Hi! I somewhat agree with you Dane. However some might not have the situation with sighted people around you which imho is a must if you buy something that’s not talking or has a display where reading is important. However i agree i would also not buy a talking microwave as long as i can use a les expensive one with more features. The same for a recorder and whatever audio toy you might get. But now a days we have got some new interesting things with all new services that comes around. I haven’t tested Be my eyes yet but they say its a pritty good service so one might not need sighted friends around. Just my 2 cents. /A
> 20 juni 2018 kl. 15:10 skrev Dane Trethowan <grtd...@internode.on.net>: > > Having looked at the recorder I wouldn’t describe it as having outstanding > features. > This product has been designed around accessibility and that’s a good thing > but for a recorder itself? Well its not outstanding even at its price point. > For me a recorder is a recorder meaning I want the recorder to do exactly > what it was designed to do, record and record as well as my finances will > allow. > To put it another way, I know there are talking microwave ovens available but > they cost hundreds of dollars. > So the question is why pay hundreds of dollars when you can purchase a very > good oven for no more than a couple of hundred dollars at most which has far > more functionality than the talking microwave itself? Grant you the Talking > microwave talks but has limited cooking functions and cooking functions are > exactly what I buy a microwave oven for. > Similarly I buy a recorder to record and - whilst Voice Guidance is a very > nice and appreciated touch - its not the be and end all when making a choice > for a recorder. > An FM radio in a recorder? Yeah a nice and convenient tool to have perhaps > not not an essential feature. > The bit depth and sampling rate won’t worry those who are wanting to use the > recorder for note taking but again why would you pay for a product of > inferior audio quality when the Olympus LS-P4 - which is a far more powerful > recording instrument - is around the same price? > And of course there are other recorders out there other than those we’ve been > discussing, the Zoom H1N comes to mind and I really must try one at some > stage to see if its better than my Zoom H1 machine which I still treasure as > that was my first field recorder. > > >> On 20 Jun 2018, at 10:43 pm, Hamit Campos <hamitcam...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> Yeah I'd love to hear how this Eltrinex recorder sounds. Cause if it's real >> accessible and real good sounding than that's great. >> >> Especially for someone who wants accessibility. Cause apparently this has >> more accessibility then the Olympus recorders. But again this from what I >> heard in the clip could have a synth of some sort. Olympus just has a lady >> say stuff and they connect her recordings to each menu choice. Which is a >> great idea but it means that total accessibility like a plextalk would mean >> haveing this person speak every single little thing this rcorder does. Which >> as we've seen with the P recorders they have had her say some more but we >> aren't DM-4 level yet. >> On 6/20/2018 7:00 AM, Don Breda wrote: >>> Dane I decided to give the eltrinex recorder a try since for messages and >>> other notes it really stands out in its capabilities. >>> >>> >>> I did purchase one yesterday and will give it a try. >>> >>> >>> I will report to the list on its prose and cons and maybe share a few >>> recordings once I have had it for a while. >>> >>> >>> I will be returning the ls-p1 for a full refund. >>> >>> >>> I do have an ls-14 for high quality recordings although these days I >>> usually use my iPhone for that so we shall see what happens with regard to >>> the eltrinex. >>> >>> >>> Don >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> On 19-Jun-18 7:40 PM, Dane Trethowan wrote: >>>> In these situations I always hope I’m wrong, so are you going to have the >>>> P1 swapped for a P4 or think about something entirely different. >>>> >>>> >>>>> On 20 Jun 2018, at 5:50 am, Aidan <aidan.smartt...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>>> >>>>> Well, this eltrinex don't have xlr and such for hamit, so I guess its >>>>> sort of comparible with pocket or higher. Since it don't seem to have >>>>> stereo microphones I cannot recall. >>>>> >>>>> On 19/06/2018, Aidan <aidan.smartt...@gmail.com >>>>> <mailto:aidan.smartt...@gmail.com>> wrote: >>>>>> Olympus dm7. >>>>>> >>>>>> On 19/06/2018, Bob Hicks <b...@seeinghandassociation.com >>>>>> <mailto:b...@seeinghandassociation.com>> wrote: >>>>>>> What is the complete model name of the DM 7? tnx >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Have a great day! >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Bob Hicks >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> -----Original Message----- >>>>>>> From: all-audio@groups.io <mailto:all-audio@groups.io> >>>>>>> [mailto:all-audio@groups.io <mailto:all-audio@groups.io>] On Behalf Of >>>>>>> Aidan >>>>>>> Sent: Tuesday, June 19, 2018 9:56 AM >>>>>>> To: all-audio@groups.io <mailto:all-audio@groups.io> >>>>>>> Subject: Re: [all-audio] Another Olympus recorder question: >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Of corse olympus continued the work after the dm4, they done the dm7 >>>>>>> wich >>>>>>> have improvements there. Example, on dm4 you had to switch a setting on >>>>>>> wich >>>>>>> allow file names to be spoken, but with dm7 there is no such thing, it >>>>>>> just >>>>>>> works. It read everything even the password for wifi. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> On 19/06/2018, Dane Trethowan <grtd...@internode.on.net >>>>>>> <mailto:grtd...@internode.on.net>> wrote: >>>>>>>> I don’t want to spoil the party but I think you’re going to be a >>>>>>>> little disappointed. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> On 19 Jun 2018, at 8:39 am, Don Breda <don.br...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Hi Dane. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> I will report back tomorrow but my understanding is that the ls-p1 is >>>>>>>>> the >>>>>>>>> ls-p2 without the bluetooth feature. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> The manual seems to indicate that voice guidance is there but I will >>>>>>>>> confirm tomorrow. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Believe me if it doesn't its going back right away grin! >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Don >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> On 18-Jun-18 6:17 PM, Dane Trethowan wrote: >>>>>>>>>> I hope I’m wrong, I think the LS-P1 is one of Those that don’t have >>>>>>>>>> speech and not all Olympus recorders do. >>>>>>>>>> As I understand it the LS-P1 is the model down from the LS-p2 and >>>>>>>>>> lacks some of the functionality of the P2 including Voice Guidance. >>>>>>>>>> As per your question regarding TTS? I’ll need some help on this but >>>>>>>>>> to my knowledge the DM4 was one of the few Olympus recorders to have >>>>>>>>>> a fully fledged TTS built-in so that’s why that particular model was >>>>>>>>>> able to handle so much more in the form of Daisy books and so on. >>>>>>>>>> It is a pity that Olympus never continued on with the good work of >>>>>>>>>> the >>>>>>>>>> DM4 to finish the job but there we are. >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> On 19 Jun 2018, at 6:55 am, Don Breda <don.br...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> Hi listers, >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> Eagerly awaiting the arrival tomorrow of my ls-p1 recorder and had >>>>>>>>>>> one question. >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> Does the ls-p series actually contain a text to speech synthesizer >>>>>>>>>>> as I am told the olympus dm-4 does? >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> I ask because I would like to give names to the folders on the >>>>>>>>>>> recorder and possibly create new ones and have their names spoken. >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> Thanks in advance. >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> Don >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> ********** >>>>>>>>>> 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. > > > > > > -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Groups.io Links: You receive all messages sent to this group. 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