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DWM Music offers high quality sound samples to help you find just what you're looking (and listening) for. All music audio clips are indicated by an underlined title. To hear the clips, simply click on the song title. What you need to hear RealAudio samples If your system is not equipped with a RealPlayer, you can download one at no charge below:
Frequently Asked Questions and Troubleshooting RealNetworks' Help and Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) page. "I can see my RealPlayer, but I can't hear any sound." This could mean that you still need to install the RealPlayer. To install your RealPlayer once it is downloaded, please follow these instructions from RealAudio: Locate and launch the file you downloaded by exploring your hard drive or choosing the Run option in the Start menu. (The file is where your Web browser saved it.) This will begin the RealPlayer Minimal Download setup process. If you don't know where you saved the file on a Windows system, first check to see if it is on your desktop. If it is, simply double-click the icon to launch the RealPlayer installation program. Otherwise, use the Find command and search all drives on the system for the "setup folder" (for the latest version of the RealPlayer). Similarly, on a Macintosh you can find the file by using the "Find File" utility from your main menu. Once you find and run this installation program, your browser should be set up to play a RealAudio file. "I've downloaded the RealPlayer, but it won't show up on my screen." Normally when you install the RealPlayer, it automatically sets up your Web browser for you. If your RealPlayer is not launched when you click on a link to a song, you will need to manually configure your browser for RealAudio. The file-type settings for your browser are probably found in the Preferences or Options for your browser under Viewers or Helper Applications, but if you use Microsoft Internet Explorer or the AOL browser, you may find them by double-clicking on the My Computer icon on your desktop and then choosing Options, under View in your menu bar. Here is the file-type description to enter into your browser preferences for helper applications:
Find the directory into which the RealPlayer was installed, and select it as the application to launch. "The sound quality is not good. If audio sounds too fast, too slow, scratchy, or distorted, changing the RealPlayer performance settings may help.
"Audio clips stop and start intermittently."
We have selected Real Audio as our
format for sound samples because of superior sound quality. Some
connections could force these clips to play in chunks. If this is
the case, you might want to try modifying your Real Audio Player
settings. An
option is offered to download an entire audio file, as opposed to streaming it.
This should allow you to listen to a sound sample without interruption
on a dial-up (56K) connection. Here are the steps to follow...
Open the Real Audio Player > Tools >
Preferences > Connection or Playback Settings (depending on the version
of player you have). The current version offers a box to check
that helps dial-ups along by pausing play at the beginning. It
also has a Turbo Play feature that could be useful. Experiment
with settings that appear to support dial-up connections and better
performance could be your reward.
Traffic on your local network or the network at large, could also be a factor. "I'm still having trouble and none of this describes the RealAudio problem I'm having." Please look for further help and explanations on RealNetworks' Help and Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) page. |
