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  1. What is the Multi-Format Queuing Player?
  2. I use IE6 - How can I use the Multi-Format Queuing Player?
  3. How do I disable the Multi-Format Queuing Player?
  4. What happens if I'm using an unsupported browser?
  5. What should I do if I'm using an unsupported browser or platform, and I still want to use the queuing player?
  6. Can I select which music types the queuing player should support?
  7. How can I disable the player queue?
  8. Why don't the volume controls work when listening to MIDI files?
  9. When do files in the player count against my daily file allowances?
  10. When clicking an email link, how do I prevent it from opening inside the Multi-Format Queuing Player?
  11. How can I direct all MIDI files to MidiGate instead of the Classical Archives Player?
Supported Platforms
  Browsers Platforms
Supported IE 6.x
IE 5.x
 		Win XP
Win 2000
Win NT
Win ME
Win 98
Win 95
Not
Supported		 IE 3.x-4.x
NS 3.x-6.x
Opera 		Mac
Linux
Unix
Win 3.x
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  1. What is the Multi-Format Queuing Player?

    The Classical Archives Multi-Format Queuing Player is a new piece of software (in the form of a web page - not a downloaded application) which can better manage the playing of all our audio files.

    This player has many functions:
    It is VERY IMPORTANT for you to understand that this player does NOT actually generate the sounds coming from your speakers. All sounds are still generated by your sound card or by your external synthesizer. The player simply passes the file to play to the appropriate hardware/software that is indicated by your selection in your Window's Control Panel or to the embedded Windows Media Player plugin (which is used by this player.) So the quality of the sounds (or lack thereof) is completely outside the control of the player.

    A note about cookies. This player does use a number of cookies to operate. For example your queue (playlist) is stored in a cookie on your computer. So are the various settings that you select. Remember that these cookies are inoffensive little text files that only the player can read. It is not used by anyone else. In fact even we do not read these cookies. They are only used by the player to function properly. They are not used to keep track of what you play or anything else of that sort. For more details on cookies, please read this.

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  2. I use IE6 - How can I use the Multi-Format Queuing Player?

    If you use our Queuing Player in IE6, you may need to disable the IE6 built-in player bar. Follow the directions in the image below:

    IE6 media option


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  3. How do I disable the Multi-Format Queuing Player?

    You may disable the player by going to your user settings page and selecting the option to disable the player.

    You may also disable the player from inside the player, itself. Simply click the "Setup" button and selecting the option to disable the player. Once disabled, you may re-enable it by going to your user settings page.

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  4. What happens if I'm using an unsupported browser?

    If your browser or platform is not currently supported, all selected files will be automatically directed to your default player.

    You may also manually disable the queuing player, if, for example, you'd prefer to use your default player, by going to your user settings page, and selecting the option to disable.

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  5. What should I do if I'm using an unsupported browser or platform, and I still want to use the queuing player?

    There is really only one option: use or upgrade to a browser/platform that is currently supported.

    If you are using an older version of Internet Explorer, you can upgrade your browser to the latest version of IE.

    If you are using an incompatible platform, there is nothing you can do except install a supported OS, or use a different computer with a supported OS.

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  6. Can I select which music types the queuing player should support?

    If you'd like to play a particular music type (e.g., MIDI) through your default player (e.g., MidiGate), you can do so by going to your user settings page, and unchecking "Midi" from the list of supported music types.

    You can also modify the supported music types from inside the player, itself. Simply click the "Setup" button and selecting "Change support for particular music types".

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  7. How can I disable the player queue?

    To disable the auto-queuing playlist, click on the "Setup" button in the player, and select "Disable Playlist Queue".

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  8. Why don't the volume controls work when listening to MIDI files?

    If you are using an external sound source (e.g., external MIDI synthesizer) the volume controls will not and cannot work. You will not be able to adjust the volume using the player's built-in controls. You'll need to control the volume using the external synth controls.

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  9. When do files in the player count against my daily file allowances?

    Clicking any file in the playlist and selecting "replay" from the menu will always count against your daily file allowances, even if you've already downloaded the file.

    Files in the playlist queue that haven't been downloaded yet (identifiable by their yellow color), may be modified, moved, or deleted freely, without penalty.

    Every time you click a file in the playlist and choose the "save to disk" option from the menu, the request will count against your daily file allowances, even if you've already downloaded or played the file, or choose to terminate the download before it has completed.

    When playing ASX playlists containing multiple WMA files, you may freely navigate back and forth between the various entries (using the back and forward buttons). It will only count as one download (regardless of how may individual entries it contains). The only time it will count against your daily allowance is if you click the back button, while listening to the very first entry. This action will re-request the entire ASX file from the server, and count as another download.

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  10. When clicking an email link, how do I prevent it from opening inside the Multi-Format Queuing Player?

    When using our CMA queuing player, if you click on a web link inside an email (for example) the web page may mistakenly open inside the CMA queuing player's window. If you wish to open these links into separate windows: This will instruct your computer to always opened these links in separate windows.

    Watch an animated demonstration of the above instructions.

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  11. How can I direct all MIDI files to MidiGate instead of the Classical Archives Player?

    You may prefer to use MidiGate (instead of the new Classical Archives Player) to listen to MIDI files. Go to the User Settings Page and uncheck the box next to MIDI and click on the Set the Player Options button. This will tell the Classical Archives Player to avoid playing all MIDI files - so that your chosen MIDI player (e.g., MidiGate) can play it.

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