Re: phono pre-amp
can I get the model number of the amp? - Original Message - From: Joe n3...@hotmail.com To: pc-audio@pc-audio.org Sent: Wednesday, April 14, 2010 12:20 PM Subject: phono pre-amp You may not want to spend this much, but Nad makes a really good high end phono amp for about $125. I have one and it sounds warm with no hum. Take care. To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org
Are any apple MP 3 players blind accessible?
Well, the subject line asks the question. I'd also like to know if any of them speak what's on screen. Thanks. Joe. To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org
RE: Are any apple MP 3 players blind accessible?
Yes, the iPod Touch 3GS (16gb or larger) has a built-in speech synthesiser from Apple called VoiceOver. Also, the 4th Generation Nano can have track titles spoken by transferring sound clips from the PC. Regards Richard Bartholomew E-Mail: richard_bartholo...@blueyonder.co.uk Skype: Richard.Bartholomew -Original Message- From: pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Joe Sent: 15 April 2010 08:06 To: pc-audio@pc-audio.org Subject: Are any apple MP 3 players blind accessible? Well, the subject line asks the question. I'd also like to know if any of them speak what's on screen. Thanks. Joe. To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org
Problem with Audible and Windows Media Player
Hello, I've been experiencing a problem with the Audible enhanced audio format and Windows Media Player. When I load up a file, it doesn't play or go into the section navigation. When I try to play it, nothing happens and in the seek track bar, it won't go beyond 0. It plays Format 4 fine, however I don't want to have to use format 4 for everything because things such as stereo radio dramas on Audible don't work in Format 4. What is happening? To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org
Re: Are any apple MP 3 players blind accessible?
Hi Joe, The fourth and fifth generation Nanno and the i-pod toudch with 32 and 64 gigs are accessible. Many people are using a script called j-tunes to run with Jaws and itunes. Apple is making most of their new gear available with access features built right in. Voiceover comes built into macs and the ipod touch and iphones. Hope this helps and let me know if you need more info. Rusty At 03:06 AM 4/15/2010, Joe spake thusly:- Well, the subject line asks the question. I'd also like to know if any of them speak what's on screen. Thanks. Joe. To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org Life isn't so much about how to survive the storm, it is about the willingness to dance in the rain !! Visit me at: http://www.thesoundzone.com To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org
accessible MP3 players
Hello PC-audio friends, Accessible Electronics offers 5 MP3 players that are completely voice output accessible to the blind. The units are all under one hundred dollars. They all have a built in FM radio, which can record internally, a built in microphone, in case you want to record a lecture, and they all play a variety of formats, from MP3, to even CD audio. The web site is: www.accessibleelectronics.com There is a link on the site for an audio demo. You'll hear Laz Mesa, who is blind, operate one of the players, and you'll hear the synthetic voice announce all menu options. Hope this helps. John Russo johnnyru...@windstream.net To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org
Re: Are any apple MP 3 players blind accessible?
Hello Joe, All of the Apple iPods, have Voice Over on them. Yes, they do read things out loud to you. Things like, the names of audio files the weather time and date and so on. This is especially true about the iPod Touch. My best regards. John. - Original Message - From: Joe n3...@hotmail.com To: pc-audio@pc-audio.org Sent: Thursday, April 15, 2010 3:06 AM Subject: Are any apple MP 3 players blind accessible? Well, the subject line asks the question. I'd also like to know if any of them speak what's on screen. Thanks. Joe. To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org
RE: Are any apple MP 3 players blind accessible?
Unless there has been a recent change, I don't believe that the Apple classic line has Voice Over, but the Shuffle, Nano and Touch all do. -Original Message- From: pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of DJ DOCTOR P Sent: Thursday, April 15, 2010 12:33 PM To: PC Audio Discussion List Subject: Re: Are any apple MP 3 players blind accessible? Hello Joe, All of the Apple iPods, have Voice Over on them. Yes, they do read things out loud to you. Things like, the names of audio files the weather time and date and so on. This is especially true about the iPod Touch. My best regards. John. - Original Message - From: Joe n3...@hotmail.com To: pc-audio@pc-audio.org Sent: Thursday, April 15, 2010 3:06 AM Subject: Are any apple MP 3 players blind accessible? Well, the subject line asks the question. I'd also like to know if any of them speak what's on screen. Thanks. Joe. To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org
NAD pre-amp
I'll get the model number for you when I have someone to read it to me. Take care. Joe. To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org
Re: Are any apple MP 3 players blind accessible?
Hi Joe, There are several models of Apple's MP3 players which can be made to speak. There are some early models of iPods which can be made to speak with Rockbox, then there's the Shuffle some generation or other and up, there's the Nano from 4th generation and on up, and the iPod Touch some generation or other and up. The 5th generation Nano and iPod Touch both have VoiceOver, Apple's screen reader, while the earlier models use voice clips to voice the items, much as Rockbox has done it for years. However, some people find it necessary to spend the extra money for the jTunes scripts so that they can use iTunes, which you need in order to do anything with your MP3 player. So as you can probably see, the price starts to add up. These MP3 players will play whatever you download from iTunes and if you wish to transfer your own files to it, iTunes will convert your files to a file format the Apple MP3 player can play. I myself have used a 4th generation Nano and was not very impressed by the voiced menu items and what it did voice of the folders and files. I was extremely disappointed with the jerkiness of the touch pad, which is shaped like a scroll wheel but is stationery instead. I ended up making changes to the settings which my sighted son had to go in and change back for me. Needless to say, I sold these off very quickly. I don't think any of these MP3 players offer expandibility, an FM radio, or recording capability, except for the iPod Touch, which I believe offers some recording with a special headset with a microphone and some sort of FM which I believe plays stations that offer broadcasts over the internet, but I leave that to others who know more about these players than I. Personally, the only one that I would be interested in trying out is the iPod Touch, but I can't afford one. Regards, Laz You wrote: Well, the subject line asks the question. I'd also like to know if any of them speak what's on screen. Thanks. Joe. -- Talking MP3 players! Accessible affordable! Great features including: FM radio, voice recording, expandable memory, great book marking capabilities, very user configurable, and a lot more! Play MP3, WMA, OGG, AAC, FLAC, AIFF, WAV, and more! All our players are less than $100, plus free shipping handling to anywhere in the US! Join our mailing list by sending a blank email to: rockboxedsansatalkingmp3players-subscr...@yahoogroups.com To hear what our talking MP3 players sound like, download the demo from here: http://www.talkingmp3players.com/demo.html Our home page: http://www.talkingmp3players.com/ Talking Rockboxed Sansa Fuze MP3 players: http://www.talkingmp3players.com/sansa-fuze.html Talking Rockboxed Sansa E200 series MP3 players: http://www.talkingmp3players.com/sansa-e200-series.html Our current special: http://www.talkingmp3players.com/specials.html Accessories for your Sansa MP3 player: http://www.talkingmp3players.com/accessories.html Contact information: Email: accessibleelectron...@gmail.com Skype name: lazmesa Phone: 727 498-0121 To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org
podcasting question
Hi, I'm looking for the following information. If anyone can help I'd greatly appreciate it. First, what equipment will I need to get started on creating a podcast. Can it be done on a budget of between 3 and 4 hundred dollars? Second, Once the podcast is created, how do I get it onto a podcatcher such as iTunes. Thanks, any info would be greatly appreciated. Regards, patrick She Brings me Good Things. __ Information from ESET Smart Security, version of virus signature database 5032 (20100415) __ The message was checked by ESET Smart Security. http://www.eset.com To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org
Re: Are any apple MP 3 players blind accessible?
On Thu, 15 Apr 2010 13:32:54 -0400, you wrote: All of the Apple iPods, have Voice Over on them. No they most certainly do not. Of all the iPods out there, of which there are probably more than half a dozen by now that do have some kind of synthetic speech, only one line, the Touch, and only two models, the 32- and 64-gig models, have VoiceOver. To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org
Re: Are any apple MP 3 players blind accessible?
On Thu, 15 Apr 2010 12:36:38 -0500, you wrote: Unless there has been a recent change, I don't believe that the Apple classic line has Voice Over, but the Shuffle, Nano and Touch all do. Since when do the Shuffle and Nano have VO? To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org
Re: Marking long MP3 files for skip-to points
On Fri, 02 Apr 2010 22:11:14 -0400, you wrote: I sort of asked this question before and someone told me to use Wave Pad. But I am a real greenhorn at this stuff and if someone can help me out with a step-by-step instructions on how to do this, I would be very greatful. I have several 25 to 50 mgb recording that have no skip-to points in them. How can I put several in at say, every 5 minutes so as to better navigate forward and backward through the mp3 audio files. The only way I know of to do this is with Winamp. 1. Start playing the file. 2. Pause with C. 3. Jump to the desired time in minutes and seconds with CTRL/J. 4. Insert a bookmark with m. 5. Repeat steps 3 and 4 until you've added all the jump points you want. A few caveats. 1. This only works with Winamp using the JAWS scripts as provided by FS. There may be equivalent functionality with Window-Eyes, I don't know. 2. The bookmarks are saved in a special JAWS-readable bookmarks file, not in the MP3 itself, so you can't take the bookmarks or the bookmarked file with you to another machine. Once the jump points are added, they stay in the JAWS Winamp bookmark file until they are removed. While it is possible to remove them without the use of Winamp, using Notepad or some other text editor, it's a little obtuse in how to do it, so the bookmarks file could potentially grow. To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org
Re: Marking long MP3 files for skip-to points
Hi. I don't think this is something you can embed in to an exact file. Your best bet is to either use winamp all the time with the bookmark file with all the times and such. Or to split your mp3's into segments. Time marks are not going to be compatible with different playing systems. As you've probably figured out. You cannot take an mp3 with time markers and play it in windows media player. Hope this makes sense. thanks bb Brett Boyer Production / Program Director KZBR 97.1 FM Alamosa Colorado www.kzbr971.com Morning show. Comedy Block. Rockin Hits 24 / 7 - Original Message - From: Steve Matzura numb...@speakeasy.net To: PC Audio Discussion List pc-audio@pc-audio.org Sent: Thursday, April 15, 2010 7:58 PM Subject: Re: Marking long MP3 files for skip-to points On Fri, 02 Apr 2010 22:11:14 -0400, you wrote: I sort of asked this question before and someone told me to use Wave Pad. But I am a real greenhorn at this stuff and if someone can help me out with a step-by-step instructions on how to do this, I would be very greatful. I have several 25 to 50 mgb recording that have no skip-to points in them. How can I put several in at say, every 5 minutes so as to better navigate forward and backward through the mp3 audio files. The only way I know of to do this is with Winamp. 1. Start playing the file. 2. Pause with C. 3. Jump to the desired time in minutes and seconds with CTRL/J. 4. Insert a bookmark with m. 5. Repeat steps 3 and 4 until you've added all the jump points you want. A few caveats. 1. This only works with Winamp using the JAWS scripts as provided by FS. There may be equivalent functionality with Window-Eyes, I don't know. 2. The bookmarks are saved in a special JAWS-readable bookmarks file, not in the MP3 itself, so you can't take the bookmarks or the bookmarked file with you to another machine. Once the jump points are added, they stay in the JAWS Winamp bookmark file until they are removed. While it is possible to remove them without the use of Winamp, using Notepad or some other text editor, it's a little obtuse in how to do it, so the bookmarks file could potentially grow. To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org
RE: NLS CARTRIDGES
The only limit on a thumb drive that works is the size of the thumb drive. Each book from the library is a different size. So if you add up the size of x number of books and that size is still less than your thumb drive, then all those you added up will fit. I've had 14 books on one 8 gig thumb drive and still had about 4 gigs left. -Original Message- From: pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Christopher Chaltain Sent: Wednesday, April 14, 2010 3:09 AM To: 'PC Audio Discussion List' Subject: RE: NLS CARTRIDGES I'd check out the BARD Talk web site, and the devices page in particular. It's at http://www.bardtalk.com/players.php. It lists two companies selling the 2G blank cartridges, both for around $12. APH at https://shop.aph.org/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?storeId=10001; catalogId=11051krypto=w%2FE%2FZ6s4BbNqIwT7%2B76kXdN7nasE4VHlirTe1MM%2FZpvKn 4luYNLoaRlLC%2FNQ8c120kitOtsf4sLR%0D%0AJbnE4DH9bcp1C2HLicchKP68jKqOowQ%3Ddd key=http:ProductDisplay and Perkins Products at https://secure2.convio.net/psb/site/Ecommerce/987768074?VIEW_PRODUCT=truepr oduct_id=6501store_id=1101. Perkins also sells the corresponding cable to attach to your PC although any USB extension cable, that will fit the cartridge, will work. Also, I think the blank cartridge will hold as many books as you can fit on 2G. I've had 5 myself plus a handful of MP3 files. I've had more than that on a 16G USB flash drive, so I don't think there's any limit at four. -- Christopher chalt...@gmail.com -Original Message- From: pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of hank smith Sent: Wednesday, April 14, 2010 12:30 AM To: PC Audio Discussion List Subject: Re: NLS CARTRIDGES where can I get carterages and fore how much? also thanks fore the little tip - Original Message - From: DJ DOCTOR P djdoct...@att.net To: PC audio discussion list. pc-audio@pc-audio.org Sent: Tuesday, April 13, 2010 9:30 PM Subject: NLS CARTRIDGES Hello all list members, For anyone that wants to know, you can put up to 4 books on a 2 GB NLS cartridge that was especially made for the digital talking book player. But the people at your library, will tell you that you can only put 1 book on them. I found that, not to be true. I just discovered this, and I wanted to pass it along to everyone on this list. My best regards. John. To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org
