but anyway, let us know if
you
get some sort of explanation and whether upgrading causes the problem to go
away.
All the best.
Ray
Caroline Ford wrote:
Ray,
I did as you suggested and, after exhausting all other possibilities, I
contacted the BBC. I have received an acknowledgement but nothing
if the form you go through is a long winded process.
Come back to us though if and when you do make rogress.
Ray
Caroline Ford wrote:
Ray,
I seem to be getting on quite well with QuickTime now. It is a stand-alone
application, so you can have an icon for it on your desktop and launch it
from there. I
since I sued the IPlayer downloader. I just stream TV
programmes now. Often wondered if it's possible to record the video as well
as the sound while watching, but not looked into that.
Do let us know if you have success getting downloaded programmes to play in
WMP.
Ray
Caroline Ford wrote:
Ray
to this Caroline and I see you've posted this issue
on
Access-UK so who knows, maybe an answer will yet surface there.
Ray
Caroline Ford wrote:
Ray,
Thank you for the advice. I have read the article but it doesn't seem to
offer much help as to what the problem is. The files I am trying to play
through a file after
stoping play first - with the space bar I think.
HTH.
Ray
Caroline Ford wrote:
Hello,
I have several files on my PC which I was hoping to be able to play in
Windows
Media Player, but neither the WMV nor MOV files will play on my Vista
laptop.
Windows Media Player returns
Hello,
I have several files on my PC which I was hoping to be able to play in Windows
Media Player, but neither the WMV nor MOV files will play on my Vista laptop.
Windows Media Player returns an error telling me that my sound card may need to
be updated or isn't installed properly, but I
Also, the last two episodes of Steve and Angie Nutt's Ourplace podcast were
recorded on the DM-550, and the latest episode, 173, has a review of the
machine starting at around 28 minutes into the recording.
The Ourplace home page is
http://www.comproom.co.uk/ourplace
Caroline
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Tim,
If you go to the RNIB online shop at
http://www.rnib.org.uk/shop
and search for Plextalk Pocket, you will find plenty of information about
the player. It is available in two colours - black or white - and costs
£279.99 ex VAT. You will also be able to find out about the accessories,
such
I heard that the reason why there is no live radio commentary is due to the
exorbitant prices being charged by the ICC for the broadcasting rights.
Caroline.
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From: pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org]
On Behalf Of Stephen Jolley
Sent:
I had to set Juice to run in XP compatibility mode under Vista before it
would work properly. I found the following instructions on how to do it on
the internet:
1. Download, install, then browse to the installation folder (program
files\juice)
2. Change the EXE compatibility mode to
. Very cool for picking up
daily newspapers.
Best of luck.
Jonathan
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
On Behalf Of Caroline Ford
Sent: Sunday, 21 September 2008 3:56 a.m.
To: PC Audio Discussion List
Subject: RE: New podcast concerning the new talking
Joe,
No, I'm only using the 1 GB version. At least here in the UK, the 2 GB
version seems to be just about twice the price of the 1 GB version, so there
doesn't seem much benefit in buying the 2 GB version. I think two of the 1
GB players might be a better bet, so at least if you lose one of
I believe the Zen Stone only plays formats 2 and 3, but as I don't use
Audible myself, I'm unable to vouch for this.
Caroline.
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Blackwell, Clifford
Sent: 26 September 2007 17:21
To: PC Audio Discussion List
BBC Five Live Sports Extra is broadcasting the final tomorrow, but it may
just be restricted to listeners in the UK, I'm not sure. Might be worth a
look though.
Caroline.
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Jonathan Mosen
Sent: 23 September
Or as a fourth alternative, you could try D-Speech, available from
dimio.altervista.org/eng
which will allow you to copy and paste text into the edit area and select
from whichever SAPI voices you have on your PC to create WAV, MP3 or OGG
files.
It is free to use but donations are welcome.
The 2 GB model is known as the Zen Stone Plus and is supposed to be rather
less accessible than the 1 GB Zen Stone. The Zen Stone Plus has a voice
recorder and FM radio, I believe, while the 1 GB model is just a music
player.
Caroline.
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
It's only a player, Dan.
Reply Header
Subject:Re: Review of two interesting MP3 players
Author: Dan Eickmeier [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: 02nd June 2007 21:01
Interesting, does this Zenstone also have recording capabilities?
OR is it just a player
David,
The feed I have stored in Juice for BlindCoolTech is as follows:
http://www.blindcooltech.com/bct.xml
HTH,
Caroline.
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of David Reynolds
Sent: 26 March 2007 23:00
To: 'PC audio discussion list. '
Subject:
David and Michael,
Thank you for your replies. It's a shame that the playback reverts to mono
if you speed up a file, but for an audio book that would not be particularly
important. Does either of you know what bit rates the DS50 can handle? The
WS-320M seems reluctant to play MP3's recorded
Hello,
If anyone on the list has an Olympus DS50, I'd be grateful if you could
answer the following questions for me.
I have heard that you can alter the playback speed of files on the DS50,
increasing the speed to a maximum of 1.5 times. Does this apply to MP3
files you copy to the player as
Hello,
The WS-320M actually records in WMA format, not MP3, but you're right that
64 kbps is the maximum bit rate.
Caroline.
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Rich De Steno
Sent: 08 December 2006 02:50
To: PC audio discussion list.
Subject:
The BookCourier is, I believe, the same physical size as the BookPort but
the BookPort has an extra row of buttons which enables it to perform
additional tasks, such as its Braille notetaking features. The BookCourier
is no longer under active development, but I have had my unit for over two
This could well have been the Plextalk PTR2 player/recorder. I haven't used
one myself, but Brian Hartgen who produces an audio magazine here in the UK,
thinks very highly of it. It costs around 575 pounds, I think, which is
about twice the price of the Iriver H340.
Caroline.
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John,
There are several places in the UK where you can buy the R-09, and Google
should be able to help you out in this respect. However, if you want to buy
direct from Edirol, go to
http://www.edirol.co.uk
They have a secure site for ordering, and I believe you may also be able to
order over
Ron,
If you go into the settings list on your BookCourier by pressing the
left-most key on the bottom row, there is one option called Auto Advance,
which when set to Yes will allow the BookCourier to play files continuously,
so that when one track comes to an end, the next one will start playing
You can listen to two excellent reviews of the IFP799 by Shane Jackson which
were broadcast on Main Menu last September. If you go to
http://acbradio.org/archives/mainmenu/
you need to download MM2273.mp3 and MM2274.mp3.
Caroline.
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Hello Dana,
I know you have a Griffin I-mic USB sound card, so I'd be interested to know
how your new Soundblaster compares to the I-mic, and if there are any features
on the Soundblaster which the I-mic doesn't have.
Thanks,
Caroline.
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
thought, for the
price, its sound quality couldn't be beat. But, once I heard the new
SoundBlaster Live, well, I'm even more impressed.
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From: Caroline Ford [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: PC audio discussion list. pc-audio@pc-audio.org
Sent: Sunday, July 02, 2006 3:58 PM
Subject
David,
While I would wholeheartedly agree with you about the quality of the Olympus
WS-320M, its highest recording quality is actually WMA, 44.1 khz and 64
kbps, not 128 kbps. It still makes extremely clear recordings with the
in-built microphones though.
Caroline.
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Kurt,
The feed address for BlindCoolTech is
http://www.blindcooltech.com/bct.xml
HTH,
Caroline.
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: 25 April 2006 15:12
To: Pc-audio@pc-audio.org
Subject: pod address for blind cool tech
Keao,
Neal Ewers has done a good introduction to Sound Forge which was posted to
the Blind Cool Tech web site in February. Go to
http://www.blindcooltech.com
and do a search for Sound Forge.
HTH,
Caroline.
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf
Nektarios,
This is a link to a review of Rockbox on the Iriver H140 by Jonathan Mosen
which you may find useful once you get Rockbox installed on your player:
http://jmosen.audioblog.com/deluge/bd7197ac-95f5-f149-9e66-1c136ba9d022.mp3
HTH,
Caroline.
-Original Message-
From: [EMAIL
Dean and Fazil,
Thanks to your help, I have at last found how to append to a file in Total
Recorder, rather than over-writing the original file.
In case anyone else wants to know how to do this, the steps are as follows
(I am using the Standard edition, so things may vary for those using Pro):
Hello,
I've now tried to append to an existing file in Total Recorder. I have the
file on my hard drive, open it in TR and press Record. When I finish
recording and save the file, the original file is over-written with the
recording I have just made - the original contents of the file have
Hello,
In Total Recorder, does anyone know if it is possible to append further
recordings to a file which already exists, or would I have to create a new
file and join the two together? Is it even possible to join two files in
TR? I have done it in Goldwave but am not sure whether it's possible
Thanks for this. I will try it and see if I can get it to work.
Caroline.
-Original Message-
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Behalf Of Dean Martineau
Sent: 30 December 2005 14:16
To: PC audio discussion list.
Subject: Re: Total Recorder: Appending To A File
the
Hello,
I have quite a lot of recordings on cassette tape which I would
like to transfer to my PC. I have an on-board sound card, and the
recordings I have made so far have not been of particularly good
quality.
I have come across a few references to the Griffin iMic, which is a
USB device
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From: Caroline Ford [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: pc-audio@pc-audio.org
Sent: Wednesday, November 02, 2005 3:44 AM
Subject: Griffin iMic
Dana,
I think the plug-in you're looking for is called Pacemaker. This is the URL to
the home page:
http://www.iki.fi/oparviai/pacemaker
Caroline.
-Original Message-
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Dana S. Leslie
Sent: 03 October 2005 14:12
To: PC-Audio;
Hello,
I use Total Recorder's own driver and find that I need to set Total Recorder
to record before I actually start the stream I want to record. If I start
the stream first and then select Record in TR, I can sometimes end up with
an empty file.
Caroline.
-Original Message-
From:
using?
- Original Message -
From: Caroline Ford
To: PC audio discussion list.
Sent: Thursday, July 28, 2005 11:58 AM
Subject: RE: Restoring Stereo Playback
I don't have a problem recording in stereo. If I make a recording in
Total
Recorder and transfer it to another device
Message -
From: Caroline Ford [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: PC audio discussion list. Pc-audio@pc-audio.org
Sent: Tuesday, July 26, 2005 1:01 PM
Subject: Restoring Stereo Playback
Hello,
A few days ago I downloaded Goldwave and since installing it, all stereo
files I play back on my PC, whether through
Hello,
A few days ago I downloaded Goldwave and since installing it, all stereo
files I play back on my PC, whether through Goldwave, Total Recorder or
Windows Media Player, are only playing in mono.
Does anyone know how I can re-set the play back to stereo and in which
program I need to make
Stephen,
Do you use Total Recorder by any chance? I had a problem one day with this
program and it had the effect of leaving me with no Windows sounds although
Jaws was still speaking. I opened up Total Recorder again, closed it down,
and my Windows sounds were back. I've no explanation for
issue with the
book currier, so try re-ripping the cd, that might help.
Take an extra moment when you find yourself at piece, to think about your
values, and your own affluency.
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From: Caroline Ford [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: PC audio discussion list. Pc-audio@pc-audio.org
Thanks to all those who have replied to my query about two un-rippable CD's.
I now have a few options to try. Has anyone actually tried running a pencil
round the edge of a copy protected CD? I'd heard this tip before but have
never been brave enough to try it myself.
Thanks,
Caroline.
Sylvester,
When you open Total Recorder, you should have focus on the Recording source
Parameters button. Press space on this button and then shift+tab four
times to get to the Change button. Press space on Change and you will be in
the area where you can choose the output parameters for your
Hello,
I have two CD's which I am trying to rip to MP3 using CDex. I have
successfully ripped around twenty CD's, but two in particular will not rip.
When I insert one of the CD's into either my DVD-ROM or CDRW drive, it is
not recognised by Windows or CDex, so I am unable to rip it. When I
Kevin,
The RNIB used to sell an adaptor which would allow you to connect one pair
of headphones to two devices so that the output of one came out of the
left-hand side and the output of the other came out of the right. I used to
have one several years ago. I don't know if they still sell them,
and Guide dog Iris
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From: Caroline Ford [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: PC audio discussion list. [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Tuesday, October 26, 2004 8:30 PM
Subject: Nero Express Problems
Hello,
I have a version of Nero Express 5.5.10.45 which
Hello,
I have a version of Nero Express 5.5.10.45 which came bundled with my CDRW
drive. While the program mostly works well and does what I want it to,
there are one or two problems with it which I would like to sort out if
possible.
If I have been using the program and then close it down, I
Hello,
I wonder whether anyone on the list is using a Yamaha SW1000 sound card
under XP. A friend of mine used to use this sound card on a PC running
Windows ME and didn't have any problems with it, but now that he's got a new
PC running XP Pro, the sound card often seems to lock up and repeats
James,
Thanks for your reply.
I will give your suggestion a try, most likely with Total Recorder, but I'm
not quite sure how I would go about recording from the sound card using
CDex. Could you possibly give me any more information?
Thanks,
Caroline.
-Original Message-
From: [EMAIL
Dane,
Thanks for your reply.
The reason I want to convert the files from WMA to MP3 format is so that I
can play them on my BookCourier. The BookCourier doesn't support WMA. If I
lose something in quality, that's just something I'll have to put up with.
Regards,
Caroline.
-Original
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From: Caroline Ford [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: PC audio discussion list. [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Saturday, August 07, 2004 10:57 AM
Subject: WMA to MP3 Conversion
Hello,
I have got some free downloads from a music site in WMA format. I would
like to know if it is possible
Hello,
What are the advantages of Winamp Pro over the free version?
Thanks,
Caroline.
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Alex Stone
Sent: 30 July 2004 10:30
To: PC audio discussion list.
Subject: Re: Winamp 5.04 is now Available
It's the
Bud,
I found the program at www.whitestick.co.uk. I think it is in the downloads
section.
HTH,
Caroline.
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Behalf Of Bud Keith
Sent: 28 June 2004 16:08
To: PC audio discussion list.
Subject: RE: Listening to BBC
Christopher and all,
Thanks for the recommendation of Real Alternative. I will download it and
give it a try.
Christopher, if the Winamp plug-in can't be used to listen to the BBC
streams, what would it be used for?
Thanks,
Caroline.
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Hello,
I would like to be able to listen to BBC broadcasts from the www.bbc.co.uk
web site, but I understand you can normally only do so with Real Player. I
am reluctant to put this player on my PC as I've heard it can try and take
over from Windows Media Player and Winamp.
I remember hearing
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