority of internet users
>connect via a regular modem. It's easy to focus on the small group with
>high speed connections, most high speed connections are business.
>Particularly if aiming at individuals modems are still very, very
>common. Even if they have it available, the higher price keeps many off
>the high speed stuff.
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>I'm not as bad off as you as far as downloading the mp3's from your
>site. But I hardly get full speed out of the 56k modem.
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>What I do for my site is do a lot of listening. I run up the mp3's at
>various settings and listen. I keep getting the size smaller until I
>don't like what I'm getting and then move back up a little until I
>identify the minimum size that's ok. Better than trying a rote rule, how
>much you can compress varies with each sample.
>
>I'm also very tight on how long my clips are. I pack a lot into a short
>time. Easier to do with ID clips than listening ones.
>
>For any site concerned with selling product the faster your user can get
>things the more likely the sale. People are extremely impatient these
>days. Do note that anyone who's that deep in your site is probably
>partially hooked, which gives you more time to give them the sample.
>
>Walt
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