Re: I've just procurred an Acer, spire 1; It has a local disk of 8. something, gbs; I would like to add to this 8 gb disk, What is the less output ofmoney?Is it less cost to buy a thumbnail or a addit
Hi Bpob' txs for the info; I'll put that in the memory bank, hoping to remember these facts in the near future again, TXS; Ken b - Original Message - From: "Bob Seed" To: "PC Audio Discussion List" Sent: Sunday, February 15, 2009 9:13 PM Subject: Re: I've just procurred an Acer, spire 1;It has a local disk of 8. something, gbs;I would like to add to this 8 gb disk, What is the less output ofmoney?Is it less cost to buy a thumbnail or a additive to myalready8. something, local disk? Thumb drives go on sale quite often. You can find them at Staples, Future Shop and the Source. I have seen them from sizes from 1GB up to 16GB and higher. Some have flash memory and the higher ones actually have a small physical drive in them. The choice is yours. . n- Original Message - From: "Ken Buxton" To: "PC Audio Discussion List" Sent: Sunday, February 15, 2009 8:12 PM Subject: I've just procurred an Acer, spire 1;It has a local disk of 8. something, gbs;I would like to add to this 8 gb disk, What is the less output ofmoney? Is it less cost to buy a thumbnail or a additive to myalready 8. something, local disk? gb dis on thelittle critter, *Acer* It's a spire1, and has3 usb plugins, maybe someone is familiar with this pc? I'm wondering if the usb thumbnail drives would be less money to buy than that of the local drive addition? *upgrading to a 16 gb? It might be wise to wait for these thumbnail drivesto go on sale? A suggestion would be welcomed as I'm new in these fields; TXS; Ken B Jonathan Mosen List Founder Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives and more... http://www.pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 8.0.237 / Virus Database: 270.10.23/1953 - Release Date: 02/14/09 18:01:00 Jonathan Mosen List Founder Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives and more... http://www.pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org Jonathan Mosen List Founder Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives and more... http://www.pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org
Normalization
Hello, I have about twenty recordings recorded at the same volume level. I would like to find a program that can boost the volume of all of the files up the same amount. in other words, I want a file to be louder, but at the same level of loudness compared to the other nineteen files. Is this possible? If so, are there any free software that can do this? I tried mp3 direct cut, but it gave me different db levels for each file every time I normalize it. Awaiting your response, Timothy Jonathan Mosen List Founder Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives and more... http://www.pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org
Re: Working with the Sandisk Sansa-270
I honestly can't tell you since all the one's I bought were refirbished. Plus I can't see anyways. *grin* But I'm sure you can find out. I believe it was Settings --> Info in the menu? BTW, I got all of my players from www.woot.com HTH, Timothy - Original Message - From: "Julio" To: "PC Audio Discussion List" Sent: Sunday, February 15, 2009 3:20 PM Subject: Re: Working with the Sandisk Sansa-270 does the mp3 play on the box say if it's a v 1 moddow Jonathan Mosen List Founder Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives and more... http://www.pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org Jonathan Mosen List Founder Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives and more... http://www.pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org
Re: Seeking information on USB turntables
Thanks, Bruce! - Original Message - From: "Bruce Toews" To: "PC Audio Discussion List" Sent: Sunday, February 15, 2009 2:58 AM Subject: Re: Seeking information on USB turntables Amazon lists all sorts of CD's and MP3 downloadst by Mystic Moods Orchestra. I just looked. Bruce -- Bruce Toews Proud JAWS User Skype ID: o.canada E-mail and MSN/Windows Messenger: br...@ogts.net LiveJournal: http://masterofmusings.livejournal.com Web Site (including info on my weekly commentaries): http://www.ogts.net Info on the Best TV Show of All Time: http://www.cornergas.com On Sun, 15 Feb 2009, Gary Wood wrote: I would like that, but I checked on line about a couple of record albums from the Mystic Moods orchestra: Namely One Stormy Night and Emotions. I hear they were a group from San Francisco who did these albums in the 60s! And when I found out about those albums, I heard that they never made copies of those albums on CD! They used a lot of interesting sound effects, like thunder in One Stormy Night, and there was also a sound of a train that used the steam engine with the sound I remember before the Diesels. And the emotions album had other kinds of sounds as well! And also the music was good. It was relaxing! But nowhere is there a CD version of those albums, because they never did one. If anyone else wants to check, that's fine, but I think you'll have a dry run, like I did. - Original Message - From: "Bruce Toews" To: "PC Audio Discussion List" Sent: Saturday, February 14, 2009 2:42 AM Subject: Re: Seeking information on USB turntables Are professionally-produced CD's of the albums you're interested in not available? They may well have much better sound than anything you could produce with home-grown equipment. Bruce Jonathan Mosen List Founder Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives and more... http://www.pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG. Version: 7.5.552 / Virus Database: 270.10.23/1953 - Release Date: 2/14/2009 6:01 PM Jonathan Mosen List Founder Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives and more... http://www.pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org
Re: Working with the Sandisk Sansa-270
I don't mind being corrected. Thanks for correcting me. I wouldn't want to misslead anybody and waste their money. Thanks, TImothy - Original Message - From: "Christopher Chaltain" To: "PC Audio Discussion List" Sent: Sunday, February 15, 2009 2:46 PM Subject: Re: Working with the Sandisk Sansa-270 Oops, sorry for how that message came across. I didn't mean to make it sound like I was telling timothy what to talk about. I was just trying to tell Julio that you need to make sure you have a v1 model of the e250. Christopher Chaltain wrote: > Actually, from the rockbox.com web site it says: "• SanDisk: Sansa > c200, e200 and e200R series (not the v2 models)", so make sure you're > talking about a v1 model. > > > Timothy wrote: >> Yes it will. All Sansa c200, e200 and e200R series will work with >> rockbox. >> >> You can find more info at: >> www.rockbox.org >> >> - Original Message - From: "Julio" >> To: "PC Audio Discussion List" >> Sent: Sunday, February 15, 2009 4:16 AM >> Subject: Re: Working with the Sandisk Sansa-270 >> >> >> have you herd of the Sansa e 250 and will that one work with rock box? >> - Original Message - From: "Timothy" >> To: "PC Audio Discussion List" >> Sent: Saturday, February 14, 2009 7:51 PM >> Subject: Re: Working with the Sandisk Sansa-270 >> >> >> >>> Yes. I have a Sansa-E270 with rockbox 3.0 on it. The voice I have >>> loaded >>> for >>> the menus and everything is Acapella Heather American English. I >>> also have >>> VW Kate for V 3.0. I can give you instructions on how to install >>> rockbox, >>> and to install the voice. >>> >>> HTH, >>> Timothy >>> >>> - Original Message - From: "Julio" >>> To: "PC Audio Discussion List" >>> Sent: Saturday, February 14, 2009 6:50 PM >>> Subject: Re: Working with the Sandisk Sansa-270 >>> >>> >>> can that mp3 player talk? >>> - Original Message - From: "Timothy" >>> To: "PC Audio Discussion List" >>> Sent: Saturday, February 14, 2009 2:03 PM >>> Subject: Re: Working with the Sandisk Sansa-270 >>> >>> >>> I do not know how to put it in English. Also, if you want, you can put rockbox on it. (www.rockbox.org) It enables the Sansa to read Micro SD-HC cards. Plus, it has the ability to talk as well. - Original Message - From: "Max G. Swanson" To: Sent: Friday, February 13, 2009 2:00 PM Subject: Working with the Sandisk Sansa-270 I recently bought a 4GB Sandisk player, the Sansa 270, for $30.00 delivered. Great price, but no manual; and no outboard charger, though the data cable works for that too. Bought it in part for my S.O. to enjoy the video screen and don't expect it to be fully accessible, but all the messages on said screen are in French. Quel domage! Any thoughts on tweaking the main menu back to English, which would make it a more inviting device? I must say the internal software seems quite good. Plug the darn thing in, and it starts finding your WMA files. Thanks for any and all suggestions. -- I had a quote for y'all, but the clipboard fizzled again. All the best, Max. Jonathan Mosen List Founder Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives and more... http://www.pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org Jonathan Mosen List Founder Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives and more... http://www.pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org >>> >>> Jonathan Mosen List Founder >>> Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives and more... >>> http://www.pc-audio.org >>> To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: >>> pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org >>> >>> >>> >>> Jonathan Mosen List Founder >>> Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives and more... >>> http://www.pc-audio.org >>> To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: >>> pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org >>> >> >> >> >> Jonathan Mosen List Founder >> Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives and more... >> http://www.pc-audio.org >> To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: >> pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org >> >> >> >> Jonathan Mosen List Founder >> Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives and more... >> http://www.pc-audio.org >> To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: >> pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org >> >> > -- Christopher cchalt...@austin.rr.com Jonathan Mosen List Founder Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives and more... http://www.pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org Jonathan Mosen List Founder Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives and more... http://www.pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@
Re: Seeking information on USB turntables
give it a try. this is what I still do! - Original Message - From: "Gary Wood" To: "PC Audio Discussion List" Sent: Sunday, February 15, 2009 9:57 PM Subject: Re: Seeking information on USB turntables My brother still has one. I don't know how that would work with this computer, though. - Original Message - From: "Gary G Schindler" To: "PC Audio Discussion List" Sent: Sunday, February 15, 2009 2:04 PM Subject: Re: Seeking information on USB turntables do you have an old turntable you could plug in to your sound car with a Preamp? this would be better than nothing. - Original Message - From: "Gary Wood" To: "PC Audio Discussion List" Sent: Sunday, February 15, 2009 2:41 AM Subject: Re: Seeking information on USB turntables Thanks, Bob! Well if I don't get a turntable, maybe I'll just hunt around for that tape, and get some kind of cassette to PC type of thing. My brother was asking because he had the vinyl records. I want to copy them for him on CD if I can, but when I do it for myself, I'll put the albums on MP3 CD's. - Original Message - From: "Bob Seed" To: "PC Audio Discussion List" Sent: Saturday, February 14, 2009 11:10 AM Subject: Re: Seeking information on USB turntables Does it really make a difference? After all the CD that you buy is a copy of the master, and that so called master might yet be a second or third generation of that same master. When CD's were introduced record companies simply made copies of inferior quality recordings with out remastering them with the latest technology in order to make a quick buck. A good ear should be able to detect poor audio on CD'S especially those oldies that were never cleaned up. Mis aligned recording and playback heads really stand out when playing an inferior CD. I would suggest that when copping vinyl to CD that you tweek the recording to the best of your ability and go from there. It is highly unlikely that you will get two people that will agree when it comes to audio quality. What may sound good to me might sound inferior to you. I still think that the DAT tape would have been the way to go, but unfortunately the DAT technology was not accepted by the public, although it was used quite extensively in the recording and broadcast industry. . . . . - Original Message - From: "Gary Wood" To: "PC Audio Discussion List" Sent: Saturday, February 14, 2009 2:11 AM Subject: Re: Seeking information on USB turntables Well maybe I'LL have to settle for getting a cassette deck that plugs into my computer and putting the cassette copy I have on the harddrive, and then transfer to CD, but a problem with this is that then, it's a second generation copy, and I hear those aren't as good as a first one! - Original Message - From: "Ray" To: "PC Audio Discussion List" Sent: Friday, February 13, 2009 4:11 PM Subject: RE: Seeking information on USB turntables Must say Dave, simply from my impressions of the ION USB turntable I saw, the build quality didn't seem impressive so I'm inclined to think these turntables are very basic performers technically. I'd much sooner go for a Hi Fi turntable with magnetic cartridge and a good pre-amp. These cost! Either that or consider using a company doing vinyl transfer as a paid-for service. After all is said though, depends entirely on how critical you are about sound quality. I've yet to start transfering my treasured vinyls but I know it is going to be time-consuming. Hope these thoughts are of some help. Ray. Dave McElroy WA6BEF wrote: In a word, awful. -Original Message- On Behalf Of André van Deventer Subject: RE: Seeking information on USB turntables I'm just wondering what quality of turntable these will be. -Original Message- On Behalf Of Ray Subject: Re: Seeking information on USB turntables Well, there were such things as Music Centres - as we called them here in Brittain - which combined turntables with cassette decs. Still we're talking 'old' here, and I guess you want a USB hardware device that does the two. I've not seen an USB combi anywhere for transfering old anoalogue stuff. I know here a brand called ION has seemingly cornered the market in three seperate units that do vinyl records, audio cassettes, and VHS videos. So I if you've not held on to the various old stuff that could have done this via hooking through a converter, then this is the only way to go. Ray. Jonathan Mosen List Founder Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives and more... http://www.pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG. Version: 7.5.552 / Virus Database: 270.10.23/1951 - Release Date: 2/13/2009 6:51 AM Jonathan Mosen List Founder Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives and more... http://www.pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audi
Re: Seeking information on USB turntables
My brother still has one. I don't know how that would work with this computer, though. - Original Message - From: "Gary G Schindler" To: "PC Audio Discussion List" Sent: Sunday, February 15, 2009 2:04 PM Subject: Re: Seeking information on USB turntables do you have an old turntable you could plug in to your sound car with a Preamp? this would be better than nothing. - Original Message - From: "Gary Wood" To: "PC Audio Discussion List" Sent: Sunday, February 15, 2009 2:41 AM Subject: Re: Seeking information on USB turntables Thanks, Bob! Well if I don't get a turntable, maybe I'll just hunt around for that tape, and get some kind of cassette to PC type of thing. My brother was asking because he had the vinyl records. I want to copy them for him on CD if I can, but when I do it for myself, I'll put the albums on MP3 CD's. - Original Message - From: "Bob Seed" To: "PC Audio Discussion List" Sent: Saturday, February 14, 2009 11:10 AM Subject: Re: Seeking information on USB turntables Does it really make a difference? After all the CD that you buy is a copy of the master, and that so called master might yet be a second or third generation of that same master. When CD's were introduced record companies simply made copies of inferior quality recordings with out remastering them with the latest technology in order to make a quick buck. A good ear should be able to detect poor audio on CD'S especially those oldies that were never cleaned up. Mis aligned recording and playback heads really stand out when playing an inferior CD. I would suggest that when copping vinyl to CD that you tweek the recording to the best of your ability and go from there. It is highly unlikely that you will get two people that will agree when it comes to audio quality. What may sound good to me might sound inferior to you. I still think that the DAT tape would have been the way to go, but unfortunately the DAT technology was not accepted by the public, although it was used quite extensively in the recording and broadcast industry. . . . . - Original Message - From: "Gary Wood" To: "PC Audio Discussion List" Sent: Saturday, February 14, 2009 2:11 AM Subject: Re: Seeking information on USB turntables Well maybe I'LL have to settle for getting a cassette deck that plugs into my computer and putting the cassette copy I have on the harddrive, and then transfer to CD, but a problem with this is that then, it's a second generation copy, and I hear those aren't as good as a first one! - Original Message - From: "Ray" To: "PC Audio Discussion List" Sent: Friday, February 13, 2009 4:11 PM Subject: RE: Seeking information on USB turntables Must say Dave, simply from my impressions of the ION USB turntable I saw, the build quality didn't seem impressive so I'm inclined to think these turntables are very basic performers technically. I'd much sooner go for a Hi Fi turntable with magnetic cartridge and a good pre-amp. These cost! Either that or consider using a company doing vinyl transfer as a paid-for service. After all is said though, depends entirely on how critical you are about sound quality. I've yet to start transfering my treasured vinyls but I know it is going to be time-consuming. Hope these thoughts are of some help. Ray. Dave McElroy WA6BEF wrote: In a word, awful. -Original Message- On Behalf Of André van Deventer Subject: RE: Seeking information on USB turntables I'm just wondering what quality of turntable these will be. -Original Message- On Behalf Of Ray Subject: Re: Seeking information on USB turntables Well, there were such things as Music Centres - as we called them here in Brittain - which combined turntables with cassette decs. Still we're talking 'old' here, and I guess you want a USB hardware device that does the two. I've not seen an USB combi anywhere for transfering old anoalogue stuff. I know here a brand called ION has seemingly cornered the market in three seperate units that do vinyl records, audio cassettes, and VHS videos. So I if you've not held on to the various old stuff that could have done this via hooking through a converter, then this is the only way to go. Ray. Jonathan Mosen List Founder Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives and more... http://www.pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG. Version: 7.5.552 / Virus Database: 270.10.23/1951 - Release Date: 2/13/2009 6:51 AM Jonathan Mosen List Founder Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives and more... http://www.pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 8.0.237 / Virus Database: 270.10.23/1951 -
Re: I've just procurred an Acer, spire 1; It has a local disk of 8. something, gbs; I would like to add to this 8 gb disk, What is the less output ofmoney? Is it less cost to buy a thumbnail or a addi
Thumb drives go on sale quite often. You can find them at Staples, Future Shop and the Source. I have seen them from sizes from 1GB up to 16GB and higher. Some have flash memory and the higher ones actually have a small physical drive in them. The choice is yours. . n- Original Message - From: "Ken Buxton" To: "PC Audio Discussion List" Sent: Sunday, February 15, 2009 8:12 PM Subject: I've just procurred an Acer, spire 1;It has a local disk of 8. something, gbs;I would like to add to this 8 gb disk, What is the less output ofmoney? Is it less cost to buy a thumbnail or a additive to myalready 8. something, local disk? gb dis on thelittle critter, *Acer* It's a spire1, and has3 usb plugins, maybe someone is familiar with this pc? I'm wondering if the usb thumbnail drives would be less money to buy than that of the local drive addition? *upgrading to a 16 gb? It might be wise to wait for these thumbnail drivesto go on sale? A suggestion would be welcomed as I'm new in these fields; TXS; Ken B Jonathan Mosen List Founder Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives and more... http://www.pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 8.0.237 / Virus Database: 270.10.23/1953 - Release Date: 02/14/09 18:01:00 Jonathan Mosen List Founder Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives and more... http://www.pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org
I've just procurred an Acer, spire 1; It has a local disk of 8. something, gbs; I would like to add to this 8 gb disk, What is the less output of money? Is it less cost to buy a thumbnail or a additiv
gb dis on thelittle critter, *Acer* It's a spire1, and has3 usb plugins, maybe someone is familiar with this pc? I'm wondering if the usb thumbnail drives would be less money to buy than that of the local drive addition? *upgrading to a 16 gb? It might be wise to wait for these thumbnail drivesto go on sale? A suggestion would be welcomed as I'm new in these fields; TXS; Ken B Jonathan Mosen List Founder Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives and more... http://www.pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org
Re: Working with the Sandisk Sansa-270
Oops, sorry for how that message came across. I didn't mean to make it sound like I was telling timothy what to talk about. I was just trying to tell Julio that you need to make sure you have a v1 model of the e250. Christopher Chaltain wrote: Actually, from the rockbox.com web site it says: "• SanDisk: Sansa c200, e200 and e200R series (not the v2 models)", so make sure you're talking about a v1 model. Timothy wrote: Yes it will. All Sansa c200, e200 and e200R series will work with rockbox. You can find more info at: www.rockbox.org - Original Message - From: "Julio" To: "PC Audio Discussion List" Sent: Sunday, February 15, 2009 4:16 AM Subject: Re: Working with the Sandisk Sansa-270 have you herd of the Sansa e 250 and will that one work with rock box? - Original Message - From: "Timothy" To: "PC Audio Discussion List" Sent: Saturday, February 14, 2009 7:51 PM Subject: Re: Working with the Sandisk Sansa-270 Yes. I have a Sansa-E270 with rockbox 3.0 on it. The voice I have loaded for the menus and everything is Acapella Heather American English. I also have VW Kate for V 3.0. I can give you instructions on how to install rockbox, and to install the voice. HTH, Timothy - Original Message - From: "Julio" To: "PC Audio Discussion List" Sent: Saturday, February 14, 2009 6:50 PM Subject: Re: Working with the Sandisk Sansa-270 can that mp3 player talk? - Original Message - From: "Timothy" To: "PC Audio Discussion List" Sent: Saturday, February 14, 2009 2:03 PM Subject: Re: Working with the Sandisk Sansa-270 I do not know how to put it in English. Also, if you want, you can put rockbox on it. (www.rockbox.org) It enables the Sansa to read Micro SD-HC cards. Plus, it has the ability to talk as well. - Original Message - From: "Max G. Swanson" To: Sent: Friday, February 13, 2009 2:00 PM Subject: Working with the Sandisk Sansa-270 I recently bought a 4GB Sandisk player, the Sansa 270, for $30.00 delivered. Great price, but no manual; and no outboard charger, though the data cable works for that too. Bought it in part for my S.O. to enjoy the video screen and don't expect it to be fully accessible, but all the messages on said screen are in French. Quel domage! Any thoughts on tweaking the main menu back to English, which would make it a more inviting device? I must say the internal software seems quite good. Plug the darn thing in, and it starts finding your WMA files. Thanks for any and all suggestions. -- I had a quote for y'all, but the clipboard fizzled again. All the best, Max. Jonathan Mosen List Founder Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives and more... http://www.pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org Jonathan Mosen List Founder Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives and more... http://www.pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org Jonathan Mosen List Founder Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives and more... http://www.pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org Jonathan Mosen List Founder Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives and more... http://www.pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org Jonathan Mosen List Founder Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives and more... http://www.pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org Jonathan Mosen List Founder Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives and more... http://www.pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org -- Christopher cchalt...@austin.rr.com Jonathan Mosen List Founder Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives and more... http://www.pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org
Re: Working with the Sandisk Sansa-270
does the mp3 play on the box say if it's a v 1 moddow Jonathan Mosen List Founder Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives and more... http://www.pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org
Re: Working with the Sandisk Sansa-270
From Rockbox's Sansa FAQ at http://www.rockbox.org/twiki/bin/view/Main/SansaFAQ, it says the following: Which Sansa models does Rockbox currently support? Rockbox works with audio playback on the Sansa e200 series players (e250, e260, e270, e280), the e200 Rhapsody models (e250r,e260r,e270r,e280r) and the c200 models (c240, c250). If the USB options on your player are "MSC" and "MTP" it's non-R, if they're "Rhapsody" and "Plays for Sure" then it's R. Also, Rockbox does not function on the v2 models. The v1 firmware is named 01.xx.xx, while the v2 firmware begins with 03. This version number can be retrieved under Settings->Info. From a quick search on Google, if the Sansa mentions Audible then it's a v2 model. You can get Rockbox ready Sansa's from http://www.froobi.com/search.asp?keyword=Rockbox&search=GO, but it looks like they're all sold out at the moment. BTW, I got my Sansa e260 from woot.com's deal of the day. The discussion list confirmed it would work with Rockbox before I purchased it. Constantine wrote: Ask for version 1 - but good luck finding it, sandisc probably made bigger and better things by now. In all honesty, if you can't find one in stores, you might try ebay. I'm sure there are a lot of mp3 players that rockbox supports on there. I'm using an ipod video 30 gb with rockbox on it and love the thing. I don't have to use Itunes or any of that "software".. contact details: email: tcwoo...@shaw.ca and others msn: the_conman...@hotmail.com skype: the_conman283 system details: Hp pavillion dv5220CA notebook pc AMD Turion(tm) 64 Mobile Technology ML-37 2.0 GHZ, 1024 mb DDR ram, Fujitsu 100 gb 4500 RPM Hard Drive, connecsant AC-link audio - Original Message - From: "Julio" To: "PC Audio Discussion List" Sent: Sunday, February 15, 2009 12:45 PM Subject: Re: Working with the Sandisk Sansa-270 so then what will I ask them when I go buy one? and what mp3 player do you have? - Original Message - From: "Christopher Chaltain" To: "PC Audio Discussion List" Sent: Sunday, February 15, 2009 8:39 AM Subject: Re: Working with the Sandisk Sansa-270 Actually, from the rockbox.com web site it says: "• SanDisk: Sansa c200, e200 and e200R series (not the v2 models)", so make sure you're talking about a v1 model. Timothy wrote: Yes it will. All Sansa c200, e200 and e200R series will work with rockbox. You can find more info at: www.rockbox.org - Original Message - From: "Julio" To: "PC Audio Discussion List" Sent: Sunday, February 15, 2009 4:16 AM Subject: Re: Working with the Sandisk Sansa-270 have you herd of the Sansa e 250 and will that one work with rock box? - Original Message - From: "Timothy" To: "PC Audio Discussion List" Sent: Saturday, February 14, 2009 7:51 PM Subject: Re: Working with the Sandisk Sansa-270 Yes. I have a Sansa-E270 with rockbox 3.0 on it. The voice I have loaded for the menus and everything is Acapella Heather American English. I also have VW Kate for V 3.0. I can give you instructions on how to install rockbox, and to install the voice. HTH, Timothy - Original Message - From: "Julio" To: "PC Audio Discussion List" Sent: Saturday, February 14, 2009 6:50 PM Subject: Re: Working with the Sandisk Sansa-270 can that mp3 player talk? - Original Message - From: "Timothy" To: "PC Audio Discussion List" Sent: Saturday, February 14, 2009 2:03 PM Subject: Re: Working with the Sandisk Sansa-270 I do not know how to put it in English. Also, if you want, you can put rockbox on it. (www.rockbox.org) It enables the Sansa to read Micro SD-HC cards. Plus, it has the ability to talk as well. - Original Message - From: "Max G. Swanson" To: Sent: Friday, February 13, 2009 2:00 PM Subject: Working with the Sandisk Sansa-270 I recently bought a 4GB Sandisk player, the Sansa 270, for $30.00 delivered. Great price, but no manual; and no outboard charger, though the data cable works for that too. Bought it in part for my S.O. to enjoy the video screen and don't expect it to be fully accessible, but all the messages on said screen are in French. Quel domage! Any thoughts on tweaking the main menu back to English, which would make it a more inviting device? I must say the internal software seems quite good. Plug the darn thing in, and it starts finding your WMA files. Thanks for any and all suggestions. -- I had a quote for y'all, but the clipboard fizzled again. All the best, Max. Jonathan Mosen List Founder Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives and more... http://www.pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org Jonathan Mosen List Founder Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives and more... http://www.pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org Jonathan Mosen List Founder Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives and more... http://ww
Re: Seeking information on USB turntables
you could certainly do this. - Original Message - From: "Gary Wood" To: "PC Audio Discussion List" Sent: Sunday, February 15, 2009 2:42 AM Subject: Re: Seeking information on USB turntables I could use Soundforge's noise reduction for those! - Original Message - From: "Gary Schindler" To: "PC Audio Discussion List" Sent: Saturday, February 14, 2009 11:31 AM Subject: Re: Seeking information on USB turntables I thought the rotary head machines like the dat recorders were better for recording too, but like so many formats, they came and went. another example was the digital cassette machines that could play analog tapes also. by the time I decided to buy one they didn't make them any more. many noise reduction systems came and went too, like DBX which was one of my favorites, far superior to Dolby. you could do some real nice mastering, but it never caught on with the general public for home recording. companies like Sony and Philips float things out their but if the equipment isn't marketed properly or is to complex for the average consumer it won't fly. - Original Message - From: "Bob Seed" To: "PC Audio Discussion List" Sent: Saturday, February 14, 2009 11:10 AM Subject: Re: Seeking information on USB turntables Does it really make a difference? After all the CD that you buy is a copy of the master, and that so called master might yet be a second or third generation of that same master. When CD's were introduced record companies simply made copies of inferior quality recordings with out remastering them with the latest technology in order to make a quick buck. A good ear should be able to detect poor audio on CD'S especially those oldies that were never cleaned up. Mis aligned recording and playback heads really stand out when playing an inferior CD. I would suggest that when copping vinyl to CD that you tweek the recording to the best of your ability and go from there. It is highly unlikely that you will get two people that will agree when it comes to audio quality. What may sound good to me might sound inferior to you. I still think that the DAT tape would have been the way to go, but unfortunately the DAT technology was not accepted by the public, although it was used quite extensively in the recording and broadcast industry. . . . . - Original Message - From: "Gary Wood" To: "PC Audio Discussion List" Sent: Saturday, February 14, 2009 2:11 AM Subject: Re: Seeking information on USB turntables Well maybe I'LL have to settle for getting a cassette deck that plugs into my computer and putting the cassette copy I have on the harddrive, and then transfer to CD, but a problem with this is that then, it's a second generation copy, and I hear those aren't as good as a first one! - Original Message - From: "Ray" To: "PC Audio Discussion List" Sent: Friday, February 13, 2009 4:11 PM Subject: RE: Seeking information on USB turntables Must say Dave, simply from my impressions of the ION USB turntable I saw, the build quality didn't seem impressive so I'm inclined to think these turntables are very basic performers technically. I'd much sooner go for a Hi Fi turntable with magnetic cartridge and a good pre-amp. These cost! Either that or consider using a company doing vinyl transfer as a paid-for service. After all is said though, depends entirely on how critical you are about sound quality. I've yet to start transfering my treasured vinyls but I know it is going to be time-consuming. Hope these thoughts are of some help. Ray. Dave McElroy WA6BEF wrote: In a word, awful. -Original Message- On Behalf Of André van Deventer Subject: RE: Seeking information on USB turntables I'm just wondering what quality of turntable these will be. -Original Message- On Behalf Of Ray Subject: Re: Seeking information on USB turntables Well, there were such things as Music Centres - as we called them here in Brittain - which combined turntables with cassette decs. Still we're talking 'old' here, and I guess you want a USB hardware device that does the two. I've not seen an USB combi anywhere for transfering old anoalogue stuff. I know here a brand called ION has seemingly cornered the market in three seperate units that do vinyl records, audio cassettes, and VHS videos. So I if you've not held on to the various old stuff that could have done this via hooking through a converter, then this is the only way to go. Ray. Jonathan Mosen List Founder Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives and more... http://www.pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG. Version: 7.5.552 / Virus Database: 270.10.23/1951 - Release Date: 2/13/2009 6:51 AM Jonathan Mosen List Founder Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives and more... http://www.pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio
Re: Working with the Sandisk Sansa-270
so then what will I ask them when I go buy one? and what mp3 player do you have? - Original Message - From: "Christopher Chaltain" To: "PC Audio Discussion List" Sent: Sunday, February 15, 2009 8:39 AM Subject: Re: Working with the Sandisk Sansa-270 Actually, from the rockbox.com web site it says: "• SanDisk: Sansa c200, e200 and e200R series (not the v2 models)", so make sure you're talking about a v1 model. Timothy wrote: Yes it will. All Sansa c200, e200 and e200R series will work with rockbox. You can find more info at: www.rockbox.org - Original Message - From: "Julio" To: "PC Audio Discussion List" Sent: Sunday, February 15, 2009 4:16 AM Subject: Re: Working with the Sandisk Sansa-270 have you herd of the Sansa e 250 and will that one work with rock box? - Original Message - From: "Timothy" To: "PC Audio Discussion List" Sent: Saturday, February 14, 2009 7:51 PM Subject: Re: Working with the Sandisk Sansa-270 Yes. I have a Sansa-E270 with rockbox 3.0 on it. The voice I have loaded for the menus and everything is Acapella Heather American English. I also have VW Kate for V 3.0. I can give you instructions on how to install rockbox, and to install the voice. HTH, Timothy - Original Message - From: "Julio" To: "PC Audio Discussion List" Sent: Saturday, February 14, 2009 6:50 PM Subject: Re: Working with the Sandisk Sansa-270 can that mp3 player talk? - Original Message - From: "Timothy" To: "PC Audio Discussion List" Sent: Saturday, February 14, 2009 2:03 PM Subject: Re: Working with the Sandisk Sansa-270 I do not know how to put it in English. Also, if you want, you can put rockbox on it. (www.rockbox.org) It enables the Sansa to read Micro SD-HC cards. Plus, it has the ability to talk as well. - Original Message - From: "Max G. Swanson" To: Sent: Friday, February 13, 2009 2:00 PM Subject: Working with the Sandisk Sansa-270 I recently bought a 4GB Sandisk player, the Sansa 270, for $30.00 delivered. Great price, but no manual; and no outboard charger, though the data cable works for that too. Bought it in part for my S.O. to enjoy the video screen and don't expect it to be fully accessible, but all the messages on said screen are in French. Quel domage! Any thoughts on tweaking the main menu back to English, which would make it a more inviting device? I must say the internal software seems quite good. Plug the darn thing in, and it starts finding your WMA files. Thanks for any and all suggestions. -- I had a quote for y'all, but the clipboard fizzled again. All the best, Max. Jonathan Mosen List Founder Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives and more... http://www.pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org Jonathan Mosen List Founder Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives and more... http://www.pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org Jonathan Mosen List Founder Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives and more... http://www.pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org Jonathan Mosen List Founder Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives and more... http://www.pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org Jonathan Mosen List Founder Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives and more... http://www.pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org Jonathan Mosen List Founder Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives and more... http://www.pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org -- Christopher cchalt...@austin.rr.com Jonathan Mosen List Founder Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives and more... http://www.pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org Jonathan Mosen List Founder Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives and more... http://www.pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org
Re: Working with the Sandisk Sansa-270
Ask for version 1 - but good luck finding it, sandisc probably made bigger and better things by now. In all honesty, if you can't find one in stores, you might try ebay. I'm sure there are a lot of mp3 players that rockbox supports on there. I'm using an ipod video 30 gb with rockbox on it and love the thing. I don't have to use Itunes or any of that "software".. contact details: email: tcwoo...@shaw.ca and others msn: the_conman...@hotmail.com skype: the_conman283 system details: Hp pavillion dv5220CA notebook pc AMD Turion(tm) 64 Mobile Technology ML-37 2.0 GHZ, 1024 mb DDR ram, Fujitsu 100 gb 4500 RPM Hard Drive, connecsant AC-link audio - Original Message - From: "Julio" To: "PC Audio Discussion List" Sent: Sunday, February 15, 2009 12:45 PM Subject: Re: Working with the Sandisk Sansa-270 so then what will I ask them when I go buy one? and what mp3 player do you have? - Original Message - From: "Christopher Chaltain" To: "PC Audio Discussion List" Sent: Sunday, February 15, 2009 8:39 AM Subject: Re: Working with the Sandisk Sansa-270 Actually, from the rockbox.com web site it says: "• SanDisk: Sansa c200, e200 and e200R series (not the v2 models)", so make sure you're talking about a v1 model. Timothy wrote: Yes it will. All Sansa c200, e200 and e200R series will work with rockbox. You can find more info at: www.rockbox.org - Original Message - From: "Julio" To: "PC Audio Discussion List" Sent: Sunday, February 15, 2009 4:16 AM Subject: Re: Working with the Sandisk Sansa-270 have you herd of the Sansa e 250 and will that one work with rock box? - Original Message - From: "Timothy" To: "PC Audio Discussion List" Sent: Saturday, February 14, 2009 7:51 PM Subject: Re: Working with the Sandisk Sansa-270 Yes. I have a Sansa-E270 with rockbox 3.0 on it. The voice I have loaded for the menus and everything is Acapella Heather American English. I also have VW Kate for V 3.0. I can give you instructions on how to install rockbox, and to install the voice. HTH, Timothy - Original Message - From: "Julio" To: "PC Audio Discussion List" Sent: Saturday, February 14, 2009 6:50 PM Subject: Re: Working with the Sandisk Sansa-270 can that mp3 player talk? - Original Message - From: "Timothy" To: "PC Audio Discussion List" Sent: Saturday, February 14, 2009 2:03 PM Subject: Re: Working with the Sandisk Sansa-270 I do not know how to put it in English. Also, if you want, you can put rockbox on it. (www.rockbox.org) It enables the Sansa to read Micro SD-HC cards. Plus, it has the ability to talk as well. - Original Message - From: "Max G. Swanson" To: Sent: Friday, February 13, 2009 2:00 PM Subject: Working with the Sandisk Sansa-270 I recently bought a 4GB Sandisk player, the Sansa 270, for $30.00 delivered. Great price, but no manual; and no outboard charger, though the data cable works for that too. Bought it in part for my S.O. to enjoy the video screen and don't expect it to be fully accessible, but all the messages on said screen are in French. Quel domage! Any thoughts on tweaking the main menu back to English, which would make it a more inviting device? I must say the internal software seems quite good. Plug the darn thing in, and it starts finding your WMA files. Thanks for any and all suggestions. -- I had a quote for y'all, but the clipboard fizzled again. All the best, Max. Jonathan Mosen List Founder Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives and more... http://www.pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org Jonathan Mosen List Founder Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives and more... http://www.pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org Jonathan Mosen List Founder Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives and more... http://www.pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org Jonathan Mosen List Founder Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives and more... http://www.pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org Jonathan Mosen List Founder Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives and more... http://www.pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org Jonathan Mosen List Founder Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives and more... http://www.pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org -- Christopher cchalt...@austin.rr.com Jonathan Mosen List Founder Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives and more... http://www.pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org Jonathan Mosen List Founder Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives and more... http://www.pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list,
Re: Seeking information on USB turntables
do you have an old turntable you could plug in to your sound car with a Preamp? this would be better than nothing. - Original Message - From: "Gary Wood" To: "PC Audio Discussion List" Sent: Sunday, February 15, 2009 2:41 AM Subject: Re: Seeking information on USB turntables Thanks, Bob! Well if I don't get a turntable, maybe I'll just hunt around for that tape, and get some kind of cassette to PC type of thing. My brother was asking because he had the vinyl records. I want to copy them for him on CD if I can, but when I do it for myself, I'll put the albums on MP3 CD's. - Original Message - From: "Bob Seed" To: "PC Audio Discussion List" Sent: Saturday, February 14, 2009 11:10 AM Subject: Re: Seeking information on USB turntables Does it really make a difference? After all the CD that you buy is a copy of the master, and that so called master might yet be a second or third generation of that same master. When CD's were introduced record companies simply made copies of inferior quality recordings with out remastering them with the latest technology in order to make a quick buck. A good ear should be able to detect poor audio on CD'S especially those oldies that were never cleaned up. Mis aligned recording and playback heads really stand out when playing an inferior CD. I would suggest that when copping vinyl to CD that you tweek the recording to the best of your ability and go from there. It is highly unlikely that you will get two people that will agree when it comes to audio quality. What may sound good to me might sound inferior to you. I still think that the DAT tape would have been the way to go, but unfortunately the DAT technology was not accepted by the public, although it was used quite extensively in the recording and broadcast industry. . . . . - Original Message - From: "Gary Wood" To: "PC Audio Discussion List" Sent: Saturday, February 14, 2009 2:11 AM Subject: Re: Seeking information on USB turntables Well maybe I'LL have to settle for getting a cassette deck that plugs into my computer and putting the cassette copy I have on the harddrive, and then transfer to CD, but a problem with this is that then, it's a second generation copy, and I hear those aren't as good as a first one! - Original Message - From: "Ray" To: "PC Audio Discussion List" Sent: Friday, February 13, 2009 4:11 PM Subject: RE: Seeking information on USB turntables Must say Dave, simply from my impressions of the ION USB turntable I saw, the build quality didn't seem impressive so I'm inclined to think these turntables are very basic performers technically. I'd much sooner go for a Hi Fi turntable with magnetic cartridge and a good pre-amp. These cost! Either that or consider using a company doing vinyl transfer as a paid-for service. After all is said though, depends entirely on how critical you are about sound quality. I've yet to start transfering my treasured vinyls but I know it is going to be time-consuming. Hope these thoughts are of some help. Ray. Dave McElroy WA6BEF wrote: In a word, awful. -Original Message- On Behalf Of André van Deventer Subject: RE: Seeking information on USB turntables I'm just wondering what quality of turntable these will be. -Original Message- On Behalf Of Ray Subject: Re: Seeking information on USB turntables Well, there were such things as Music Centres - as we called them here in Brittain - which combined turntables with cassette decs. Still we're talking 'old' here, and I guess you want a USB hardware device that does the two. I've not seen an USB combi anywhere for transfering old anoalogue stuff. I know here a brand called ION has seemingly cornered the market in three seperate units that do vinyl records, audio cassettes, and VHS videos. So I if you've not held on to the various old stuff that could have done this via hooking through a converter, then this is the only way to go. Ray. Jonathan Mosen List Founder Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives and more... http://www.pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG. Version: 7.5.552 / Virus Database: 270.10.23/1951 - Release Date: 2/13/2009 6:51 AM Jonathan Mosen List Founder Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives and more... http://www.pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 8.0.237 / Virus Database: 270.10.23/1951 - Release Date: 02/13/09 06:51:00 Jonathan Mosen List Founder Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives and more... http://www.pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org -- No virus found in this incoming message.
Re: Working with the Sandisk Sansa-270
Actually, from the rockbox.com web site it says: "• SanDisk: Sansa c200, e200 and e200R series (not the v2 models)", so make sure you're talking about a v1 model. Timothy wrote: Yes it will. All Sansa c200, e200 and e200R series will work with rockbox. You can find more info at: www.rockbox.org - Original Message - From: "Julio" To: "PC Audio Discussion List" Sent: Sunday, February 15, 2009 4:16 AM Subject: Re: Working with the Sandisk Sansa-270 have you herd of the Sansa e 250 and will that one work with rock box? - Original Message - From: "Timothy" To: "PC Audio Discussion List" Sent: Saturday, February 14, 2009 7:51 PM Subject: Re: Working with the Sandisk Sansa-270 Yes. I have a Sansa-E270 with rockbox 3.0 on it. The voice I have loaded for the menus and everything is Acapella Heather American English. I also have VW Kate for V 3.0. I can give you instructions on how to install rockbox, and to install the voice. HTH, Timothy - Original Message - From: "Julio" To: "PC Audio Discussion List" Sent: Saturday, February 14, 2009 6:50 PM Subject: Re: Working with the Sandisk Sansa-270 can that mp3 player talk? - Original Message - From: "Timothy" To: "PC Audio Discussion List" Sent: Saturday, February 14, 2009 2:03 PM Subject: Re: Working with the Sandisk Sansa-270 I do not know how to put it in English. Also, if you want, you can put rockbox on it. (www.rockbox.org) It enables the Sansa to read Micro SD-HC cards. Plus, it has the ability to talk as well. - Original Message - From: "Max G. Swanson" To: Sent: Friday, February 13, 2009 2:00 PM Subject: Working with the Sandisk Sansa-270 I recently bought a 4GB Sandisk player, the Sansa 270, for $30.00 delivered. Great price, but no manual; and no outboard charger, though the data cable works for that too. Bought it in part for my S.O. to enjoy the video screen and don't expect it to be fully accessible, but all the messages on said screen are in French. Quel domage! Any thoughts on tweaking the main menu back to English, which would make it a more inviting device? I must say the internal software seems quite good. Plug the darn thing in, and it starts finding your WMA files. Thanks for any and all suggestions. -- I had a quote for y'all, but the clipboard fizzled again. All the best, Max. Jonathan Mosen List Founder Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives and more... http://www.pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org Jonathan Mosen List Founder Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives and more... http://www.pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org Jonathan Mosen List Founder Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives and more... http://www.pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org Jonathan Mosen List Founder Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives and more... http://www.pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org Jonathan Mosen List Founder Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives and more... http://www.pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org Jonathan Mosen List Founder Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives and more... http://www.pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org -- Christopher cchalt...@austin.rr.com Jonathan Mosen List Founder Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives and more... http://www.pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org
Re: New to the List
Ok well I use the free Audacity as my audio editor and a trial of Reaper as my digital audio workstation. -- Chris Hallsworth e-mail: christopher...@googlemail.com MSN: ch9...@hotmail.com Skype: chrishallsworth7266 - Original Message - From: "Sunday Ugerdodge" To: "PC Audio Discussion List" Sent: Monday, February 16, 2009 3:13 AM Subject: Re: New to the List Yes, you are welcome. ask wat you want, share for everyone, go ahead and be in to this list. Well and warmest regards, - Original Message - From: "Chris Hallsworth" To: Sent: Thursday, February 12, 2009 2:10 PM Subject: New to the List > Hello all I've just joined as I'm interested in audio for the PC. > > -- > Chris Hallsworth > e-mail: christopher...@googlemail.com > MSN: ch9...@hotmail.com > Skype: chrishallsworth7266 > > > Jonathan Mosen List Founder > Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives and more... > http://www.pc-audio.org > To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: > pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org Jonathan Mosen List Founder Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives and more... http://www.pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org Jonathan Mosen List Founder Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives and more... http://www.pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org
Re: Working with the Sandisk Sansa-270
Yes it will. All Sansa c200, e200 and e200R series will work with rockbox. You can find more info at: www.rockbox.org - Original Message - From: "Julio" To: "PC Audio Discussion List" Sent: Sunday, February 15, 2009 4:16 AM Subject: Re: Working with the Sandisk Sansa-270 have you herd of the Sansa e 250 and will that one work with rock box? - Original Message - From: "Timothy" To: "PC Audio Discussion List" Sent: Saturday, February 14, 2009 7:51 PM Subject: Re: Working with the Sandisk Sansa-270 > Yes. I have a Sansa-E270 with rockbox 3.0 on it. The voice I have loaded > for > the menus and everything is Acapella Heather American English. I also have > VW Kate for V 3.0. I can give you instructions on how to install rockbox, > and to install the voice. > > HTH, > Timothy > > - Original Message - > From: "Julio" > To: "PC Audio Discussion List" > Sent: Saturday, February 14, 2009 6:50 PM > Subject: Re: Working with the Sandisk Sansa-270 > > > can that mp3 player talk? > - Original Message - > From: "Timothy" > To: "PC Audio Discussion List" > Sent: Saturday, February 14, 2009 2:03 PM > Subject: Re: Working with the Sandisk Sansa-270 > > >>I do not know how to put it in English. Also, if you want, you can put >> rockbox on it. (www.rockbox.org) It enables the Sansa to read Micro SD-HC >> cards. Plus, it has the ability to talk as well. >> >> - Original Message - >> From: "Max G. Swanson" >> To: >> Sent: Friday, February 13, 2009 2:00 PM >> Subject: Working with the Sandisk Sansa-270 >> >> >> I recently bought a 4GB Sandisk player, the Sansa 270, for $30.00 >> delivered. Great price, but no manual; and no outboard charger, though >> the data cable works for that too. >> >> Bought it in part for my S.O. to enjoy the video screen and don't expect >> it to be fully accessible, but all the messages on said screen are in >> French. Quel domage! >> >> Any thoughts on tweaking the main menu back to English, which would make >> it a more inviting device? I must say the internal software seems quite >> good. Plug the darn thing in, and it starts finding your WMA files. >> >> Thanks for any and all suggestions. >> -- >> I had a quote for y'all, but the clipboard fizzled again. All the best, >> Max. >> >> >> >> >> >> Jonathan Mosen List Founder >> Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives and more... >> http://www.pc-audio.org >> To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: >> pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org >> >> >> >> Jonathan Mosen List Founder >> Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives and more... >> http://www.pc-audio.org >> To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: >> pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org > > > > Jonathan Mosen List Founder > Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives and more... > http://www.pc-audio.org > To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: > pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org > > > > Jonathan Mosen List Founder > Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives and more... > http://www.pc-audio.org > To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: > pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org Jonathan Mosen List Founder Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives and more... http://www.pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org Jonathan Mosen List Founder Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives and more... http://www.pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org
Re: New to the List
Yes, you are welcome. ask wat you want, share for everyone, go ahead and be in to this list. Well and warmest regards, - Original Message - From: "Chris Hallsworth" To: Sent: Thursday, February 12, 2009 2:10 PM Subject: New to the List Hello all I've just joined as I'm interested in audio for the PC. -- Chris Hallsworth e-mail: christopher...@googlemail.com MSN: ch9...@hotmail.com Skype: chrishallsworth7266 Jonathan Mosen List Founder Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives and more... http://www.pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org Jonathan Mosen List Founder Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives and more... http://www.pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org
Re: Working with the Sandisk Sansa-270
have you herd of the Sansa e 250 and will that one work with rock box? - Original Message - From: "Timothy" To: "PC Audio Discussion List" Sent: Saturday, February 14, 2009 7:51 PM Subject: Re: Working with the Sandisk Sansa-270 Yes. I have a Sansa-E270 with rockbox 3.0 on it. The voice I have loaded for the menus and everything is Acapella Heather American English. I also have VW Kate for V 3.0. I can give you instructions on how to install rockbox, and to install the voice. HTH, Timothy - Original Message - From: "Julio" To: "PC Audio Discussion List" Sent: Saturday, February 14, 2009 6:50 PM Subject: Re: Working with the Sandisk Sansa-270 can that mp3 player talk? - Original Message - From: "Timothy" To: "PC Audio Discussion List" Sent: Saturday, February 14, 2009 2:03 PM Subject: Re: Working with the Sandisk Sansa-270 I do not know how to put it in English. Also, if you want, you can put rockbox on it. (www.rockbox.org) It enables the Sansa to read Micro SD-HC cards. Plus, it has the ability to talk as well. - Original Message - From: "Max G. Swanson" To: Sent: Friday, February 13, 2009 2:00 PM Subject: Working with the Sandisk Sansa-270 I recently bought a 4GB Sandisk player, the Sansa 270, for $30.00 delivered. Great price, but no manual; and no outboard charger, though the data cable works for that too. Bought it in part for my S.O. to enjoy the video screen and don't expect it to be fully accessible, but all the messages on said screen are in French. Quel domage! Any thoughts on tweaking the main menu back to English, which would make it a more inviting device? I must say the internal software seems quite good. Plug the darn thing in, and it starts finding your WMA files. Thanks for any and all suggestions. -- I had a quote for y'all, but the clipboard fizzled again. All the best, Max. Jonathan Mosen List Founder Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives and more... http://www.pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org Jonathan Mosen List Founder Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives and more... http://www.pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org Jonathan Mosen List Founder Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives and more... http://www.pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org Jonathan Mosen List Founder Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives and more... http://www.pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org Jonathan Mosen List Founder Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives and more... http://www.pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org
Formatting cf cards
Hi all Have a cf card which seems to be faulty so I want to try to reformat it. Does anyone know perhaps how this can be done using windows xp? Regards Andre No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG. Version: 7.5.552 / Virus Database: 270.10.23 - Release Date: 2009/02/11 12:00 AM Jonathan Mosen List Founder Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives and more... http://www.pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org
Re: Seeking information on USB turntables
I could use Soundforge's noise reduction for those! - Original Message - From: "Gary Schindler" To: "PC Audio Discussion List" Sent: Saturday, February 14, 2009 11:31 AM Subject: Re: Seeking information on USB turntables I thought the rotary head machines like the dat recorders were better for recording too, but like so many formats, they came and went. another example was the digital cassette machines that could play analog tapes also. by the time I decided to buy one they didn't make them any more. many noise reduction systems came and went too, like DBX which was one of my favorites, far superior to Dolby. you could do some real nice mastering, but it never caught on with the general public for home recording. companies like Sony and Philips float things out their but if the equipment isn't marketed properly or is to complex for the average consumer it won't fly. - Original Message - From: "Bob Seed" To: "PC Audio Discussion List" Sent: Saturday, February 14, 2009 11:10 AM Subject: Re: Seeking information on USB turntables Does it really make a difference? After all the CD that you buy is a copy of the master, and that so called master might yet be a second or third generation of that same master. When CD's were introduced record companies simply made copies of inferior quality recordings with out remastering them with the latest technology in order to make a quick buck. A good ear should be able to detect poor audio on CD'S especially those oldies that were never cleaned up. Mis aligned recording and playback heads really stand out when playing an inferior CD. I would suggest that when copping vinyl to CD that you tweek the recording to the best of your ability and go from there. It is highly unlikely that you will get two people that will agree when it comes to audio quality. What may sound good to me might sound inferior to you. I still think that the DAT tape would have been the way to go, but unfortunately the DAT technology was not accepted by the public, although it was used quite extensively in the recording and broadcast industry. . . . . - Original Message - From: "Gary Wood" To: "PC Audio Discussion List" Sent: Saturday, February 14, 2009 2:11 AM Subject: Re: Seeking information on USB turntables Well maybe I'LL have to settle for getting a cassette deck that plugs into my computer and putting the cassette copy I have on the harddrive, and then transfer to CD, but a problem with this is that then, it's a second generation copy, and I hear those aren't as good as a first one! - Original Message - From: "Ray" To: "PC Audio Discussion List" Sent: Friday, February 13, 2009 4:11 PM Subject: RE: Seeking information on USB turntables Must say Dave, simply from my impressions of the ION USB turntable I saw, the build quality didn't seem impressive so I'm inclined to think these turntables are very basic performers technically. I'd much sooner go for a Hi Fi turntable with magnetic cartridge and a good pre-amp. These cost! Either that or consider using a company doing vinyl transfer as a paid-for service. After all is said though, depends entirely on how critical you are about sound quality. I've yet to start transfering my treasured vinyls but I know it is going to be time-consuming. Hope these thoughts are of some help. Ray. Dave McElroy WA6BEF wrote: In a word, awful. -Original Message- On Behalf Of André van Deventer Subject: RE: Seeking information on USB turntables I'm just wondering what quality of turntable these will be. -Original Message- On Behalf Of Ray Subject: Re: Seeking information on USB turntables Well, there were such things as Music Centres - as we called them here in Brittain - which combined turntables with cassette decs. Still we're talking 'old' here, and I guess you want a USB hardware device that does the two. I've not seen an USB combi anywhere for transfering old anoalogue stuff. I know here a brand called ION has seemingly cornered the market in three seperate units that do vinyl records, audio cassettes, and VHS videos. So I if you've not held on to the various old stuff that could have done this via hooking through a converter, then this is the only way to go. Ray. Jonathan Mosen List Founder Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives and more... http://www.pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG. Version: 7.5.552 / Virus Database: 270.10.23/1951 - Release Date: 2/13/2009 6:51 AM Jonathan Mosen List Founder Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives and more... http://www.pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 8.0.237 / Viru
RE: Seeking information on USB turntables
Gary: I had a couple of records recorded by my father in WWII and as they weren 't commercial and could not be replicated, I sent them to a place called deepskyaudio.com and had them duplicated. It was expensive but worth the service. I suggest that you consider this service if these disks are not readily available commercially. -Original Message- From: pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Gary Wood Sent: Saturday, February 14, 2009 11:41 PM To: PC Audio Discussion List Subject: Re: Seeking information on USB turntables Thanks, Bob! Well if I don't get a turntable, maybe I'll just hunt around for that tape, and get some kind of cassette to PC type of thing. My brother was asking because he had the vinyl records. I want to copy them for him on CD if I can, but when I do it for myself, I'll put the albums on MP3 CD's. - Original Message - From: "Bob Seed" To: "PC Audio Discussion List" Sent: Saturday, February 14, 2009 11:10 AM Subject: Re: Seeking information on USB turntables Does it really make a difference? After all the CD that you buy is a copy of the master, and that so called master might yet be a second or third generation of that same master. When CD's were introduced record companies simply made copies of inferior quality recordings with out remastering them with the latest technology in order to make a quick buck. A good ear should be able to detect poor audio on CD'S especially those oldies that were never cleaned up. Mis aligned recording and playback heads really stand out when playing an inferior CD. I would suggest that when copping vinyl to CD that you tweek the recording to the best of your ability and go from there. It is highly unlikely that you will get two people that will agree when it comes to audio quality. What may sound good to me might sound inferior to you. I still think that the DAT tape would have been the way to go, but unfortunately the DAT technology was not accepted by the public, although it was used quite extensively in the recording and broadcast industry. . . . . - Original Message - From: "Gary Wood" To: "PC Audio Discussion List" Sent: Saturday, February 14, 2009 2:11 AM Subject: Re: Seeking information on USB turntables Well maybe I'LL have to settle for getting a cassette deck that plugs into my computer and putting the cassette copy I have on the harddrive, and then transfer to CD, but a problem with this is that then, it's a second generation copy, and I hear those aren't as good as a first one! - Original Message - From: "Ray" To: "PC Audio Discussion List" Sent: Friday, February 13, 2009 4:11 PM Subject: RE: Seeking information on USB turntables Must say Dave, simply from my impressions of the ION USB turntable I saw, the build quality didn't seem impressive so I'm inclined to think these turntables are very basic performers technically. I'd much sooner go for a Hi Fi turntable with magnetic cartridge and a good pre-amp. These cost! Either that or consider using a company doing vinyl transfer as a paid-for service. After all is said though, depends entirely on how critical you are about sound quality. I've yet to start transfering my treasured vinyls but I know it is going to be time-consuming. Hope these thoughts are of some help. Ray. Dave McElroy WA6BEF wrote: In a word, awful. -Original Message- On Behalf Of André van Deventer Subject: RE: Seeking information on USB turntables I'm just wondering what quality of turntable these will be. -Original Message- On Behalf Of Ray Subject: Re: Seeking information on USB turntables Well, there were such things as Music Centres - as we called them here in Brittain - which combined turntables with cassette decs. Still we're talking 'old' here, and I guess you want a USB hardware device that does the two. I've not seen an USB combi anywhere for transfering old anoalogue stuff. I know here a brand called ION has seemingly cornered the market in three seperate units that do vinyl records, audio cassettes, and VHS videos. So I if you've not held on to the various old stuff that could have done this via hooking through a converter, then this is the only way to go. Ray. Jonathan Mosen List Founder Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives and more... http://www.pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG. Version: 7.5.552 / Virus Database: 270.10.23/1951 - Release Date: 2/13/2009 6:51 AM Jonathan Mosen List Founder Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives and more... http://www.pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 8.0.237 / Virus Dat
Re: Seeking information on USB turntables
I would like that, but I checked on line about a couple of record albums from the Mystic Moods orchestra: Namely One Stormy Night and Emotions. I hear they were a group from San Francisco who did these albums in the 60s! And when I found out about those albums, I heard that they never made copies of those albums on CD! They used a lot of interesting sound effects, like thunder in One Stormy Night, and there was also a sound of a train that used the steam engine with the sound I remember before the Diesels. And the emotions album had other kinds of sounds as well! And also the music was good. It was relaxing! But nowhere is there a CD version of those albums, because they never did one. If anyone else wants to check, that's fine, but I think you'll have a dry run, like I did. - Original Message - From: "Bruce Toews" To: "PC Audio Discussion List" Sent: Saturday, February 14, 2009 2:42 AM Subject: Re: Seeking information on USB turntables Are professionally-produced CD's of the albums you're interested in not available? They may well have much better sound than anything you could produce with home-grown equipment. Bruce -- Bruce Toews Proud JAWS User Skype ID: o.canada E-mail and MSN/Windows Messenger: br...@ogts.net LiveJournal: http://masterofmusings.livejournal.com Web Site (including info on my weekly commentaries): http://www.ogts.net Info on the Best TV Show of All Time: http://www.cornergas.com On Sat, 14 Feb 2009, Gary Wood wrote: Well maybe I'LL have to settle for getting a cassette deck that plugs into my computer and putting the cassette copy I have on the harddrive, and then transfer to CD, but a problem with this is that then, it's a second generation copy, and I hear those aren't as good as a first one! - Original Message - From: "Ray" To: "PC Audio Discussion List" Sent: Friday, February 13, 2009 4:11 PM Subject: RE: Seeking information on USB turntables Must say Dave, simply from my impressions of the ION USB turntable I saw, the build quality didn't seem impressive so I'm inclined to think these turntables are very basic performers technically. I'd much sooner go for a Hi Fi turntable with magnetic cartridge and a good pre-amp. These cost! Either that or consider using a company doing vinyl transfer as a paid-for service. After all is said though, depends entirely on how critical you are about sound quality. I've yet to start transfering my treasured vinyls but I know it is going to be time-consuming. Hope these thoughts are of some help. Ray. Dave McElroy WA6BEF wrote: In a word, awful. -Original Message- On Behalf Of André van Deventer Subject: RE: Seeking information on USB turntables I'm just wondering what quality of turntable these will be. -Original Message- On Behalf Of Ray Subject: Re: Seeking information on USB turntables Well, there were such things as Music Centres - as we called them here in Brittain - which combined turntables with cassette decs. Still we're talking 'old' here, and I guess you want a USB hardware device that does the two. I've not seen an USB combi anywhere for transfering old anoalogue stuff. I know here a brand called ION has seemingly cornered the market in three seperate units that do vinyl records, audio cassettes, and VHS videos. So I if you've not held on to the various old stuff that could have done this via hooking through a converter, then this is the only way to go. Ray. Jonathan Mosen List Founder Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives and more... http://www.pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org Jonathan Mosen List Founder Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives and more... http://www.pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG. Version: 7.5.552 / Virus Database: 270.10.23/1952 - Release Date: 2/13/2009 6:29 PM Jonathan Mosen List Founder Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives and more... http://www.pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org
Re: Seeking information on USB turntables
I like to hear music the way ti was recorded, but like Bob said, maybe a lot of changes get made to a recording between the way a record was initially made, and the time you hear it on the radio. - Original Message - From: "Bob Seed" To: "PC Audio Discussion List" Sent: Saturday, February 14, 2009 11:59 AM Subject: Re: Seeking information on USB turntables Not so, although you may think it is because you are playing it on the same equipment that it was recorded on. Take that same recording and bring it to a professional studio and you will quickly notice the difference. Having said that there are recording artists that record their songs at home in order to save money on professional recordings, and the quality of their recording is acceptable to be put on a CD. The standards for home recording equipment is improving dramatically, and definitely meets the standards of low end professional equipment. Most radio stations that play CD's on air use home equipment, as it is much cheaper, and when it breaks down they throw it away and simply get a new machine. Professional broadcast quality CD players sell for over two-thousand dollars for a single unit, and a home unit can be purchased for under a hundred bucks. You would be hard pressed to detect the difference in audio playback quality between a home and professional unit on a broadcast station. By the time that signal leaves the studio and ends up on your receiver it goes through a number of changes. Audio processing and equalization are just a few of these changes that take place in the chain of events between the studio, transmitter, and your receiver. Broadcast engineers do their best to make sure that the quality of their audio is as close as possible to the quality of the audio that leaves the studio. The best analogy that I can think of is a water treatment plant that cleans up your drinking water. To some people the taste of the water is acceptable, and to others the taste of chlorine in the water is unacceptable. The audio debate will definitely take on another form once we move into HD digital broadcast audio. Original Message - From: "Sunshine" To: "PC Audio Discussion List" Sent: Saturday, February 14, 2009 8:28 AM Subject: Re: Seeking information on USB turntables bruce i would have to respectifully disagree with you with a good home recording set up you can get the same pro recordings as the pro's do, and so for those of you who like to do the restoration of vinal, tapes, 78's and lps and reels and the like go for it - Original Message - From: "Bruce Toews" To: "PC Audio Discussion List" Sent: Saturday, February 14, 2009 1:42 AM Subject: Re: Seeking information on USB turntables Are professionally-produced CD's of the albums you're interested in not available? They may well have much better sound than anything you could produce with home-grown equipment. Bruce -- Bruce Toews Proud JAWS User Skype ID: o.canada E-mail and MSN/Windows Messenger: br...@ogts.net LiveJournal: http://masterofmusings.livejournal.com Web Site (including info on my weekly commentaries): http://www.ogts.net Info on the Best TV Show of All Time: http://www.cornergas.com On Sat, 14 Feb 2009, Gary Wood wrote: Well maybe I'LL have to settle for getting a cassette deck that plugs into my computer and putting the cassette copy I have on the harddrive, and then transfer to CD, but a problem with this is that then, it's a second generation copy, and I hear those aren't as good as a first one! - Original Message - From: "Ray" To: "PC Audio Discussion List" Sent: Friday, February 13, 2009 4:11 PM Subject: RE: Seeking information on USB turntables Must say Dave, simply from my impressions of the ION USB turntable I saw, the build quality didn't seem impressive so I'm inclined to think these turntables are very basic performers technically. I'd much sooner go for a Hi Fi turntable with magnetic cartridge and a good pre-amp. These cost! Either that or consider using a company doing vinyl transfer as a paid-for service. After all is said though, depends entirely on how critical you are about sound quality. I've yet to start transfering my treasured vinyls but I know it is going to be time-consuming. Hope these thoughts are of some help. Ray. Dave McElroy WA6BEF wrote: In a word, awful. -Original Message- On Behalf Of André van Deventer Subject: RE: Seeking information on USB turntables I'm just wondering what quality of turntable these will be. -Original Message- On Behalf Of Ray Subject: Re: Seeking information on USB turntables Well, there were such things as Music Centres - as we called them here in Brittain - which combined turntables with cassette decs. Still we're talking 'old' here, and I guess you want a USB hardware device that does the two. I've not seen an USB combi anywhere for transfering old anoalogue stuff. I know here a brand called ION has seemingly cornered the market in
Re: Seeking information on USB turntables
Amazon lists all sorts of CD's and MP3 downloadst by Mystic Moods Orchestra. I just looked. Bruce -- Bruce Toews Proud JAWS User Skype ID: o.canada E-mail and MSN/Windows Messenger: br...@ogts.net LiveJournal: http://masterofmusings.livejournal.com Web Site (including info on my weekly commentaries): http://www.ogts.net Info on the Best TV Show of All Time: http://www.cornergas.com On Sun, 15 Feb 2009, Gary Wood wrote: I would like that, but I checked on line about a couple of record albums from the Mystic Moods orchestra: Namely One Stormy Night and Emotions. I hear they were a group from San Francisco who did these albums in the 60s! And when I found out about those albums, I heard that they never made copies of those albums on CD! They used a lot of interesting sound effects, like thunder in One Stormy Night, and there was also a sound of a train that used the steam engine with the sound I remember before the Diesels. And the emotions album had other kinds of sounds as well! And also the music was good. It was relaxing! But nowhere is there a CD version of those albums, because they never did one. If anyone else wants to check, that's fine, but I think you'll have a dry run, like I did. - Original Message - From: "Bruce Toews" To: "PC Audio Discussion List" Sent: Saturday, February 14, 2009 2:42 AM Subject: Re: Seeking information on USB turntables Are professionally-produced CD's of the albums you're interested in not available? They may well have much better sound than anything you could produce with home-grown equipment. Bruce Jonathan Mosen List Founder Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives and more... http://www.pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org
Re: Seeking information on USB turntables
Thanks, Gary! But unless someone has converted it to MP3 on a site, I don't know where to look. - Original Message - From: "Gary Schindler" To: "PC Audio Discussion List" Sent: Saturday, February 14, 2009 7:11 AM Subject: Re: Seeking information on USB turntables Bruce makes a good point. unless you have a recording that is so rare it is better to buy the album on disc or download the MP3 album and burn the disc. you're only out a couple bucks instead of buying equipment you'll use once or twice. - Original Message - From: "Bruce Toews" To: "PC Audio Discussion List" Sent: Saturday, February 14, 2009 2:42 AM Subject: Re: Seeking information on USB turntables Are professionally-produced CD's of the albums you're interested in not available? They may well have much better sound than anything you could produce with home-grown equipment. Bruce -- Bruce Toews Proud JAWS User Skype ID: o.canada E-mail and MSN/Windows Messenger: br...@ogts.net LiveJournal: http://masterofmusings.livejournal.com Web Site (including info on my weekly commentaries): http://www.ogts.net Info on the Best TV Show of All Time: http://www.cornergas.com On Sat, 14 Feb 2009, Gary Wood wrote: Well maybe I'LL have to settle for getting a cassette deck that plugs into my computer and putting the cassette copy I have on the harddrive, and then transfer to CD, but a problem with this is that then, it's a second generation copy, and I hear those aren't as good as a first one! - Original Message - From: "Ray" To: "PC Audio Discussion List" Sent: Friday, February 13, 2009 4:11 PM Subject: RE: Seeking information on USB turntables Must say Dave, simply from my impressions of the ION USB turntable I saw, the build quality didn't seem impressive so I'm inclined to think these turntables are very basic performers technically. I'd much sooner go for a Hi Fi turntable with magnetic cartridge and a good pre-amp. These cost! Either that or consider using a company doing vinyl transfer as a paid-for service. After all is said though, depends entirely on how critical you are about sound quality. I've yet to start transfering my treasured vinyls but I know it is going to be time-consuming. Hope these thoughts are of some help. Ray. Dave McElroy WA6BEF wrote: In a word, awful. -Original Message- On Behalf Of André van Deventer Subject: RE: Seeking information on USB turntables I'm just wondering what quality of turntable these will be. -Original Message- On Behalf Of Ray Subject: Re: Seeking information on USB turntables Well, there were such things as Music Centres - as we called them here in Brittain - which combined turntables with cassette decs. Still we're talking 'old' here, and I guess you want a USB hardware device that does the two. I've not seen an USB combi anywhere for transfering old anoalogue stuff. I know here a brand called ION has seemingly cornered the market in three seperate units that do vinyl records, audio cassettes, and VHS videos. So I if you've not held on to the various old stuff that could have done this via hooking through a converter, then this is the only way to go. Ray. Jonathan Mosen List Founder Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives and more... http://www.pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org Jonathan Mosen List Founder Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives and more... http://www.pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org Jonathan Mosen List Founder Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives and more... http://www.pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG. Version: 7.5.552 / Virus Database: 270.10.23/1952 - Release Date: 2/13/2009 6:29 PM Jonathan Mosen List Founder Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives and more... http://www.pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org
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Thanks, Bob! Well if I don't get a turntable, maybe I'll just hunt around for that tape, and get some kind of cassette to PC type of thing. My brother was asking because he had the vinyl records. I want to copy them for him on CD if I can, but when I do it for myself, I'll put the albums on MP3 CD's. - Original Message - From: "Bob Seed" To: "PC Audio Discussion List" Sent: Saturday, February 14, 2009 11:10 AM Subject: Re: Seeking information on USB turntables Does it really make a difference? After all the CD that you buy is a copy of the master, and that so called master might yet be a second or third generation of that same master. When CD's were introduced record companies simply made copies of inferior quality recordings with out remastering them with the latest technology in order to make a quick buck. A good ear should be able to detect poor audio on CD'S especially those oldies that were never cleaned up. Mis aligned recording and playback heads really stand out when playing an inferior CD. I would suggest that when copping vinyl to CD that you tweek the recording to the best of your ability and go from there. It is highly unlikely that you will get two people that will agree when it comes to audio quality. What may sound good to me might sound inferior to you. I still think that the DAT tape would have been the way to go, but unfortunately the DAT technology was not accepted by the public, although it was used quite extensively in the recording and broadcast industry. . . . . - Original Message - From: "Gary Wood" To: "PC Audio Discussion List" Sent: Saturday, February 14, 2009 2:11 AM Subject: Re: Seeking information on USB turntables Well maybe I'LL have to settle for getting a cassette deck that plugs into my computer and putting the cassette copy I have on the harddrive, and then transfer to CD, but a problem with this is that then, it's a second generation copy, and I hear those aren't as good as a first one! - Original Message - From: "Ray" To: "PC Audio Discussion List" Sent: Friday, February 13, 2009 4:11 PM Subject: RE: Seeking information on USB turntables Must say Dave, simply from my impressions of the ION USB turntable I saw, the build quality didn't seem impressive so I'm inclined to think these turntables are very basic performers technically. I'd much sooner go for a Hi Fi turntable with magnetic cartridge and a good pre-amp. These cost! Either that or consider using a company doing vinyl transfer as a paid-for service. After all is said though, depends entirely on how critical you are about sound quality. I've yet to start transfering my treasured vinyls but I know it is going to be time-consuming. Hope these thoughts are of some help. Ray. Dave McElroy WA6BEF wrote: In a word, awful. -Original Message- On Behalf Of André van Deventer Subject: RE: Seeking information on USB turntables I'm just wondering what quality of turntable these will be. -Original Message- On Behalf Of Ray Subject: Re: Seeking information on USB turntables Well, there were such things as Music Centres - as we called them here in Brittain - which combined turntables with cassette decs. Still we're talking 'old' here, and I guess you want a USB hardware device that does the two. I've not seen an USB combi anywhere for transfering old anoalogue stuff. I know here a brand called ION has seemingly cornered the market in three seperate units that do vinyl records, audio cassettes, and VHS videos. So I if you've not held on to the various old stuff that could have done this via hooking through a converter, then this is the only way to go. Ray. Jonathan Mosen List Founder Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives and more... http://www.pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG. Version: 7.5.552 / Virus Database: 270.10.23/1951 - Release Date: 2/13/2009 6:51 AM Jonathan Mosen List Founder Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives and more... http://www.pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 8.0.237 / Virus Database: 270.10.23/1951 - Release Date: 02/13/09 06:51:00 Jonathan Mosen List Founder Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives and more... http://www.pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG. Version: 7.5.552 / Virus Database: 270.10.23/1952 - Release Date: 2/13/2009 6:29 PM Jonathan Mosen List Founder Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives and more... http://www.pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-aud
