futuretrack5: Secret Sound

"Secret Sound" by Dave Rosen

Tue, 28 Feb 2006 21:45:24 +0000

Jeff, John, Magda - sorry it's none of those either!

"Secret Sound" by Magda

Tue, 28 Feb 2006 09:32:58 +0000

Hanging up the phone?

"Secret Sound" by John D.

Tue, 28 Feb 2006 09:18:04 +0000

Opening a can of coke?

"Secret Sound" by Jeff

Tue, 28 Feb 2006 07:56:28 +0000

It's a dishwasher starting!

"Secret Sound" by DAVE ROSEN

Tue, 28 Feb 2006 07:41:25 +0000

Umesh, you can now play the sound on the page :) Thanks again.

"Secret Sound" by DAVE ROSEN

Tue, 28 Feb 2006 07:13:02 +0000

Oh nice spotting - I need to embed the javascript on this page too. Using a lighter.... nope but great guess!

"Secret Sound" by Umesh

Tue, 28 Feb 2006 06:58:08 +0000

Btw i just found out that the play sound is not working in this page http://xhtmlize.com/articles/2006/02/24/secret-sound I think the sound is of zippo's? :-)

"Secret Sound" by DAVE ROSEN

Tue, 28 Feb 2006 01:45:51 +0000

Nope. Here's a clue: the sound is not from a home.

"Secret Sound" by Miha

Mon, 27 Feb 2006 22:18:50 +0000

Closing and double-locking a box?

"Secret Sound" by DAVE ROSEN

Fri, 24 Feb 2006 22:51:59 +0000

Nice guess but no. :)

"Secret Sound" by Umesh

Fri, 24 Feb 2006 11:57:08 +0000

Its a watch ticking

"Secret Sound" by Dave Rosen

Fri, 24 Feb 2006 05:07:35 +0000

Close but no cigar.

"Secret Sound" by Miha

Fri, 24 Feb 2006 03:44:57 +0000

Thump, click, click? :)

Secret Sound

Dave Rosen — Fri, 24 Feb 2006 00:12:00 +0000

When I tell people I’m into Flashing, they usually peg me as an animator or give me an odd look wondering where I keep my trench coat.

The Flash Platform has far outgrown its ‘flashy’ childhood. Now everything from mobile phones, to video game consoles, benefit from the ability to use Flash content – and it’s not just animation.

Recently I helped 37signals play sound around the Campfire.

Embedding a tiny hidden Flash movie that loads and plays mp3 files achieved this. Rather than worry about a FlashUI, it’s all controlled via JavaScript (view the source of this page for details).

It’s great to see… well at least hear… Flash used by such a great company and such a great application.

Here’s another sound way of using Flash.

Can you guess the secret sound?

Listen to the Secret Sound!

The first person to get the right answer will get a postcard from the city hosting this years Commonwealth Games (and a Mockingboard t-shirt once I get around to printing off some).