... Is this thing on?
Right, so I got Flam Player up and running. (Isn't it shiny?) I'm wondering what people think about it, though -- or, more specifically, what they think about how it's incorporated into the page.
Basically what I've done, is combine the Now Playing and Midi Archive sections into a single, compact area and put it down below the Flam Player. And although the flash file for Flam Player loads upon viewing the page, the actual mp3s don't start loading until you click play, so I figure it's not too much more of a strain for those using 56K connections. And the midis are also still there (and I still plan on adding new ones for at least a while longer) for people who don't want to wait for the mp3s to load. So there's an option for people with both low- and high-bandwidth connections.
The comments section is meant to replace the Now Playing posts that I made before. So rather than having my comments jumbled together with other stuff, they'll now be easily accessible, right next to the music itself. And the box will scroll when there gets to be more comments than would normally fit, so there won't be any restrictions on how long I can ramble, heh.
Also, I've moved the Site Portfolio bit into the sidebar, below the Talents section. I think the buttons fit in a lot better there than at the bottom of the introduction. And having more stuff underneath the Sound Test and Comments divs kind of did funky things to the spacing, so out they went.
As for what I'm planning on doing with the Flam Player, I'm thinking it's going to mostly be a place where I can toss up whatever I'm currently listening to a lot, and share it with other people. That way everyone can sample some of the awesome gaming music I listen to, which most people probably wouldn't ever bother with otherwise, and hear the funky variety of other stuff I listen to. So I think it'll be a fun addition to the page, and be a lot better and more flexible than the midis.
So, comments? Give me the good, the bad, and the Shinmaru. I'm open to suggestions regarding layout changes.
