To: puptcrit-AT-puptcrit.org
Date: Thu, 04 Dec 2008 05:46:41 -0700
Subject: Re: [Puptcrit] =?utf-8?q?foot_control_for_sound=3F?=


I will mention an option I have used to simulate the "single play"
feature of some professional level CD players; Record the sound cues
with several minutes of sound at the end.  Then when your sound cue is
done playing, you just get silence as long as you don't allow too much
time. You obviously need to be generous with the amount of silence you
allow). Some CD burning software will allow you to adjust the amount of
silence after each track.

This will also work for MP3 players... which is what I think might be
the preferred playback machine nowadays.

Regarding MP3 players.  Of course, they have such tiny buttons.  There
are some professional level ones now, with big buttons.  But, like the
standard CD players, the one's I've seen combine the play, and fast
forward features onto one button.  This is dangerous for playback, since
you are not certain what you might do.  Also, the only feedback about
what the player is doing is either the sound itself (when you allow a
period of silence before the actual sound begins, this doesn't help) or
a light.

I would love to see something like the physical feedback of using an old
cassette tape player.  I recall seeing an electronics project to create
an MP3 player for your car. This was before you could purchase anything
like this already made.  It seems that MP3 playback chips are available
for hobbyist.

I have sufficient electronics knowledge, but not the energy to pursue
such a project.  But, I imagine it would be possible to make a
performer's MP3 playback machine with a physical toggle switch for
"Play" and "stop" functions, and a separate "skip to next track" button.

Joe Dunfee

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