Poll: Metronome Click or Strokes Per Minute Text?

[Phaenixeon]

Hey guys, I'm just about ready to release a little 4 part flash-tease series I've been working on, but before I do I wanted to know everyone's opinion on this.

Do you prefer teases to have an audible metronome click that you stroke along with, or do you prefer being told how many strokes to do each second? By the way, I'm referring to an actual built in metronome in the flash tease, not a "go to this metronome website" thing.

I personally prefer the metronome since then you don't have to count it out in your head, but I figured maybe some people prefer it the other way or don't use sound during the flash teases.

Don't feel obliged to post, just put in your vote so I can see what the community is thinking.

Thanks for the info!

[breastworshipper]

I like a metronome as it's controlling. What I don't like is if the metronome is excessively slow in pace. I'm not fond of a really slow pace anyways, but it's even worse with a boringly slow metronome. At least without a metronome in those cases, I can speed the pace up a little to where it's not boring.

[Nezhul]

Metronome is better for the user. But it's such a pain in the ass for the author. Be warned, that if you change a page in any way after you add metronome - the sound line will be deleted.

[ThomasKu]

Stroking at a certain speed is not a science. I prefer being told how fast to stroke with a timer which helps to keep an eye on the seconds.

[t&d&cbt4me]

With a metronome, I don't have to take my eyes off the picture to look at a clock. I can keep the fantasy with the model going more easily that way, rather than stealing quick looks as I try to keep an eye on the timer.

[breastworshipper]

With a metronome, I don't have to take my eyes off the picture to look at a clock. I can keep the fantasy with the model going more easily that way, rather than stealing quick looks as I try to keep an eye on the timer.

I think it also helps keep your mental eye on the ball as well. If you are told to stroke at a certain timed pace, then you must mentally distract yourself to calculate you are meeting the criteria. A metronome eliminates this issue. You just follow it. Sound is also a very powerful tool. Not enough of these flash teases involve sound. Even just the metronome adds a huge element of difference.

[janmb]

I prefer sound since it feels more controlling as well as allows you to take the focus off the clock a bit more.

[Decker]

I too would prefer to hear the sound embedded in the tease. I feel this thread is partially a response to my teases not having this feature... the reason has simply been that I don't know how to do it. I'm pretty sure it's somewhere in the mountain of technical and programming advice in the forums, but I haven't been excited about sifting through it. If anyone wants to post (or PM me) how to embed the sound in the tease, I'll be sure to change my ways (assuming it's simple enough).

[Nezhul]

ritz
http://www.milovana.com/forum/viewtopic ... 55&start=0

[masterstroke]

You are correct Nezul. Embedding a metronome is a pain in the ass. Having embedded sound and two metronomes in my teases my recommendation is lay out the tease in Nyx with the pictures, timers and buttons. Then test the tease timers and buttons without sound. Make any changes. Add the sound last. Add the first sound and test it to make sure it works. Add the other sounds and then test the entire tease to make sure it works. It takes some extra time but it will save you headaches in the end. Your sound files also have to be mp3 files.

When you add sound the script should look something like this:

page3#page(
'',
pic("03busc.jpg"),
buttons(page4#, "Naked"),
hidden:sound('clothes.mp3')
);

This script is assuming the sound file is not looped.

You also have to add and save the sound commands under the script tab.

Good luck.

Metronome is better for the user. But it's such a pain in the ass for the author. Be warned, that if you change a page in any way after you add metronome - the sound line will be deleted.

[Nezhul]

Also, remember that there's no such thing as repeating the sound in nyx. So if you want a page 1 minute long to have metronome in it - make 1 minute long file. Note, that you can still use this file for any page shorter than 1 minute.

Also, to save up some space (and make the sound to load fater) you should make the size of a file as small as possible. For metronome "30bps mono" is usually enough. You should avoid stereo, for it basically consists of 2 tracks, not 1. So it's twice as big (almost).

[masterstroke]

If you need metronome files a good place to start is reztronics.

http://www.reztronics.com/prod01.htm

Their metronome files are from 65 bmp to 250 bpm.

[Nezhul]

can send files 12bpm - .... dont remember the higher value. 12-180 bpm are in 1 minute files already.

[Decker]

Much thanks... I think I've got it figured out. Nezhul... yeah if you wouldn't mind, that would save me the digging. Thanks!

[Nezhul]

I'll send it to your audrey mail later on today.