Re: line in recording with soundblaster audigy

2004-05-30 Thread Jerry Richer
Ronald! To record from the line in of your Sound Blaster Audigy sound card do the following: ! Press windows-r to bring up the Run Dialogue ! Type sndvol32 /r, mind the space between 32 and /r ! Tap Enter ! Tab to the checkbox labeled Line In and be sure it's checked ! Press alt-f4 to close

Re: sound forge scripts

2004-05-30 Thread Jerry Richer
You can get the Snowman's Sound Forge scripts from Chirping Bat for $30.00 at www.chirpingbat.com/soundforge.shtml Chirp|Chirp|Chirp: It's the Bat, Bat Arhonious Software ___ PC-Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives and more...

Re: sound editors

2004-05-30 Thread Jerry Richer
Ron! Most people would agree that Sound Forge is the very best stereo audio editor out there. It's $350.00 at Chirping Bat, www.chirpingbat.com/soundforge.shtml, includes Noise Reduction 2.0, CD Architect 5.0 and shipping. Depending on your needs you might do just as well with Goldwave

Re: Where Is MP3 In Sound Forge 7, Please?

2004-05-30 Thread Jerry Richer
Graham! Your problem with Sound Forge 7.0 telling you that MP3 is an unsupported format doesn't make sense to me. Have you tried Sony at 1-800-577-6642 or 1-608-204-8085? They're very helpful. Chirp|Chirp|Chirp: It's the Bat, Bat Arhonious Software ! New DEC-TALK USB: $695.00,

Re: External U S B sound card info?

2004-05-30 Thread Jerry Richer
Shashi! Chirping Bat has the M-Audio Sonica Theater for $115.00. It's a USB sound card / surround sound processor capable of everything from stereo to 7.1 surround sound. Check it out at www.chirpingbat.com/delta.shtml Chirp|Chirp|Chirp: It's the Bat, Bat Arhonious Software ! New DEC-TALK

Re: Sound Cards with Simulated Surround Sound

2004-05-30 Thread Jerry Richer
Steve! Perhaps the person who lives in a small apartment with stereo but wants surround sound wants the M-Audio Sonica Theater. It's $115.00 plus $30.00 shipping and insurance to Australia. This is a USB device. You can read about it at www.chirpingbat.com/delta.shtml Here following

Re: JAWS scripts for Soundforge 6.0

2004-05-31 Thread Jerry Richer
Kathy! The popular Snowman Sound Forge scripts are available for Sound Forge 6.0 and JFW 5.0. You can get them from Chirping Bat for $30.00 at www.chirpingbat.com/soundforge.shtml I don't know how sophisticated a user you are but you might try downloading a demo of Window Eyes and

Re: Text to Speech

2004-05-31 Thread Jerry Richer
You might consider Text to Audio for $69.95, includes shipping. Check it out at www.chirpingbat.com/premierprogramming.shtml Chirp|Chirp|Chirp: It's the Bat, Bat Arhonious Software ! New DEC-TALK USB: $695.00, www.chirpingbat.com/dectalkusb.shtml ! J-Say without Naturally Speaking: $345.00,

Re: Sound Cards with Simulated Surround Sound

2004-06-01 Thread Jerry Richer
Text to Audio converts text to MP3 as well as nine other audio formats. You can put book marks where you like but each bookmark represents a new audio file. Text to Audio now also has integrated CD burning capability. Check it out at: www.premier-programming.com/TTA/texttoaudio.htm

Re: line in recording with soundblaster audigy

2004-06-01 Thread Jerry Richer
Ron! You say that you have a line out that is a digital out. This doesn't make sense to me. Either it's a Line Out or a Digital Out. You have to have a true audio Line Level Output on your receiver, they all have at least one pair, one for each stereo channel. Chirp|Chirp|Chirp: It's the

Re: what is the latest version of sound forge

2004-06-03 Thread Jerry Richer
Ron! The latest version of Sound Forge is version 7.0. To hear what's new in Sound Forge 7.0 checkout the videos at http://mediasoftware.sonypictures.com/products/showproduct.asp?PID=668 They're very well done and are packed with information. Basically though you can set Sound

Re: Hooking up a stereo to laptop

2004-06-06 Thread Jerry Richer
Jarad! Most commonly you would use a cable that has an eighth inch stereo male phone plug on one end and two RCA males on the other end. The cable might cost $5.00 at any Radio Shack or electronics supply shop. Plug the eighth inch plug into your headphone jack on the laptop and plug the

Re: Blind friendly Digital audio recording devices

2004-06-10 Thread Jerry Richer
Kathy! For a couple of years now the Sony MZB-100 has been the portable hi-fidelity recorder of choice for blind people. It's one big drawback is that you can't transfer it's recordings to computer except through recording them again on the computer. The newer models will have this data

Re: using winap to copy audio books from cds to my computer

2004-06-16 Thread Jerry Richer
Frank! I assume that these are Music CD's and not Data CD's? I know they are books but if you purchased them from a store then they are probably what we call Music CD's which don't necessarily have to have music on them. It refers more to the format in which they've been produced. In

Re: Sound Blaster Live Questions

2004-06-16 Thread Jerry Richer
Doug! You need to go to Radio Shack and get a cable to connect the Line Level output of your Sound Blaster Live to the Line Level input of your speaker system, weather it be a set of computer speakers or a standard stereo system. We're talking about $5 or $6 here. To go to your standard

Re: Ripping CD Tracks To MP3's?

2004-06-16 Thread Jerry Richer
Paul! Go to www.cdex.n3.net and download the free CD Extractor. It has become the standard. Chirp|Chirp|Chirp: It's the Bat, Bat Arhonious Software ! New DEC-TALK USB: $695.00, www.chirpingbat.com/dectalkusb.shtml ! Gyration RF Wireless 100 foot range keyboard: $199.00,

Re: wav to mid

2004-06-17 Thread Jerry Richer
Hamish! Actually there was a program to convert a wav file to a midi file a couple of years ago. I don't know how far it ever got. It's a huge problem. Converting one instruments one note at a time is easy with most instruments but to take a piece of music performed by a group and convert

Re: recordable media for sony questions?

2004-06-20 Thread Jerry Richer
Debeli! I don't believe that any of the current line of Sony MiniDisk devices accommodate the uploading of data from the MiniDisk to the PC. Sony seems stuck on the playback features and not on the recording features. Some of the new line of NiniDisk machines due out three months ago will allow

Re: Sound forge.

2004-06-23 Thread Jerry Richer
Peter! CD Architect is a professional music CD mastering program and it is accessible. Check it out at http://mediasoftware.sonypictures.com/products/showproduct.asp?PID=780FeatureID=6697 It's more for people who are mastering CD's for commercial reproduction. I don't actually even use it

Re: sound forge again

2004-06-24 Thread Jerry Richer
Allison! To record from your sound card with Sound Forge try this: ! Press windows-r ! Type sndvol32 /r ! Tab to a checkbox labeled Mic or Microphone and be sure it's checked ! Run Sound Forge ! Press ctrl-r ! Press alt-r ! Talk into your microphone ! Tap the escape key twice ! Tap the

Re: where to find Dectalk Express .

2004-06-27 Thread Jerry Richer
Jim! Are you sure you want a DEC-TALK Express. Just this past week the new DEC-TALK USB was released. Check it out at www.chirpingbat.com/dectalkusb.shtml. Right now Chirping Bat will deliver it anywhere in the United States for a total of $650.00. That's $45.00 off the retail price and

Re: what is m3u

2004-06-29 Thread Jerry Richer
Steve! If you open the M3U with Notepad or some other text editor you'll see that it's a list of titles and paths to MP3 files on your computer. It's a play list. It doesn't mean anything without those MP3s and the paths. Once you put the M3U and MP3s on another machine it probably

Re: 2 sound cards and Window Eyes.

2004-06-30 Thread Jerry Richer
Don! It can be done and it's easier than with JFW. Go to Control Panel, Sounds and Audio Devices. Get on the Audio tab and choose whatever sound card you want Window Eyes to go through. Now go into WinAmp or whatever other audio application you like and select whatever audio device you

Re: Combining .MP3 files

2004-06-30 Thread Jerry Richer
Hank! To copy two MP3's together: ! Press windows-r to bring up the Run dialogue ! Type command ! Tap enter, now you're in DOS ! Type cd c:\... where ... is the rest of the path to the folder where the MP3's are ! Type copy file1.mp3+file2.mp3 file3.mp3 ! To get out of this type and back

Re: what is m3u

2004-07-01 Thread Jerry Richer
I meant you can change the M3U to txt. Trying to open an MP3 file with a text editor doesn't have any meaning. Chirp|Chirp|Chirp: It's the Bat, Bat Arhonious Software ! Native Instruments Elektrik Piano: $199.00 ! Try Edirol for professional audio capture, audio playback and low latency MIDI

Re: recording from cassette

2004-07-03 Thread Jerry Richer
When you choose What You Hear then you have to go back into the Playback Properties of the Volume Control and be sure that the things you want to record are unmuted. This includes Line In, Microphone, Wave etc. It really means what it says, What You Hear. Other Sound Cards call What You

Re: Multi channel sound cards

2004-07-07 Thread Jerry Richer
David! So called multi-channel sound cards are radically available. In fact I'm surprised that you don't have one. They've been the norm for the past few years. They range in price from $30 to $1,000 and more. You can get them with MIDI ports built into them also and you can get them with

Re: Real Novice!

2004-07-10 Thread Jerry Richer
CDEX can be found at www.cdex.n3.net Chirp|Chirp|Chirp: It's the Bat, Bat Arhonious Software ! New DEC-TALK USB: $650.00, www.chirpingbat.com/dectalkusb.shtml ! Gyration RF Wireless 100 foot range keyboard: $199.00, www.chirpingbat.com/rfkeyboard.shtml ! J-Say without Naturally Speaking:

Re: cordless headphones

2004-07-13 Thread Jerry Richer
There are some cordless headphones on my web site at www.chirpingbat.com/rfheadphones.shtml. I would recommend the Advent AW-770 for $100.00, includes delivery in the United States but all the Sennheiser's are there too. The advertised range on the Advent's is 300 feet like most of the

Re: Sound Forge List

2004-07-13 Thread Jerry Richer
Gary you can subscribe to a couple of Sound Forge lists from my Sound Forge page at www.chirpingbat.com/soundforge.shtml Chirp|Chirp|Chirp: It's the Bat, Bat Arhonious Software ! New DEC-TALK USB: $650.00, www.chirpingbat.com/dectalkusb.shtml ! Gyration RF Wireless 100 foot range keyboard:

Re: sound forge demo for 7.0

2004-07-13 Thread Jerry Richer
Sunshine! For a Sound Forge 7.0 demo go to: http://mediasoftware.sonypictures.com/download/step2.asp?DID=461 Chirp|Chirp|Chirp: It's the Bat, Bat Arhonious Software ! Native Instruments Elektrik Piano: $199.00 ! Try Edirol for professional audio capture, audio playback and low latency MIDI

Re: Digital or Analog

2004-07-14 Thread Jerry Richer
Morey! The digital input on your sound card would be to input audio from a device capable of outputting audio in a digital format such as some DVD players. Chirp|Chirp|Chirp: It's the Bat, Bat Arhonious Software ! Native Instruments Elektrik Piano: $199.00 ! Try Edirol for professional audio

Re: Looking for XM radio rieino

2004-07-16 Thread Jerry Richer
You can get all the XM and Sirius receivers and accessories at Chirping Bat also but they're new products and I don't have access to prices yet. Chirp|Chirp|Chirp: It's the Bat, Bat Arhonious Software ! New DEC-TALK USB: $650.00, www.chirpingbat.com/dectalkusb.shtml ! Gyration RF Wireless 100

Re: Sending message to more than one

2004-07-19 Thread Jerry Richer
Mimi! There is several ways to do this. In Outlook Express there is one way I use a lot. While composing the message go under Tools, then Select Recipients. Find a name that you want to add, highlight it and push the correct button according to what field you want the name in.

Re: Does DVD player come with CD player .

2004-07-26 Thread Jerry Richer
Jim! I would be surprised if anyone could buy a DVD player today that does not play CD's. I saw a stand alone DVD player the other day for $39. Chirp|Chirp|Chirp: It's the Bat, Bat Arhonious Software ! New DEC-TALK USB: $650.00, www.chirpingbat.com/dectalkusb.shtml ! Gyration RF Wireless

Re: line in recording using headphone jack

2004-07-28 Thread Jerry Richer
Sunshine! Maybe the Edirol UA1-D will do what you want. It's a cable that converts optical to analogue. It's $100 at Chirping Bat. Check it out at: http://www.edirol.com/products/info/ua1d.html Chirp|Chirp|Chirp: It's the Bat, Bat Arhonious Software ! New DEC-TALK USB: $650.00,

Re: line in recording using headphone jack

2004-07-30 Thread Jerry Richer
Sunshine! You can get all the Edirol products from me here in the United States. I'm not sure exactly what you want to do. Why don't you send me a phone number or you can call me at 1-518-572-6092. Chirp|Chirp|Chirp: It's the Bat, Bat Arhonious Software ! New DEC-TALK USB: $650.00,

Re: Sound forge 6 text manual

2004-07-30 Thread Jerry Richer
Peter! You can download the accessible Sound Forge 6.0 manual from www.chirpingbat.com/soundforgedocumentation. If you have trouble let me know. Chirp|Chirp|Chirp: It's the Bat, Bat Arhonious Software ! New DEC-TALK USB: $650.00, www.chirpingbat.com/dectalkusb.shtml ! Gyration RF Wireless

Re: changing mp3 to cda

2004-08-04 Thread Jerry Richer
Tony! Most people use WinAmp to play MP3's as well as a host of other file formats. WinAmp is free. Get the latest accessible version from www.acbradio.org Chirp|Chirp|Chirp: It's the Bat, Bat Arhonious Software ! New DEC-TALK USB: $650.00, www.chirpingbat.com/dectalkusb.shtml ! Gyration

Re: Recharge Time for Sennheiser RS-65 Wireless Headphones

2004-08-12 Thread Jerry Richer
The Sennheiser headphones are nice. I like the Advents, they're much less expensive, sound comparable, they sound great, they are loud enough to act as small loudspeakers when laying them down somewhere and they last eight hours on an overnight charge. Last I knew I was charging $200 for

Re: mp3 vs wav

2004-08-16 Thread Jerry Richer
MOrey! An MP3 is always smaller than a Wave file. Do you have a specific example? Chirp|Chirp|Chirp: It's the Bat, Bat Arhonious Software ! New DEC-TALK USB: $650.00, www.chirpingbat.com/dectalkusb.shtml ! Gyration RF Wireless 100 foot range keyboard: $199.00,

Re: removing crackle when converting vinyl recordings

2004-08-18 Thread Jerry Richer
To connect a record player or turntable to the computer for recording vinyl records you need to be sure that there is a RIAA preamp between the stylus and the computer somewhere. Something called a Record Player would have this preamp built-in. Most turntables would not. Most turntables

Re: removing crackle when converting vinyl recordings

2004-08-20 Thread Jerry Richer
Ron! The RIAA preamp is a special preamp. Every microphone mixer has a preamp, in fact mixers are formally known as Preamp Mixers. The RIAA preamp amplifies different frequencies by different amounts. When a recording is put on Vinyl the lower frequencies have to be cut back in order for

Re: Minidisk USB connectivity and copyright

2004-08-20 Thread Jerry Richer
Gordon! It's unfortunate but this is the way that many of these recorders work. The newer Sony MiniDisk machines do allow for uploading to the computer. I have an older Sony memory recorder that let's me upload to the computer but the audio quality is bad. With my Sony MZB-100 I just

Re: cd duplicators

2004-08-23 Thread Jerry Richer
Kurt! I can get you CD duplicators. If you didn't have a preference I would go for Sony. They are expensive. How many CDs do you think you might like to duplicate and how fast? I really don't know what's available. It doesn't come up very often, things are always changing and I've never

Re: soundforge 7.0 versus soundforge 6.0?

2004-08-31 Thread Jerry Richer
Stephen! To hear a great video describing the new features in Sound Forge 7.0 go to www.chirpingbat.com/soundforge.shtml and click on the link labeled What's new in Sound Forge 7.0 ... and follow the instructions described in that link. I think the upgrade price right now is $150.00 and

Re: Keeping two sound cards enabled at once

2004-09-08 Thread Jerry Richer
When I switch sound cards for speech I don't have to reboot the computer, just close Window Eyes and restart it. Chirp|Chirp|Chirp: It's the Bat, Bat Arhonious Software ! New DEC-TALK USB: $650.00, www.chirpingbat.com/dectalkusb.shtml ! Gyration RF Wireless 100 foot range keyboard: $199.00,

Re: Keeping two sound cards enabled at once

2004-09-08 Thread Jerry Richer
Kathy! Is JAWS speaking through your default sound card now? What audio programs are you using? Typically you can go into Preferences or equivalent for the program and tell it which audio device to use. Chirp|Chirp|Chirp: It's the Bat, Bat Arhonious Software ! New DEC-TALK USB: $650.00,

Re: Accessible CD-Rom Burning Software

2004-09-10 Thread Jerry Richer
You can download the Premier CD / DVD writing software from http://www.premier-programming.com/download/Downloadform.htm Purchase from Chirping Bat and save yourself the $7.95 in shipping and handling.. Chirp|Chirp|Chirp: It's the Bat, Bat Arhonious Software ! New DEC-TALK USB: $650.00,

Re: Total Recorder and sound questions

2004-09-14 Thread Jerry Richer
Jim! Do this: ! windows-r to bring up the Run dialogue ! Type sndvol32 ! Press Enter ! Tab through until you find a checkbox associated with the Microphone volume and be sure it's unchecked This is not the same checkbox that you're concerned with for recording. This is for monitoring.

Re: Audacity software

2004-09-15 Thread Jerry Richer
Any computer based audio recording program will record a stream. Chirp|Chirp|Chirp: It's the Bat, Bat Arhonious Software ! Native Instruments Elektrik Piano: $199.00 ! Try Edirol for professional audio capture, audio playback and low latency MIDI applications:

Re: Pitches

2004-09-19 Thread Jerry Richer
Andrea! It's fairly simple to calculate the frequencies of the musical notes. Suppose your at middle A whose frequency in the United States is 440 hertz. To calculate the frequency of the next note up which is A sharp just multiply 440 by 1.0594630943592952645618252949463 and to calculate

Re: Recording interviews off the telephone.

2004-09-21 Thread Jerry Richer
Twenty or so years ago I had a $20 or so microphone from Radio Shack that did a great job of recording a telephone conversation. I think they still have something available. The phone line from the wall plugs into one socket, the phone plugs into another socket and there is an eighth inch

Re: sequencing software

2004-09-22 Thread Jerry Richer
Dean! Sonar by Cakewalk is really what most of the professionals are using for sequencing on Windows systems. Input music different ways both through audio and through MIDI, no need for a MIDI keyboard. There are a couple of options but we're talking about a serious financial investment

Re: SoundBlaster Audigy question.

2004-09-22 Thread Jerry Richer
Jim! If you're doing serious music and audio work involving the need for low latency then you should know that many people would agree that you should stay away from any Sound Blaster products. Chirp|Chirp|Chirp: It's the Bat, Bat Arhonious Software ! New DEC-TALK USB: $650.00,

Re: SoundBlaster Audigy question.

2004-09-22 Thread Jerry Richer
Sun Sparkle! The reason is low latency. This won't be a problem with most every day users. If I have a MIDI keyboard and some software music synthesizer running and I press a note on the keyboard, with a low latency card such as Sound Blaster devices it may take .5 or more seconds for a

Re: Sound editors pound for pound?

2004-10-10 Thread Jerry Richer
It's true that one can install Sound Forge as many times as one likes for personal use but it might take a phone call to Sony so that you can speak with them and tell them that your intended installations are legitimate. I guess I have six installations going right now. I think I've gone

Re: Window eyes and two sound cards

2004-10-11 Thread Jerry Richer
I'm not sure that Aaron of GW Micro is contradicting me. I think he's just saying that it's not possible fright now to tell Window Eyes what sound card to use and that is true. It's my understanding that Window Eyes always uses the default system sound card so if you change that under

Re: Sound editors pound for pound?

2004-10-11 Thread Jerry Richer
Mimi a coaster is a CD that was ruined somehow. Usually it was ruined while burning it. When it's ruined then supposedly the only thing it's good for is a coaster. I don't think it would even make much of a coaster with that hole in the center. Chirp|Chirp|Chirp: It's the Bat, Bat

Re: I need some help with converting minidisks into mp3

2004-10-11 Thread Jerry Richer
To get audio from my minidisks to my computer I play my Sony MZB100 into the line-level input of the computer and record the audio with Sound Forge. Total Recorder should work as well. Chirp|Chirp|Chirp: It's the Bat, Bat Arhonious Software ! New DEC-TALK USB: $650.00,

Re: Delta cards.

2004-10-12 Thread Jerry Richer
Most people that I know of don't have much luck with M-Audio / Delta cards working with software speech. Maybe it's got something to do with the card's processing the information so much faster than the screen reader is generating it. I'm quite confident in saying that most people who

Re: Delta cards.

2004-10-13 Thread Jerry Richer
Will I use my Edirol UA3-FX for software speech. It is considered high end by most standards. It has low latency drivers that professional music and audio applications require. I sell it for $172. Chirp|Chirp|Chirp: It's the Bat, Bat Arhonious Software ! New DEC-TALK USB: $650.00,

Re: Delta cards.

2004-10-13 Thread Jerry Richer
Mimi! I use the Edirol UA3-FX but I'm perfectly happy most of the time with the onboard sound card. I don't know of anything that's fully accessible but what sorts of things would you want to control? With every onboard sound card I've ever seen you can bring up the volume control. What

Re: Delta cards.

2004-10-13 Thread Jerry Richer
Susan! Any onboard sound card or most any inexpensive $20-$100 sound card should be fine for software speech. The choice of the other card depends on what you want to do with it audiowise. Most people would be happy with any sound card bought in any department store but there are

Re: Delta cards.

2004-10-13 Thread Jerry Richer
Susan unless you're working with a professional music or audio production application you do not want a Delta. You would know if you are because you would have paid at least a couple of hundred dollars for it. Besides the Deltas are no good for software speech. The most inexpensive Delta is

Re: Organizing lots of music

2004-10-14 Thread Jerry Richer
Figure that you can fit 290 standard length, 3.5 minute songs in one Gigabyte provided the songs are in MP3 format at 124 KBPS. Chirp|Chirp|Chirp: It's the Bat, Bat Arhonious Software ! New DEC-TALK USB: $650.00, www.chirpingbat.com/dectalkusb.shtml ! Gyration RF Wireless 100 foot range

Re: putting mp3's on a dvd

2004-10-14 Thread Jerry Richer
Mimi! There are: eight bits in a byte, 1,024 bytes in a kilobyte, 1,024 kilobytes in a megabyte and 1,024 megabytes in a gigabyte. Kilo means 1,000 but 1,000 doesn't fit into the base 2 numbering system that computers use and 1,024 is the closest thing that does fit. Chirp|Chirp|Chirp: It's

Re: Copying cassettes to computer

2004-10-15 Thread Jerry Richer
Mary Ellen! Go to www.chirpingbat.com/soundforge.shtml and get onto a couple different Sound Forge lists. Chirp|Chirp|Chirp: It's the Bat, Bat Arhonious Software ! New DEC-TALK USB: $650.00, www.chirpingbat.com/dectalkusb.shtml ! Gyration RF Wireless 100 foot range keyboard: $199.00,

Re: split headphones

2004-09-28 Thread Jerry Richer
Susan! You can't split up the channels of a multi-channel sound card and have the software speech come in one ear and the other sounds in the other. People talk about multi-channel sound cards but it's a term that the manufacturers of sound cards don't know. Only screen reader users know

Re: Total Recorder settings for recording from tape

2004-10-05 Thread Jerry Richer
Norma! The higher the sample rate and the deeper the bit depth the better. You're only limited by how much storage space you want to use. I record everything at 44100 hurtz with a bit depth of 16 bits which is CD quality. My equipment is capable of much better recordings but I and most

Re: Delta cards.

2004-10-09 Thread Jerry Richer
To my knowledge, most people don't have much luck with software speech on Delta cards. I'm not clear at all on the technical reasons for this. You would think that a card costing several hundreds of dollars would do software speech but it isn't always the case. I have two higher end USB

Re: Turtlebeach cards.

2004-10-09 Thread Jerry Richer
The software for some sound cards is accessible and I have two USB devices that are all hardware controlled with knobs and sliders. Chirp|Chirp|Chirp: It's the Bat, Bat Arhonious Software ! New DEC-TALK USB: $650.00, www.chirpingbat.com/dectalkusb.shtml ! Gyration RF Wireless 100 foot range

Re: A new portable professional recorder

2004-10-19 Thread Jerry Richer
The R-1 from Edirol is available after a fashion. The first shipment is due in the United States in November but it's already sold out. I don't know yet when the next shipment is due. The retail price of this unit is $550.00 but right now I'm taking orders for $400.00, includes shipping in

Re: Pitch Shifting with Soundforge

2004-10-20 Thread Jerry Richer
Gary! You press alt-p to get Preview after you've gotten into one of the audio processing dialogues, Pitch Shift for example. When you're in the main Sound Forge window alt-p will give you Process. Chirp|Chirp|Chirp: It's the Bat, Bat Arhonious Software ! Native Instruments Elektrik Piano:

Re: Looking for new musical keyboard

2004-10-20 Thread Jerry Richer
Rick! The Yamaha PSR's do offer and always have, a lot of bang for the buck. Most people wouldn't consider them professional instruments but when you describe what you are looking for, these come to mind. Now the problem is that they change pretty much every year so they're hard to keep up

Re: Downloading a file onto cd:

2004-10-20 Thread Jerry Richer
Mary Ellen! Many people believe that there is no technical difference between so called Data CDs and Music CDs. It's alleged that the only difference is a legal one. When you purchase CDs labeled as Music CDs then the music industry gets a cut. Chirp|Chirp|Chirp: It's the Bat, Bat

Re: dvd burning software

2004-10-20 Thread Jerry Richer
If accessible DVD writing is your primary concern then Premier's CD/DVD Creator for $59.95 is the way to go. If you order it from Chirping Bat you save yourself the $7.95 shipping fee. Chirp|Chirp|Chirp: It's the Bat, Bat Arhonious Software ! Native Instruments Elektrik Piano: $199.00 ! Try

Re: How do I get rid of a file in soundforge and other things:

2004-10-20 Thread Jerry Richer
Mary Ellen! I suspect your error message said something about not being able to delete the file because it was in use. Did you have the file open in Sound forge perhaps while you were trying to delete it? If so then you would have to close the file in Sound Forge, then try to delete it.

Re: A new portable professional recorder

2004-10-20 Thread Jerry Richer
Don! It comes with the 64 MB card, no options there. They won't leave it out of the package and lower the price and they won't substitute a bigger one. There is no loudspeaker. The tuner and metronome is done with oscillators or something. Chirp|Chirp|Chirp: It's the Bat, Bat Arhonious

Re: A new portable professional recorder

2004-10-20 Thread Jerry Richer
Kevin! I haven't actually seen an R-1. However Edirol has described it to me and I'm sure it's accessible with its buttons and a jog wheel. At least as accessible as the Sony MZB-1 which has been so popular with blind users. They warned me that deleting files might be a problem but then

Re: Pitch Shifting with Soundforge

2004-10-22 Thread Jerry Richer
Gary! It sounds like Sound Forge is telling you that there is no data to work with. Have you recorded some audio before you try pitch shifting it? You have to have recorded some information. It has to have something to pitch shift. Chirp|Chirp|Chirp: It's the Bat, Bat Arhonious Software !

Re: Sound forge

2004-10-23 Thread Jerry Richer
Samuel! The non-professional version of Sound Forge or Sound Forge Audio Studio is $69.95. the professional version is not so easy to price. I sell Sound Forge 7.0 for $350.00 but it comes with Noise Reduction 2.0 and CD Architect 5.0. This bundle is the only way that Sound Forge

Re: Sound forge

2004-10-23 Thread Jerry Richer
Upgrades from Sound Forge 6.0 to 7.0 are $150.00. In the United States only Sony can handle upgrades. Call Sony at 1-800-577-6642. Chirp|Chirp|Chirp: It's the Bat, Bat Arhonious Software ! New DEC-TALK USB: $650.00, www.chirpingbat.com/dectalkusb.shtml ! Gyration RF Wireless 100 foot range

Re: CD Architect

2004-10-25 Thread Jerry Richer
Andrea! CD Architect is a sophisticated music CD production software package. It does not write data to CDs except as music. For more information go to http://mediasoftware.sonypictures.com/products/showproduct.asp?PID=780 or read on. Professional Red Book Audio CD Mastering Produce

Re: Best software to burn a cd

2004-10-25 Thread Jerry Richer
Mary Ellen! Pre3mier Assistive Technology can be found at www.readingmadeeasy.com. Chirp|Chirp|Chirp: It's the Bat, Bat Arhonious Software ! New DEC-TALK USB: $650.00, www.chirpingbat.com/dectalkusb.shtml ! Gyration RF Wireless 100 foot range keyboard: $199.00,

Re: SEPERATING TRACKS IN AUDIO FILES

2004-10-26 Thread Jerry Richer
Richard! Some audio production applications such as Sound Forge have a limited capability to separate vocals from instrumentals in music. The process depends heavily on how the music was produced. Sometimes it works pretty well and sometimes it doesn't work at all. For success the

Re: Best software to burn a cd

2004-10-26 Thread Jerry Richer
If you purchase Premier software costing $59.95 or more from Chirping Bat then you save $7.95 in shipping. Chirp|Chirp|Chirp: It's the Bat, Bat Arhonious Software ! New DEC-TALK USB: $650.00, www.chirpingbat.com/dectalkusb.shtml ! Gyration RF Wireless 100 foot range keyboard: $199.00,

Re: Best software to burn a cd

2004-10-26 Thread Jerry Richer
Lou! No F/X such as reverb, NR, flange etc in CD/DVD Creator. Chirp|Chirp|Chirp: It's the Bat, Bat Arhonious Software ! New DEC-TALK USB: $650.00, www.chirpingbat.com/dectalkusb.shtml ! Gyration RF Wireless 100 foot range keyboard: $199.00, www.chirpingbat.com/rfkeyboard.shtml ! J-Say

Re: Delta soundcard question

2004-10-26 Thread Jerry Richer
Tim! The M-Audio / Delta Audio Phile 2496 would be admirably suited to your requirements as described. All the Delta cards are almost sonically the same. They use the same technology but differences in configurations / inputs and outputs etc make them sonically a little different. Most

Re: Pitch Shifting with Soundforge

2004-10-26 Thread Jerry Richer
Gary! Control r followed by alt r starts the audio recording process. It's one way of getting data into Sound Forge. You should also be able to import any audio file on your system through the File / Open menu and pitch shift it. Chirp|Chirp|Chirp: It's the Bat, Bat Arhonious Software !

Re: Delta soundcard question

2004-10-27 Thread Jerry Richer
Tim! You simply record at 16 bit 44.1 Kilohertz. You can change the settings in the recording software. Chirp|Chirp|Chirp: It's the Bat, Bat Arhonious Software ! New DEC-TALK USB: $650.00, www.chirpingbat.com/dectalkusb.shtml ! Gyration RF Wireless 100 foot range keyboard: $199.00,

Re: Best software to burn a cd

2004-10-27 Thread Jerry Richer
Premier's CD/DVD Creator is $59.95 plus $7.95 shipping. If you purchase from www.chirpingbat.com/premierprogramming.shtml you save yourself the $7.95 shipping. Chirp|Chirp|Chirp: It's the Bat, Bat Arhonious Software ! New DEC-TALK USB: $650.00, www.chirpingbat.com/dectalkusb.shtml ! Gyration

Re: Delta soundcard question

2004-10-27 Thread Jerry Richer
Anders: The M-Audio or Delta Audio Phile 2496 from Chirping Bat .Com is $180.00 plus $30.00 shipping and insurance to Sweden. Right now that is a total of 1,491.13 SEK, Sweden Kronor. I imagine that there would be duty and VAT due upon delivery but I have no way of guaranteeing what

Re: Dell Laptop And Compatible Sound Caards Question?

2004-10-30 Thread Jerry Richer
While there is no Indigo USB there are several other USB audio devices around. I use one by Edirol and one by Tascam. You can get into this technology for $100. Check out www.chirpingbat.com/edirol.shtml Chirp|Chirp|Chirp: It's the Bat, Bat Arhonious Software ! New DEC-TALK USB: $650.00,

Re: Would like some help

2004-11-01 Thread Jerry Richer
Typically on a new computer you can start making CDs by just copying the files you want to burn to the CD writer folder with standard Windows copy commands. What mini-disk do you have? Chirp|Chirp|Chirp: It's the Bat, Bat Arhonious Software ! New DEC-TALK USB: $650.00,

Re: Senhauser noise reduction headphones:

2004-11-01 Thread Jerry Richer
You can read about most of the Sennheiser headphones at www.chirpingbat.com/rfheadphones.shtml Chirp|Chirp|Chirp: It's the Bat, Bat Arhonious Software ! New DEC-TALK USB: $650.00, www.chirpingbat.com/dectalkusb.shtml ! Gyration RF Wireless 100 foot range keyboard: $199.00,

Re: Playing Real Audio content

2004-11-01 Thread Jerry Richer
Frank! Real Audio is a particular format of audio developed by Real Networks. We don't mean real audio as compared to fake audio. Chirp|Chirp|Chirp: It's the Bat, Bat Arhonious Software ! New DEC-TALK USB: $650.00, www.chirpingbat.com/dectalkusb.shtml ! Gyration RF Wireless 100 foot range

Re: headphones adaptor

2004-11-07 Thread Jerry Richer
Kevin! Connecting more than one audio source to one pair of headphones is certainly possible and your local electronics supply ought to be able to fix you up. I don't know that what you're looking for has a particular name but an Audio Mixer would certainly do the job. An Audio Mixer can

Re: new high minidisk.

2004-11-07 Thread Jerry Richer
Brian the MZNH700 must be a European only version. Here in the United States I see an 800 and a 900 but no 700. Chirp|Chirp|Chirp: It's the Bat, Bat Arhonious Software ! New DEC-TALK USB: $650.00, www.chirpingbat.com/dectalkusb.shtml ! Gyration RF Wireless 100 foot range keyboard: $199.00,

Re: Need reccomendations on boomboxes

2004-11-07 Thread Jerry Richer
Terri! I listen to my public radio station on my computer at www.ncpr.org. It comes in perfectly. No interference. Chirp|Chirp|Chirp: It's the Bat, Bat Arhonious Software ! New DEC-TALK USB: $650.00, www.chirpingbat.com/dectalkusb.shtml ! Gyration RF Wireless 100 foot range keyboard:

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