Hi, Shawn, I would tell winamp you're using a lan connection, but I even did that when I was using dial-up to prevent it from going on line every time I would try and play a stream, and even on dial-up, it didn't seem to hurt anything. On Thu, 8 Jul 2004 04:03:12 -0700 (PDT), shawn klein wrote:
>Thanks Marty. My Dad and I will be networked too, so >sometimes we'll both be using the connection at the >same time, so I don't think I'll set it up to 0. Do I >need to tell winamp somehow that I'm no longer on dial >up? When I installed it, it asked me my connection >type. >Shawn >--- Marty Rimpau <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> Hi, Shawn, I have done it that way, but if you have >> a fast enough >> connection, you can move both those track bars to 0 >> with the home key, >> and see what that does, but on my system, that >> causes streams to skip. >> >> On Wed, 7 Jul 2004 04:01:58 -0700 (PDT), shawn klein >> wrote: >> >> >Hi Marty, wish I'd known there was something I >> could >> >do before, lol. We'll be getting DSL Friday, so I >> >won't have to worry about the dial up. Is it still >> a >> >good idea to set it up that way with 256 by 256 >> >connection? >> >Shawn >> >--- Marty Rimpau <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >> Hi, Marie, go to preferences with control p, and >> >> then from the >> >> tree-view, select plugins, and then input, and >> then >> >> tab over to the >> >> list, and select the first one, the mp3 encoder, >> and >> >> then tab to the >> >> configure button, and press the space bar, upon >> >> which you'll be in a >> >> tab control, and you should be focused on the >> >> general tab, for points >> >> of reference, but once you've done that, control >> >> shift tab to the >> >> streaming tab, and once there, tab to the track >> >> bars, the first one, >> >> with window-eyes will say 20 of 50, so, press the >> >> end key, to put that >> >> at 50 of 50, then tab to the next track bar, >> which >> >> should default to 40 >> >> of 50, but again, press the end key on the six >> pack >> >> to bring this to 50 >> >> of 50, that would be 100 per cent, if you're >> using >> >> jaws, tab to the >> >> okay button, and press the space bar, then tab to >> >> the close button, and >> >> again, press the space bar, and you're done, >> >> because, with the buffer >> >> as wide as it will go, there is less likelihood >> of >> >> break up with >> >> streams. With your 56k connection, just leave >> the >> >> edit box at 64kbps, >> >> that is before the track bars, but if you had a >> >> slower connection, I >> >> would have instructed you to change this to 128, >> but >> >> if you did that, >> >> the stream would have taken a long time to >> buffer. >> >> These settings also >> >> assume that you're trying to listen to a dial-up >> >> stream, because if you >> >> try to listen to a stream like broad band, which >> >> would be too fast for >> >> your connection, that would be another reason why >> >> winamp would buffer, >> >> because it couldn't fill its' buffer fast enough. >> >> >> Hope this helps you, >> >> and if anybody has any corrections to make, >> please >> >> do so, but this is >> >> what I do to insure less break ups from streams. >> >> >> On Tue, 6 Jul 2004 18:58:32 -0700, mimi wrote: >> >> >> >> >Hi, Gang. >> >> > >> >> >I'm having a bit of a problem listening to >> online >> >> broadcasts through Winamp. I have a dialup >> >> connection and the stream often starts and stops >> >> when I am listening. Is there any way to >> fine-tune >> >> Winamp 2.90 so that the breakup would stop? The >> >> broadcast seems to skip as well a little bit. >> >> > >> >> >When I used to have cable or DSL, I noticed some >> >> breakup, but not as severe as this. So, I'm >> >> wondering if maybe some special fine-tuning needs >> to >> >> be done before tuning into online broadcasts >> again. >> >> Part of the reason I don't have DSL anymore, is >> many >> >> of the providers tie you to a contract and I just >> >> got out of one when I got no satisfaction from a >> >> provider. I find it to be a high speed hheadache >> >> when the technicians will not come out and assist >> >> live with a problem. Being without sighted help >> I >> >> have to wrestle with this alone. >> >> > >> >> >Any tips on fine-tuning Winamp 2.90 would be >> >> appreciated. It is the version I am most >> >> comfortable with as the latest version 5.03 is >> not >> >> screen reader friendly even with Window-Eyes. >> There >> >> are too many inaccessible features with 5.03, >> which >> >> is why I took it off my system after getting it >> back >> >> from the shop. >> >> > >> >> >Mimi >> >> > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> >_______________________________________________ >> >> >PC-Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives and >> >> more... >> >> >http://www.pc-audio.org >> >> > >> >> >To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank >> email >> >> to: >> >> >[EMAIL PROTECTED] >> >> >> >> Marty >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> >> PC-Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives and >> more... >> >> >> >> http://www.pc-audio.org >> >> >> >> To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email >> >> to: >> >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> >> >> > >> > >> >__________________________________________________ >> >Do You Yahoo!? >> >Tired of spam? Yahoo! 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