Does anybody ever actually USE the balance slider?!

-Kosh- · 10th December 2001, 15:24

Well?

I 've been using WinAmp since v1.x (can't remember exact version) and have never used the balance slider to adjust the left-right panning.

In my opinion, it's a waste of screen real-estate, and I'm seriously thinking about annexing it in the skin I'm currently working on.

What's the opinion of other skinners/users?

jasonl · 10th December 2001, 15:29

my left speaker does not work, so yes, i used the balance all the time before i got my philips sbc hp550 headphones. dont leave the balance out of the skin, itll only have bad conciquences.

ripe · 10th December 2001, 19:03

i think the only time i use the balance is when i'm checking out someones skin work or checking the quality of a recording; i now know that i've blown one of my speakers

so yes, i do use it once in a while.

i prefer to see it skinned than not.

chiquita chad · 10th December 2001, 19:29

i use it every now and then... manly to test a speaker tha seems broken

~Supey · 10th December 2001, 20:31

I use it similar to how I use the eq...that is, to annoy myself and give myself headaches

hey somebody try this: when listening to music, use a random eq setting that has large changes in
it...here's on that gives me a great headache:
0, +20, +1.4, -11.1, -20, -20, +17.5, -20, +1.2, +17.2

_Blackdog_ · 10th December 2001, 21:10

get rid of the balance if thats what you want to do. if someone really wants to use it, its easy enough to switch back to the baseskin for sec to adjust it.

Forevever · 10th December 2001, 22:47

Quote:

Originally posted by jasonl
conciquences.

heh, consequences

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absolutely sacrifice the balance bar for the sake of art - otherwise it may be more beneficial to leave it in for the sake of completeness

I personally have no use for the balance bar.

PeaceMaker · 11th December 2001, 08:20

err... whats a balance bar

Nini · 11th December 2001, 20:27

Quote:

Does anybody ever actually USE the balance slider?!

huh? No.

I don't even skin it in pic skins

stttafffy · 12th December 2001, 00:56

i use it sometimes when im on the phone with my mom, and i have the headphones only on one ear, and i want to tune her out, so i blast it in my one ear and og 'uh huh, no uh huh' in that order, she never catches on!! i also use it to test out what skins do with it, anyway, i say leave it out if its cramping your style, who cares about the balance bar? if i need it ill switch to the base.the smileys changed again! :look: < i like this one, hes on something!

Omnitarian · 12th December 2001, 01:01

I have never used the slider in my life, but I imagine if one of my speaker blow it would come in handy.

Interestingly, If a skin doesn't have a balance.bmp but does have a volume.bmp, Winamp will automatically replace the blance with the first half of the volume! Talk about user friendliness.

Mr_Tough_Guy · 12th December 2001, 01:18

I've never used it, and I usually leave it out cause all the skins I make are picture skins, but I try to put it in as long as it doesn't disrupt the pic, I guess there are people using it, though those who do use it can probably figure out where it's supposed to be even if it isn't skinned.

10th December 2001, 15:24	#1
-Kosh- Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2001 Posts: 174	Does anybody ever actually USE the balance slider?! Well? I 've been using WinAmp since v1.x (can't remember exact version) and have never used the balance slider to adjust the left-right panning. In my opinion, it's a waste of screen real-estate, and I'm seriously thinking about annexing it in the skin I'm currently working on. What's the opinion of other skinners/users?

10th December 2001, 19:29	#4
chiquita chad Forum King Join Date: Jul 2000 Posts: 2,391	i use it every now and then... manly to test a speaker tha seems broken Artist Track

11th December 2001, 08:20	#8
PeaceMaker Major Dude Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Australia Posts: 1,276	err... whats a balance bar Breedart.org\| DevArt

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10th December 2001, 15:29	#2
jasonl Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Adelaide, Australia Posts: 268	my left speaker does not work, so yes, i used the balance all the time before i got my philips sbc hp550 headphones. dont leave the balance out of the skin, itll only have bad conciquences.

10th December 2001, 19:03	#3
ripe Major Dude Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Can't See Me Posts: 722	i think the only time i use the balance is when i'm checking out someones skin work or checking the quality of a recording; i now know that i've blown one of my speakers so yes, i do use it once in a while. i prefer to see it skinned than not.

10th December 2001, 20:31	#5
~Supey Registered User Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Country Club Ghetto Estates Posts: 290	I use it similar to how I use the eq...that is, to annoy myself and give myself headaches hey somebody try this: when listening to music, use a random eq setting that has large changes in it...here's on that gives me a great headache: 0, +20, +1.4, -11.1, -20, -20, +17.5, -20, +1.2, +17.2

10th December 2001, 21:10	#6
_Blackdog_ Major Dude Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: detroit Posts: 1,418	get rid of the balance if thats what you want to do. if someone really wants to use it, its easy enough to switch back to the baseskin for sec to adjust it.

12th December 2001, 00:56	#10
stttafffy Major Dude Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: the ether Posts: 1,059	i use it sometimes when im on the phone with my mom, and i have the headphones only on one ear, and i want to tune her out, so i blast it in my one ear and og 'uh huh, no uh huh' in that order, she never catches on!! i also use it to test out what skins do with it, anyway, i say leave it out if its cramping your style, who cares about the balance bar? if i need it ill switch to the base.the smileys changed again! :look: < i like this one, hes on something!

12th December 2001, 01:01	#11
Omnitarian Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: A magical cheesecake. Posts: 170	I have never used the slider in my life, but I imagine if one of my speaker blow it would come in handy. Interestingly, If a skin doesn't have a balance.bmp but does have a volume.bmp, Winamp will automatically replace the blance with the first half of the volume! Talk about user friendliness.

12th December 2001, 01:18	#12
Mr_Tough_Guy Major Dude Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: A galaxy far, far away Posts: 719	I've never used it, and I usually leave it out cause all the skins I make are picture skins, but I try to put it in as long as it doesn't disrupt the pic, I guess there are people using it, though those who do use it can probably figure out where it's supposed to be even if it isn't skinned.