What I Learned About NPR’s Audio Player and Volume Control

National Public Radio First Listen audio player controls for The Jawhawks Proust album

Earlier this year, I wrote about the lack of volume controls in video and audio players and how frustrated I was with having to manage volume globally across all applications on my laptop.

Two months later, I published a follow-up post, with information about the SoundCloud and National Public Radio (NPR) audio controls. Continue reading What I Learned About NPR’s Audio Player and Volume Control

Six Months Later: NPR Audio Players Has Volume Control With Chrome Extension

National Public Radio First Listen audio player controls for The Jawhawks Proust album

When I wrote about volume controls in video and audio players earlier this year, it was because my friend Tim Nekritz tweeted about the lack of volume control for desktop/laptops on the National Public Radio (NPR) First Listen site.

I decided to investigate and found out NPR wasn’t the only site without volume control on their audio player. Continue reading Six Months Later: NPR Audio Players Has Volume Control With Chrome Extension

Ongoing Trend? Video and Audio Players Without Volume Control

National Public Radio First Listen audio player controls for The Jawhawks Proust album

I was stumped this morning when I read my friend Tim Nekritz’s tweet:

https://twitter.com/TimNekritz/status/724621615774965761

At first, I assumed Tim was referring to audio or video autoplay on a website, a practice that annoys users who don’ appreciate being surprised by a video or audio they starts automatically. Continue reading Ongoing Trend? Video and Audio Players Without Volume Control