- Help & FAQ -
If you are having problems, hopefully the information you find here will help you out.
Smileys
Most smileys gets shown by just typing the regular symbols, like :P, :(, :-), :o and so on.But some are more specific. Here's the list of all usable smileys.
(smiley)
(happy)
(wink)
(tongue) (wink)
(twink)
(nothappy)
(shocked)
(sad)
(evil)
(tup)
(tdown)1.0 Downloading
1.1: I'm having speed problems. What could be the cause?As I am not hosting my websites on dedicated servers (I am personally running this server on a computer in my home), so I can not assure you the highest possible speeds. This could be caused by various reasons like;
- My upload is being used by someone else (or on something else).
- The total amount of transfer in my building is maxed.
- The routing/route your connection is taking to find my IP (this one is the mayor cause for people who live in the states or pacific oceans).
- Temporary instability of the internet.
If you can't download, you propably have a firewall that blocks downloads from FTP (port 21).
If you aren't using a firewall, then try again later, this could just be temporarily.
If you could download just a moment ago, but not now, you propably tried to download more than 2 files at the same time. If you did this, the server thought you where trying to 'hammer' my connection, and blocked you. The block is set to 10 minutes by default.
1.3: Download Managers
If you are using a download manager/speeder, please turn it off while downloading from my site. These so called managers usually hogs up the connection to the server so no other can browse or download from my site. If I notice someone using one, I will ban his/hers/yours IP for much longer time than 10 minutes.
2.0 Playback
2.1: I can't play the files. What format are the files in?A: I mostly save my mixes to MP3 format (lame) and saved at 192kb/s. This means that most Media players that can play MP3 should have NO problems what so ever playing my mixes (that are saved to MP3). In some cases, I have saved the mix to accPlus (aac/m4a), which should be playable in most Media Players, but may cause some problems. WinAmp should play the files without problems.
2.2: Using CUE sheets
CUE sheets are actually used when burning copied CDs (also called IMAGES), but have been found useful for use with MP3s aswell. When using a Media Player that supports CUE's (foobar2k has internal support, while WinAMP have 2 fairly working plugins, CUE PLAYER and mp3cue). Most burning software also supports burning MP3s throu CUE sheets, which is very useful since you don't always want a one tracked CD because of a mix.
My CUEs are foremost used for WinAMP (or cutting up the MP3s), but there should be no problems with them when used for burning.