Definitely made me chuckle once I got the full experience.
One of the worst user experiences I have experienced in the recent years is those notifications telling me that my volume is too loud. But such assumption most of the time is totally wrong as it is hardware dependent. Especially when you use additional speakers or headphones with their own volume regulators. On windows 8.1, every time you make your volume higher than 40%, you will be interrupted with notification about high volume causing hearing loss, similar tactics is used in android.
So in my opinion checking system volume to determine whether the sound is too low or too high is completely wrong approach.
I use an external amplifier connected through a front-panel IO port. Both the front panel and my amplifier have volume knobs. I don't use the system try to control my levels. I know I'm an odd case, but surely there many people out there with basic integrated speaker setups with volume knobs.
The simplest solution would be to visually indicate to your user as early as possible that your page uses audio. If it is designed to be particularly loud or quiet, you can mention that, too.
> To prevent these kinds of nuisance scenarios, the user agent must acquire the user’s consent to access non-default audio output devices. This would prevent the library example outlined earlier, because the application would not be authorized to play out audio from the system speakers.
> The default audio output device is always authorized.
:-(
[1] http://www.w3.org/TR/audio-output/#privacy-consent (section 5.1)EDIT: Someone found my comment worth downvoting.
In case you missed part of the joke: you need to turn your speakers on
can't wait to use it now!
http://www.redwoodsoft.com/dru/elevator/
The music no longer plays in browsers for some reason.
Thanks for the "great" experience :)
Actually made me laugh a little, nice!
Do you have ublock? Try disabling that on this page.
does that track have a title?
I'm very annoyed about the sudden blaring, jarring music. Got a few angry stares from colleagues.
The polite thing to have done would at least put up a notice.
If I ever go postal in the open plan office here, then it's going to be over random noise (skype sounds being the worst culprit) escaping someone's unmuted laptop.
This is so true... I learned it the hard (embarrassing) way.