Music keeps turning off

ale4529 · ale4529 #1 (**permalink**)

05-12-2009, 12:21 PM

Why does this happen?! I have two taps open in safari: one is pandora and one is mac forums. When I switch tabs and go away from pandora's, after like 5 seconds, it pauses the music. When I go back to the page, it starts playing automatically... Anyone have any suggestions? Its really annoying

Oneironaut · Oneironaut #2 (**permalink**)

05-12-2009, 12:30 PM

My solution: use Firefox!

chscag · chscag #3 (**permalink**)

05-12-2009, 12:31 PM

It does it to me also, both with streaming music, talk, vocal, and video. Not sure if it's a Safari thing or not. It does get annoying especially if I forget and switch a tab. Having to go back and start the streaming again is a pain.

As much as I can't stand Internet Explorer, (in Windows) it's able to keep the stream going even when switching tabs.

Regards.

ale4529 · ale4529 #4 (**permalink**)

05-12-2009, 12:35 PM

there is no way i would ever use internet explorer again lol. I thought maybe it was feature in mac os x; guess not. Sigh...stupid safari

vansmith · vansmith #5 (**permalink**)

05-12-2009, 01:09 PM

It's not limited to Safari. Try playing a song with QT and you should get the same results. My guess is that this is a "feature" to prevent the playing to two sounds/songs at the same time.

Juan Largo · Juan Largo #6 (**permalink**)

05-12-2009, 07:24 PM

Usually only the app that has focus "owns" the sound. But sound shouldn't stop when simply changing tabs within an app. As Oneironaut said, use Firefox.

dtravis7 · dtravis7 #7 (**permalink**)

05-12-2009, 07:29 PM

I play YouTube videos all the time and change tabs and the music never stops. Will check Pandora later.

vansmith · vansmith #8 (**permalink**)

05-12-2009, 07:30 PM

No need to install a different browser for this. If you're comfortable with Safari, stick with it.

Check this link here to see some Pandora clients. One is a dashboard widget which would make access easy and it's quite small (92K). That's easier than downloading a new browser, learning the idiosyncrasies of the browser and migrating bookmarks just to use Pandora.

I can't speak to the quality of these because someone responsible doesn't like Canadians.

vansmith · vansmith #9 (**permalink**)

05-12-2009, 07:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dtravis7

I play YouTube videos all the time and change tabs and the music never stops. Will check Pandora later.

Again, can't speak for Pandora but could that be because YouTube uses Flash?

ale4529 #1 (permalink)
Member Since: Oct 31, 2008 Posts: 77	05-12-2009, 12:21 PM Why does this happen?! I have two taps open in safari: one is pandora and one is mac forums. When I switch tabs and go away from pandora's, after like 5 seconds, it pauses the music. When I go back to the page, it starts playing automatically... Anyone have any suggestions? Its really annoying Last edited by ale4529; 05-12-2009 at 12:30 PM.
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vansmith #5 (permalink)
Member Since: Oct 19, 2008 Location: Ottawa Posts: 15,331 Mac Specs: 2012 13" MBP (2.5 i5, 8GB)	05-12-2009, 01:09 PM It's not limited to Safari. Try playing a song with QT and you should get the same results. My guess is that this is a "feature" to prevent the playing to two sounds/songs at the same time. Important Links: Community Guidelines : Use the reputation system if you've been helped. M-F Blog :: Write for the blog :: M-F IRC Channel - Chats every Sunday at 8PM EST.
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Juan Largo #6 (permalink)
Member Since: Jan 31, 2008 Posts: 195	05-12-2009, 07:24 PM Usually only the app that has focus "owns" the sound. But sound shouldn't stop when simply changing tabs within an app. As Oneironaut said, use Firefox. iMac G3 600 MHz OS 10.3.9
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dtravis7 #7 (permalink)
Member Since: Jan 04, 2005 Location: Modesto, Ca. Posts: 25,821 Mac Specs: iMac C2D Late 2007 20" with 10.8.3, Macbook Santa Rosa 4GB Ram OSX 10.8.3	05-12-2009, 07:29 PM I play YouTube videos all the time and change tabs and the music never stops. Will check Pandora later. ...Dennis Mac-Forums Community Guidelines
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vansmith #8 (permalink)
Member Since: Oct 19, 2008 Location: Ottawa Posts: 15,331 Mac Specs: 2012 13" MBP (2.5 i5, 8GB)	05-12-2009, 07:30 PM No need to install a different browser for this. If you're comfortable with Safari, stick with it. Check this link here to see some Pandora clients. One is a dashboard widget which would make access easy and it's quite small (92K). That's easier than downloading a new browser, learning the idiosyncrasies of the browser and migrating bookmarks just to use Pandora. I can't speak to the quality of these because someone responsible doesn't like Canadians. Important Links: Community Guidelines : Use the reputation system if you've been helped. M-F Blog :: Write for the blog :: M-F IRC Channel - Chats every Sunday at 8PM EST.
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Oneironaut #2 (permalink)
Member Since: Feb 23, 2009 Posts: 1,262 Mac Specs: 21" iMac * 2.8 Ghz Intel Core i7 * 16GB 1333 Mhz DDR3 * 1TB HD *AMD Radeon HD 6770M 512 MB	05-12-2009, 12:30 PM My solution: use Firefox!
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ale4529 #4 (permalink)
Member Since: Oct 31, 2008 Posts: 77	05-12-2009, 12:35 PM there is no way i would ever use internet explorer again lol. I thought maybe it was feature in mac os x; guess not. Sigh...stupid safari
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