So, it's sorta working?

I think this is my "think upper duck" moment. I've gotten the ActionScripting pretty much working, but the sounds are clipping and occasionally stuttering, meaning that the tracks get off from each other and create the dreaded cacophony that I keep harping on. I wonder if the clipping is caused by the volume being set at too loud a level. Really, the whole thing is just chugging away right now, with framerate dips and skips galore. Because the audio is streaming (10 1MB apiece MP3s working in concert!) it seems to tax Flash's capabilities. I might have to move the audio elements to timelines or something, but I'm not really sure what to do here, to be honest. The response to the project at the showcase was encouraging, but I'm still not sure the thing functions well enough to be called a success.

Also, my drag-and-drop elements overlap each other right now and that causes Flash to get confused. When one of the elements sits on the other one it activates it, which is frustrating. I want to create boundaries or borders for the draggable elements so they don't get the opportunity to overlap, but I can't find the code anywhere. I like the interactivity of drag-and-drop versus just turning something on and off with switches. It feels more visceral this way; the motions increase interactivity and make the user think they are actually doing something.

I've spent so much time working on ActionScripting that I'm not sure if I can start over again to get this thing working. What I will probably do is create a dummy project to fool around with while keeping my current progress intact. I still have quite a bit of graphic design ahead of me, too. That aspect of the project is taking longer than I thought. I'm trying to adhere to two or three colors only, but some of the comments at the dress rehearsal seemed to suggest that my project appeared drab, so maybe I should inject some new colors here and there.