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Steps to reproduce:
1. Go to http://www.paragonmediastrategies.com/promo/rock/
2. Click on the Flash play buttons on the page.
3. When you click the play button the mp3 loads but doesn't play.
 
 Actual Results:
 The file works perfectly in Firefox and Safari on the Mac. The file also works in IE for Windows XP, but not only any other Windows browsers, including Firefox, Opera, and Safari.
 
 Expected Results:
 
 
 Workaround (if any):
 We actually ran across a very strange semi-workaround. I say semi, since we gave up yesterday and went home before finalizing.

We were curious if just the number of mp3 players was the issue, or was it the number of Flash items in general. Therefore, we swapped out 5 of the mp3 players (to get the number around 15) and then put 5 mini versions of the top banner in place of the mp3 players. We found that the other mp3s played only when the banner was transitioning. That is especially strange, since that is when the most cpu is being used. We next went online to find a Flash object that was constantly moving. We ran across a football banner that had a lot of motion and video, linked to it on the same page as the mp3 players, and they all worked perfectly. How odd is that? Adding an additional swf that is very cpu intensive caused to page to function normally.

Our goal now is to create a swf with the right kind of movement, or possibly add a small flv that is transparent and has no sound.

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Steps to reproduce: 1. Go to http://www.paragonmediastrategies.com/promo/rock/ 2. Click on the Flash play buttons on the page. 3. When you click the play button the mp3 loads but doesn't play.    Actual Results:  The file works perfectly in Firefox and Safari on the Mac. The file also works in IE for Windows XP, but not only any other Windows browsers, including Firefox, Opera, and Safari.    Expected Results:      Workaround (if any):  We actually ran across a very strange semi-workaround. I say semi, since we gave up yesterday and went home before finalizing. We were curious if just the number of mp3 players was the issue, or was it the number of Flash items in general. Therefore, we swapped out 5 of the mp3 players (to get the number around 15) and then put 5 mini versions of the top banner in place of the mp3 players. We found that the other mp3s played only when the banner was transitioning. That is especially strange, since that is when the most cpu is being used. We next went online to find a Flash object that was constantly moving. We ran across a football banner that had a lot of motion and video, linked to it on the same page as the mp3 players, and they all worked perfectly. How odd is that? Adding an additional swf that is very cpu intensive caused to page to function normally. Our goal now is to create a swf with the right kind of movement, or possibly add a small flv that is transparent and has no sound.