stop_btn.addEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_DOWN, managePlayerControls);
play_btn.addEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_DOWN, managePlayerControls);
pause_btn.addEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_DOWN, managePlayerControls);
next_btn.addEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_DOWN, managePlayerControls);
prev_btn.addEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_DOWN, managePlayerControls);

public function managePlayerControls (event:MouseEvent):void{
switch(event.currentTarget){
case stop_btn :
// stop button code
break;
case play_btn :
// play button code
break;
case pause_btn :
// pause button code
break;
case next_btn :
// next button code
break;
case prev_btn :
// prev button code
break;
}
}

etc….

everything works fine until the player is displayed inside a browser? cant’s think of any explanations but inside the browser the spectrum analyzis is not visible anymore. launching the swf directly inside the flashplayer works fine though?!?