Tapin Radio Question Again

[Tom Kaufman]

Hello listers:  I have the latest version of Tapin Radio; am trying to
figure out how the genres  menu works!  I go there; I hit Oldies".but all
the comes up is the same list that is in my favorites list; this is to say
that nothing seems to be coming up!  Am I doing something wrong?

Tom Kaufman

RE: List Termination

[Tom Kaufman]

Thanks for this; will keep this around for future reference!
Tom Kaufman

-Original Message-
From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Laz
Sent: Tuesday, November 14, 2017 5:24 PM
To: PC Audio Discussion List <pc-audio@pc-audio.org>
Subject: Re: List Termination

As with all groups.io lists all you have to do is send a blank message
to the below two email addresses to join:

blindtech+subscr...@groups.io

main+subscr...@techtalk.groups.io

One group has over 400 members and the other has over 300.

Laz

On 11/14/17, Tom Kaufman <tomca...@comcast.net> wrote:
> And what are the addresses of these lists?
> Tom Kaufman
>
> -Original Message-
> From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Laz
> Sent: Tuesday, November 14, 2017 4:54 PM
> To: PC Audio Discussion List <pc-audio@pc-audio.org>
> Subject: Re: List Termination
>
> There are at least two very good blind tech lists on groups.io where
> PC audio questions are asked and answered every day.
>
> Laz
>
> On 11/14/17, Tom Kaufman <tomca...@comcast.net> wrote:
>> I have to agree with Norma here; once in a while, I've seen stuff like a
>> message (supposedly from a subscriber) the message usually has a lin it
>> (and
>> of course I would never click on it) but this hasn't happened in a while!
>> While it might not be the end of the world if this list goes away, I hope
>> it
>> doesn't, for it is nice to know that if we have an audio-rrelated
>> computer
>> question, there's a place we can go to possibly get our questions
>> answered!
>> Tom Kaufman
>>
>> -Original Message-
>> From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Norma
>> A.
>> Boge
>> Sent: Tuesday, November 14, 2017 1:48 PM
>> To: 'PC Audio Discussion List' <pc-audio@pc-audio.org>
>> Subject: RE: List Termination
>>
>> I guess my ISP must have a good Spam filter because I don't recall seeing
>> any on this list.
>> I, too, have been on the list quite a while. Although the traffic isn't
>> steady, it is nice to have a place where I know my audio-related
>> questions
>> will get answered. I guess I could live with the list disappearing if
>> someone could post subscription info for other lists where our audio
>> questions are welcome. I hope such an animal exists.
>>
>>
>> -Original Message-
>> From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Tom
>> Dimeo
>> Sent: Monday, November 13, 2017 5:34 PM
>> To: pc-audio@pc-audio.org
>> Subject: List Termination
>>
>> Ladies and gentlemen,
>>
>> I am seriously considering terminating the pc audio list.
>> There is very little traffic on the list but a lot of spam. Also, with
>> the
>> advent of DMARC I have no idea who is or is not receiving list messages.
>>
>> I could take the list to Google Groups or some other commercial e-mailing
>> list if there is enough interest, or, maybe some one else would be
>> interested taking on administration duties of the list. There is a cost
>> for
>> the domain name and web space.
>>
>> Jonathan Mosen started the list almost twenty years ago and it might have
>> out lived it's usefulness.
>>
>> Comments are welcome. Best to contact me directly.
>>
>> t...@pc-audio.org
>>
>> Thank you,
>>
>> Tom Dimeo
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>
>
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RE: List Termination

[Tom Kaufman]

And what are the addresses of these lists?
Tom Kaufman

-Original Message-
From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Laz
Sent: Tuesday, November 14, 2017 4:54 PM
To: PC Audio Discussion List <pc-audio@pc-audio.org>
Subject: Re: List Termination

There are at least two very good blind tech lists on groups.io where
PC audio questions are asked and answered every day.

Laz

On 11/14/17, Tom Kaufman <tomca...@comcast.net> wrote:
> I have to agree with Norma here; once in a while, I've seen stuff like a
> message (supposedly from a subscriber) the message usually has a lin it
> (and
> of course I would never click on it) but this hasn't happened in a while!
> While it might not be the end of the world if this list goes away, I hope
> it
> doesn't, for it is nice to know that if we have an audio-rrelated computer
> question, there's a place we can go to possibly get our questions answered!
> Tom Kaufman
>
> -Original Message-
> From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Norma A.
> Boge
> Sent: Tuesday, November 14, 2017 1:48 PM
> To: 'PC Audio Discussion List' <pc-audio@pc-audio.org>
> Subject: RE: List Termination
>
> I guess my ISP must have a good Spam filter because I don't recall seeing
> any on this list.
> I, too, have been on the list quite a while. Although the traffic isn't
> steady, it is nice to have a place where I know my audio-related questions
> will get answered. I guess I could live with the list disappearing if
> someone could post subscription info for other lists where our audio
> questions are welcome. I hope such an animal exists.
>
>
> -Original Message-
> From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Tom
> Dimeo
> Sent: Monday, November 13, 2017 5:34 PM
> To: pc-audio@pc-audio.org
> Subject: List Termination
>
> Ladies and gentlemen,
>
> I am seriously considering terminating the pc audio list.
> There is very little traffic on the list but a lot of spam. Also, with the
> advent of DMARC I have no idea who is or is not receiving list messages.
>
> I could take the list to Google Groups or some other commercial e-mailing
> list if there is enough interest, or, maybe some one else would be
> interested taking on administration duties of the list. There is a cost for
> the domain name and web space.
>
> Jonathan Mosen started the list almost twenty years ago and it might have
> out lived it's usefulness.
>
> Comments are welcome. Best to contact me directly.
>
> t...@pc-audio.org
>
> Thank you,
>
> Tom Dimeo
>
>
>
>
>


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RE: List Termination

[Tom Kaufman]

I have to agree with Norma here; once in a while, I've seen stuff like a
message (supposedly from a subscriber) the message usually has a lin it (and
of course I would never click on it) but this hasn't happened in a while!
While it might not be the end of the world if this list goes away, I hope it
doesn't, for it is nice to know that if we have an audio-rrelated computer
question, there's a place we can go to possibly get our questions answered!
Tom Kaufman

-Original Message-
From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Norma A.
Boge
Sent: Tuesday, November 14, 2017 1:48 PM
To: 'PC Audio Discussion List' <pc-audio@pc-audio.org>
Subject: RE: List Termination

I guess my ISP must have a good Spam filter because I don't recall seeing
any on this list.
I, too, have been on the list quite a while. Although the traffic isn't
steady, it is nice to have a place where I know my audio-related questions
will get answered. I guess I could live with the list disappearing if
someone could post subscription info for other lists where our audio
questions are welcome. I hope such an animal exists.


-Original Message-
From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Tom Dimeo
Sent: Monday, November 13, 2017 5:34 PM
To: pc-audio@pc-audio.org
Subject: List Termination

Ladies and gentlemen,

I am seriously considering terminating the pc audio list.
There is very little traffic on the list but a lot of spam. Also, with the
advent of DMARC I have no idea who is or is not receiving list messages.

I could take the list to Google Groups or some other commercial e-mailing
list if there is enough interest, or, maybe some one else would be
interested taking on administration duties of the list. There is a cost for
the domain name and web space.

Jonathan Mosen started the list almost twenty years ago and it might have
out lived it's usefulness.

Comments are welcome. Best to contact me directly.

t...@pc-audio.org

Thank you,

Tom Dimeo

RE: Help With Tapin Radio Requested

[Tom Kaufman]

Hello Dean and list:  Yes...this is what I am getting at (WHFC does not play
because they are now running an HTML 5 link for their stream!  I sent
something to Tapin...but am not for sure if they have updated it in their
new stations...something else that I seem to no longer know how to do
(update the stations) this new version of Tapin, well, it just doesn't make
sense to me!  For example, when I try to go to genres, well my logic just
doesn't seem to work!
Tom Kaufman

-Original Message-
From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Dean
Martineau
Sent: Sunday, November 05, 2017 9:49 AM
To: 'PC Audio Discussion List' <pc-audio@pc-audio.org>
Subject: RE: Help With Tapin Radio Requested

I found WHFC but the station doesn't play.  When the program opens, you are
in a search box.  Type the search and shift+tab.  In my brief test, two
other stations I searched for did not play, and one did. 

-Original Message-
From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Tom
Kaufman
Sent: Saturday, November 04, 2017 7:16 PM
To: 'PC Audio Discussion List' <pc-audio@pc-audio.org>
Subject: Help With Tapin Radio Requested

Hello List:  Some of you may know, but for those who don't, Tapin Radio has
updated and am just not making any sense as to  how to search for a station!
What I am trying to do is to search to see if a particular station has
updated their link (the station in question is WHFC (the current link no
longer works) I wrote to Tapin Radio, but not sure that I provided them with
the correct info.  So I am trying to figure out how you go about finding if
Tapin has updated a station's link, but am making absolutely no sense out of
how it works with the latest version of Tapin!  Does anyone on here have any
idea as to how I go about doing what I am trying to do?

Thanks in advance,

Tom Kaufman

Denton, MD. U.S.A.

Help With Tapin Radio Requested

[Tom Kaufman]

Hello List:  Some of you may know, but for those who don't, Tapin Radio has
updated and am just not making any sense as to  how to search for a station!
What I am trying to do is to search to see if a particular station has
updated their link (the station in question is WHFC (the current link no
longer works) I wrote to Tapin Radio, but not sure that I provided them with
the correct info.  So I am trying to figure out how you go about finding if
Tapin has updated a station's link, but am making absolutely no sense out of
how it works with the latest version of Tapin!  Does anyone on here have any
idea as to how I go about doing what I am trying to do?

Thanks in advance,

Tom Kaufman

Denton, MD. U.S.A.

RE: Sirius XM now available on Amazon Echo

[Tom Kaufman]

Hello Mike and list:  Thanks for the offer; I hopefully will be able to get
back with you in a few days as.  Do you have a problem with putting your
email on here?  Only asking because, with Outlook 2013, I don't know if I
can just "reply to sender"...this is to say, I don't know if there is a way
to just reply to you from here!
Many thanks; yes...I am using Jaws 18
Tom Kaufman

-Original Message-
From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Mike Mote
Sent: Wednesday, June 28, 2017 4:48 PM
To: 'PC Audio Discussion List' <pc-audio@pc-audio.org>
Subject: RE: Sirius XM now available on Amazon Echo

Tom,I would be glad to help you with their web-site.  If you know how to use
it, it is totally useable with JAWS, assuming that's what you are using as
your screen reader.  It's best viewed now with IE.  Let me know off list if
you would like some help.


-Original Message-
From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Tom
Kaufman
Sent: Wednesday, June 28, 2017 3:59 PM
To: 'PC Audio Discussion List' <pc-audio@pc-audio.org>
Subject: RE: Sirius XM now available on Amazon Echo

Hello Norma and list:  Yes...I've got it and it sounds good!  It made me
finally break down and get the Un Line subscription (have had the radio for
years) but resisted getting the "On Line" subscription because of
inaccessibility problems!  As far as I'm concerned, that website is still
not accessible enough for me!  But maybe it's just because I don't
understand how to do what--sigh!
Tom Kaufman

-Original Message-
From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Norma A.
Boge
Sent: Wednesday, June 28, 2017 2:34 PM
To: 'PC Audio Discussion List' <pc-audio@pc-audio.org>
Subject: Sirius XM now available on Amazon Echo

For those Sirius XM subscribers who haven't heard the good news, it is now
available on the Amazon Echo, Dot, Tap, Show, etc. Just enable it through
your Alexa app and enjoy!

RE: Sirius XM now available on Amazon Echo

[Tom Kaufman]

Hello Norma and list:  Yes...I've got it and it sounds good!  It made me
finally break down and get the Un Line subscription (have had the radio for
years) but resisted getting the "On Line" subscription because of
inaccessibility problems!  As far as I'm concerned, that website is still
not accessible enough for me!  But maybe it's just because I don't
understand how to do what--sigh!
Tom Kaufman

-Original Message-
From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Norma A.
Boge
Sent: Wednesday, June 28, 2017 2:34 PM
To: 'PC Audio Discussion List' <pc-audio@pc-audio.org>
Subject: Sirius XM now available on Amazon Echo

For those Sirius XM subscribers who haven't heard the good news, it is now
available on the Amazon Echo, Dot, Tap, Show, etc. Just enable it through
your Alexa app and enjoy!

RE: First impressions of the Alexa calling feature

[Tom Kaufman]

Just as an aside, I understand that this new feature of Amazon Echo is 
available oonly on the Echo and the Dot; not aavailable on the Tap yet!
Tom Kaufman

-Original Message-
From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Merv Keck
Sent: Thursday, May 11, 2017 3:33 PM
To: 'PC Audio Discussion List' <pc-audio@pc-audio.org>
Subject: RE: First impressions of the Alexa calling feature

Hi,
There have also been a few issues with the Alexa app and voice messages not 
being carried to the recipient. We had quite a bit of trouble with that 
yesterday. Even the transcripts of the messages got lost sometimes if two 
people attempted to message one another at the exact same time.
I do think it is an excellent new feature and has great potential. We have two 
dots at each end of a 988 square foot apartment. we have been looking for a 
decent set of wireless intercoms for years. Now we just use the message or call 
feature on our Dots.
And we are considering the Shows but are concerned about accessibility or 
future loss of accessibility.
Merv

-

For all things Echo:
echoing+subscr...@groups.io


-Original Message-
From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Dane 
Trethowan
Sent: Thursday, May 11, 2017 3:27 PM
To: PC Audio Discussion List <pc-audio@pc-audio.org>
Subject: Re: First impressions of the Alexa calling feature

You took the words right out of my mouth, I was going to ask whether anyone had 
yet used this functionality of Alexa so thanks for letting us know your 
impressions.

Unfortunately this functionality isn't available in Australia as yet.



On 12/05/2017 5:03 AM, Gary Schindler wrote:
> Here are my First impressions of the new Alexa calling feature using the IOS 
> Alexa app!
>
> The setup was pretty straight forward.
>
> You are asked to sign into the app and enter your credentials and proceed to 
> the setup. you will need to supply the phone number you will be using to 
> receive and make calls on your mobile phone whether it be android or IOS.
>
> When you continue you are sent a verification code to your mobile phone. once 
> you are verified, you will here a chime on your Alexa device, and you are 
> taken to a screen where you import your contacts, allow Alexa to use the 
> microphone and so on.
>
> Once this is all done, you are given a brief explanation of how to insert 
> contacts to make calls and send messages, and so forth.
>
> Making calls from the Alexa devices is quite easy to do. You say, Elexa call 
> so and so. As long as the person in your contacts has the Alexa app on there 
> phone, Alexa will make the call for you. Anyone can download the app and 
> enable the calling feature. I would think they had better have an Amazon 
> account though!
>
> Making calls from the Alexa app itself is another matter. You search for a 
> contact in your address book and tap it to make your call. If the person 
> doesn’t answer,you don’t hear anything at all. You can’t power down the phone 
> or anything.  you don’t have voiceover to end the call. The only way I got 
> voiceover back was to call myself with one of my Alexa devices. The phone 
> vibrated and eventually I heard the Amazon ringtone and I could answer or 
> decline my call. I think I will stick to using the Elexa devices to make 
> calls.
>
> When I called my self, the audio was quite clear. I then told my device at 
> hand to hang up. it did and my phone when back to normal. I guess the other 
> party you are talking to will have to end the calls, because there is no way 
> to find the end call icon if you are totally blind because you have no 
> voiceover.
>
> I think the Alexa calling and message feature has potential, and I am waiting 
> for some blind individual to buy the Echo show when it comes out and let all 
> of us know how accessible it is.
>
> If you call yourself for testing purposes, make sure the volume on the device 
> is turned down low, or you will have ear splitting feedback.
> The calls don’t show up in your IOS calls either.

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RE: Victor Reader Stream 2nd Generation

[Tom Kaufman]

Dane:  I guess I am missing something, but I have just finished comparing the 
sound of my VR Stream to the sound of my speaker on my Iphone 6; I fail to hear 
this "muffleness" that you speak of on the stream!  Granted: the Iphone is a 
bit easier on my ears than the VR Stream!  But with the VR Stream (at least is 
the case with mine) it definitely does seem to have the highs (doesn't really 
sound muffled to my ear!  So the only thing I can conclude is this: it is 
possible that maybe if someone doesn't have good hearing, maybe this is how the 
VR Stream's speaker would sound to a person who has a hearing loss?  Just 
listened again...and seem to still be able to hear the "ses" and Fs" on the 
stream; have the same internet station on; I'll repeat, I find that the Iphone 
is "easier on the ears"; my guess here is that the VRR Stream's speaker may be 
smaller in size than the speaker on the Iphone?
Tom Kaufman

-Original Message-
From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Dane 
Trethowan
Sent: Wednesday, May 03, 2017 1:03 PM
To: PC Audio Discussion List <pc-audio@pc-audio.org>
Subject: Re: Victor Reader Stream 2nd Generation

Sorry but a lot of you still don't seem to get my point.

Yes, the VR Stream is designed with speech in mind that I grant you and 
I have absolutely no arguement with that but the internal speaker - even 
by speech standards - is not good, very mid-range yes but lacking top so 
some people may get confused with say S and F particularly given the 
fact that TTS is used a lot of the time.

Most devices these days - Smart Devices are a case in point - have very 
clear and chrisp tops that makes listening to music, speech etc very 
enjoyable and understandable.

To prove my point, go listen to a Daisy book on your VR Stream and then 
- using Voice Dream Reader or something similar - go listen to that book 
on your iPhone or whatever and you'll soon hear what I'm talking about.

Now if you like things that way - speech without a distinct top - then 
fine! but I think its a great shame that a good speaker is an omission 
on the VR Strea. Yep I grant you, the quality is far better than that 
found on the first generation of VR Stream.

I've not used a Plextalk Pocket but I have used other Plextalk machines 
and the speakers in those are absolutely fantastic.



On 4/05/2017 12:56 AM, Gary Schindler wrote:
> Remember that the Victor stream was mostly meant to play talking books 
> with a few features added for convenience. actually you can get an MP3 
> player recorder for around $40.00 that has a better sounding speaker 
> in it and records MP3 and wave files much better, but the caveat is 
> that you are paying for accessible menus with the stream.
>
> The Hims may be a better all around unit, but it costs twice as much 
> money as the stream.
>
> Humanware was the first to come out with a machine that played bard 
> books even before NLS. Let's put everything in to context.
>
> -Original Message- From: Chris Skarstad
> Sent: Wednesday, May 03, 2017 9:05 AM
> To: pc-audio@pc-audio.org
> Subject: Re: Victor Reader Stream 2nd Generation
>
> I think that's just the point.  If you're a real audiofile who enjoys
> high end audio from a device, and you're really picky about how stuff
> sounds, the VR stream ain't for you.  Despite all the bad press the
> player has gotten here, i'll still purchase one in the next few days and
> report my findings.  I do think Bluetooth functionality is something
> that is lacking and needs to be in a future update.  If some of the
> other specialized players can have it, so can the stream.  But i'm
> buying it, fully aware of this and I'm certainly ok with it.
>
> I'll also report on the speed of downloading books via online services
> like BARD.  I can always download the books manually and put them on the
> stream that way.  It's good to know there are multiple ways of getting a
> particular job like that done.
>
>
> On 5/3/2017 8:58 AM, Hamit Campos wrote:
>> Ah well The Victors are more player anyways then recorder. The 
>> Plextalk Pocket is the thing ya want if ya want a recorder.
>>
>>
>> On 5/3/2017 5:14 AM, Dane Trethowan wrote:
>>> Ah okay so that problem still exists then? I was given to understand 
>>> that later firmware updates had fixed this.
>>> Too late to try that here now .
>>>
>>>> On 3 May 2017, at 6:44 pm, Tim Noonan <t...@timnoonan.com.au> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Sadly, the Stream Mic or line in creates very audible artefacts or 
>>>> whistles in recordings. Otherwise the stream would be a reasonable 
>>>> all-purpose player/recorder.
>>>>
>>>> Regards
>>>> Tim
>>>>
>>>> On

RE: Victor Reader Stream 2nd Generation

[Tom Kaufman]

Amen, Gary!

-Original Message-
From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Gary 
Schindler
Sent: Wednesday, May 03, 2017 10:56 AM
To: PC Audio Discussion List 
Subject: Re: Victor Reader Stream 2nd Generation

Remember that the Victor stream was mostly meant to play talking books with 
a few features added for convenience. actually you can get an MP3 player 
recorder for around $40.00 that has a better sounding speaker in it and 
records MP3 and wave files much better, but the caveat is that you are 
paying for accessible menus with the stream.

The Hims may be a better all around unit, but it costs twice as much money 
as the stream.

Humanware was the first to come out with a machine that played bard books 
even before NLS. Let's put everything in to context.

-Original Message- 
From: Chris Skarstad
Sent: Wednesday, May 03, 2017 9:05 AM
To: pc-audio@pc-audio.org
Subject: Re: Victor Reader Stream 2nd Generation

I think that's just the point.  If you're a real audiofile who enjoys
high end audio from a device, and you're really picky about how stuff
sounds, the VR stream ain't for you.  Despite all the bad press the
player has gotten here, i'll still purchase one in the next few days and
report my findings.  I do think Bluetooth functionality is something
that is lacking and needs to be in a future update.  If some of the
other specialized players can have it, so can the stream.  But i'm
buying it, fully aware of this and I'm certainly ok with it.

I'll also report on the speed of downloading books via online services
like BARD.  I can always download the books manually and put them on the
stream that way.  It's good to know there are multiple ways of getting a
particular job like that done.


On 5/3/2017 8:58 AM, Hamit Campos wrote:
> Ah well The Victors are more player anyways then recorder. The Plextalk 
> Pocket is the thing ya want if ya want a recorder.
>
>
> On 5/3/2017 5:14 AM, Dane Trethowan wrote:
>> Ah okay so that problem still exists then? I was given to understand that 
>> later firmware updates had fixed this.
>> Too late to try that here now .
>>
>>> On 3 May 2017, at 6:44 pm, Tim Noonan  wrote:
>>>
>>> Sadly, the Stream Mic or line in creates very audible artefacts or 
>>> whistles in recordings. Otherwise the stream would be a reasonable 
>>> all-purpose player/recorder.
>>>
>>> Regards
>>> Tim
>>>
>>> On 3 May 2017, at 6:02 pm, Dane Trethowan  
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>> I didn’t try the line-in recording function though I did note that - 
>>> using this function - one can record to PCM Wave files at 44.1KHZ so 
>>> surely this should be reasonable.
>>> So if one really wanted to do high quality recordings one could use the 
>>> line-in method and buy suitable equipment to take full advantage.
>>>
 On 3 May 2017, at 5:43 pm, Jamie Kelly  wrote:

 The recording quality is ok for notes and meetings but not of high 
 broadcast quality as with the bookport plus or Plextor Pocket range.

 Jamie

 -Original Message-
 From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Dane 
 Trethowan
 Sent: Wednesday, 3 May 2017 4:47 PM
 To: PC Audio Discussion List 
 Subject: Re: Victor Reader Stream 2nd Generation

 Yep, convenient may be but the unit does have its limitations as we’ve 
 discussed here, the Wi-Fi connectivity being a very serious limitation 
 and - given the speed of the Wi-Fi - one wouldn’t really want to try 
 and download a good quality audio stream.
 And again we come to that bloody awful internal speaker.
 Another interesting point and its not critical just an observation, I 
 wonder why Human ware didn’t include the ability to be able to browse 
 NAS storage devices or other computers on a network for files? Just 
 about every other device I know of these days - that can play Internet 
 radio stations - haas this handy feature which and I reckon it would be 
 an absolute boom! for users of a VR Stream.
 Perhaps I’m talking about a future VR Stream update though hHumanware 
 take my advice, don’t make the update too big or it will take until 
 Christmas for the VR Stream users to download .
 Regarding my own streaM/ Its found a good home so I’m happy about that.

> On 2 May 2017, at 4:34 am, Peter Scanlon  wrote:
>
> I love my Victor Stream.
> The best thing about it is how easy it is to listen to and locate 
> internet radio stations.
>
>
> -Original Message-
> From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of
> Hamit Campos
> Sent: Tuesday, 2 May 2017 3:07 AM
> To: PC Audio Discussion List 
> Subject: Re: Victor Reader Stream 2nd Generation
>
> Yeah I've not heard 

RE: Victor Reader Stream 2nd Generation

[Tom Kaufman]

I've never thought of the Victor Stream's audio as being "muffled"...having 
said this, I think of it more like the sound of a 6-transistor radio!  If you 
plug it into a good speaker or a good set of headphones, you do get a pretty 
good sound!  But no...if I'm going to listen to any music on that thing, I'd 
much prefer an external speaker or headphones!
Tom Kaufman

-Original Message-
From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Dane 
Trethowan
Sent: Monday, May 01, 2017 5:34 PM
To: PC Audio Discussion List <pc-audio@pc-audio.org>
Subject: Re: Victor Reader Stream 2nd Generation

I just shake my head though when it comes to that muffled speaker for 
audio, all my phones do far better than what the Stream does but then 
again audio has always been a problem with the Stream.

The handling of multiple format files - for recording as well as 
playback - is a welcom addition and - at the very least - the quality of 
audio from the headphones jack seems to be quite acceptable.



On 2/05/2017 2:41 AM, Evan Reese wrote:
> As to slow downloading of data, I have noticed with ours, and those of 
> some friends, that it doesn't seem to have a great wi-fi transceiver 
> in it. Even when I'm close to my router, it usually says that 
> reception is poor.
> Other than that, you are right, a lot of functionality in that little 
> package.
> Evan
>
> -Original Message- From: Dane Trethowan
> Sent: Monday, May 01, 2017 10:24 AM
> To: PC Audio Discussion List
> Subject: Victor Reader Stream 2nd Generation
>
> Hi!
>
> I just bought one of these units and would like to make comment on my
> purchase.
>
> Firstly I think that the unit does a brilliant job for what it is in
> most respects.
>
> The sound from the internal speaker is a little muffled however - having
> already heard a VR Stream - I was already prepared for this, a bit of an
> annoyance one might say so to overcome this I use a small BUniden
> hand-held amplified battery speaker I've had for years, cost me $25
> about 7 years ago, pity the Stream doesn't have Bluetooth but I guess a
> product can't have everythint.
>
> Now I don't know whether this is my unit in particular but I have
> noticed that the downloading of data seems to be incredibly slow
> compared to other devices I have on my network, I used the "Check for
> Updates" function and - according to that - the firmware is up to date,
> well at least the data does get downloaded I guess.
>
> There's a hell of a lot of functionality packed into the VR Stream box
> and a lot of this - such as the Internet Radio, podcasts and so forth -
> I won't bother using - given I already have better solutions for that
> sort of thing - but for those who don't the VR Stream provides a great
> entry level to the world of Internet Radio and Podcasting.
>
> Getting online with the Vision Australia library was a snap so I
> downlaoded a couple of books.
>
> Again, I have other Apps and so forth which I prefer to use myself but
> the Stream is convenient for reading, no doubt about that even though I
> read all my newspapers these days straight from the web site its good to
> know I have a reliable backup.
>
>
>

-- 

**
"Live each day as if you were goiing to die tomorrow, learn each day as if you 
were going to live forever"

RE: Issues with Mic Echo

[Tom Kaufman]

While I didn't listen to the whole thing, I really heard no echo!
Tom Kaufman

-Original Message-
From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Danny Miles
Sent: Thursday, April 20, 2017 3:42 AM
To: PC Audio Discussion List <pc-audio@pc-audio.org>
Subject: Issues with Mic Echo

Hi everyone.  Apologies if this post strays off-topic - I believe it's relevant 
to the list so I've put it here but I guess it might be debatable.

I've been setting up to work in audiobook narration and I recently made a demo 
recording.  One of the bits of feedback that I got suggested that there was 
echo on the recording, even though I deliberately purchased the Fame Mic 
Reflexion Screen Pro Set to prevent this from happening.  Also, despite using a 
wind screen (pop shield), there are occasional popping sounds.

Personally, although I can hear the pops, I can't tell that there is any echo, 
but this may be because my ears simply aren't finely tuned.
I'd be grateful if anyone who has the time and inclination could please listen 
to the file and tell me whether or not there appears to be echo and how I might 
be able to correct issues with both the echo and the popping ... bearing in 
mind that I'm using products to reduce both (perhaps there are positional 
issues or something else?).
Additionally, although I know it's not an audio-related question related to 
this list, if anyone would be kind enough to give feedback on the quality (or 
lack of quality) of the narration itself that would also be much appreciated.

If anyone is happy to assist, the file can be found at
https://www.dropbox.com/s/mjfsty22x0sz1wv/Danny%20Miles%20-%20How%20To%20Exercise.mp3?dl=0

Many thanks in advance for any help.

Take care, Danny



--
Danny Miles
Mobile:
+44(0)7926 972762
Email:
toptunesda...@gmail.com
Twitter:
http://www.Twitter.com/TopTunesDanny
Facebook:
http://www.Facebook.com/AbilityGateway
Skype:
TopTunesDanny

RE: Recording Internet Radio Streams

[Tom Kaufman]

Dean:  The standard version of Total Recorder also lets you schedule recordings 
as well!  I have that version; unless they've changed it in later versions of 
TR, you can schedule recordings!  When I bought this version, I think I paid 
something like eighteen dollars for it.  The "pro" version is more; don't 
remember how much it costs and don't know what the advantages are with the Pro 
version!
Tom Kaufman

-Original Message-
From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Dean 
Martineau
Sent: Monday, April 17, 2017 6:52 AM
To: 'PC Audio Discussion List' <pc-audio@pc-audio.org>
Subject: RE: Recording Internet Radio Streams

There are many options to record audio streams.  The only free one I know is 
Tapin Radio. You can search for it and install it.  Of course, they have a paid 
version $20 US) which lets you schedule recordings and gives you access to a 
wider database of stations.  

Perhaps the free version of total Recorder (totalrecorder.com) allows for 
recording in real time.  Total Recorder Pro lets you schedule recordings. 

The most powerful one I know is Replay Radio from applian technoloties.  It 
carries an annual subscription cost, but lets you schedule recordings, and also 
has a way to detect the Url of sites whose Url isn't apparent, so that you can 
record it.  They have a media guide to which they will add sites on request.

I'm sure other members can tell you about other options.
Dean


-Original Message-
From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Danny Miles
Sent: Monday, April 17, 2017 6:40 AM
To: PC Audio Discussion List <pc-audio@pc-audio.org>
Subject: Recording Internet Radio Streams

Hi. I'm looking for software that's compatible with Windows 7 and Jaws 14.0. I 
already have GoldWave but am wondering whether or not there is something more 
specific for the job, such as software that records from a given URL without 
having it playing through the computer via a media player.  Any advice will be 
much appreciated.

Take care, Danny



--
Danny Miles
Mobile:
+44(0)7926 972762
Email:
toptunesda...@gmail.com
Twitter:
http://www.Twitter.com/TopTunesDanny
Facebook:
http://www.Facebook.com/AbilityGateway
Skype:
TopTunesDanny

RE: Amazon Echo Tap Hands-Free

[Tom Kaufman]

Hello Gary and list:  I did; nothing there, but will check again!
Tom Kaufman

-Original Message-
From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Gary 
Schindler
Sent: Saturday, February 18, 2017 8:29 PM
To: PC Audio Discussion List <pc-audio@pc-audio.org>
Subject: Re: Amazon Echo Tap Hands-Free

Tom, I am on Comcast, and I get the echo newsletter every Friday afternoon 
or evening. You probably already checked your junk folder I suppose?


-Original Message- 
From: Tom Kaufman
Sent: Saturday, February 18, 2017 5:29 PM
To: 'PC Audio Discussion List'
Subject: RE: Amazon Echo Tap Hands-Free

Typically if you have bought an Amazon product, they automatically will 
start sending you one.  They may be sending mine...but I'm just not getting 
them!
Tom Kaufman

-Original Message-
From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Singing 
Sparrow
Sent: Saturday, February 18, 2017 12:59 AM
To: PC Audio Discussion List <pc-audio@pc-audio.org>
Subject: Re: Amazon Echo Tap Hands-Free

where can you subscrive to this newsletter?


On 2/17/2017 9:40 PM, Dane Trethowan wrote:
> this function - as discussed on this list - features in the "What's
> New With Echo" newsletter which I'm sure all Amazon Echo users
> receive, worth the look, heaps of useful stuff within.
>
>
>
>

RE: Amazon Echo Tap Hands-Free

[Tom Kaufman]

Yes...this is correct!
Tom Kaufman

-Original Message-
From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Dane 
Trethowan
Sent: Saturday, February 18, 2017 5:32 PM
To: PC Audio Discussion List <pc-audio@pc-audio.org>
Subject: Re: Amazon Echo Tap Hands-Free

I think you can also get to the what's new section from the Alexa home page.



On 19/02/2017 9:29 AM, Tom Kaufman wrote:
> Typically if you have bought an Amazon product, they automatically will start 
> sending you one.  They may be sending mine...but I'm just not getting them!
> Tom Kaufman
>
> -Original Message-
> From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Singing 
> Sparrow
> Sent: Saturday, February 18, 2017 12:59 AM
> To: PC Audio Discussion List <pc-audio@pc-audio.org>
> Subject: Re: Amazon Echo Tap Hands-Free
>
> where can you subscrive to this newsletter?
>
>
> On 2/17/2017 9:40 PM, Dane Trethowan wrote:
>> this function - as discussed on this list - features in the "What's
>> New With Echo" newsletter which I'm sure all Amazon Echo users
>> receive, worth the look, heaps of useful stuff within.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>
>

RE: Amazon Echo Tap Hands-Free

[Tom Kaufman]

Typically if you have bought an Amazon product, they automatically will start 
sending you one.  They may be sending mine...but I'm just not getting them!
Tom Kaufman

-Original Message-
From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Singing 
Sparrow
Sent: Saturday, February 18, 2017 12:59 AM
To: PC Audio Discussion List <pc-audio@pc-audio.org>
Subject: Re: Amazon Echo Tap Hands-Free

where can you subscrive to this newsletter?


On 2/17/2017 9:40 PM, Dane Trethowan wrote:
> this function - as discussed on this list - features in the "What's 
> New With Echo" newsletter which I'm sure all Amazon Echo users 
> receive, worth the look, heaps of useful stuff within.
>
>
>
>

RE: Amazon Echo Tap Hands-Free

[Tom Kaufman]

Well Comcast apparently has arbitrarily decided that I don't need those "what's 
New" things from Amazon, for I'm nog getting them!
Tom Kaufman

-Original Message-
From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Dane 
Trethowan
Sent: Friday, February 17, 2017 10:41 PM
To: PC Audio Discussion List <pc-audio@pc-audio.org>
Subject: Amazon Echo Tap Hands-Free

this function - as discussed on this list - features in the "What's New 
With Echo" newsletter which I'm sure all Amazon Echo users receive, 
worth the look, heaps of useful stuff within.

RE: Tapin Radio Question

[Tom Kaufman]

Okay...I've tried the "alt-Y thing...no soap; still won't download the new
stations!
Tom Kaufman

-Original Message-
From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Tom
Kaufman
Sent: Thursday, February 16, 2017 2:01 PM
To: 'PC Audio Discussion List' <pc-audio@pc-audio.org>
Subject: Tapin Radio Question

Hello list:  Tapin Radio has updated their station list.  I have the pro
version, so I am automatically notified when this is updated and am asked if
I want to download the new stations.  So I'll click "yes."  However after
doing this, then I get something that says "failed to download new
stations!"  What (if anything) can I do about this?  I am running Jaws 18
and Windows 7 if this is helpful!

Thanks,

Tom Kaufman

RE: Tapin Radio Question

[Tom Kaufman]

Thanks; will give that a try!
Tom

-Original Message-
From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Humberto
Rodriguez
Sent: Thursday, February 16, 2017 5:33 PM
To: 'PC Audio Discussion List' <pc-audio@pc-audio.org>
Subject: RE: Tapin Radio Question

It may be the UAC, try pressing Alt-Y when that happens and see if then it
goes.
Humberto


-Original Message-
From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Tom
Kaufman
Sent: Thursday, February 16, 2017 2:01 PM
To: 'PC Audio Discussion List' <pc-audio@pc-audio.org>
Subject: Tapin Radio Question

Hello list:  Tapin Radio has updated their station list.  I have the pro
version, so I am automatically notified when this is updated and am asked if
I want to download the new stations.  So I'll click "yes."  However after
doing this, then I get something that says "failed to download new
stations!"  What (if anything) can I do about this?  I am running Jaws 18
and Windows 7 if this is helpful!

Thanks,

Tom Kaufman

RE: Echo Tap hands free update

[Tom Kaufman]

Mine came through (at least as far as I can tell) on Tuesday here in the U.S.!
Tom Kaufman

-Original Message-
From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Rick Alfaro
Sent: Thursday, February 16, 2017 7:05 AM
To: 'PC Audio Discussion List' <pc-audio@pc-audio.org>
Subject: RE: Echo Tap hands free update

My Tap finally got this update yesterday here in the US.





Best,

Rick Alfaro

-Original Message-
From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Dane 
Trethowan
Sent: Wednesday, February 15, 2017 6:36 PM
To: PC Audio Discussion List <pc-audio@pc-audio.org>
Subject: Echo Tap hands free update

This arrived here, I had another look at the Tap settings and found the option 
to enable the Hands Free mode right under the Battery status on the HTML web 
page

Just to summarise again for those who don't know.

The Echo Tap is different from the Main Echo and the Echo Dot in that - by 
default - the Tap doesn't listen for the wake word "Alex" followed by a 
command, the user must press a button and then speak the commands.

With the Hands Free update the monitoring for the wake word "Alexa" can be 
enabled thus the Tap functions as does the Dot etc though be warned that this 
function will drain the battery significantly.

My suggestion is that you disable Hands Free if you intend to use the Tap a lot 
on battery and enable it if you're using the Tap through its mains adapter or a 
power bank.

Also note that Tap can be put to sleep with a simple short press of the power 
button.

Tapin Radio Question

[Tom Kaufman]

Hello list:  Tapin Radio has updated their station list.  I have the pro
version, so I am automatically notified when this is updated and am asked if
I want to download the new stations.  So I'll click "yes."  However after
doing this, then I get something that says "failed to download new
stations!"  What (if anything) can I do about this?  I am running Jaws 18
and Windows 7 if this is helpful!

Thanks,

Tom Kaufman

RE: Amazon Echo Alexa

[Tom Kaufman]

Robert:  I think you're right on target as I think that's exactly how you say 
it!  Good luck to ya!
Tom Kaufman

-Original Message-
From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Robert 
Godridge
Sent: Monday, February 13, 2017 2:41 AM
To: PC Audio Discussion List <pc-audio@pc-audio.org>
Subject: Re: Amazon Echo Alexa

We just got an ecco dot as a wedding present and will be playing about
with it later in the week. It has been set up. We're in the u.s,
moving to the u.k though.
Let's say I wanted it to play the album blue by Joni Mitchell, what's
the sintax? is it play album blue by Joni Mitchell or what? I assume
amazon has quite a bit of music...
I'm a classical fan as is she so we'll be doing quite a bit of sintax
messing i think...

On 2/13/17, Dane Trethowan <grtd...@internode.on.net> wrote:
> Something else for everyone to try who owns an Echo Tap - if you haven't
> tried this already. -
>
> Say to Tap "Current Battery Status" and Alexa will tell you the battery
> status remaining in a percentage.
>
>
>
> On 13/02/2017 3:04 PM, Mary Otten wrote:
>> Ok, thanks. I have a ue megaboom, and a Oontse probably spelled wrong,
>> from Cambridge sound works. The megaboom is a lot more expensive at
>> retail, of course, and I like the sound, especially outside. I wasn't
>> at all interested in the Tap until this update came out. That seems to
>> make it much more useful. But I suppose, given that I have other
>> choices, it will be tough to justify the purchase of yet another
>> portable speaker.
>>
>> Mary
>>
>>
>
>
>

RE: Amazon Echo Alexa

[Tom Kaufman]

Dane:  Don't know if you've had a chance to play with those buttons on the top 
of the tap or not, so you may have figured them out: the button nearest to you 
(going from front to back) is the volume down; moving toward the back (now this 
is if you're in the center of the device) is the play/pause button; the button 
furtherest from you is the volume up button.  The button at the extreme left is 
your "back" button (not sure if they actually call it that) but let's say 
you're listening to a music shuffle...and you want to go back a song, this is 
the button you would press.  So that leaves the button on the right; this takes 
you forward through your music.  HTH!  Oh and you probably have figured out 
that the button in front (not on the top) this is the button you press when you 
want to tell Alexa to do something.
Tom Kaufman

-Original Message-
From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Dane 
Trethowan
Sent: Sunday, February 12, 2017 6:43 PM
To: PC Audio Discussion List <pc-audio@pc-audio.org>
Subject: Re: Amazon Echo Alexa

Well its good news so spread it around 
My Tap just arrived and I’ve already connected it to my network though I do 
have a couple of questions.
I should have asked what all the buttons on the top were for, there seem to be 
5.
Obviously two I’d assume are volume up and down, one would be the Action button 
so what do the other two do?
The “Tap” button is on the front and obvious though I thought perhaps one of 
the top five might be the “Tap”.
Also mine came with a Base though the Tap has a USB port on the back of it, 
does the Base offer anything more or is it just a charging stand.

> On 13 Feb 2017, at 10:21 am, Tom Kaufman <tomca...@comcast.net> wrote:
> 
> Great news!  There are a couple of folks on the group I'm in on Roger that 
> are from Australia; maybe they already know this!
> Tom Kaufman
> 
> -Original Message-
> From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Dane 
> Trethowan
> Sent: Sunday, February 12, 2017 6:00 PM
> To: PC Audio Discussion List <pc-audio@pc-audio.org>
> Subject: Re: Amazon Echo Alexa
> 
> It will be! coming in September
> 
> 
> 
> On 13/02/2017 9:52 AM, Tom Kaufman wrote:
>> That's too bad!  Hopefully the Amazon Echo will be supported in Australia 
>> soon!
>> Tom Kaufman
>> 
>> -Original Message-
>> From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Dane 
>> Trethowan
>> Sent: Saturday, February 11, 2017 3:31 PM
>> To: PC Audio Discussion List <pc-audio@pc-audio.org>
>> Subject: Re: Amazon Echo Alexa
>> 
>> Course - given Amazon Echo isn’t fully supported in Australia yet - I’ve got 
>> to be a little careful applying firmware updates.
>> There have been reports here of people applying the updates and then finding 
>> that their Echo won’t load again, no problem with the Echo itself of course 
>> but all the workarounds we in Australia use to get the Echo working can be 
>> wiped out it seems.
>> 
>>> On 12 Feb 2017, at 7:24 am, Tom Kaufman <tomca...@comcast.net> wrote:
>>> 
>>> Clifford:  I've heard this too, but am not sure it's available in all areas 
>>> yet!  I have the tap, so maybe I'll get to see how it works!
>>> Tom Kaufman
>>> 
>>> -Original Message-
>>> From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Clifford 
>>> Blackwell
>>> Sent: Saturday, February 11, 2017 2:21 PM
>>> To: PC Audio Discussion List <pc-audio@pc-audio.org>
>>> Subject: Re: Amazon Echo Alexa
>>> 
>>> I believe I just read that the Tap is getting a hand's free update that
>>> might make it even more user friendly.
>>> - Original Message -
>>> From: "Dane Trethowan" <grtd...@internode.on.net>
>>> To: "PC Audio Discussion List" <pc-audio@pc-audio.org>
>>> Sent: Monday, February 06, 2017 11:37 AM
>>> Subject: Re: Amazon Echo Alexa
>>> 
>>> 
>>> to your last comments about "The Pipes" first? Impressive, absolutely
>>> impressive.
>>> 
>>> I had the Echo on my table behind my bed - shelf actually - and I
>>> listened to a few Classic Albums I came upon on Spotify, the tone was
>>> quite pleasing and something I could easily relax to but no, not as
>>> wonderful as my B A7 and I didn't expect it to be either.
>>> 
>>> I think the Echo plays in mono so it was a damn good performance indeed
>>> if that's the case.
>>> 
>>> Battery Base for the Dot? Makes all the sense in the world given that
>>> th

RE: Echo Tap initial impressions

[Tom Kaufman]

Mary:  That actually is a good question as I don't even know when it is
doing an update!
Tom Kaufman

-Original Message-
From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Mary
Otten
Sent: Sunday, February 12, 2017 8:48 PM
To: PC Audio Discussion List <pc-audio@pc-audio.org>
Subject: Re: Echo Tap initial impressions

One thing that isn't clear to me is whether you can force an echo
device to look for an update, and if so, how. I have the original
amazon echo, and I've never bothered to look into this question; I just
figured updates would come when they came, but how to know if you have
actually received one?

Mary

RE: Amazon Echo Alexa

[Tom Kaufman]

Great news!  There are a couple of folks on the group I'm in on Roger that are 
from Australia; maybe they already know this!
Tom Kaufman

-Original Message-
From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Dane 
Trethowan
Sent: Sunday, February 12, 2017 6:00 PM
To: PC Audio Discussion List <pc-audio@pc-audio.org>
Subject: Re: Amazon Echo Alexa

It will be! coming in September



On 13/02/2017 9:52 AM, Tom Kaufman wrote:
> That's too bad!  Hopefully the Amazon Echo will be supported in Australia 
> soon!
> Tom Kaufman
>
> -Original Message-
> From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Dane 
> Trethowan
> Sent: Saturday, February 11, 2017 3:31 PM
> To: PC Audio Discussion List <pc-audio@pc-audio.org>
> Subject: Re: Amazon Echo Alexa
>
> Course - given Amazon Echo isn’t fully supported in Australia yet - I’ve got 
> to be a little careful applying firmware updates.
> There have been reports here of people applying the updates and then finding 
> that their Echo won’t load again, no problem with the Echo itself of course 
> but all the workarounds we in Australia use to get the Echo working can be 
> wiped out it seems.
>
>> On 12 Feb 2017, at 7:24 am, Tom Kaufman <tomca...@comcast.net> wrote:
>>
>> Clifford:  I've heard this too, but am not sure it's available in all areas 
>> yet!  I have the tap, so maybe I'll get to see how it works!
>> Tom Kaufman
>>
>> -Original Message-
>> From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Clifford 
>> Blackwell
>> Sent: Saturday, February 11, 2017 2:21 PM
>> To: PC Audio Discussion List <pc-audio@pc-audio.org>
>> Subject: Re: Amazon Echo Alexa
>>
>> I believe I just read that the Tap is getting a hand's free update that
>> might make it even more user friendly.
>> - Original Message -
>> From: "Dane Trethowan" <grtd...@internode.on.net>
>> To: "PC Audio Discussion List" <pc-audio@pc-audio.org>
>> Sent: Monday, February 06, 2017 11:37 AM
>> Subject: Re: Amazon Echo Alexa
>>
>>
>> to your last comments about "The Pipes" first? Impressive, absolutely
>> impressive.
>>
>> I had the Echo on my table behind my bed - shelf actually - and I
>> listened to a few Classic Albums I came upon on Spotify, the tone was
>> quite pleasing and something I could easily relax to but no, not as
>> wonderful as my B A7 and I didn't expect it to be either.
>>
>> I think the Echo plays in mono so it was a damn good performance indeed
>> if that's the case.
>>
>> Battery Base for the Dot? Makes all the sense in the world given that
>> the Dot can stream to Bluetooth speakers and headsets, I wonder why the
>> Echo won't do Bluetooth streaming both ways, you can stream to it of
>> course but you can't stream from it.
>>
>> I'm thinking about whether or not to buy a Tap, in a review I read over
>> the weekend it was compared favourably to the Bose Soundlink Mini and I
>> had been thinking about getting the current version of the Bose so
>> perhaps its best to kill some b irds with a stone and just get the
>> Amazon Tap? Will think about it.
>>
>>
>>
>> On 7/02/2017 3:04 AM, John Gurd wrote:
>>> I'm just catching up with this thread. Just to make it clear, the Dot does
>>> not have a built-in battery. That's interesting you can get a battery base
>>> for it (I didn't know that) but I personally don't think it would be
>>> worthwhile. The Dot is fine for speech and books and even casual radio but
>>> I wouldn't spend much time listening to music on it. I've never connected
>>> it to external speakers. The Echo is much better for music but it is still
>>> not as good as my Bose  Soundlink Mini or Creative Roar. I noticed the
>>> Echo is very susceptible to positioning: on a table away from a wall it is
>>> quite mid-rangey with little base, on a carpeted wooden floor the base is
>>> very good but it's speech is too base heavy. I have it on a table near a
>>> wall and it sounds reasonably good.
>>>
>>> Apart from the Hive skill, the following are the ones I found of most use.
>>> The Guardian newspaper because it is very generous with the unabridged
>>> articles it provides and they can be accessed in categories. I was using
>>> the Telegraph occasionally but I removed it as suddenly the few available
>>> articles are now truncated to the first few paragraphs. The National Rail
>>> skill is very basic but great for quickly getting the times and status of

RE: Amazon Echo Alexa

[Tom Kaufman]

Okay...as I figured, I hadn't seen this when I sent that last post to the list! 
 But my question is this: it says "Amazon Android app!"  So does this mean that 
only people with Android phones can take advantage of this app?  I have an 
Iphone, so if this be the case, maybe I'm out of luck...or have I misread what 
this is saying!
Tom Kaufman

-Original Message-
From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Dane 
Trethowan
Sent: Saturday, February 11, 2017 3:47 PM
To: PC Audio Discussion List <pc-audio@pc-audio.org>
Subject: Re: Amazon Echo Alexa

Here's the link to the article and yep I was right and good on Amazon 
for addressing what I consider to be an obvious and unnecessary flaw in 
the firmware.

http://www.androidpolice.com/2017/02/09/amazon-tap-firmware-update-enables-echo-style-hands-free-voice-commands/



On 12/02/2017 7:26 AM, Tom Kaufman wrote:
> Dane:  I think you're probably right on track; at least that would also be my 
> guess as well!
> Tom Kaufman
>
> -Original Message-
> From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Dane 
> Trethowan
> Sent: Saturday, February 11, 2017 3:16 PM
> To: PC Audio Discussion List <pc-audio@pc-audio.org>
> Subject: Re: Amazon Echo Alexa
>
> Yep, will keep an eye on that, I don’t suppose you have any idea of what 
> exactly the hands free update does? I think I know and I’ll explain and I’ll 
> make it clear that I’m only guessing.
> With the Tap at present you have to press a button and then speak your 
> request to Tap.
> With the other units you just speak your request and that request is 
> performed so I’m guessing the firmware update for the tap illumines the need 
> to press the button before you start speaking?
>
>> On 12 Feb 2017, at 6:59 am, Clifford Blackwell <ceblackwe...@gmail.com> 
>> wrote:
>>
>> Hope that all works out for you.  Let us know about the sound quality and 
>> look for the firmware update.
>> - Original Message - From: "Dane Trethowan" 
>> <grtd...@internode.on.net>
>> To: "PC Audio Discussion List" <pc-audio@pc-audio.org>
>> Sent: Saturday, February 11, 2017 1:53 PM
>> Subject: Re: Amazon Echo Alexa
>>
>>
>>> Wow!
>>>
>>> My Tap comes tomorrow.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On 12/02/2017 6:21 AM, Clifford Blackwell wrote:
>>>> I believe I just read that the Tap is getting a hand's free update that 
>>>> might make it even more user friendly.
>>>> - Original Message - From: "Dane Trethowan" 
>>>> <grtd...@internode.on.net>
>>>> To: "PC Audio Discussion List" <pc-audio@pc-audio.org>
>>>> Sent: Monday, February 06, 2017 11:37 AM
>>>> Subject: Re: Amazon Echo Alexa
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> to your last comments about "The Pipes" first? Impressive, absolutely
>>>> impressive.
>>>>
>>>> I had the Echo on my table behind my bed - shelf actually - and I
>>>> listened to a few Classic Albums I came upon on Spotify, the tone was
>>>> quite pleasing and something I could easily relax to but no, not as
>>>> wonderful as my B A7 and I didn't expect it to be either.
>>>>
>>>> I think the Echo plays in mono so it was a damn good performance indeed
>>>> if that's the case.
>>>>
>>>> Battery Base for the Dot? Makes all the sense in the world given that
>>>> the Dot can stream to Bluetooth speakers and headsets, I wonder why the
>>>> Echo won't do Bluetooth streaming both ways, you can stream to it of
>>>> course but you can't stream from it.
>>>>
>>>> I'm thinking about whether or not to buy a Tap, in a review I read over
>>>> the weekend it was compared favourably to the Bose Soundlink Mini and I
>>>> had been thinking about getting the current version of the Bose so
>>>> perhaps its best to kill some b irds with a stone and just get the
>>>> Amazon Tap? Will think about it.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On 7/02/2017 3:04 AM, John Gurd wrote:
>>>>> I'm just catching up with this thread. Just to make it clear, the Dot 
>>>>> does not have a built-in battery. That's interesting you can get a 
>>>>> battery base for it (I didn't know that) but I personally don't think it 
>>>>> would be worthwhile. The Dot is fine for speech and books and even casual 
>>>>> radio but I wouldn't spend much time listening to music on it. I've never 
>>

RE: Amazon Echo Alexa

[Tom Kaufman]

I haven't seen all the messages on this thread yet, so this may have been 
already mentioned; I've not actually seen it myself, but I'm hearing that the 
Tap will eventually have something called "Hands Free" it seems to be a deal 
where you go into your Alexa App and turn this new feature on and off.  At this 
time, I don't have it, but have heard of others here in this country wo do have 
it; only thing I can say is that I'm hearing reports that it does drain a 
little more of the battery!
Tom Kaufman

-Original Message-
From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Dane 
Trethowan
Sent: Saturday, February 11, 2017 3:35 PM
To: PC Audio Discussion List <pc-audio@pc-audio.org>
Subject: Re: Amazon Echo Alexa

I never understood why Amazon took the decision with the Tap to have the user 
press a button before issuing a command, surely it doesn’t take all that much 
power for the Tap to monitor what’s going on and what’s being said to it 
automatically? The Dot lasts for absolute ages on my Power Bank, still waiting 
for the bank to be entirely discharged.

> On 12 Feb 2017, at 7:26 am, Tom Kaufman <tomca...@comcast.net> wrote:
> 
> Dane:  I think you're probably right on track; at least that would also be my 
> guess as well!
> Tom Kaufman
> 
> -Original Message-
> From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Dane 
> Trethowan
> Sent: Saturday, February 11, 2017 3:16 PM
> To: PC Audio Discussion List <pc-audio@pc-audio.org>
> Subject: Re: Amazon Echo Alexa
> 
> Yep, will keep an eye on that, I don’t suppose you have any idea of what 
> exactly the hands free update does? I think I know and I’ll explain and I’ll 
> make it clear that I’m only guessing.
> With the Tap at present you have to press a button and then speak your 
> request to Tap.
> With the other units you just speak your request and that request is 
> performed so I’m guessing the firmware update for the tap illumines the need 
> to press the button before you start speaking?
> 
>> On 12 Feb 2017, at 6:59 am, Clifford Blackwell <ceblackwe...@gmail.com> 
>> wrote:
>> 
>> Hope that all works out for you.  Let us know about the sound quality and 
>> look for the firmware update.
>> - Original Message - From: "Dane Trethowan" 
>> <grtd...@internode.on.net>
>> To: "PC Audio Discussion List" <pc-audio@pc-audio.org>
>> Sent: Saturday, February 11, 2017 1:53 PM
>> Subject: Re: Amazon Echo Alexa
>> 
>> 
>>> Wow!
>>> 
>>> My Tap comes tomorrow.
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> On 12/02/2017 6:21 AM, Clifford Blackwell wrote:
>>>> I believe I just read that the Tap is getting a hand's free update that 
>>>> might make it even more user friendly.
>>>> - Original Message - From: "Dane Trethowan" 
>>>> <grtd...@internode.on.net>
>>>> To: "PC Audio Discussion List" <pc-audio@pc-audio.org>
>>>> Sent: Monday, February 06, 2017 11:37 AM
>>>> Subject: Re: Amazon Echo Alexa
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> to your last comments about "The Pipes" first? Impressive, absolutely
>>>> impressive.
>>>> 
>>>> I had the Echo on my table behind my bed - shelf actually - and I
>>>> listened to a few Classic Albums I came upon on Spotify, the tone was
>>>> quite pleasing and something I could easily relax to but no, not as
>>>> wonderful as my B A7 and I didn't expect it to be either.
>>>> 
>>>> I think the Echo plays in mono so it was a damn good performance indeed
>>>> if that's the case.
>>>> 
>>>> Battery Base for the Dot? Makes all the sense in the world given that
>>>> the Dot can stream to Bluetooth speakers and headsets, I wonder why the
>>>> Echo won't do Bluetooth streaming both ways, you can stream to it of
>>>> course but you can't stream from it.
>>>> 
>>>> I'm thinking about whether or not to buy a Tap, in a review I read over
>>>> the weekend it was compared favourably to the Bose Soundlink Mini and I
>>>> had been thinking about getting the current version of the Bose so
>>>> perhaps its best to kill some b irds with a stone and just get the
>>>> Amazon Tap? Will think about it.
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> On 7/02/2017 3:04 AM, John Gurd wrote:
>>>>> I'm just catching up with this thread. Just to make it clear, the Dot 
>>>>> does not have a built-in battery. That's interesting you

RE: Amazon Echo Alexa

[Tom Kaufman]

That's too bad!  Hopefully the Amazon Echo will be supported in Australia soon!
Tom Kaufman

-Original Message-
From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Dane 
Trethowan
Sent: Saturday, February 11, 2017 3:31 PM
To: PC Audio Discussion List <pc-audio@pc-audio.org>
Subject: Re: Amazon Echo Alexa

Course - given Amazon Echo isn’t fully supported in Australia yet - I’ve got to 
be a little careful applying firmware updates.
There have been reports here of people applying the updates and then finding 
that their Echo won’t load again, no problem with the Echo itself of course but 
all the workarounds we in Australia use to get the Echo working can be wiped 
out it seems.

> On 12 Feb 2017, at 7:24 am, Tom Kaufman <tomca...@comcast.net> wrote:
> 
> Clifford:  I've heard this too, but am not sure it's available in all areas 
> yet!  I have the tap, so maybe I'll get to see how it works!
> Tom Kaufman
> 
> -Original Message-
> From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Clifford 
> Blackwell
> Sent: Saturday, February 11, 2017 2:21 PM
> To: PC Audio Discussion List <pc-audio@pc-audio.org>
> Subject: Re: Amazon Echo Alexa
> 
> I believe I just read that the Tap is getting a hand's free update that 
> might make it even more user friendly.
> - Original Message - 
> From: "Dane Trethowan" <grtd...@internode.on.net>
> To: "PC Audio Discussion List" <pc-audio@pc-audio.org>
> Sent: Monday, February 06, 2017 11:37 AM
> Subject: Re: Amazon Echo Alexa
> 
> 
> to your last comments about "The Pipes" first? Impressive, absolutely
> impressive.
> 
> I had the Echo on my table behind my bed - shelf actually - and I
> listened to a few Classic Albums I came upon on Spotify, the tone was
> quite pleasing and something I could easily relax to but no, not as
> wonderful as my B A7 and I didn't expect it to be either.
> 
> I think the Echo plays in mono so it was a damn good performance indeed
> if that's the case.
> 
> Battery Base for the Dot? Makes all the sense in the world given that
> the Dot can stream to Bluetooth speakers and headsets, I wonder why the
> Echo won't do Bluetooth streaming both ways, you can stream to it of
> course but you can't stream from it.
> 
> I'm thinking about whether or not to buy a Tap, in a review I read over
> the weekend it was compared favourably to the Bose Soundlink Mini and I
> had been thinking about getting the current version of the Bose so
> perhaps its best to kill some b irds with a stone and just get the
> Amazon Tap? Will think about it.
> 
> 
> 
> On 7/02/2017 3:04 AM, John Gurd wrote:
>> I'm just catching up with this thread. Just to make it clear, the Dot does 
>> not have a built-in battery. That's interesting you can get a battery base 
>> for it (I didn't know that) but I personally don't think it would be 
>> worthwhile. The Dot is fine for speech and books and even casual radio but 
>> I wouldn't spend much time listening to music on it. I've never connected 
>> it to external speakers. The Echo is much better for music but it is still 
>> not as good as my Bose  Soundlink Mini or Creative Roar. I noticed the 
>> Echo is very susceptible to positioning: on a table away from a wall it is 
>> quite mid-rangey with little base, on a carpeted wooden floor the base is 
>> very good but it's speech is too base heavy. I have it on a table near a 
>> wall and it sounds reasonably good.
>> 
>> Apart from the Hive skill, the following are the ones I found of most use. 
>> The Guardian newspaper because it is very generous with the unabridged 
>> articles it provides and they can be accessed in categories. I was using 
>> the Telegraph occasionally but I removed it as suddenly the few available 
>> articles are now truncated to the first few paragraphs. The National Rail 
>> skill is very basic but great for quickly getting the times and status of 
>> a single pre-set up route. I've enabled Radio Player as well as the TuneIn 
>> Skill and have sometimes found radio stations that for some reason TuneIn 
>> won't find. I've dabbled with the Magic Door game which is a basic 
>> Interactive Fiction with sound effects and although it's quite amusing I 
>> ultimately found it a bit limited. I've just enabled the International 
>> Space Station skill and enjoy finding out where it is at any given moment 
>> and when it will pass Glasgow next as well as news about what the 
>> astronauts are doing. Alexa has a lot of hidden talents herself but you 
>> have to work quite hard to find them and doing so is very hit and miss.
>> 
>> Oh, and just for you

RE: Amazon Echo Alexa

[Tom Kaufman]

Dane:  I think you're probably right on track; at least that would also be my 
guess as well!
Tom Kaufman

-Original Message-
From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Dane 
Trethowan
Sent: Saturday, February 11, 2017 3:16 PM
To: PC Audio Discussion List <pc-audio@pc-audio.org>
Subject: Re: Amazon Echo Alexa

Yep, will keep an eye on that, I don’t suppose you have any idea of what 
exactly the hands free update does? I think I know and I’ll explain and I’ll 
make it clear that I’m only guessing.
With the Tap at present you have to press a button and then speak your request 
to Tap.
With the other units you just speak your request and that request is performed 
so I’m guessing the firmware update for the tap illumines the need to press the 
button before you start speaking?

> On 12 Feb 2017, at 6:59 am, Clifford Blackwell <ceblackwe...@gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> Hope that all works out for you.  Let us know about the sound quality and 
> look for the firmware update.
> - Original Message - From: "Dane Trethowan" <grtd...@internode.on.net>
> To: "PC Audio Discussion List" <pc-audio@pc-audio.org>
> Sent: Saturday, February 11, 2017 1:53 PM
> Subject: Re: Amazon Echo Alexa
> 
> 
>> Wow!
>> 
>> My Tap comes tomorrow.
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> On 12/02/2017 6:21 AM, Clifford Blackwell wrote:
>>> I believe I just read that the Tap is getting a hand's free update that 
>>> might make it even more user friendly.
>>> - Original Message - From: "Dane Trethowan" 
>>> <grtd...@internode.on.net>
>>> To: "PC Audio Discussion List" <pc-audio@pc-audio.org>
>>> Sent: Monday, February 06, 2017 11:37 AM
>>> Subject: Re: Amazon Echo Alexa
>>> 
>>> 
>>> to your last comments about "The Pipes" first? Impressive, absolutely
>>> impressive.
>>> 
>>> I had the Echo on my table behind my bed - shelf actually - and I
>>> listened to a few Classic Albums I came upon on Spotify, the tone was
>>> quite pleasing and something I could easily relax to but no, not as
>>> wonderful as my B A7 and I didn't expect it to be either.
>>> 
>>> I think the Echo plays in mono so it was a damn good performance indeed
>>> if that's the case.
>>> 
>>> Battery Base for the Dot? Makes all the sense in the world given that
>>> the Dot can stream to Bluetooth speakers and headsets, I wonder why the
>>> Echo won't do Bluetooth streaming both ways, you can stream to it of
>>> course but you can't stream from it.
>>> 
>>> I'm thinking about whether or not to buy a Tap, in a review I read over
>>> the weekend it was compared favourably to the Bose Soundlink Mini and I
>>> had been thinking about getting the current version of the Bose so
>>> perhaps its best to kill some b irds with a stone and just get the
>>> Amazon Tap? Will think about it.
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> On 7/02/2017 3:04 AM, John Gurd wrote:
>>>> I'm just catching up with this thread. Just to make it clear, the Dot does 
>>>> not have a built-in battery. That's interesting you can get a battery base 
>>>> for it (I didn't know that) but I personally don't think it would be 
>>>> worthwhile. The Dot is fine for speech and books and even casual radio but 
>>>> I wouldn't spend much time listening to music on it. I've never connected 
>>>> it to external speakers. The Echo is much better for music but it is still 
>>>> not as good as my Bose  Soundlink Mini or Creative Roar. I noticed the 
>>>> Echo is very susceptible to positioning: on a table away from a wall it is 
>>>> quite mid-rangey with little base, on a carpeted wooden floor the base is 
>>>> very good but it's speech is too base heavy. I have it on a table near a 
>>>> wall and it sounds reasonably good.
>>>> 
>>>> Apart from the Hive skill, the following are the ones I found of most use. 
>>>> The Guardian newspaper because it is very generous with the unabridged 
>>>> articles it provides and they can be accessed in categories. I was using 
>>>> the Telegraph occasionally but I removed it as suddenly the few available 
>>>> articles are now truncated to the first few paragraphs. The National Rail 
>>>> skill is very basic but great for quickly getting the times and status of 
>>>> a single pre-set up route. I've enabled Radio Player as well as the TuneIn 
>>>> Skill and have sometimes found radio stations that for 

RE: Amazon Echo Alexa

[Tom Kaufman]

Clifford:  I've heard this too, but am not sure it's available in all areas 
yet!  I have the tap, so maybe I'll get to see how it works!
Tom Kaufman

-Original Message-
From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Clifford 
Blackwell
Sent: Saturday, February 11, 2017 2:21 PM
To: PC Audio Discussion List <pc-audio@pc-audio.org>
Subject: Re: Amazon Echo Alexa

I believe I just read that the Tap is getting a hand's free update that 
might make it even more user friendly.
- Original Message - 
From: "Dane Trethowan" <grtd...@internode.on.net>
To: "PC Audio Discussion List" <pc-audio@pc-audio.org>
Sent: Monday, February 06, 2017 11:37 AM
Subject: Re: Amazon Echo Alexa


to your last comments about "The Pipes" first? Impressive, absolutely
impressive.

I had the Echo on my table behind my bed - shelf actually - and I
listened to a few Classic Albums I came upon on Spotify, the tone was
quite pleasing and something I could easily relax to but no, not as
wonderful as my B A7 and I didn't expect it to be either.

I think the Echo plays in mono so it was a damn good performance indeed
if that's the case.

Battery Base for the Dot? Makes all the sense in the world given that
the Dot can stream to Bluetooth speakers and headsets, I wonder why the
Echo won't do Bluetooth streaming both ways, you can stream to it of
course but you can't stream from it.

I'm thinking about whether or not to buy a Tap, in a review I read over
the weekend it was compared favourably to the Bose Soundlink Mini and I
had been thinking about getting the current version of the Bose so
perhaps its best to kill some b irds with a stone and just get the
Amazon Tap? Will think about it.



On 7/02/2017 3:04 AM, John Gurd wrote:
> I'm just catching up with this thread. Just to make it clear, the Dot does 
> not have a built-in battery. That's interesting you can get a battery base 
> for it (I didn't know that) but I personally don't think it would be 
> worthwhile. The Dot is fine for speech and books and even casual radio but 
> I wouldn't spend much time listening to music on it. I've never connected 
> it to external speakers. The Echo is much better for music but it is still 
> not as good as my Bose  Soundlink Mini or Creative Roar. I noticed the 
> Echo is very susceptible to positioning: on a table away from a wall it is 
> quite mid-rangey with little base, on a carpeted wooden floor the base is 
> very good but it's speech is too base heavy. I have it on a table near a 
> wall and it sounds reasonably good.
>
> Apart from the Hive skill, the following are the ones I found of most use. 
> The Guardian newspaper because it is very generous with the unabridged 
> articles it provides and they can be accessed in categories. I was using 
> the Telegraph occasionally but I removed it as suddenly the few available 
> articles are now truncated to the first few paragraphs. The National Rail 
> skill is very basic but great for quickly getting the times and status of 
> a single pre-set up route. I've enabled Radio Player as well as the TuneIn 
> Skill and have sometimes found radio stations that for some reason TuneIn 
> won't find. I've dabbled with the Magic Door game which is a basic 
> Interactive Fiction with sound effects and although it's quite amusing I 
> ultimately found it a bit limited. I've just enabled the International 
> Space Station skill and enjoy finding out where it is at any given moment 
> and when it will pass Glasgow next as well as news about what the 
> astronauts are doing. Alexa has a lot of hidden talents herself but you 
> have to work quite hard to find them and doing so is very hit and miss.
>
> Oh, and just for you, Dane, I asked Alexa to play the Pipes. The first 
> time I got the Pogues instead and the second I got the Pipes of the Royal 
> Tank Command playing Chariots of Fire of all things. It didn't last long 
> as military bands are definitely not my thing. I'm not keen on the 
> Scottish Pipes on their own although there is a very excellent pipe-based 
> rock band called the Red Hot Chile Pipers. Sadly, Alexa will always think 
> you want the more famous Peppers. :)
>
> John
>
> -Original Message-
> From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of 
> Clifford Blackwell
> Sent: 04 February 2017 20:05
> To: PC Audio Discussion List <pc-audio@pc-audio.org>
> Subject: Re: Amazon Echo Alexa
>
> You can purchase a battery base for the Dot.  I haven't wanted to spend 
> the extra money on this though so I can't verify how well it works.
> - Original Message -
> From: "Dane Trethowan" <grtd...@internode.on.net>
> To: "PC Audio Discussion List" <pc-audio@pc-audio.org>
> Sent: Friday, February 03, 20

RE: Amazon Echo Alexa

[Tom Kaufman]

The Tap does sound good; while I won't say it has that big booming base, it's 
not bad!  I've not heard the Echo (what I am told is that the Echo doesn't do 
stereo (don't know why Amazon did that) but the Tap definitely does give you 
stereo sound!  I'd put it in about the same class as the JBL Flip 2, if  you 
know what those sound like!
Tom Kaufman

-Original Message-
From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Dane 
Trethowan
Sent: Friday, February 03, 2017 7:20 PM
To: PC Audio Discussion List <pc-audio@pc-audio.org>
Subject: Re: Amazon Echo Alexa

Interesting, in a review I just read they say that the Amazon Tap sounds 
better than a lot of Bluetooth speakers available on the market today? 
They compared it with the Bose Soundlink Mini. Ah well, won't be long 
until I'm able to hear one for myself and - if the author of the review 
says it sounds even better than the Echo - then it must sound pretty 
damn good, the Echo doesn't sound bad at all - and I'm used to B T7, 
A7 and all them nice things . -



On 4/02/2017 10:18 AM, Tom Kaufman wrote:
> Yep...that's the one; it has a chargeable battery and seems to have good 
> battery life; seems to charge up fairly quickly!
> Tom
>
> -Original Message-
> From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Dane 
> Trethowan
> Sent: Friday, February 03, 2017 3:44 PM
> To: PC Audio Discussion List <pc-audio@pc-audio.org>
> Subject: Re: Amazon Echo Alexa
>
> And the Tap is the one you have right? Is that battery powered?
>
>> On 4 Feb 2017, at 6:13 am, Tom Kaufman <tomca...@comcast.net> wrote:
>>
>> Dane:  The Dot can be connected to a stereo, but not the Tap.
>> Tom Kaufman
>>
>> -Original Message-
>> From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Dane 
>> Trethowan
>> Sent: Friday, February 03, 2017 5:25 AM
>> To: PC Audio Discussion List <pc-audio@pc-audio.org>
>> Subject: Re: Amazon Echo Alexa
>>
>> Now that I’ve had mine up and running for a little longer than 24 hours I’m 
>> probably in a better position to reply to this eMail than I was Yesterday.
>> Firstly a note to anyone in Australia or outside the US or UK who may be 
>> thinking of going down the Echo path, is it worth it? Well yep, I reckon it 
>> is and even better is the fact that setup requires no hacks or cracks to be 
>> applied as was previously the case.
>> Your Echo will still think you’re somewhere else - Mine thinks I’m in 
>> Seattle - but I can still get standard time for my local location, this can 
>> be set easily in settings, in my case I chose the Australian time zone and 
>> the NSW Eastern Time region, works fine!
>> If you’re in Australia then probably one of the best places to get an Amazon 
>> Echo is from eBay, they sell for as little as around $100 Australian 
>> depending on the model you want.
>> I had my Echo 24 hours after I ordered it, the eBay store I bought from 
>> dispatched the item using Australia Post Express Post.
>> The first thing I had to do was to find a wall adapter to make the supplied 
>> power supply compatible with our AC mains socket, that done it was just a 
>> matter of plugging the supply into the mains and connecting to the Echo, the 
>> power lead plugs into the bottom of the Echo and protrudes from the rear of 
>> the unit.
>> Echo will say “Hell” and I think she tells you you’re in setup mode so you 
>> know you can proceed with the setup which is all done from the Amazon Alexa 
>> home page.
>> For those using Echo now and who have it set up the home page is well worth 
>> exploring if you haven’t done so already, so much there to tweak and see.
>> Even though I’m in Australia I’ve had little trouble having my Echo 
>> recognise the voice commands I’ve issued.
>> There’s a lot I can’t use but a hell of a lot I can, I can use Spotify 
>> Premium with Echo however I can’t use Amazon’s Unlimited Music Service.
>> Radio is an oddity I have to admit, I can’t get Echo to tune into many 
>> stations using voice commands however I can manually have Echo tune into 
>> stations if I use the Tunein interface from the Echo Home Page so go work 
>> that one out, if anyone manages to listen to radio 2GB in Sydney Australia 
>> with their Echo then I’d be interested to know how you did it with voice 
>> commands?
>> The Echo can be paired with an amazon remote controller, has anyone done 
>> this?
>> I’m a little disappointed with the Bluetooth facilities offered, yes you can 
>> stream to Echo using Bluetooth so that’s nice and handy if you want to use 
>> Echo as a speaker for your mobile device etc 

RE: Amazon Echo Alexa

[Tom Kaufman]

Have tried a few: Cat Facts, Dog Facts; I've also tried News Briefs (I think 
Amazon calls these "Flash Briefs" obviously I can't vouch for how any of this 
stuff works in Australia, but here some of them work okay; some work better 
than others!  I've tried TV Shows and TV Info.  I'll tell you that these work 
better with the main TV networks (CBS, ABC and NBC) if you throw something at 
it that's a little off the beaten path, it doesn't quite know how to handle 
that yet!  But it's my guess that Amazon will improve on these things; 
hopefully they will!
Tom Kaufman

-Original Message-
From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Dane 
Trethowan
Sent: Friday, February 03, 2017 6:57 PM
To: PC Audio Discussion List <pc-audio@pc-audio.org>
Subject: Re: Amazon Echo Alexa

Have you tried any "Skills" yet? I've tried a few such as 20 questions, 
Mystery Radio Theatre etc.



On 4/02/2017 10:18 AM, Tom Kaufman wrote:
> Yep...that's the one; it has a chargeable battery and seems to have good 
> battery life; seems to charge up fairly quickly!
> Tom
>
> -Original Message-
> From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Dane 
> Trethowan
> Sent: Friday, February 03, 2017 3:44 PM
> To: PC Audio Discussion List <pc-audio@pc-audio.org>
> Subject: Re: Amazon Echo Alexa
>
> And the Tap is the one you have right? Is that battery powered?
>
>> On 4 Feb 2017, at 6:13 am, Tom Kaufman <tomca...@comcast.net> wrote:
>>
>> Dane:  The Dot can be connected to a stereo, but not the Tap.
>> Tom Kaufman
>>
>> -Original Message-
>> From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Dane 
>> Trethowan
>> Sent: Friday, February 03, 2017 5:25 AM
>> To: PC Audio Discussion List <pc-audio@pc-audio.org>
>> Subject: Re: Amazon Echo Alexa
>>
>> Now that I’ve had mine up and running for a little longer than 24 hours I’m 
>> probably in a better position to reply to this eMail than I was Yesterday.
>> Firstly a note to anyone in Australia or outside the US or UK who may be 
>> thinking of going down the Echo path, is it worth it? Well yep, I reckon it 
>> is and even better is the fact that setup requires no hacks or cracks to be 
>> applied as was previously the case.
>> Your Echo will still think you’re somewhere else - Mine thinks I’m in 
>> Seattle - but I can still get standard time for my local location, this can 
>> be set easily in settings, in my case I chose the Australian time zone and 
>> the NSW Eastern Time region, works fine!
>> If you’re in Australia then probably one of the best places to get an Amazon 
>> Echo is from eBay, they sell for as little as around $100 Australian 
>> depending on the model you want.
>> I had my Echo 24 hours after I ordered it, the eBay store I bought from 
>> dispatched the item using Australia Post Express Post.
>> The first thing I had to do was to find a wall adapter to make the supplied 
>> power supply compatible with our AC mains socket, that done it was just a 
>> matter of plugging the supply into the mains and connecting to the Echo, the 
>> power lead plugs into the bottom of the Echo and protrudes from the rear of 
>> the unit.
>> Echo will say “Hell” and I think she tells you you’re in setup mode so you 
>> know you can proceed with the setup which is all done from the Amazon Alexa 
>> home page.
>> For those using Echo now and who have it set up the home page is well worth 
>> exploring if you haven’t done so already, so much there to tweak and see.
>> Even though I’m in Australia I’ve had little trouble having my Echo 
>> recognise the voice commands I’ve issued.
>> There’s a lot I can’t use but a hell of a lot I can, I can use Spotify 
>> Premium with Echo however I can’t use Amazon’s Unlimited Music Service.
>> Radio is an oddity I have to admit, I can’t get Echo to tune into many 
>> stations using voice commands however I can manually have Echo tune into 
>> stations if I use the Tunein interface from the Echo Home Page so go work 
>> that one out, if anyone manages to listen to radio 2GB in Sydney Australia 
>> with their Echo then I’d be interested to know how you did it with voice 
>> commands?
>> The Echo can be paired with an amazon remote controller, has anyone done 
>> this?
>> I’m a little disappointed with the Bluetooth facilities offered, yes you can 
>> stream to Echo using Bluetooth so that’s nice and handy if you want to use 
>> Echo as a speaker for your mobile device etc but I’m surprised that Echo 
>> can’t stream the other way - say stream the output using Bluetooth to a pair 
>> 

RE: Amazon Echo Alexa

[Tom Kaufman]

Yep...that's the one; it has a chargeable battery and seems to have good 
battery life; seems to charge up fairly quickly!
Tom

-Original Message-
From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Dane 
Trethowan
Sent: Friday, February 03, 2017 3:44 PM
To: PC Audio Discussion List <pc-audio@pc-audio.org>
Subject: Re: Amazon Echo Alexa

And the Tap is the one you have right? Is that battery powered?

> On 4 Feb 2017, at 6:13 am, Tom Kaufman <tomca...@comcast.net> wrote:
> 
> Dane:  The Dot can be connected to a stereo, but not the Tap.
> Tom Kaufman
> 
> -Original Message-
> From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Dane 
> Trethowan
> Sent: Friday, February 03, 2017 5:25 AM
> To: PC Audio Discussion List <pc-audio@pc-audio.org>
> Subject: Re: Amazon Echo Alexa
> 
> Now that I’ve had mine up and running for a little longer than 24 hours I’m 
> probably in a better position to reply to this eMail than I was Yesterday.
> Firstly a note to anyone in Australia or outside the US or UK who may be 
> thinking of going down the Echo path, is it worth it? Well yep, I reckon it 
> is and even better is the fact that setup requires no hacks or cracks to be 
> applied as was previously the case.
> Your Echo will still think you’re somewhere else - Mine thinks I’m in Seattle 
> - but I can still get standard time for my local location, this can be set 
> easily in settings, in my case I chose the Australian time zone and the NSW 
> Eastern Time region, works fine!
> If you’re in Australia then probably one of the best places to get an Amazon 
> Echo is from eBay, they sell for as little as around $100 Australian 
> depending on the model you want.
> I had my Echo 24 hours after I ordered it, the eBay store I bought from 
> dispatched the item using Australia Post Express Post.
> The first thing I had to do was to find a wall adapter to make the supplied 
> power supply compatible with our AC mains socket, that done it was just a 
> matter of plugging the supply into the mains and connecting to the Echo, the 
> power lead plugs into the bottom of the Echo and protrudes from the rear of 
> the unit.
> Echo will say “Hell” and I think she tells you you’re in setup mode so you 
> know you can proceed with the setup which is all done from the Amazon Alexa 
> home page.
> For those using Echo now and who have it set up the home page is well worth 
> exploring if you haven’t done so already, so much there to tweak and see.
> Even though I’m in Australia I’ve had little trouble having my Echo recognise 
> the voice commands I’ve issued.
> There’s a lot I can’t use but a hell of a lot I can, I can use Spotify 
> Premium with Echo however I can’t use Amazon’s Unlimited Music Service.
> Radio is an oddity I have to admit, I can’t get Echo to tune into many 
> stations using voice commands however I can manually have Echo tune into 
> stations if I use the Tunein interface from the Echo Home Page so go work 
> that one out, if anyone manages to listen to radio 2GB in Sydney Australia 
> with their Echo then I’d be interested to know how you did it with voice 
> commands?
> The Echo can be paired with an amazon remote controller, has anyone done this?
> I’m a little disappointed with the Bluetooth facilities offered, yes you can 
> stream to Echo using Bluetooth so that’s nice and handy if you want to use 
> Echo as a speaker for your mobile device etc but I’m surprised that Echo 
> can’t stream the other way - say stream the output using Bluetooth to a pair 
> of Bluetooth headphones etc.
> To summarise, this purchase was well worth the while for me and I’m sure I’m 
> going to be served well for many years to come, I may even consider buying 
> one of the other Echo models such as the Dot, the Tap can be connected to a 
> stereo or television, is that right?
> 
>> On 2 Feb 2017, at 2:15 pm, Tom Kaufman <tomca...@comcast.net> wrote:
>> 
>> II am enjoying mine (I have the one that is known as the Tap) mostly listen 
>> to music on it...but it can do other things like tell you the weather, tell 
>> you a joke (haven't tried that yet) am sure there's lots of things you can 
>> ask her to do!
>> Tom Kaufman
>> 
>> -Original Message-
>> From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Dane 
>> Trethowan
>> Sent: Wednesday, February 01, 2017 10:05 PM
>> To: PC Audio Discussion List <pc-audio@pc-audio.org>
>> Subject: Amazon Echo Alexa
>> 
>> Hi!
>> For those of you who have one of these - can’t say what it is again or the 
>> device will get upset when its name is called  - then I sincerely 
>> hope you

RE: Amazon Echo Alexa

[Tom Kaufman]

Dane:  The Dot can be connected to a stereo, but not the Tap.
Tom Kaufman

-Original Message-
From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Dane 
Trethowan
Sent: Friday, February 03, 2017 5:25 AM
To: PC Audio Discussion List <pc-audio@pc-audio.org>
Subject: Re: Amazon Echo Alexa

Now that I’ve had mine up and running for a little longer than 24 hours I’m 
probably in a better position to reply to this eMail than I was Yesterday.
Firstly a note to anyone in Australia or outside the US or UK who may be 
thinking of going down the Echo path, is it worth it? Well yep, I reckon it is 
and even better is the fact that setup requires no hacks or cracks to be 
applied as was previously the case.
Your Echo will still think you’re somewhere else - Mine thinks I’m in Seattle - 
but I can still get standard time for my local location, this can be set easily 
in settings, in my case I chose the Australian time zone and the NSW Eastern 
Time region, works fine!
If you’re in Australia then probably one of the best places to get an Amazon 
Echo is from eBay, they sell for as little as around $100 Australian depending 
on the model you want.
I had my Echo 24 hours after I ordered it, the eBay store I bought from 
dispatched the item using Australia Post Express Post.
The first thing I had to do was to find a wall adapter to make the supplied 
power supply compatible with our AC mains socket, that done it was just a 
matter of plugging the supply into the mains and connecting to the Echo, the 
power lead plugs into the bottom of the Echo and protrudes from the rear of the 
unit.
Echo will say “Hell” and I think she tells you you’re in setup mode so you know 
you can proceed with the setup which is all done from the Amazon Alexa home 
page.
For those using Echo now and who have it set up the home page is well worth 
exploring if you haven’t done so already, so much there to tweak and see.
Even though I’m in Australia I’ve had little trouble having my Echo recognise 
the voice commands I’ve issued.
There’s a lot I can’t use but a hell of a lot I can, I can use Spotify Premium 
with Echo however I can’t use Amazon’s Unlimited Music Service.
Radio is an oddity I have to admit, I can’t get Echo to tune into many stations 
using voice commands however I can manually have Echo tune into stations if I 
use the Tunein interface from the Echo Home Page so go work that one out, if 
anyone manages to listen to radio 2GB in Sydney Australia with their Echo then 
I’d be interested to know how you did it with voice commands?
The Echo can be paired with an amazon remote controller, has anyone done this?
I’m a little disappointed with the Bluetooth facilities offered, yes you can 
stream to Echo using Bluetooth so that’s nice and handy if you want to use Echo 
as a speaker for your mobile device etc but I’m surprised that Echo can’t 
stream the other way - say stream the output using Bluetooth to a pair of 
Bluetooth headphones etc.
To summarise, this purchase was well worth the while for me and I’m sure I’m 
going to be served well for many years to come, I may even consider buying one 
of the other Echo models such as the Dot, the Tap can be connected to a stereo 
or television, is that right?

> On 2 Feb 2017, at 2:15 pm, Tom Kaufman <tomca...@comcast.net> wrote:
> 
> II am enjoying mine (I have the one that is known as the Tap) mostly listen 
> to music on it...but it can do other things like tell you the weather, tell 
> you a joke (haven't tried that yet) am sure there's lots of things you can 
> ask her to do!
> Tom Kaufman
> 
> -Original Message-
> From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Dane 
> Trethowan
> Sent: Wednesday, February 01, 2017 10:05 PM
> To: PC Audio Discussion List <pc-audio@pc-audio.org>
> Subject: Amazon Echo Alexa
> 
> Hi!
> For those of you who have one of these - can’t say what it is again or the 
> device will get upset when its name is called  - then I sincerely hope 
> you’re enjoying your as I am mine.
> Unfortunately Australia isn’t one of the support country’s for the product 
> yet - I’m in Seattle apparently - so I still need to do a little tweaking.
> 
> **
> Those of a positive and enquiring frame of mind will leave the rest of the 
> halfwits in this world behind.
> 
> 
> 
> 

**
Those of a positive and enquiring frame of mind will leave the rest of the 
halfwits in this world behind.

RE: Amazon Echo Alexa

[Tom Kaufman]

II am enjoying mine (I have the one that is known as the Tap) mostly listen to 
music on it...but it can do other things like tell you the weather, tell you a 
joke (haven't tried that yet) am sure there's lots of things you can ask her to 
do!
Tom Kaufman

-Original Message-
From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Dane 
Trethowan
Sent: Wednesday, February 01, 2017 10:05 PM
To: PC Audio Discussion List <pc-audio@pc-audio.org>
Subject: Amazon Echo Alexa

Hi!
For those of you who have one of these - can’t say what it is again or the 
device will get upset when its name is called  - then I sincerely hope 
you’re enjoying your as I am mine.
Unfortunately Australia isn’t one of the support country’s for the product yet 
- I’m in Seattle apparently - so I still need to do a little tweaking.

**
Those of a positive and enquiring frame of mind will leave the rest of the 
halfwits in this world behind.

RE: Bit rate settings with Total Recorder

[Tom Kaufman]

Have a question for Dane: you say you can have TR record and not have the 
screen reader interfere with anything.  I have the standard version of TR, so 
does the same hold true here?  And if so, how is this done? 
Thanks,
Tom Kaufman

-Original Message-
From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Dane 
Trethowan
Sent: Tuesday, January 10, 2017 7:14 PM
To: PC Audio Discussion List <pc-audio@pc-audio.org>
Subject: Re: Bit rate settings with Total Recorder

I'm meerly making a suggestion which would save you heaps of time and 
frustration in the end for several reasons.

What you're doing at the moment is known as a software recording and 
this may mean that other audio surces could be heard in the recording 
itself such as system sounds from your computer or even your Screen Reader.

If you Capture the stream as I outlined then the pricess is completely 
independent of your Sound card thus you can carry on with other 
activities on your computer, have your Screen Reader ttalk to its hearts 
content etc.

Anyway how you do things is completely up to you but I do suggest you 
read the primers on Total Recorders web page wich contain some great 
information on this sort of thing.

Total Recorder is an incredibly powerful tool and much of that power is 
hidden away.

What version of Total Recorder are you using by the way?



On 1/11/2017 6:16 AM, Andy wrote:
> Hi Dane.
>
> I don't set TR to do anything.  When I launch it, JAWS announces, 
> press the space bar to record, so I do, and end up with quite a good 
> quality WAV file, of the show that I'm listening to.
>
> I just was not sure if I  could be doing this job of recording better.
>
> In your message you advised that the BBC were broadcasting at 320 kbps 
> and if I recorded any programme, then TR would simply grab it at the 
> same quality.
>
> I often use Tap-in radio or the assessible bbc Iplayer to stream the 
> show, but I'm thinking that perhaps you are telling me to record 
> directly from Internet Explorer rather than Tap-in radio?
>
> Am I right?  Or is it very much the same thing whither I stream 
> through Tap-in radio, the Accessable BBC Iplayer or Internet explorer.
>
>
> Incidentaly, BBC radio 1, 2, 3, 4, and 6 are all termed "Global" 
> stations, thus the 320 kbps.  However, my favourate station is Radio 
> Scotland, but this is considered as a Reginal station and only 
> streamed at 128 kbps.
>
> So much for equality, where my national station is obviously inferiour 
> to all the other "British" Broadcasting Company stations!
>
>
> Very best wishes.
>
> Andy.
>
>
>
>
>
> - Original Message - From: "Dane Trethowan" 
> <grtd...@internode.on.net>
> To: "PC Audio Discussion List" <pc-audio@pc-audio.org>
> Sent: Tuesday, January 10, 2017 4:47 AM
> Subject: Re: Bit rate settings with Total Recorder
>
>
> If you’ve set Total Recorder to capture a stream then the bit rate the 
> stream is transmitted in will be captured.
> For example let’s suppose you’re recording BBC Music? They have a 320K 
> stream so you would input this into Total Recorder directly rather 
> than use Tapin Radio.
> Total recorder would capture the stream as is and thus save it to a file.
> You can set conditions and so on to control the name of that file and 
> so on.
>
>> On 10 Jan 2017, at 7:38 am, Andy <meikle.ai...@btinternet.com> wrote:
>>
>> Hi all.
>>
>> I use Tap-in Radio to listen, for example, to a BBC 6 Music show, and 
>> total recorder professional to record the show.
>>
>> BBC 6 music is broadcast at a very high bit rate and I was wondering 
>> if perhaps I'm capturing it at it's best.
>>
>> I have had a look within Total Recorder settings to see if perchance 
>> there was a box for adjusting the quality or bit rate of recording, 
>> but I cannot find it.
>>
>> Anyone know how I can ensure that I'm recording at the very best 
>> posible quality available to me.
>>
>> Thanks in advance.
>>
>> Very best wishes.
>>
>> Andy.
>>
>> From Scotland with Love.
>>
>
> **
> Those of a positive and enquiring frame of mind will leave the rest of 
> the halfwits in this world behind.
>
>
>
>

RE: Bit rate settings with Total Recorder

[Tom Kaufman]

Just a note in case it matters: you don't necessarily have to record and have 
the file be a WAB file as TR does allow for one to record in the MP3 format, 
although off the top of my head, I don't remember how you do it as it has been 
quite a while since I have messed with Total Recorder!  Tapin Radio also will 
record audio streaming, but you probably already know this.
Tom Kaufman

-Original Message-
From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Andy
Sent: Tuesday, January 10, 2017 2:17 PM
To: PC Audio Discussion List <pc-audio@pc-audio.org>
Subject: Re: Bit rate settings with Total Recorder

Hi Dane.

I don't set TR to do anything.  When I launch it, JAWS announces, press the 
space bar to record, so I do, and end up with quite a good quality WAV file, 
of the show that I'm listening to.

I just was not sure if I  could be doing this job of recording better.

In your message you advised that the BBC were broadcasting at 320 kbps and 
if I recorded any programme, then TR would simply grab it at the same 
quality.

I often use Tap-in radio or the assessible bbc Iplayer to stream the show, 
but I'm thinking that perhaps you are telling me to record directly from 
Internet Explorer rather than Tap-in radio?

Am I right?  Or is it very much the same thing whither I stream through 
Tap-in radio, the Accessable BBC Iplayer or Internet explorer.


Incidentaly, BBC radio 1, 2, 3, 4, and 6 are all termed "Global" stations, 
thus the 320 kbps.  However, my favourate station is Radio Scotland, but 
this is considered as a Reginal station and only streamed at 128 kbps.

So much for equality, where my national station is obviously inferiour to 
all the other "British" Broadcasting Company stations!


Very best wishes.

Andy.





- Original Message - 
From: "Dane Trethowan" <grtd...@internode.on.net>
To: "PC Audio Discussion List" <pc-audio@pc-audio.org>
Sent: Tuesday, January 10, 2017 4:47 AM
Subject: Re: Bit rate settings with Total Recorder


If you’ve set Total Recorder to capture a stream then the bit rate the 
stream is transmitted in will be captured.
For example let’s suppose you’re recording BBC Music? They have a 320K 
stream so you would input this into Total Recorder directly rather than use 
Tapin Radio.
Total recorder would capture the stream as is and thus save it to a file.
You can set conditions and so on to control the name of that file and so on.

> On 10 Jan 2017, at 7:38 am, Andy <meikle.ai...@btinternet.com> wrote:
>
> Hi all.
>
> I use Tap-in Radio to listen, for example, to a BBC 6 Music show, and 
> total recorder professional to record the show.
>
> BBC 6 music is broadcast at a very high bit rate and I was wondering if 
> perhaps I'm capturing it at it's best.
>
> I have had a look within Total Recorder settings to see if perchance there 
> was a box for adjusting the quality or bit rate of recording, but I cannot 
> find it.
>
> Anyone know how I can ensure that I'm recording at the very best posible 
> quality available to me.
>
> Thanks in advance.
>
> Very best wishes.
>
> Andy.
>
> From Scotland with Love.
>

**
Those of a positive and enquiring frame of mind will leave the rest of the 
halfwits in this world behind.

Progress Report Concerning DVD Problem

[Tom Kaufman]

Hello List:  First of all, thanks to those of you who are following this
thread (assuming there are people who are doing so) I've not gotten many
responses!  So this could mean that no one is following.or maybe you're like
me and don't really know what to do about this!  I have been somewhat able
to play this DVD (the one with the show that I was involved with back in
November) using Windows Media.with varying results!  I can put the DVD in,
then go to "computer" go to the D drive; at this point, I hit my
applications key and arrow to "open auto-play; then arrow to Windows Media.
Usually it'll go ahead and open and start playing the DVD.  But the
frustrating thing is that, in a lot of cases, at some point as I am
watching, it'll just stop!  This leaves me with no choice but to back out of
everything and start over; sometimes I have been able to get it started;
then fast forward to where I left off.  The problem with this is with WMP,
it takes an eternity to get to where you want to be as I have found no way
to just punch in where I left off, such as I can do with Winamp and I assume
VLC.which.BTW-I have given up on that one as I have concluded that for
whatever reason, 
VLC just plain won't play these DVDS!  Another thing that sometimes will
happen is that I'll put the DVD in; Windows Media will come up and start
playing the video.with no audio!  Other times, I'll get the Windows Media
logo.but no video!  So you see that there is no consistency here!  So I
don't know if I have a possible problem with my computer or just what is
going on!  So again.thanks to all who have been following along; if you have
any ideas of what I can do to solve this problem, by all means jump in there
and give me your thoughts as I really would love to find an easy way to
watch this DVD without all this hassle!  If my portable DVD would fully
charge, I would just watch it on that!  But alas.that portable DVD (for
whatever reason) _will_not_charge all the way!  So that's another problem I
need to figure a way to solve!  Again.thanks to all who are reading these
posts!  Happy New Year to all!

Tom Kaufman

RE: VLC Still Refusing To Play DVD

[Tom Kaufman]

I have one video that VLC definitely plays!  So then how do I fix this
"region" thing?
Tom Kaufman

-Original Message-
From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of John
Covici
Sent: Wednesday, December 28, 2016 5:23 PM
To: PC Audio Discussion List <pc-audio@pc-audio.org>
Subject: Re: VLC Still Refusing To Play DVD

Will vlc play other dvds?  If so, maybe its from another region, that
would definitely be a problem.  I think the U.S. is region 1.

On Wed, 28 Dec 2016 17:14:48 -0500,
Tom Kaufman wrote:
> 
> Hello again List:   Hate to keep bothering you guys with this, but have
> still not found a solution for my DVD problem!  VLC just won't play it;
I've
> been into preferences (or what I believe to be "preferences) but nothing
> there even makes sense to me!  I don't claim to be the most
computer-sabbie
> person, so it is quite possible that I am just missing something!  I have
> tried to play this DVD with Windows Media to no avail (it'll play a little
> bit of it; then stop) I really do want to see this DVD since the group I
> work in is in it (it's a show that the band was involved with) but so far,
> just am having no luck!  Surely there is some smart person on this list
that
> can tell me what I need to do in order to make my machine access this DVD!
> This particular medium (this list) is the only place where I know to go to
> get  help, so if no one can help me here, then I'm SOL, I guess!
> 
> Tom Kaufman
> 

-- 
Your life is like a penny.  You're going to lose it.  The question is:
How do
you spend it?

 John Covici
 cov...@ccs.covici.com

VLC Still Refusing To Play DVD

[Tom Kaufman]

Hello again List:   Hate to keep bothering you guys with this, but have
still not found a solution for my DVD problem!  VLC just won't play it; I've
been into preferences (or what I believe to be "preferences) but nothing
there even makes sense to me!  I don't claim to be the most computer-sabbie
person, so it is quite possible that I am just missing something!  I have
tried to play this DVD with Windows Media to no avail (it'll play a little
bit of it; then stop) I really do want to see this DVD since the group I
work in is in it (it's a show that the band was involved with) but so far,
just am having no luck!  Surely there is some smart person on this list that
can tell me what I need to do in order to make my machine access this DVD!
This particular medium (this list) is the only place where I know to go to
get  help, so if no one can help me here, then I'm SOL, I guess!

Tom Kaufman

RE: Reposting Problem With DVD

[Tom Kaufman]

Thanks Chris; I actually did look in the VLC preferences, but didn't really
see anything that made a lot of sense to me!  As for making DVDS (I possibly
can settle for just making MP3s if that's what I have to do) but yes; have
heard a lot about DVD Audio Extractor.  What I really would eventually like
to do is to actually make copies of these DVDs that maybe could be shared
with people who do have vision!  But I will definitely keep DVD Audio
Extractor in mind!  Thanks again for your response and input!  Before I do
anything, I need to figure a good way to get these DVDs to play on my
computer!
Tom Kaufman

-Original Message-
From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Chris
Skarstad
Sent: Wednesday, December 28, 2016 2:39 AM
To: PC Audio Discussion List <pc-audio@pc-audio.org>
Subject: Re: Reposting Problem With DVD

You might have to configure VLC to play dvd content.I don't have vlc 
on my machine, but usually, a media player has some kind of area in the 
preferences that determines what file types the player will grab, so 
look for something like dvd content or something similar.  For ripping 
dvd audio to mp3, there is absolutely nothing better than DVD audio 
extractor.  It's not a free program, but it works like a charm.




On 12/28/2016 2:17 AM, Tom Kaufman wrote:
> Hello Norma and list:  Actually that is my intention, that is, if I can
ever
> figure how I can get the thing to play!  No matter what I have read, VLC
> just plain _will not_ play it!  Windows Media will play some of it, but
then
> it stops and seems to just freeze up!
> Tom Kaufman
>
> -Original Message-
> From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Norma
A.
> Boge
> Sent: Tuesday, December 27, 2016 11:26 PM
> To: 'PC Audio Discussion List' <pc-audio@pc-audio.org>
> Subject: RE: Reposting Problem With DVD
>
> Hi tom,
>
> I wonder if you could rip the DVDs and then watch the ripped files. That's
> all I can think of so far.
>
> HTH
> Norma
>
>
> -Original Message-
> From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Tom
> Kaufman
> Sent: Tuesday, December 27, 2016 8:45 PM
> To: 'PC Audio Discussion List'
> Subject: Reposting Problem With DVD
>
> Hello list:  Certainly someone can help me with this problem; I posted it
> last night and got no replies!  I am really wanting to play this DVD set I
> got as it is the band I work in when we worked a show back in November!
My
> portable DVD player would play it, but am having problems with that
machine
> (not because of the DVD in question) but for some rreason I cannot charge
> the battery!  Back to my original problem: I have these DVDs that were
made
> of a show I and the band were involved in; when I put the DVD into the
disk
> drive, VLC comes up.but that's about as far as it will go!  So I then
tried
> physically going to my D drive and pressed "enter, where I was promptly
told
> that Windows could not access the specified device, path or file; it goes
on
> to say that I may not have the permissions to access this device, which is
> bullsh** (I paid for these DVDs and I want to see them!  I've managed to
> watch some of it with Windows Media Player.  However it tells me something
> about "transisioning so much percent (don't understand that either) then
> after a few minutes, the video stops playing!  Am running Windows 7 (home
> edition) if this helps any! Surely there is someone on this fine list that
> can tell me what it is I need to do to make these DVDs play!  I know there
> are some on here that swear by VLC (they say that VLC will play anything;
> well ya can't prove it by me!  So I await your response and will post any
> updates that I can share!
>
> Tom Kaufman
>
>
>
>

RE: Reposting Problem With DVD

[Tom Kaufman]

Hello Norma and list:  Actually that is my intention, that is, if I can ever
figure how I can get the thing to play!  No matter what I have read, VLC
just plain _will not_ play it!  Windows Media will play some of it, but then
it stops and seems to just freeze up!
Tom Kaufman

-Original Message-
From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Norma A.
Boge
Sent: Tuesday, December 27, 2016 11:26 PM
To: 'PC Audio Discussion List' <pc-audio@pc-audio.org>
Subject: RE: Reposting Problem With DVD

Hi tom,

I wonder if you could rip the DVDs and then watch the ripped files. That's
all I can think of so far.

HTH
Norma


-Original Message-
From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Tom
Kaufman
Sent: Tuesday, December 27, 2016 8:45 PM
To: 'PC Audio Discussion List'
Subject: Reposting Problem With DVD

Hello list:  Certainly someone can help me with this problem; I posted it
last night and got no replies!  I am really wanting to play this DVD set I
got as it is the band I work in when we worked a show back in November!  My
portable DVD player would play it, but am having problems with that machine
(not because of the DVD in question) but for some rreason I cannot charge
the battery!  Back to my original problem: I have these DVDs that were made
of a show I and the band were involved in; when I put the DVD into the disk
drive, VLC comes up.but that's about as far as it will go!  So I then tried
physically going to my D drive and pressed "enter, where I was promptly told
that Windows could not access the specified device, path or file; it goes on
to say that I may not have the permissions to access this device, which is
bullsh** (I paid for these DVDs and I want to see them!  I've managed to
watch some of it with Windows Media Player.  However it tells me something
about "transisioning so much percent (don't understand that either) then
after a few minutes, the video stops playing!  Am running Windows 7 (home
edition) if this helps any! Surely there is someone on this fine list that
can tell me what it is I need to do to make these DVDs play!  I know there
are some on here that swear by VLC (they say that VLC will play anything;
well ya can't prove it by me!  So I await your response and will post any
updates that I can share!

Tom Kaufman

Reposting Problem With DVD

[Tom Kaufman]

Hello list:  Certainly someone can help me with this problem; I posted it
last night and got no replies!  I am really wanting to play this DVD set I
got as it is the band I work in when we worked a show back in November!  My
portable DVD player would play it, but am having problems with that machine
(not because of the DVD in question) but for some rreason I cannot charge
the battery!  Back to my original problem: I have these DVDs that were made
of a show I and the band were involved in; when I put the DVD into the disk
drive, VLC comes up.but that's about as far as it will go!  So I then tried
physically going to my D drive and pressed "enter, where I was promptly told
that Windows could not access the specified device, path or file; it goes on
to say that I may not have the permissions to access this device, which is
bullsh** (I paid for these DVDs and I want to see them!  I've managed to
watch some of it with Windows Media Player.  However it tells me something
about "transisioning so much percent (don't understand that either) then
after a few minutes, the video stops playing!  Am running Windows 7 (home
edition) if this helps any! Surely there is someone on this fine list that
can tell me what it is I need to do to make these DVDs play!  I know there
are some on here that swear by VLC (they say that VLC will play anything;
well ya can't prove it by me!  So I await your response and will post any
updates that I can share!

Tom Kaufman

RE: Need Help With Playing A DVD

[Tom Kaufman]

Well now...even Windows Media Player isn't co-operating!  I got video with
no sound!  I don't know what in the world is going on here!  I have a
portable DVD player (one of those Sylvanias that came out a year or two ago.
But it doesn't seem to want to charge up!
Tom Kaufman

-Original Message-
From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Tom
Kaufman
Sent: Monday, December 26, 2016 11:46 PM
To: 'PC Audio Discussion List' <pc-audio@pc-audio.org>
Subject: RE: Need Help With Playing A DVD

More on my not being able to fully play my DVD saga: I can play my DVDs
(there are actually two of them in this set) for maybe ten minutes!  At this
point, Windows will freeze up on me...and I'll get a "program not
responding" message!  This last time, at this point I decided to just take
the DVD out of the drive, knowing that if I didn't, I was going to have
problems, such as my computer just getting stuck and causing problems that I
don't even know if I can accurately explain!  So far, I've not heard of any
other people who have purchased these DVDs having problems (I did hear that
a couple of people had to turn their volume up on their computer or DVD
player) but I find that I didn't have to do this!  I really wouldn't mind if
VLC would play it as I think I could move forward and backward quicker!  But
so far, VLC just won't play it (VLC will come up and act like it is going to
play it!  But as some folks say "no joy!"  And I don't get this jazz about
"possibly not having the right permissions (or whatever it's saying!  Ideas
anyone?
Tom Kaufman

-Original Message-
From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Tom
Kaufman
Sent: Monday, December 26, 2016 9:35 PM
To: 'PC Audio Discussion List' <pc-audio@pc-audio.org>
Subject: RE: Need Help With Playing A DVD

Have a quick update: I did get the video to play by going into Auto-play;
then chosing Windows Media!  Problem is that I couldn't advance or go back;
now (after trying several other options, Windows Media won't play it!  This
is most frustrating!  I know that there is someone on this list who believes
that VLC will play anything; not so, for it won't play the DVD I have in the
machine now!
Tom Kaufman

-Original Message-
From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Tom
Kaufman
Sent: Monday, December 26, 2016 9:23 PM
To: 'PC Audio Discussion List' <pc-audio@pc-audio.org>
Subject: Need Help With Playing A DVD

Hello list:  I have a DVD of a show that I was involved in (just got it
yesterday) I know the DVD is good, for I can play it in my stand-alone
Sylvania DVD Player!  However my computer absolutely refuses to play this
DVD!  When I place the DVD into the DVD/CD drive, VLC comes up.but does
nothing!  When I go to computer; then go to the D drive, I am presented with
a dialog, informing me that Windows cannot access the specified file, path
or device; it goes on to tell me that I may not have the appropriate
permissions (or some such nonsense) to play this file!  It's my DVD (I
bought it) I.along with the band.play in it!  Why is it that my computer
won't play it?  What is it I need to do?  Help much appreciated!

Tom Kaufman

RE: Need Help With Playing A DVD

[Tom Kaufman]

Have a quick update: I did get the video to play by going into Auto-play;
then chosing Windows Media!  Problem is that I couldn't advance or go back;
now (after trying several other options, Windows Media won't play it!  This
is most frustrating!  I know that there is someone on this list who believes
that VLC will play anything; not so, for it won't play the DVD I have in the
machine now!
Tom Kaufman

-Original Message-
From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Tom
Kaufman
Sent: Monday, December 26, 2016 9:23 PM
To: 'PC Audio Discussion List' <pc-audio@pc-audio.org>
Subject: Need Help With Playing A DVD

Hello list:  I have a DVD of a show that I was involved in (just got it
yesterday) I know the DVD is good, for I can play it in my stand-alone
Sylvania DVD Player!  However my computer absolutely refuses to play this
DVD!  When I place the DVD into the DVD/CD drive, VLC comes up.but does
nothing!  When I go to computer; then go to the D drive, I am presented with
a dialog, informing me that Windows cannot access the specified file, path
or device; it goes on to tell me that I may not have the appropriate
permissions (or some such nonsense) to play this file!  It's my DVD (I
bought it) I.along with the band.play in it!  Why is it that my computer
won't play it?  What is it I need to do?  Help much appreciated!

Tom Kaufman

Need Help With Playing A DVD

[Tom Kaufman]

Hello list:  I have a DVD of a show that I was involved in (just got it
yesterday) I know the DVD is good, for I can play it in my stand-alone
Sylvania DVD Player!  However my computer absolutely refuses to play this
DVD!  When I place the DVD into the DVD/CD drive, VLC comes up.but does
nothing!  When I go to computer; then go to the D drive, I am presented with
a dialog, informing me that Windows cannot access the specified file, path
or device; it goes on to tell me that I may not have the appropriate
permissions (or some such nonsense) to play this file!  It's my DVD (I
bought it) I.along with the band.play in it!  Why is it that my computer
won't play it?  What is it I need to do?  Help much appreciated!

Tom Kaufman

RE: A 2-part Question Concerning Converting A File To MP3

[Tom Kaufman]

Well I don't understand; this file is a piece of music that a friend of mine
wanted to c heck out!  So I'm not understanding how they got it to
play...yet I cannot!  All I know to do then is to write to them (they're not
necessarily "computer sabby" so if I were to tell them something like "not
the right file extension or "this is a "plalist thing"...they'd have no idea
of what I mean!  But thanks for the input.
Tom Kaufman

-Original Message-
From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of John
Covici
Sent: Wednesday, December 14, 2016 7:58 PM
To: PC Audio Discussion List <pc-audio@pc-audio.org>
Subject: Re: A 2-part Question Concerning Converting A File To MP3

If its just a file name you are out of luck, if its an URL, you could
put the text on the clipboard and open it in the browser and see what
happens.

On Wed, 14 Dec 2016 19:45:31 -0500,
Tom Kaufman wrote:
> 
> Hello to all who have responded to my question so far: I successfully
> changed the file name, but can't find a direct link that would allow me to
> play the file!  It does seem to be a wma file in there somewhere...but
seems
> to be no way to play it!  Any thoughts or suggestions?
> Tom Kaufman
> 
> -Original Message-
> From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Chris
> Skarstad
> Sent: Wednesday, December 14, 2016 7:38 PM
> To: PC Audio Discussion List <pc-audio@pc-audio.org>
> Subject: Re: A 2-part Question Concerning Converting A File To MP3
> 
> While you're focused on the file in your list, press the f2 key and 
> change the .wpl extention to .txt. Windos will ask you if you really 
> want to do this, so press the space bar on the yes button and it'll be 
> changed to a .txt file, which you can open in notepad, and find out what 
> file this is about.
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> On 12/14/2016 7:21 PM, Smiling? wrote:
> > Just give the file a .txt extension and it should open right up with
> > Notepad.
> >
> > -Original Message-
> > From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Tom
> > Kaufman
> > Sent: Wednesday, December 14, 2016 2:26 PM
> > To: 'PC Audio Discussion List'
> > Subject: RE: A 2-part Question Concerning Converting A File To MP3
> >
> > Pardon my ignorance, Jon (and list) but am afraid I don't know how to
> > accomplish that!  Could someone explain how this would be done?  Thanks.
> > Tom Kaufman
> >
> > -Original Message-
> > From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of John
> > Covici
> > Sent: Wednesday, December 14, 2016 3:15 PM
> > To: PC Audio Discussion List <pc-audio@pc-audio.org>
> > Subject: Re: A 2-part Question Concerning Converting A File To MP3
> >
> > Why doon't you look inside the file with notepad and find the URL or
> > whatever and play it directly.
> >
> > On Wed, 14 Dec 2016 15:08:44 -0500,
> > Tom Kaufman wrote:
> >> Okay Joe and list...I was able to change and attempt to get the file to
> > play in Windows Media Player (no soap) it says that Windows Media
> > encountered a problem!  So then I had to go back into Winamp and finally
> > figured out how to tell it to play my MP3 files in Winamp again!  At
this
> > point, I'm assuming that there is no way that this file will play?  It
is
> a
> > piece of music that someone wanted me to hear.
> >> Tom Kaufman
> >>
> >> -Original Message-
> >> From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Joe
> > Paton
> >> Sent: Wednesday, December 14, 2016 9:36 AM
> >> To: PC Audio Discussion List <pc-audio@pc-audio.org>
> >> Subject: Re: A 2-part Question Concerning Converting A File To MP3
> >>
> >> Hello Tom,
> >>
> >> wpl is a playlist file for windows media player.  It contains
> >> filenames and paths for other media files.  My understanding is
> >> that it does not contain audio content.
> >> If you open the file in windows media, does the audio play? If it does,
> > then you need to see to which directory and files it is
> >> pointint at.
> >>
> >> HTH
> >> Joe
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> Joe Paton
> >> telephone: 01702 543624
> >> Mobile: 0 7 9 6 7 3 8 2 9 6 4
> >>   web site: http://www.apart.org
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> 
> 
> 

-- 
Your life is like a penny.  You're going to lose it.  The question is:
How do
you spend it?

 John Covici
 cov...@ccs.covici.com

RE: A 2-part Question Concerning Converting A File To MP3

[Tom Kaufman]

Hello to all who have responded to my question so far: I successfully
changed the file name, but can't find a direct link that would allow me to
play the file!  It does seem to be a wma file in there somewhere...but seems
to be no way to play it!  Any thoughts or suggestions?
Tom Kaufman

-Original Message-
From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Chris
Skarstad
Sent: Wednesday, December 14, 2016 7:38 PM
To: PC Audio Discussion List <pc-audio@pc-audio.org>
Subject: Re: A 2-part Question Concerning Converting A File To MP3

While you're focused on the file in your list, press the f2 key and 
change the .wpl extention to .txt. Windos will ask you if you really 
want to do this, so press the space bar on the yes button and it'll be 
changed to a .txt file, which you can open in notepad, and find out what 
file this is about.







On 12/14/2016 7:21 PM, Smiling? wrote:
> Just give the file a .txt extension and it should open right up with
> Notepad.
>
> -Original Message-
> From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Tom
> Kaufman
> Sent: Wednesday, December 14, 2016 2:26 PM
> To: 'PC Audio Discussion List'
> Subject: RE: A 2-part Question Concerning Converting A File To MP3
>
> Pardon my ignorance, Jon (and list) but am afraid I don't know how to
> accomplish that!  Could someone explain how this would be done?  Thanks.
> Tom Kaufman
>
> -Original Message-
> From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of John
> Covici
> Sent: Wednesday, December 14, 2016 3:15 PM
> To: PC Audio Discussion List <pc-audio@pc-audio.org>
> Subject: Re: A 2-part Question Concerning Converting A File To MP3
>
> Why doon't you look inside the file with notepad and find the URL or
> whatever and play it directly.
>
> On Wed, 14 Dec 2016 15:08:44 -0500,
> Tom Kaufman wrote:
>> Okay Joe and list...I was able to change and attempt to get the file to
> play in Windows Media Player (no soap) it says that Windows Media
> encountered a problem!  So then I had to go back into Winamp and finally
> figured out how to tell it to play my MP3 files in Winamp again!  At this
> point, I'm assuming that there is no way that this file will play?  It is
a
> piece of music that someone wanted me to hear.
>> Tom Kaufman
>>
>> -Original Message-
>> From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Joe
> Paton
>> Sent: Wednesday, December 14, 2016 9:36 AM
>> To: PC Audio Discussion List <pc-audio@pc-audio.org>
>> Subject: Re: A 2-part Question Concerning Converting A File To MP3
>>
>> Hello Tom,
>>
>> wpl is a playlist file for windows media player.  It contains
>> filenames and paths for other media files.  My understanding is
>> that it does not contain audio content.
>> If you open the file in windows media, does the audio play? If it does,
> then you need to see to which directory and files it is
>> pointint at.
>>
>> HTH
>> Joe
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> Joe Paton
>> telephone: 01702 543624
>> Mobile: 0 7 9 6 7 3 8 2 9 6 4
>>   web site: http://www.apart.org
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>

RE: A 2-part Question Concerning Converting A File To MP3

[Tom Kaufman]

Okay Joe and list...I was able to change and attempt to get the file to play in 
Windows Media Player (no soap) it says that Windows Media encountered a 
problem!  So then I had to go back into Winamp and finally figured out how to 
tell it to play my MP3 files in Winamp again!  At this point, I'm assuming that 
there is no way that this file will play?  It is a piece of music that someone 
wanted me to hear.
Tom Kaufman

-Original Message-
From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Joe Paton
Sent: Wednesday, December 14, 2016 9:36 AM
To: PC Audio Discussion List <pc-audio@pc-audio.org>
Subject: Re: A 2-part Question Concerning Converting A File To MP3

Hello Tom,

wpl is a playlist file for windows media player.  It contains
filenames and paths for other media files.  My understanding is
that it does not contain audio content.
If you open the file in windows media, does the audio play? If it does, then 
you need to see to which directory and files it is
pointint at.

HTH
Joe




Joe Paton
telephone: 01702 543624
Mobile: 0 7 9 6 7 3 8 2 9 6 4
 web site: http://www.apart.org

RE: A 2-part Question Concerning Converting A File To MP3

[Tom Kaufman]

Hmmm!  Interesting as it's supposed to be a piece of music!  I have Winamp set 
to play Windows Media files as I like that player!  What puzzles me is that 
Switch doesn't even show that file!
Tom Kaufman P.S.  Thanks for your explanation!

-Original Message-
From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Joe Paton
Sent: Wednesday, December 14, 2016 9:36 AM
To: PC Audio Discussion List <pc-audio@pc-audio.org>
Subject: Re: A 2-part Question Concerning Converting A File To MP3

Hello Tom,

wpl is a playlist file for windows media player.  It contains
filenames and paths for other media files.  My understanding is
that it does not contain audio content.
If you open the file in windows media, does the audio play? If it does, then 
you need to see to which directory and files it is
pointint at.

HTH
Joe




Joe Paton
telephone: 01702 543624
Mobile: 0 7 9 6 7 3 8 2 9 6 4
 web site: http://www.apart.org

A 2-part Question Concerning Converting A File To MP3

[Tom Kaufman]

Hello list:  This probably will sound stupid as I don't know what this file
extension (WPL) stands for; am wanting to convert it to an MP3 as it will
not play in its current form; this is a file that someone sent me earlier!
The problem I'm having is trying to convert this file to MP3, using Switch;
the problem is that I can't make it show up in the list of files!  How do I
make this happen?  Or is this even possible?  Perhaps Switch will not deal
with these types of files?  Help much appreciated!

Tom Kaufman

RE: VRS & Internet Radio

[Tom Kaufman]

Currently I have a little over a hundred "favorites" in my stream (probably
more than I need) but that's what I've got!
Tom Kaufman

-Original Message-
From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Smiling?
Sent: Wednesday, October 26, 2016 2:53 PM
To: 'PC Audio Discussion List' <pc-audio@pc-audio.org>
Subject: RE: VRS & Internet Radio 

The Victor second gen is other than sitting at the PC, the only streaming
device I use and I've never heard of only 35 presets. The presets are
limited to either you taking the time to find and save the presets or, you
installing whatever playlist M3U's etc that you've put together yourself,
but 35 is news to me. Note: just because I've never heard of 35 being the
limit, certainly doesn't mean that it's not the case.

Stations will slip in and out from time to time no different than most
streaming devices. So it's entirely up to you as are most other things
right?

-Original Message-
From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Colin
Phelan
Sent: Wednesday, October 26, 2016 10:07 AM
To: pc-audio@pc-audio.org
Subject: VRS & Internet Radio 

Hi Guys,

Seeing that many of you appear to be VRS users.

I recently considered buying one rather than another mainstream Internet
radio as a preference to listening to streaming radio stations on my I
phone.

I was initially told the internet radio on the VRS was simple to use and had
35 pre sets.

A couple of folk then said stick with your I phone for internet radio 

 

Peoples views would be appreciated.

 

My main criteria is stable streaming, as an example my I phone cuts out much
more often than my static Roberts internet radio.

Where do we think the technology in the VRS sits 

Thanks 

Colin   

RE: VRS & Internet Radio

[Tom Kaufman]

The "favorites" _is_ part of the stream!  Therefore, you can "favorite" a
station right from the stream!
Tom Kaufman

-Original Message-
From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Dane
Trethowan
Sent: Wednesday, October 26, 2016 6:11 PM
To: PC Audio Discussion List <pc-audio@pc-audio.org>
Subject: Re: VRS & Internet Radio

It shouldn't have any limits as the "Favourites" function isn't actually 
a part of the Stream itself, - if all the other Internet radio sets I 
know of are anything to go by - Favorites are stored online and the 
radio accesses that list when it needs to.



On 27/10/2016 9:05 AM, Peter Scanlon wrote:
> The Victor Stream radio is simple to use and has no limit to favourites as
> far as I know.
>
> P.
>
>
> -Original Message-
> From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Colin
> Phelan
> Sent: Thursday, 27 October 2016 4:07 AM
> To: pc-audio@pc-audio.org
> Subject: VRS & Internet Radio
>
> Hi Guys,
>
> Seeing that many of you appear to be VRS users.
>
> I recently considered buying one rather than another mainstream Internet
> radio as a preference to listening to streaming radio stations on my I
> phone.
>
> I was initially told the internet radio on the VRS was simple to use and
had
> 35 pre sets.
>
> A couple of folk then said stick with your I phone for internet radio
>
>   
>
> Peoples views would be appreciated.
>
>   
>
> My main criteria is stable streaming, as an example my I phone cuts out
much
> more often than my static Roberts internet radio.
>
> Where do we think the technology in the VRS sits
>
> Thanks
>
> Colin
>
>

-- 

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RE: accessible software media player that can bookmark

[Tom Kaufman]

Chris:  you're close; in Winamp, you have a deal where you can hit a command
(control-J" and put in a specific place to go in a file, thus, if you know
(and of course this has to be learned beforehand) and it's  no problem, for
Winamp has a way were you can look and see where you're at in a file; you
hit that "control-J" and it'll take you to the exact spot where you left
off!  Now Winamp may have a "bookmark" thing too (not exactly sure of how
this works) but the method that I have described works well for me!  I'm not
saying that VLC doesn't do this, but I've yet to figure out how you'd do
that with VLC!
Tom Kaufman

-Original Message-
From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Chris
Skarstad
Sent: Thursday, October 06, 2016 7:50 PM
To: PC Audio Discussion List <pc-audio@pc-audio.org>
Subject: Re: accessible software media player that can bookmark

Hi.  I believe what the original guy I think it was Tom? is talking 
about is being able to  take a very long audio file, and placing a timed 
bookmark in it so if you close your player and re-open it, you can jump 
right back to the same exact spot you were when you closed it.  Think of 
it like placing a bookmark in a book so you can find the correct page.  
I know JAWS has this functionality, and Window-eyes does too, but I 
don't believe NVDA has an add-on for Winamp with this 
functionality...and if it does exist i haven't seen it.






On 10/6/2016 4:30 PM, Dane Trethowan wrote:
> VLC has a Jump To command if that's the sort of thing you're talking 
> about along with various shortcuts to allow you to skip in various 
> increments through a file.
>
>
>
> On 7/10/2016 7:08 AM, Tom Kaufman wrote:
>> But can VLC actually get you from "point A to point B in a file?  If so,
>> I've not really seen how it's done!
>> Tom Kaufman
>>
>> -Original Message-
>> From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Brian
>> Olesen
>> Sent: Thursday, October 06, 2016 8:01 AM
>> To: 'PC Audio Discussion List' <pc-audio@pc-audio.org>
>> Subject: SV: accessible software media player that can bookmark
>>
>> Hi,
>> Winamp is a dinosaur.
>> VlC Media player is the new kid in town that actually works.
>>
>> Best regards
>> Brian
>>
>> -Oprindelig meddelelse-
>> Fra: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] På vegne af John 
>> Covici
>> Sendt: 6. oktober 2016 13:57
>> Til: PC Audio Discussion List <pc-audio@pc-audio.org>
>> Emne: Re: accessible software media player that can bookmark
>>
>> I can no longer use winamp, it crashes all the time, it seems on exit 
>> a lot.
>> I am using windows 10 build 1607.
>>
>> On Thu, 06 Oct 2016 07:49:36 -0400,
>> Chris Skarstad wrote:
>>> Yep, and so many people believe that just because it's not being
>>> developed anymore that they should completely quit using it and move
>>> onto something else, even at the cost of functionality like this.
>>>
>>> I started using Winamp way back around 1998 or so.  It's done
>>> everything I expected it to do, and nothing I don't want it to. There
>>> were a few versions that acted a bit odd but you could always turn
>>> those features off if you wanted to, many times I did.
>>> it is still available via the ninite website, and that's a great site
>>> all on its own. for  Winamp plus a lot of other accessible stuff you
>>> can get, the link is:
>>> http://ninite.com/accessible
>>>
>>> On 10/6/2016 2:20 AM, Tom Kaufman wrote:
>>>> This is one of the things I have always liked about Winamp; it has the
>> ability to pick up where you left off in a file!
>>>> Tom Kaufman
>>>>
>>>> -Original Message-
>>>> From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of
>>>> Peter Russillo
>>>> Sent: Wednesday, October 05, 2016 4:03 PM
>>>> To: PC Audio Discussion List <pc-audio@pc-audio.org>
>>>> Subject: accessible software media player that can bookmark
>>>>
>>>> Hello list, I'm looking for an accessible software media player that
>>>> runs under Windows 10 with which I can bookmark wherever I left off
>>>> in a media file so that later I can resume where I left off without
>>>> having to search through the file to find the place I left off.  I
>>>> now use Windows Media Player, but any accessible alternative capable
>>>> of bookmarking one's place in an audio file is what I'm looking for;
>>>> any suggestions or tips are welcome; thanks.
>>>>
>>>> Yours truly, Peter Russillo
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>> -- 
>> Your life is like a penny.  You're going to lose it.  The question is:
>> How do
>> you spend it?
>>
>>   John Covici
>>   cov...@ccs.covici.com
>>
>>
>>
>>
>
>
>

RE: accessible software media player that can bookmark

[Tom Kaufman]

But can VLC actually get you from "point A to point B in a file?  If so,
I've not really seen how it's done!
Tom Kaufman

-Original Message-
From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Brian
Olesen
Sent: Thursday, October 06, 2016 8:01 AM
To: 'PC Audio Discussion List' <pc-audio@pc-audio.org>
Subject: SV: accessible software media player that can bookmark

Hi,
Winamp is a dinosaur.
VlC Media player is the new kid in town that actually works.

Best regards
Brian

-Oprindelig meddelelse-
Fra: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] På vegne af John Covici
Sendt: 6. oktober 2016 13:57
Til: PC Audio Discussion List <pc-audio@pc-audio.org>
Emne: Re: accessible software media player that can bookmark

I can no longer use winamp, it crashes all the time, it seems on exit a lot.
I am using windows 10 build 1607.

On Thu, 06 Oct 2016 07:49:36 -0400,
Chris Skarstad wrote:
> 
> Yep, and so many people believe that just because it's not being 
> developed anymore that they should completely quit using it and move 
> onto something else, even at the cost of functionality like this.
> 
> I started using Winamp way back around 1998 or so.  It's done 
> everything I expected it to do, and nothing I don't want it to. There 
> were a few versions that acted a bit odd but you could always turn 
> those features off if you wanted to, many times I did.
> it is still available via the ninite website, and that's a great site 
> all on its own. for  Winamp plus a lot of other accessible stuff you 
> can get, the link is:
> http://ninite.com/accessible
> 
> On 10/6/2016 2:20 AM, Tom Kaufman wrote:
> > This is one of the things I have always liked about Winamp; it has the
ability to pick up where you left off in a file!
> > Tom Kaufman
> > 
> > -Original Message-
> > From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of 
> > Peter Russillo
> > Sent: Wednesday, October 05, 2016 4:03 PM
> > To: PC Audio Discussion List <pc-audio@pc-audio.org>
> > Subject: accessible software media player that can bookmark
> > 
> > Hello list, I'm looking for an accessible software media player that 
> > runs under Windows 10 with which I can bookmark wherever I left off 
> > in a media file so that later I can resume where I left off without 
> > having to search through the file to find the place I left off.  I 
> > now use Windows Media Player, but any accessible alternative capable 
> > of bookmarking one's place in an audio file is what I'm looking for; 
> > any suggestions or tips are welcome; thanks.
> > 
> > Yours truly, Peter Russillo
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> 
> 

--
Your life is like a penny.  You're going to lose it.  The question is:
How do
you spend it?

 John Covici
 cov...@ccs.covici.com

RE: accessible software media player that can bookmark

[Tom Kaufman]

This is one of the things I have always liked about Winamp; it has the ability 
to pick up where you left off in a file!
Tom Kaufman

-Original Message-
From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Peter 
Russillo
Sent: Wednesday, October 05, 2016 4:03 PM
To: PC Audio Discussion List <pc-audio@pc-audio.org>
Subject: accessible software media player that can bookmark

Hello list, I'm looking for an accessible software media player that runs 
under Windows 10 with which I can bookmark wherever I left off in a media 
file so that later I can resume where I left off without having to search 
through the file to find the place I left off.  I now use Windows Media 
Player, but any accessible alternative capable of bookmarking one's place in 
an audio file is what I'm looking for; any suggestions or tips are welcome; 
thanks.

Yours truly, Peter Russillo

RE: Panasonic RF2200 Vintage World Band Radio

[Tom Kaufman]

I wish I had known about this radio back when it was out as it sounds like 
something I would have really enjoyed from all I hear; I have a friend who used 
to have one and he speaks very highly of it!
Tom Kaufman

-Original Message-
From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Dane 
Trethowan
Sent: Friday, September 30, 2016 12:34 AM
To: PC Audio Discussion List <pc-audio@pc-audio.org>
Subject: Re: Panasonic RF2200 Vintage World Band Radio

You mean the radio itself?
I first started to be interested in the Panasonic RF2200 by talking to friends 
who had owned them in the 70s.
I then read a review on the radio which placed it above or slightly equal to 
the CC EP radio when it came to performance, that’s a huge statement for anyone 
to make make so I thought I’d see if I could get hold of one and restore it to 
its former glory if I had to.
The RF2200 is available through eBay - that’s where I got mine from - though in 
varying conditions obviously so - if you plan to embark upon this project - it 
would be helpful if you can get sighted assistance to look at the photos 
associated with each available on eBay so you can get an idea of what you may 
have to do regarding restoration and repair.
There are some truly excellent reviews and articles on the restoration of these 
radios available, I posted one here myself which taught me a lot about the 
radio just by reading it.

> On 30 Sep. 2016, at 9:52 am, Casey <cwoll...@wi.rr.com> wrote:
> 
> hi was this an internet find?
> I will guess and say this is an e-bay find.
> 
> 
> -- 
> Casey
> 

**
Those of a positive and enquiring frame of mind will leave the rest of the 
halfwits in this world behind.

RE: Attempting To Delete A Bookmark In Winamp

[Tom Kaufman]

Okay...I did figure it out; all I needed to do was to hit the "delete" key;
that did the trick!
Tom Kaufman

-Original Message-
From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Tom
Kaufman
Sent: Wednesday, September 28, 2016 8:47 PM
To: 'PC Audio Discussion List' <pc-audio@pc-audio.org>
Subject: Attempting To Delete A Bookmark In Winamp

Hello list:  I don't know if I'm having a senior moment or what, but am
trying to delete a bookmark in the Winamp player; thing is, when I hit the
delete button, it then just starts playing the file!  So what is it that I'm
doing wrong?  Am running Windows 7 and Jaws 17, if that is of any help!  Got
one more thing I'm going to try and will let you know if that does the
trick!  Thanks in advance!

Tom Kaufman

Attempting To Delete A Bookmark In Winamp

[Tom Kaufman]

Hello list:  I don't know if I'm having a senior moment or what, but am
trying to delete a bookmark in the Winamp player; thing is, when I hit the
delete button, it then just starts playing the file!  So what is it that I'm
doing wrong?  Am running Windows 7 and Jaws 17, if that is of any help!  Got
one more thing I'm going to try and will let you know if that does the
trick!  Thanks in advance!

Tom Kaufman

RE: re victor stream second generation.

[Tom Kaufman]

Bryan:  Hit the 7 key (that's the menu key) that'll get you started.
Tom Kaufman

-Original Message-
From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of brian
parker
Sent: Wednesday, September 14, 2016 11:06 AM
To: pc-audio@pc-audio.org
Subject: re victor stream second generation.

hi, this message is for anyone who has the machine. when i switch it 
on, it informs me there is an update available. it asks me to access 
the menu to start the update. i don't know how to access the menu. 
can anyone help. brian.

RE: problems adding custom made ringtones to iTunes in windows 10

[Tom Kaufman]

Chris:  If you use Voice Over, then you certainly do qualify for tech
support; I know what you are saying (it's not an accessibility issue persee)
but I'm pretty sure that the folks at Apple would be all too glad to help
you out...and they are very good!
Tom Kaufman

-Original Message-
From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Chris
Skarstad
Sent: Tuesday, June 14, 2016 6:24 PM
To: PC Audio Discussion List <pc-audio@pc-audio.org>
Subject: Re: problems adding custom made ringtones to iTunes in windows 10

Absolutely, i've been using VoiceOver for about 4 years now on a daily 
basis.  But once again, we're straying from the answer i'm wanting to 
get here.

  I just need to know what's going to happen if I have to hit this erase 
and sync button.  If it's only going to erase tones only, that's not a 
problem. However, if it's going to erase everything on the phone and 
I'll need to start over from scratch and re-download all my apps and 
music I am absolutely not going to be a happy person.





On 6/14/2016 6:08 PM, Les Gordon wrote:
> do you use any type of accessibility feature on your iphone such as 
> voiceover or magifyer?
>
> - Original Message - From: "Chris Skarstad" 
> <rascal0...@verizon.net>
> To: "PC Audio Discussion List" <pc-audio@pc-audio.org>
> Sent: Tuesday, June 14, 2016 6:02 PM
> Subject: Re: problems adding custom made ringtones to iTunes in 
> windows 10
>
>
>> Hi.  But see that's just it, I'm not really having any difficulty 
>> reading the screens, everything's clear accept what's going to happen 
>> if I hit that erase and sync button. i don't like the sound of that, 
>> and I am extremely nervous. The only time I think i'd call the 
>> accessibility line is if I was having trouble reading the screen, and 
>> I'm not really having trouble with that part of it.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> On 6/14/2016 5:58 PM, Les Gordon wrote:
>>> hi, what i'd do to be sure is call apple accessibility support.
>>> 877-204-3930
>>>
>>> you will need your apple id and phones sn. if its not registered. 
>>> they are extremely good. and its just designed for accessibility users.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> - Original Message - From: "Chris Skarstad" 
>>> <rascal0...@verizon.net>
>>> To: "PC Audio Discussion List" <pc-audio@pc-audio.org>
>>> Sent: Tuesday, June 14, 2016 5:48 PM
>>> Subject: Re: problems adding custom made ringtones to iTunes in 
>>> windows 10
>>>
>>>
>>>> Hi.  I certainly did, in fact that was one of the very first things 
>>>> i did when setting things up. So, would you say it's safe to hit 
>>>> that erase and sync button? It looks like it's going to remove 
>>>> absolutely everything from my phone and I do not want to spend 
>>>> hours and hours re-configuring it.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On 6/14/2016 5:44 PM, Les Gordon wrote:
>>>>> hello, did you do a complete backup of your iphone once you have 
>>>>> it setup how you want? if so, then you have nothing to worry about 
>>>>> the backup will preserve everything you have on your phone.
>>>>>
>>>>> - Original Message - From: "Chris Skarstad" 
>>>>> <rascal0...@verizon.net>
>>>>> To: "PC Audio Discussion List" <pc-audio@pc-audio.org>
>>>>> Sent: Tuesday, June 14, 2016 5:13 PM
>>>>> Subject: Re: problems adding custom made ringtones to iTunes in 
>>>>> windows 10
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>> Well, I'm not having any problems with the accessibility of the 
>>>>>> product, all the screens read exactly as they should.  I just 
>>>>>> don't know what effect hitting the erase and sync button will 
>>>>>> have on my iPhone, which I've spent a really long time 
>>>>>> customizing. I have apps put in folders, and I like to have 
>>>>>> things in a very specific way. The accessibility here isn't the 
>>>>>> issue. Or at least it doesn't seem to be that way.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On 6/14/2016 5:05 PM, robert williams wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> You might want to consult the accessibility help department to 
>>>>>>> help resolve your issue.Y
>>>>>>>
>>>&g

RE: How to connect regular headphones to an iPhone

[Tom Kaufman]

I seem to have the same problem with the Iphone 6 (works fine in my Victor 
Stream) but not the Iphone!
Tom Kaufman

-Original Message-
From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Adrian Spratt
Sent: Monday, April 25, 2016 6:35 PM
To: PC Audio Discussion List <pc-audio@pc-audio.org>
Subject: RE: How to connect regular headphones to an iPhone

This is an iPhone 5, and a normal jack won't fit its headphone/earphone 
receptor.

-Original Message-
From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Dane 
Trethowan
Sent: Monday, April 25, 2016 2:55 PM
To: PC Audio Discussion List
Subject: Re: How to connect regular headphones to an iPhone

Normally you just plug them in assuming the jack of your headphones is a 3.5MM 
jack.

If the jack is larger then you’ll have to buy an adapter which can be purchased 
at your local electronics store.

Connecting a standard set of headphones means that you’ll have to answer a call 
on your iPhone on the iPhone itself, control music playback and volume from the 
iPhone itself and use the iPhones own microphone.

Some headphones such as the B P7’s come with interchangeable leads, one 
specifically for an IOS/Android device and the other specifically for 
connection to a stereo system.


> On 26 Apr 2016, at 4:44 AM, Adrian Spratt <adr...@adrianspratt.com> wrote:
> 
> I'm guessing there's a connector that enables you to connect headphones with 
> regular jacks to iPhones. I'm hopeless at technical jargon. If there is such 
> a connector, could someone say exactly what I should look for on, say, Amazon?

**
Those of a positive and enquiring frame of mind will leave the rest of the 
halfwits in this world behind.

RE: question re Mike Bernard's posts

[Tom Kaufman]

Donald:  They appear this way in Outlook 2013 too!  Anymore, whenever I see 
those posts, I just delete them and move on!
Tom Kaufman

-Original Message-
From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Donald L. 
Roberts
Sent: Saturday, April 02, 2016 11:45 AM
To: pc-audio <pc-audio@pc-audio.org>
Subject: question re Mike Bernard's posts

Although the answer is probably obvious, I can’t figure it out.  Why do posts 
from Mike Bernard always appear in Windows Live Mail as attachments?

Don Roberts

RE: List Activity

[Tom Kaufman]

Everything's coming through here!
Tom Kaufman

-Original Message-
From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Andrea Sherry
Sent: Friday, March 18, 2016 2:14 AM
To: PC Audio Discussion List <pc-audio@pc-audio.org>
Subject: List Activity

Are any messages coming through to the list?
Andrea
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from now and make a brand new ending." - Carl Brad

RE: strange vlc issue need some one to test

[Tom Kaufman]

Hank:  Just so you know...the attachment apparently didn't come through; not
at least on my end!
Tom Kaufman

-Original Message-
From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Hank
Smith, and Seeing-eye dog Iona
Sent: Friday, March 11, 2016 9:31 PM
To: PC Audio Discussion List <pc-audio@pc-audio.org>
Subject: strange vlc issue need some one to test

Hello
am running in to a weird vlc player issue
I am trying to get vlc to play the following m3u playlist wich I am 
attaching to this email
it loads up perfictly even the info on what is playing but no sound yes 
I checked audio settings other streams play perfictly except that 
perticular stream and heres the kicker I load the m3u playlist in other 
media players, winamp, foobar 2000
media player classic and all play the streams except vlc.
can any one shed some lite on this?
 its driving me nuts
thanks
Hank

RE: Question about a sound card issue - maybe

[Tom Kaufman]

Larry:  Might it be that you've got something on your stereo receiver set for 
enhancments or something?  Just a thought!
Tom Kaufman

-Original Message-
From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Larry Higgins
Sent: Friday, February 26, 2016 8:52 AM
To: PC Audio Discussion List <pc-audio@pc-audio.org>
Subject: Re: Question about a sound card issue - maybe

Well Tim, thanks for that bit of advice, but I've tried that, and that 
takes practically all of my amplification away. I only have the minimum 
of enhancement going. I don't even have any equalization, at least not 
through the sound card, only through Winamp.

As far as Winamp, my player, and the part it might have to play in the 
equation, I don't even  have surround sound on at all, because I am 
using an old school analog stereo receiver. So, I am open to even more 
suggestions.

Thanks much,

Larry

On 2/26/2016 7:28 AM, Tim Aune wrote:
> Try going in to control panel and go to sound link and click on your 
> sound card.  Then go to playback and then to the properties and then 
> the enhancements tabs and check disable all enhancements.  I hope that 
> solves the problem.
> Tim
>
> -Original Message- From: Larry Higgins
> Sent: Friday, February 26, 2016 5:38 AM
> To: PC Audio Discussion List
> Subject: Question about a sound card issue - maybe
>
> Listers,
>
> Something has been kind of bugging me since I began using this Dell XPS
> 7500 machine back in march of last year.
>
> It seems to me that the on board Realtech sound card has a
> characteristic of making voices sound as if they are cave like,
> depending how they are positioned. I think that if they are completely
> centered in a stereo version, they sound more reverberous, or as if they
> are a bit more in the background than they should be, at least more so
> than they sounded with my old Creative Audigy card.
>
> If anybody has also noticed this with either this or any other card, and
> have a ready solution to what I at least consider a problem, I would
> really like to hear about it.
>
> Guess I can live with it, I have for almost a year, but if it could be
> corrected, at least without having to buy another card, in the hopes
> that it wouldn't have the same issue, it would be nice.
>
>
> BTW, my speakers are correctly phased.
>
> Any input or advice on this would be very much appreciated,
>
> Larry
>
>
>

Anyburn

[Tom Kaufman]

Hello List:  A good while ago, I put Anyburn on this machine it's a Windows
7 desk top) have been wanting to burn CDs with something; since Windows
Media 12 doesn't seem to be like Windows 11, I decided to give this Anyburn
CD burning program a try!  But nothing about it makes since to me!  I put a
CD in and brought up Anyburn.  But it doesn't seem to recognize that I have
a CD in my tray!  How do I get started; what is the procedure for burning
CDs with Anyburn?  Thanks in advance!

Tom Kaufman

RE: New Updated CCraine SW Radio

[Tom Kaufman]

Was just wondering...what is the FM like on these radios?
Tom Kaufman

-Original Message-
From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Dane
Trethowan
Sent: Friday, January 01, 2016 12:12 PM
To: PC Audio Discussion List <pc-audio@pc-audio.org>
Subject: Re: New Updated CCraine SW Radio

No Sideband handling whatever, the CC SW is not a communications receiver,
its an AM/FM/SW radio.

the SW coverage is from 1710KHZ-30MHZ in 3 10MHZ bands.

The radio does not have a keypad for direct entry of frequency's however
there are some controls which allow you to step through the bands, you can
for example tune with the tuning knob or up/down buttons, the knob can use
slow or fast tuning.

You can also step through the bands in 1MHZ steps so if you're on 10MHZ you
can skip to 11MHZ and so on.

The bands wrap around so suppose you get to 20MHZ and press the up button or
turn the tuning knob clockwise you'll hear 2 beeps and the radio will start
at 10MHZ again.

Actually Short Wave - despite the absence of a keypad for direct frequency
entry - is a real plus on this radio and amongst the hottest I've seen on a
cheap radio such as this across the whole Short Wave spectrum.

The radio can be used outside the U.S. thanks to the 9/10KHZ step switch
located in the battery compartment.


> On 2 Jan 2016, at 3:05 AM, Dave Marthouse <dmartho...@gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> Dane,
> 
> Does this new radio handle single sideband?  What about the tuning
increments on MW and SW?
> 
> 
> Dave Marthouse
>dmartho...@gmail.com
> 
> 
> 

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RE: Sound bar request for information from someone who has one

[Tom Kaufman]

Price range may be also a thing to consider as well!  I, too, hope to have a
sound bar for the TV in the living room (think it's a 42-inch Sony) so I'll
be paying attention to all posts concerning this topic!
Tom Kaufman

-Original Message-
From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Gary
Schindler
Sent: Wednesday, December 16, 2015 10:32 AM
To: PC Audio Discussion List <pc-audio@pc-audio.org>
Subject: Re: Sound bar request for information from someone who has one

I would liked to add to what Joe said!

Sound bars are usually bought proportionally to the size of your TV. for 
example, if you have a 40 inch TV, you want to buy something closed to the 
size of the TV. then you have to decide if you want a sub woofer which can 
be wired or connected with bluetooth. they can be put in a corner or behind 
an easy chair.

I have a Vizzio TV so I bought a Vizzio soundbar so the TV remote controls 
the soundbar as well. a lot of times if you have a different brand of TV, 
different than the soundbar you bought,  you have to mute the speaker in the

television or you get an echo.

that is some of the things to consider.


-Original Message- 
From: Joe Paton
Sent: Wednesday, December 16, 2015 7:28 AM
To: PC Audio Discussion List
Subject: Re: Sound bar request for information from someone who has one

Hi Vicky,

Because the sound we like is a personal and subjective, experience, you are
really best off, listening before you buy.
Even then, In a listening room or shop environment, the system may sound
completely different in your own living space.
If space isn't an issue, I'd probably go with conventional speakers, but as 
I
sed, this is subjective stuff.

Kind regards,

Joe



On Tue, 15 Dec 2015 22:41:37 -0500
Vicky Vaughan <vrvaugha...@gmail.com> wrote:

Hello List, I have been thinking about getting a sound bar system that could

serve my stereo and TV sound needs. Because of hearing difficulties, I would

like to control the base and treble and may be other frequencies more 
closely.

One of the features I need to know that it will be able to handle, is that 
it can go silent, when I want to use my headphones. These are plugged into 
the stereo and then, through a transmitter, wirelessly send the sound to the

headphones.

Are these possible?

Are there any features that you think I need to have or beware of?

Many and sincere thanks for any input! Vicky

-- 
Joe Paton <j...@vi-ability.demon.co.uk>

RE: re switch

[Tom Kaufman]

I still use the free version of switch; not sure...but I believe I can still
change the bit rate!  I have raised several files from 128 to 320 with no
problem!
Tom Kaufman

-Original Message-
From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of brian
parker
Sent: Thursday, November 26, 2015 10:07 AM
To: pc-audio@pc-audio.org
Subject: re switch

Hi, in my free version, i have lost the ability to choose what rate i 
want the conversion to be. in your paid version, can you choose the 
rate you want. brian.

RE: re switch

[Tom Kaufman]

Okay...then I must have gotten incorrect information; it may be "mind over
matter" but it seems like files work better and sound better in the VIP
Client if they are at a higher bit rate!  I figured it did increase the
quality of sound; maybe my ear is just telling me the wrong things?
Tom Kaufman

-Original Message-
From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Donald L.
Roberts
Sent: Thursday, November 26, 2015 12:01 PM
To: PC Audio Discussion List <pc-audio@pc-audio.org>
Subject: Re: re switch

Tom, you are absolutely not increasing the file quality by doing so.  
All you are doing is increasing the file size.

Don Roberts


On 11/26/2015 7:24 AM, Tom Kaufman wrote:
> I still use the free version of switch; not sure...but I believe I can
still
> change the bit rate!  I have raised several files from 128 to 320 with no
> problem!
> Tom Kaufman
>
> -Original Message-
> From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of brian
> parker
> Sent: Thursday, November 26, 2015 10:07 AM
> To: pc-audio@pc-audio.org
> Subject: re switch
>
> Hi, in my free version, i have lost the ability to choose what rate i
> want the conversion to be. in your paid version, can you choose the
> rate you want. brian.
>
>
>
>

RE: re switch

[Tom Kaufman]

So is there another way to increase the sound quality ty of a file that is
say...at 128?
Tom Kaufman

-Original Message-
From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Iolaire
Sent: Thursday, November 26, 2015 11:57 AM
To: 'PC Audio Discussion List' <pc-audio@pc-audio.org>
Subject: RE: re switch

Hi.  Why are you increasing the bit rate from 128 to 320?  You are not
increasing the quality in any way, you will stillhave a file with 128kbs
quality but the file will be larger without any increase of quality.
Walter.

-Original Message-
From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Tom
Kaufman
Sent: 26 November 2015 15:24
To: 'PC Audio Discussion List'
Subject: RE: re switch

I still use the free version of switch; not sure...but I believe I can still
change the bit rate!  I have raised several files from 128 to 320 with no
problem!
Tom Kaufman

-Original Message-
From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of brian
parker
Sent: Thursday, November 26, 2015 10:07 AM
To: pc-audio@pc-audio.org
Subject: re switch

Hi, in my free version, i have lost the ability to choose what rate i 
want the conversion to be. in your paid version, can you choose the 
rate you want. brian.




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RE: re switch

[Tom Kaufman]

I hear all of what you folks are saying; I do have a question: before the
chat client that VIp has now was updated, often if a file was at a lower bit
rate, the client player would not play it!  However...once the bit rate was
upgraded to say 320, it usually would do the trick!  Does anyone know why
this seemed to work?  If raising the bit rate did nothing, then what did?
Tom Kaufman

-Original Message-
From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Curtis
Delzer
Sent: Thursday, November 26, 2015 12:44 PM
To: PC Audio Discussion List <pc-audio@pc-audio.org>
Subject: RE: re switch

once a file is encrypted, it can never be improved.

At 09:07 AM 11/26/2015, you wrote:
>So is there another way to increase the sound quality ty of a file that is
>say...at 128?
>Tom Kaufman
>
>-Original Message-
>From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Iolaire
>Sent: Thursday, November 26, 2015 11:57 AM
>To: 'PC Audio Discussion List' <pc-audio@pc-audio.org>
>Subject: RE: re switch
>
>Hi.  Why are you increasing the bit rate from 128 to 320?  You are not
>increasing the quality in any way, you will stillhave a file with 128kbs
>quality but the file will be larger without any increase of quality.
>Walter.
>
>-Original Message-
>From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Tom
>Kaufman
>Sent: 26 November 2015 15:24
>To: 'PC Audio Discussion List'
>Subject: RE: re switch
>
>I still use the free version of switch; not sure...but I believe I can
still
>change the bit rate!  I have raised several files from 128 to 320 with no
>problem!
>Tom Kaufman
>
>-Original Message-
>From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of brian
>parker
>Sent: Thursday, November 26, 2015 10:07 AM
>To: pc-audio@pc-audio.org
>Subject: re switch
>
>Hi, in my free version, i have lost the ability to choose what rate i
>want the conversion to be. in your paid version, can you choose the
>rate you want. brian.
>
>
>
>
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RE: re switch

[Tom Kaufman]

The files are music (we usually don't have as much trouble with files not
playing with the latest version of the client now; what I am saying
is...often someone would have a file that wouldn't play (with the older
version of the chat client) raising the bit rate usually would allow it then
to play!
Tom Kaufman

-Original Message-
From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Iolaire
Sent: Thursday, November 26, 2015 1:55 PM
To: 'PC Audio Discussion List' <pc-audio@pc-audio.org>
Subject: RE: re switch

Hi.  What contents do the files have?  Is it music, or spoken word?  If it
is the spoken word then you could try reducing the bit rate and see if that
will play because the spoken word doesn't have to be at 128kbs.  On the
other hand, if it is music then I don't really know the answer to that
question.  Have you tried converting a file from say, 320kbs to 128kbs and
then played it?  Walter.

-Original Message-
From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Tom
Kaufman
Sent: 26 November 2015 18:48
To: 'PC Audio Discussion List'
Subject: RE: re switch

I hear all of what you folks are saying; I do have a question: before the
chat client that VIp has now was updated, often if a file was at a lower bit
rate, the client player would not play it!  However...once the bit rate was
upgraded to say 320, it usually would do the trick!  Does anyone know why
this seemed to work?  If raising the bit rate did nothing, then what did?
Tom Kaufman

-Original Message-
From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Curtis
Delzer
Sent: Thursday, November 26, 2015 12:44 PM
To: PC Audio Discussion List <pc-audio@pc-audio.org>
Subject: RE: re switch

once a file is encrypted, it can never be improved.

At 09:07 AM 11/26/2015, you wrote:
>So is there another way to increase the sound quality ty of a file that is
>say...at 128?
>Tom Kaufman
>
>-Original Message-
>From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Iolaire
>Sent: Thursday, November 26, 2015 11:57 AM
>To: 'PC Audio Discussion List' <pc-audio@pc-audio.org>
>Subject: RE: re switch
>
>Hi.  Why are you increasing the bit rate from 128 to 320?  You are not
>increasing the quality in any way, you will stillhave a file with 128kbs
>quality but the file will be larger without any increase of quality.
>Walter.
>
>-Original Message-
>From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Tom
>Kaufman
>Sent: 26 November 2015 15:24
>To: 'PC Audio Discussion List'
>Subject: RE: re switch
>
>I still use the free version of switch; not sure...but I believe I can
still
>change the bit rate!  I have raised several files from 128 to 320 with no
>problem!
>Tom Kaufman
>
>-Original Message-
>From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of brian
>parker
>Sent: Thursday, November 26, 2015 10:07 AM
>To: pc-audio@pc-audio.org
>Subject: re switch
>
>Hi, in my free version, i have lost the ability to choose what rate i
>want the conversion to be. in your paid version, can you choose the
>rate you want. brian.
>
>
>
>
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Posting This Again: Tapin Radio And KCBS

[Tom Kaufman]

Hello list:  I am trying to schedule an event with Tapin Radio; I want to
record KCBS.  I go through all the steps required!  However when I get to
"Create Task" I am told that the system cannot find the specified path!  Can
anybody tell me how to get around this?  Does anyone on here know?  I would
write to Tapin Radio.but odds are I wouldn't get a reply!

Tom Kaufman

RE: Netflix Android App

[Tom Kaufman]

Something that is worth considering (although it doesn't do anyone who has no 
vision any good) but I would think that watching a video in "landscape mode" 
probably looks better; this is probably why the default may be that way; just a 
thought!
Tom Kaufman

-Original Message-
From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Isaac
Sent: Tuesday, October 27, 2015 1:58 AM
To: PC Audio Discussion List <pc-audio@pc-audio.org>
Subject: Re: Netflix Android App

I hate how on android or the iphone that netflix and other video apps force 
your screen to change to lanscape
- Original Message - 
From: "Dane Trethowan" <grtd...@internode.on.net>
To: "PC Audio Discussion List" <pc-audio@pc-audio.org>
Sent: Monday, October 26, 2015 9:43 PM
Subject: Re: Netflix Android App


Having given the Android Netflix a whole heap of praise the App does have a 
few twerks as does everything I guess.

When you’re playing content the controls such as payse etc seem to disappear 
with Talkback though I’m sure they’re on the screen.

I can get around this by using the transport controls on my Bluetooth 
keyboard which I do have with me most of the time regardless of what Smart 
Phone etc I’m using so yes that’s a small thing to be aware of.


> On 27 Oct 2015, at 1:29 PM, Mary Otten <maryot...@comcast.net> wrote:
>
> Well, I haven't tried the ios app in the last couple months, and I thnk
> there may have been a so-called upgrade in there. I have an old Nexus
> 7. Will have to d/l the netflix app there and see how it works with the
> latest talkback. I'd never actually watch a movie on that device. But
> will have to see how navigation is, now that talkback navigation has
> been substancially improved in recent months.
>
>

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halfwits in this world behind.

RE: Tapin Radio Scheduling Problem

[Tom Kaufman]

Still looking for any answers to this problem; for whatever reason, Tapin
Radio will not let me schedule an event for KCBS!  Any reason why this
should be?
Tom Kaufman

-Original Message-
From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Tom
Kaufman
Sent: Friday, October 09, 2015 6:32 PM
To: 'PC Audio Discussion List' <pc-audio@pc-audio.org>
Subject: Tapin Radio Scheduling Problem

Hello list:  I've encountered a problem with scheduling programming with
Tapin Radio!  Most all of the other stations I have tried to set up an event
for, there seems to be no problem!  However there is one station that (for
whatever reason) it will not schedule the event) the station in question is
KCBS in San Francisco; it lets me go through all of the steps just fine!
However when I get to "Create Task button" I get the message that says
"system cannot find the path specified!  Can someone please tell me how to
make Tapin let me schedule a recording from this station?  Thanks!

Tom Kaufman

RE: Received My Olympus DM7

[Tom Kaufman]

Aw yes...but the New Generation Victor Stream does have a keypad!
Tom Kaufman

-Original Message-
From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Dane
Trethowan
Sent: Saturday, October 10, 2015 4:07 PM
To: PC Audio Discussion List <pc-audio@pc-audio.org>
Subject: Re: Received My Olympus DM7

Well the new generation Victor Reader Stream seems to work well enough
without one.

> On 11 Oct 2015, at 7:02 AM, hamitcampos <hamitcam...@gmail.com> wrote:
> 
>  There is also no keyboard
> 
> Sent from my iPhone
> 
>> On Oct 10, 2015, at 3:35 PM, Dane Trethowan <grtd...@internode.on.net>
wrote:
>> 
>> Yes, point taken.
>> 
>> 
>>> On 10/11/2015 6:16 AM, Aidan wrote:
>>> That will not happen, they focus on recording, and since they don't
>>> have accessibility perfect yet, it won't be a good idea.
>>> 
>>>> On 10/10/2015, Dane Trethowan <grtd...@internode.on.net> wrote:
>>>> Subject line says it all and I've been exploring the new recorder for a
>>>> couple of days though a big part of me does prefer my older Olympus DM4
>>>> and I'm still quite happy to use the faithful and most reliable Zoom H1
>>>> which I've had for around 5 years now.
>>>> 
>>>> I think what surprised me is the striking differences between the two
>>>> Olympus recorders, I know we did have a discussion on the differences
>>>> between the two machines on list a while back but actually comparing
the
>>>> two physically side by side? Well I wasn't quite prepared for the
shock.
>>>> 
>>>> The DM7 along with its looks does throw up some new ways of doing
things
>>>> obviously, the control layout tells you that.
>>>> 
>>>> I think the internal speaker of the DM7 sounds quite a bit nicer than
>>>> does the DM4.
>>>> 
>>>> I haven't as yet set up the Wi-Fi and I probably won't bother given its
>>>> limited use, that's a shame as the potential for that function is huge!
>>>> the hardware is there so why not go all the way and have access to an
>>>> Internet Radio Database or podcasting Database service? Perhaps I'm
>>>> talking about a future Olympus machine.
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> --
>>>> 
>>>> **
>>>> Those who don't need help are prepared to help themselves
>> 
>> -- 
>> 
>> **
>> Those who don't need help are prepared to help themselves
>> 
>> 
> 

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halfwits in this world behind.

Tapin Radio Scheduling Problem

[Tom Kaufman]

Hello list:  I've encountered a problem with scheduling programming with
Tapin Radio!  Most all of the other stations I have tried to set up an event
for, there seems to be no problem!  However there is one station that (for
whatever reason) it will not schedule the event) the station in question is
KCBS in San Francisco; it lets me go through all of the steps just fine!
However when I get to "Create Task button" I get the message that says
"system cannot find the path specified!  Can someone please tell me how to
make Tapin let me schedule a recording from this station?  Thanks!

Tom Kaufman

RE:

[Tom Kaufman]

I suspect these messages are spam; coulc be wrong!
Tom Kaufman

-Original Message-
From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Peter 
Russillo
Sent: Sunday, October 04, 2015 4:10 PM
To: PC Audio Discussion List <pc-audio@pc-audio.org>
Subject: Re: 

Hi.  There’s no message here; please try again if you’re trying to ask a 
question of the list; thanks.


From: John Heath via Pc-audio 
Sent: Sunday, October 04, 2015 3:21 PM
To: PC Audio Discussion List 
Cc: John Heath 

RE:

[Tom Kaufman]

What is making me suspicious is that the messages usually say 
"attachment"...that doesn't always mean it contains something bad; just makes 
me a little suspicious!
Tom Kaufman

-Original Message-
From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Tom Kaufman
Sent: Sunday, October 04, 2015 4:42 PM
To: 'PC Audio Discussion List' <pc-audio@pc-audio.org>
Subject: RE: 

I suspect these messages are spam; coulc be wrong!
Tom Kaufman

-Original Message-
From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Peter 
Russillo
Sent: Sunday, October 04, 2015 4:10 PM
To: PC Audio Discussion List <pc-audio@pc-audio.org>
Subject: Re: 

Hi.  There’s no message here; please try again if you’re trying to ask a 
question of the list; thanks.


From: John Heath via Pc-audio 
Sent: Sunday, October 04, 2015 3:21 PM
To: PC Audio Discussion List 
Cc: John Heath 

RE: Test!

[Tom Kaufman]

It's working here!
Tom Kaufman

-Original Message-
From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of N K
Shackelford
Sent: Wednesday, August 19, 2015 4:01 PM
To: pc-audio@pc-audio.org
Subject: Test!

Sorry bout this, but just changed my e-mail address and making sure I got it
done correctly!

 

Nance

 

RE: Help With JBL Flip 2 Needed

[Tom Kaufman]

Dane:  I had heard about this speaker (was looking for something that was
portable) figured this would serve my purposes (and it does) I tried a
speaker called the Soundpod (not a bad speaker...but no stereo sound!  So I
had heard about this JBL model and decided to try it!  So now if they ever
do make the Victor Stream Blue Tooth compatible, I'll be all set!
Tom Kaufman

-Original Message-
From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Dane
Trethowan
Sent: Thursday, August 06, 2015 2:58 AM
To: PC Audio Discussion List pc-audio@pc-audio.org
Subject: Re: Help With JBL Flip 2 Needed

I've just been looking at some reviews, its certainly one of the better 
mini blue tooth speaker sets out there for its price but I won't be 
buying one given I have a Bose Soundlink Mini model, I've had it for 12 
months and Bose released an updated version which I may get in the 
future but perhaps you can clear something up for me.

Why did you buy this JBL model if the victor Reader stream doesn't have 
Bluetooth? I mean you could get far cheaper solutions with an Aux-in and 
without blue tooth.



On 6/08/2015 1:23 PM, Tom Kaufman wrote:
 Hello list:  Today I purchased the JBL Flip 2 Blue Tooth speaker from
Radio
 Shack!  It's a great speaker (I am going to use it to listen to my Victor
 Stream through) well the rechargeable battery has died, so I need to
charge
 it up; this is where I need help: I get that you have to plug in the end
 that has the USB end into the adapter.  However the adapter seems to have
no
 prongs on it to plug into the receptacle; just two holes!  So how am I
 supposed to plug this little thing into the receptacle if there are no
 prongs?  Am I missing something here; did Radio Shack forget to include
 something in my package of stuff I was supposed to get?  Or is it that
this
 only fits certain types of receptacles?  Also, I am told that with this
 particular speaker, one _must_ let the battery run all the way down until
it
 cuts off before charging; is this also true?  I was listening to the
stream
 tonight, when the speaker just shut off; no warning; nothing to indicate
 that my power supply was getting low!  Anyhow right now I'm mainly
 interested in getting this thing charged up; there just seems to me that
 there is no way to do so, for there is nothing to plug into the
receptacle,
 that is, unless I am missing something!  Help will be much appreciated.

 Tom Kaufman


-- 

**
Those who don't need help are prepared to help themselves

RE: Help With JBL Flip 2 Needed

[Tom Kaufman]

Just to be clear, I didn't necessarily buy the speakers on account of the
possibility that the Victor Stream may one day accommodate Blue Tooth!  I
was looking for a speaker that would give me good stereo sound...but that
was portable; just so happens that these JBLs _are_ Blue Tooth!  Will most
likely not need that side of the speaker, so am not really concerned with
that; I mainly wanted something with good sound and something that wouldn't
be too hard to carry, should I want to listen out on my front porch or
something!  I didn't really think of HumanWare as a place to get speakers; I
had been told about this one I ended up buying and they seem to be pretty
doggone good, considering the size and all!
Tom Kaufman

-Original Message-
From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Dane
Trethowan
Sent: Thursday, August 06, 2015 10:47 AM
To: PC Audio Discussion List pc-audio@pc-audio.org
Subject: Re: Help With JBL Flip 2 Needed

Don't get me wrong, this speaker seems to be a good choice given its 
price but anyone who waits for Humans Beware to do something or other 
and buys a pair of speakers just because they might is living in a fools 
paradise, I'm sure I read on a list not all that long ago - may have 
even been this list - that Humans Beware had no intention whatever of 
introducing Bluetooth to the Victor Reader stream, the claim was made 
that a survey had been done and users of Victor weren't interested in 
anything so practical and that's a shame as adding Bluetooth would have 
added huge potential to the stream by making it compatible with a whole 
heap of devices such as your JBL, making it compatible with hearing 
instruments and so it goes on.

Again, I'm not having shots but just a pair of speakers would have been 
for the purposes of the Victor Reader Stream, if one day - by chance - 
Humans Beware came out with a Bluetooth model then look at the option 
then as there will be a whole new set of Bluetooth gadgets around if and 
when that day ever arrives.



On 6/08/2015 10:10 PM, Tom Kaufman wrote:
 Dane:  I had heard about this speaker (was looking for something that was
 portable) figured this would serve my purposes (and it does) I tried a
 speaker called the Soundpod (not a bad speaker...but no stereo sound!  So
I
 had heard about this JBL model and decided to try it!  So now if they ever
 do make the Victor Stream Blue Tooth compatible, I'll be all set!
 Tom Kaufman

 -Original Message-
 From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Dane
 Trethowan
 Sent: Thursday, August 06, 2015 2:58 AM
 To: PC Audio Discussion List pc-audio@pc-audio.org
 Subject: Re: Help With JBL Flip 2 Needed

 I've just been looking at some reviews, its certainly one of the better
 mini blue tooth speaker sets out there for its price but I won't be
 buying one given I have a Bose Soundlink Mini model, I've had it for 12
 months and Bose released an updated version which I may get in the
 future but perhaps you can clear something up for me.

 Why did you buy this JBL model if the victor Reader stream doesn't have
 Bluetooth? I mean you could get far cheaper solutions with an Aux-in and
 without blue tooth.



 On 6/08/2015 1:23 PM, Tom Kaufman wrote:
 Hello list:  Today I purchased the JBL Flip 2 Blue Tooth speaker from
 Radio
 Shack!  It's a great speaker (I am going to use it to listen to my Victor
 Stream through) well the rechargeable battery has died, so I need to
 charge
 it up; this is where I need help: I get that you have to plug in the end
 that has the USB end into the adapter.  However the adapter seems to have
 no
 prongs on it to plug into the receptacle; just two holes!  So how am I
 supposed to plug this little thing into the receptacle if there are no
 prongs?  Am I missing something here; did Radio Shack forget to include
 something in my package of stuff I was supposed to get?  Or is it that
 this
 only fits certain types of receptacles?  Also, I am told that with this
 particular speaker, one _must_ let the battery run all the way down until
 it
 cuts off before charging; is this also true?  I was listening to the
 stream
 tonight, when the speaker just shut off; no warning; nothing to indicate
 that my power supply was getting low!  Anyhow right now I'm mainly
 interested in getting this thing charged up; there just seems to me that
 there is no way to do so, for there is nothing to plug into the
 receptacle,
 that is, unless I am missing something!  Help will be much appreciated.

 Tom Kaufman


-- 

**
Those who don't need help are prepared to help themselves

RE: Help With JBL Flip 2 Needed

[Tom Kaufman]

You can disregard this as I was able to ask someone; they explained that
those prongs just pop right out...I feel kind of stupid that I didn't
figure that out!  But at least all is well; the speaker is charging as far
as I know and I'll be back in business!
Tom Kaufman

-Original Message-
From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Tom
Kaufman
Sent: Wednesday, August 05, 2015 11:23 PM
To: 'PC Audio Discussion List' pc-audio@pc-audio.org
Subject: Help With JBL Flip 2 Needed

Hello list:  Today I purchased the JBL Flip 2 Blue Tooth speaker from Radio
Shack!  It's a great speaker (I am going to use it to listen to my Victor
Stream through) well the rechargeable battery has died, so I need to charge
it up; this is where I need help: I get that you have to plug in the end
that has the USB end into the adapter.  However the adapter seems to have no
prongs on it to plug into the receptacle; just two holes!  So how am I
supposed to plug this little thing into the receptacle if there are no
prongs?  Am I missing something here; did Radio Shack forget to include
something in my package of stuff I was supposed to get?  Or is it that this
only fits certain types of receptacles?  Also, I am told that with this
particular speaker, one _must_ let the battery run all the way down until it
cuts off before charging; is this also true?  I was listening to the stream
tonight, when the speaker just shut off; no warning; nothing to indicate
that my power supply was getting low!  Anyhow right now I'm mainly
interested in getting this thing charged up; there just seems to me that
there is no way to do so, for there is nothing to plug into the receptacle,
that is, unless I am missing something!  Help will be much appreciated.

Tom Kaufman

Help With JBL Flip 2 Needed

[Tom Kaufman]

Hello list:  Today I purchased the JBL Flip 2 Blue Tooth speaker from Radio
Shack!  It's a great speaker (I am going to use it to listen to my Victor
Stream through) well the rechargeable battery has died, so I need to charge
it up; this is where I need help: I get that you have to plug in the end
that has the USB end into the adapter.  However the adapter seems to have no
prongs on it to plug into the receptacle; just two holes!  So how am I
supposed to plug this little thing into the receptacle if there are no
prongs?  Am I missing something here; did Radio Shack forget to include
something in my package of stuff I was supposed to get?  Or is it that this
only fits certain types of receptacles?  Also, I am told that with this
particular speaker, one _must_ let the battery run all the way down until it
cuts off before charging; is this also true?  I was listening to the stream
tonight, when the speaker just shut off; no warning; nothing to indicate
that my power supply was getting low!  Anyhow right now I'm mainly
interested in getting this thing charged up; there just seems to me that
there is no way to do so, for there is nothing to plug into the receptacle,
that is, unless I am missing something!  Help will be much appreciated.

Tom Kaufman

RE: Working With Total Recorder Video Edition and .Mov Files

[Tom Kaufman]

If that be the case, then I'll never be able to run the Video edition of Total 
Recorder; not if I must install Quick Time as it messes up my ability to 
download things!
Tom Kaufman

-Original Message-
From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Dane 
Trethowan
Sent: Tuesday, August 04, 2015 5:49 AM
To: PC Audio Discussion List pc-audio@pc-audio.org
Subject: Working With Total Recorder Video Edition and .Mov Files

I think someone wrote about this some days ago?

I'm not certain of the process but - as I understand it - you must 
install Apple Quicktime Player to access these files.

When the install of Quicktime Player is installed a plug-in is also 
installed into Windows which allows the access of .Mov files form other 
pieces of software such as Total Recorder Video Edition.


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RE: vlc is driving me nuts!.

[Tom Kaufman]

So after you did the pass through then did you go ahead and hit the next
command for VLC that you needed it to do?
Tom Kaufman

-Original Message-
From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of randy
tijerina
Sent: Thursday, July 16, 2015 11:09 AM
To: PC Audio Discussion List
Subject: Re: vlc is driving me nuts!.

I tried the insert plus 3 for for the key pass through.nothing works.
this is rediculous!.
At 03:13 AM 7/16/2015, you wrote:
VLC can play just about anything, literally.
  On Jul 15, 2015, at 10:45 PM, randy tijerina 
 rtijeri...@satx.rr.com wrote:
 
  so this is for playing a dvd.correct?
  At 10:23 PM 7/15/2015, you wrote:
  Okay I'm sorry, I gave you wrong information, to go forward and 
 backwards through tracks with VLC for Windows its p for previous 
 and x for next and not arrow keys as I had previously said.
 
 
 
  On 16/07/2015 12:56 PM, randy tijerina wrote:
  Dane, I have tried it and I am not trying to yell here.
  I've tried to figure it out until i'm blue in the face. it's 
 not working. I don't get it.
  what or how do I make it work?
  At 07:43 PM 7/15/2015, you wrote:
  I suggest you look up the keyboard shortcuts in Google.
 
  By default if you wish to skip tracks with VLC under Windows I 
 think you need to use the Ctrl-Alt-Left and right to go back and 
 forward through tracks respectively so you may need to do some 
 fancy work with your Screen Reader or press the Bypass next key 
 combination to get this to work, alternatively you can do some 
 redefining of VLC keystrokes or go through the playback menu of VLC 
 and activate your shortcuts there.
 
   On 16 Jul 2015, at 10:40 am, randy tijerina 
 rtijeri...@satx.rr.com wrote:
  
   Friends, I can't make heads or tails of this thing.
   can someone tell me how to getfor example form one 
 episode to another?
   I even tried pressing the n as in nancy keyit stops.
   Can someone help, if you don't mind, please?
  
  
 
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 rest of the halfwits in this world behind.
 
 
 
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RE: vlc is driving me nuts!.

[Tom Kaufman]

Hello Robert and list:  This is probably as about as good as it gets where
VLC is concerned; good job of laying it out there!  It works, for I, myself,
tried some of your instructions (and they _will_ work!  So there ya go
Randy; give it a shot; I think you'll do well to listen to what Robert is
telling you here!
Tom Kaufman

-Original Message-
From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Robert
Nelson
Sent: Thursday, July 16, 2015 5:24 PM
To: 'PC Audio Discussion List'
Subject: RE: vlc is driving me nuts!.


Randy:

Your original message was: 

 Friends, I can't make heads or tails of this thing.
 can someone tell me how to getfor example form one
 episode to another?
 I even tried pressing the n as in nancy keyit stops.
 Can someone help, if you don't mind, please?
 
You have wasted a lot of time going off on tangents.  I strongly recommend
that you read the following and make sure that 
you understand what you are being told.

Put your DVD in the drive.

Start VLC player.

Use Control+D to bring up the disk  dialogue.

Tab through this dialogue and make sure that the DVD appears in the field
that indicates the disk that will be opened.  If 
your target DVD is not in that field because you have more than one DVD
drive then  use the browse button to move to the 
correct drive.

Once you have verified that you have the correct disk selected, use the
shift+tab button to go back to the play button.

Press space on the play button and after 10 to 30 seconds (depending on the
preference of the DVD manufacturer), the DVD 
will begin to play.

To play or pause the DVD use the space bar.

Use P only if you want to start playback from the very beginning.

The playback menu can be reached by Alt+L .  

In the playback menu you will find:

Title - which will tell you the length of the titles on the DVD
Chapter - which tells you about the chapters of the selected title
Program  which will probably show as being unavailable
Speed
Custom bookmarks
Jump forward (see the keyboard shortcuts below)
Jump backward See below
Jump to specific time see below
Previous title
Next title
Previous Chapter
Next Chapter
Play
Stop
Previous
Next
Record  

So, to do what you say you want to do in your original message, press space
to make sure your DVD is playing, press space 
again to pause playback then use Alt+l to go to the playback menu then go
down to the next title and press enter.  Wait for 
a few seconds for the program to adjust and then press space to resume
playback.

The following shortcut keys can be used rather than the jump item in the
playback menu:

Shift+Arrow Left/Arrow Right Very short jump (3 seconds) 
Alt+Arrow Left/Arrow Right Short jump (10 seconds) 
Ctrl+Arrow Left/Arrow Right Medium jump (1 minute) 
Ctrl+Alt+Arrow Left/Arrow Right Long jump 
 
When you are finished, control+q will close VLC.

Do not use the X or N keys in VLC or you will have unexpected consequences.

There is no need for you to use the pass next key function of your screen
reader for any command in VLC.

RE: vlc is driving me nuts!.

[Tom Kaufman]

Randy:  Try hitting tInsert pluss 3 (this is the pass through key) then go
ahead and hit the shortcuts on VLC; am thinking this will work!
Tom Kaufman

-Original Message-
From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of randy
tijerina
Sent: Thursday, July 16, 2015 1:08 AM
To: PC Audio Discussion List
Subject: Re: vlc is driving me nuts!.

I did just that..i hate to keep bothering you guys.
jaws keeps saying..not in a table.
At 11:12 PM 7/15/2015, you wrote:
I've just played around with VLC on DVD'S here, if p and x don't 
work then try the aforementioned ctrl-alt-left and right arrows, works
fine.



On 16/07/2015 1:57 PM, randy tijerina wrote:
I couldn't make that thing move to the next episode with
x..I don't know what gives here.
At 10:45 PM 7/15/2015, you wrote:
so this is for playing a dvd.correct?
At 10:23 PM 7/15/2015, you wrote:
Okay I'm sorry, I gave you wrong information, to go forward and 
backwards through tracks with VLC for Windows its p for previous 
and x for next and not arrow keys as I had previously said.



On 16/07/2015 12:56 PM, randy tijerina wrote:
Dane, I have tried it and I am not trying to yell here.
I've tried to figure it out until i'm blue in the face. it's not 
working. I don't get it.
what or how do I make it work?
At 07:43 PM 7/15/2015, you wrote:
I suggest you look up the keyboard shortcuts in Google.

By default if you wish to skip tracks with VLC under Windows I 
think you need to use the Ctrl-Alt-Left and right to go back 
and forward through tracks respectively so you may need to do 
some fancy work with your Screen Reader or press the Bypass 
next key combination to get this to work, alternatively you can 
do some redefining of VLC keystrokes or go through the playback 
menu of VLC and activate your shortcuts there.

  On 16 Jul 2015, at 10:40 am, randy tijerina 
 rtijeri...@satx.rr.com wrote:
 
  Friends, I can't make heads or tails of this thing.
  can someone tell me how to getfor example form one 
 episode to another?
  I even tried pressing the n as in nancy keyit stops.
  Can someone help, if you don't mind, please?
 
 

**
Those of a positive and enquiring frame of mind will leave the 
rest of the halfwits in this world behind.

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RE: Just trying to find out if I am still on this list.

[Tom Kaufman]

Yes...you got here alright, Vinny!
Tom Kaufman

-Original Message-
From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Vinny
Samarco
Sent: Tuesday, July 07, 2015 9:44 PM
To: pc-audio@pc-audio.org
Subject: Just trying to find out if I am still on this list.

Hi,
Hello, is anyone out there?  I have been writing messages to the list for
awhile and I never get any replies.
I am writing to
pc-audio@pc-audio.org
Thanks,
Vinny

RE: Converting .aa (audible files)

[Tom Kaufman]

What about Switch; would this do what is needed?
Tom Kaufman

-Original Message-
From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of 
roger.so...@virgin.net
Sent: Friday, July 03, 2015 3:05 AM
To: PC Audio Discussion List
Subject: Re: Converting .aa (audible files)

The 2 programs I mention are the only ones I know that will convert .aa 
files and neither are free.

Roger

-Original Message- 
From: Ketan Kothari
Sent: Friday, July 03, 2015 5:07 AM
To: PC Audio Discussion List
Cc: li...@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: Converting .aa (audible files)

Hi,

How and where can I convert these files for free?  I did not get the
message properly and at my end there appears to be some problem.
Please.

With best wishes,

Ketan

On 7/3/15, roger.so...@virgin.net roger.so...@virgin.net wrote:
 Yes. You will need either SoundTaxi Pro or dPower. Both will convert to 
 MP3

 and Wav. They may also do other audio types but I'm not sure. dPower does
 the fastest conversion in around 10 to 20 minutes but some of the encoding
 is not there so cannot be then used on some other software. Such as 
 Goldwave

 which will not recognise it. But I use it to convert to play on my Victor
 Reader Stream, PTX1 and Sana Clip with no problems at all.

 SoundTaxi is an overnight job taking several (3 -5 hours) and has all the
 encoding needed but it must be the Pro version as the standard version 
 will

 not accept .aa extension.

 Roger

 -Original Message-
 From: Ketan Kothari
 Sent: Thursday, July 02, 2015 10:47 AM
 To: li...@yahoogroups.com ; pc-audio@pc-audio.org
 Subject: Converting .aa (audible files)

 Dear Friends,

 Sorry for cross-posting; can I convert .aa files to MP3 or wav files?
 Please do help.

 With best wishes,

 Ketan

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RE: re converting audible

[Tom Kaufman]

Yep...they bot did.
Tom Kaufman

-Original Message-
From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of brian
parker
Sent: Friday, July 03, 2015 11:25 AM
To: pc-audio@pc-audio.org
Subject: re converting audible

hi, no switch won't do. i have it already, and neither the free or 
professional versionn are any good for converting .aa.  i hope this 
message comes out alright, as i am having trouble with my e.mails. brian

RE: re converting audible

[Tom Kaufman]

Okay...figured it was worth a shot.
Tom Kaufman

-Original Message-
From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of brian
parker
Sent: Friday, July 03, 2015 11:20 AM
To: pc-audio@pc-audio.org
Subject: re converting audible

Hi, no switch won't do it. neither the free version or the 
professional version. i use switch for other purposes. brian.

A Tapin Problem

[Tom Kaufman]

Hello list:  I recently got the latest version of Tapin Radio (I think it's
something like 1.70) am running Jaws 16, Windows 7 Home edition; am finding
that once I have a station playing, then I no longer can arrow up and down
through the stations; nor can I tab around as I used to before!  Can anyone
tell me how I can once again make this happen?  Somehow I was able to do it
earlier tonight, but I don't know what I did to make it do this; it has
reverted back to not letting me do this as long as I have a station playing!
Help and info much appreciated!

Tom Kaufman

RE: Ripping Questions

[Tom Kaufman]

Gary:  I think Cdex does what you want to do; the only thing there is that
you have to tell Cdex that this is what you want to do as it doesn't do it
right out of the box!  I've had that same problem when I used to rip with
WMP; I was able to delete the look-up thing (actually I think it's in the
library) but couldn't tell you what I did...and don't know if I could repeat
the process!
Tom Kaufman

-Original Message-
From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Gary
Petraccaro
Sent: Thursday, June 11, 2015 4:55 PM
To: PC audio discussion list. 
Subject: Ripping Questions

Does anyone know of a program which does rip cds and also uses a cd database
to store track names and cd titles?  WMP does, but I'm encountering problems
when it sees two cds which it thinks have the same name and it refuses to
rip the second.  I can't figure out how to override the lookup feature.
Thanks.

MP3 Merge

[Tom Kaufman]

Hello listers:  Does anyone on here know how to use MP3 merge?  I understand
it allows one to merge two files together!  I have this program on my
computer and actually ((if it does what I think it does) I want to use it to
marge two files; at this point,  however, I know nothing from nothing as to
how to do what I'd like to do!  Are there tutorials on this program?
Anything that would help me to know where to even start would be greatly
appreciated!

Tom Kaufman

RE: checking

[Tom Kaufman]

Similar thing apparently happened to me; had to reply to another email to
get reinstated!
Tom Kaufman

-Original Message-
From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Bud
Schwab
Sent: Monday, June 01, 2015 4:49 PM
To: pc-audio@pc-audio.org
Subject: checking

Just checking if I have been successfully reinstated.  For some 
reason my messages have been bouncing.


Bud Schwab
W 6 Z Y P
El Segundo, California   

RE: Test message To See If My Messages Still Come Through

[Tom Kaufman]

Thank you, Chris; wasn't sure of what was going on as I did get something
telling me that my membership had been disabled!  I replied to that message
and it seems to be okay now!  Thanks again!
Tom Kaufman

-Original Message-
From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Chris
Skarstad
Sent: Tuesday, May 26, 2015 2:31 PM
To: PC Audio Discussion List
Subject: Re: Test message To See If My Messages Still Come Through

Hi
Writing to you privately, yes your message came through just fine.

On 5/26/2015 1:46 PM, Tom Kaufman wrote:
 Hello list:  I changed the subject line of this message as I'm not sure I
 have the right address to this list!  I received a message, telling me
that
 my membership has been disabled!  I replied to the message as I was
 instructed to do!  So hopefully this reply will go through...and I'll
 receive it as well!  My apologies for being off-topic; am only trying to
 make sure that all is working as it should here!
 Tom Kaufman

 -Original Message-
 From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of André
van
 Deventer
 Sent: Thursday, May 21, 2015 12:27 PM
 To: 'PC Audio Discussion List'
 Subject: RE: improving headphone sound with a portable amp?

 I use a little headphone amplifier  made by a company called Headroom.  It
 takes 4 AAA batteries.

 What I like about it is that it has a high and low impedence switch so it
 caters for all kinds of headphones.

 You get a short cable with it  which allows you to connect your mp3 device
 or whatever to  the 3.5 mm input of the amplifier. It also has a usb
socket
 so you can use it as a sound card also.

 I think it was called the Egghead or something like that.


 -Original Message-
 From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Mary
 Otten
 Sent: 21 May 2015 05:50 PM
 To: PC Audio Discussion List
 Subject: improving headphone sound with a portable amp?

 Hi all,

 Several years ago, I purchased a pair of AKG Q701 headphones for use with
a
 home stereo. These are, in my opinion, outstanding phones, especially
 considering the price is around $200 or a bit more on Amazon.They are
 wonderfully comfortable to wear for extended periods of time, more so than
 any other phones I've seen, bar none.  Recent reviews indicate some
 dissatisfaction, since these are now apparently being made in China,
rather
 than Austria, the home country of AKG. But that's not the point of this
 message.

 I have tried my Q701 with the headphone output of my iPhone and find the
 output of the phone isn't sufficient to drive the Qs well. So I looked
into
 the possibility of a portable headphone amp, such as the fiio e12, which
has
 pretty decent reviews on Amazon. It is not clear to me, however, how you
get
 the signal from the lightning port on the phone to the little amp, as it
 doesn't seem to come with a cable. You can purchase a separate LOD from
 fiio, but it has the old style 30-pin connector. You could then purchase
an
 official Apple lightning adapter at some ridiculously inflated price, of
 course, and then I suppose the set up would work, although I don't think
 this amp has a DAC, and I'm not sure if you'd need one of those anyway.
So,
 the question. What are folks doing who have head phones which are not
driven
 adequately by the crummy output stages found in portable devices like
phones
 etc?

 Mary