Sony SRX-x99B Speaker System

[Dane Trethowan]

For those looking at a “Stand-Alone” speaker system then take a look at the 
Sony SRS-x99B when you’re out shopping.
I’ve linked to a review below and I’ve not seen the system myself yet but I 
certainly intend to.
The author of the review points out that the Sony unit doesn’t sound quite as 
good as the wonderful B Zeppelin Air however functionality and flexibility of 
the Sony unit is far better and this might suit some at a slight sacrifice in 
sound quality.
For example the Sony boasts a whole heap of connectivity options right out of 
the box which includes Chromecast streaming. The Sony can play HD Audio files 
from a USB stick or network.
Having said all that I really need to see one of these units before I can be 
convinced ion its usability from the perspective of a person without sight.
The sony has a touch panel on the top for manipulation of Volume and so on and 
this presents a slight problem, if the controller App for the Sony isn’t 
accessible? Well their still might be ways around that but will have to 
experiment and I’ll let the list know what I find.
In the meantime you’ll find a review for the Sony at Sony SRS-X99 review | 
TrustedReviews 


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Fwd: Vinyl Studio

[Dane Trethowan]

Hi!
Here’s an eMail from someone writing to the techno-chat list regarding the 
Vinyl Studio Record Cataloging and Recording Software for Windows and Mac OS.
I own both the versions of this excellent Software and of course credit goes to 
another list member of pc-audio who brought Vinyl Studio to my attention in the 
first place, I’m extremely grateful and now for Gordon’s views on the Software 
and associated topics.


> Begin forwarded message:
> 
> From: Gordon Smith 
> Subject: [Techno-Chat]: Vinyl Studio
> Hello everybody
> 
> There’s a software solution out there which Dane recently pointed out to me 
> called “Vinyl Studio”. Available for Windows & MacOS, Vinyl Studio seems to 
> totally out-perform the rest of the similar products I have at my disposal, 
> including Sound Forge Professional and even Adobe Audition, (which I use at 
> the community radio station where I work).
> 
> Vinyl Studio can even detect the sound of your placing the stylus down on a 
> disk, and start recording automatically thereafter until either the end of a 
> track, or until you list the queue arm again. The noise reduction / crackle 
> removal seems to be at least on a par with those which retail for 10 times 
> the price of this software. Plus, you don’t get the clipping effect which 
> most of those actually insert by trimming the higher frequencies where you’d 
> get crackle much too aggressively.
> 
> I have literally thousands of albums and probably an equal number of old 
> 45’s, plus a handful of 78’s (which my deck will not accommodate, sadly). I 
> have already searched high and low on the Internet, as well as in a number of 
> UK and Europe-wide music stores without any luck for a goodly number of these 
> albums. Until now, I hadn’t given serious thought to sampling them, owing to 
> the fact that without processing, crackles and pops from some of these 1960s 
> and 1950s albums actually sound much more pronounced post-sampling. So I’d 
> more or less given up on them. Now, however, thanks to Vinyl Studio, my plans 
> for these albums have been radically revised, and I’ve just brought most of 
> them down from my attic, where they’ve been stored for years in dust-proof 
> cartons. Some of them haven’t been opened during the course of my lifetime, 
> which is considerable, I might say!
> 
> Thanks, Dane, for this very excellent recommendation. Well, I’m saying 
> thanks, maybe not actually, because you have just created several hundreds of 
> hours of work for me I think. ;-)
> 
> I say that very tongue-in-cheek, because I’m actually really looking forward 
> to listening once again to some of these, and to capturing for prosperity 
> some of those which I’ve never listened too at all. They came to me years ago 
> in the cartons where my late Aunt stored them. She sent them to me just 
> before she died about 20 years ago, knowing how I love old records. So, here 
> we go! Let the fun begin!
> 
> Oh yes, I guess I should include the now almost obligatory URL to the 
> product, which just happens to be British, for a change. Maybe there is 
> something we do best after all, apart, that is, from producing the best 
> branded audio speakers and the best Bluetooth speaker systems in the world! :)
> 
> Vinyl Studio can, of course, handle tapes and other old analogue material, 
> (such as the audio from VHS and Betamax Video Cassettes). It seems to have 
> the highest technology noise gates I am aware of of any product at all. I 
> shall be taking this to the studio with me tomorrow.  Anyway, here’s the 
> website:
> 
> />
> 
> ===
> 
> My compliments and kindest regards
> Gordon Smith:
> >
> 
> Accessibility & Information Technology Support Specialist.
> Mobile/SMS:
> +44 (0)7907 823971
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 

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Re: downloading .wav files

[Dane Trethowan]

I’m impressed! What a lot of trouble some people go to.

> On 19 Jan 2017, at 1:27 am, Hamit Campos  wrote:
> 
> Ah yes that's another idea too.
> 
> 
> On 1/18/2017 9:06 AM, Dean Martineau wrote:
>> I tend to use insert+space, s to turn off speech before starting a
>> recording.  If forms-mode opos are an issue, I could turn off JAWS entirely,
>> disable them temporarily, turn off auto-forms mode, or switch to NVDA and
>> deal with the sounds there.  Turning off JAWs speech has thus far sufficed.
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> -Original Message-
>> From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Hamit
>> Campos
>> Sent: Wednesday, January 18, 2017 8:59 AM
>> To: PC Audio Discussion List 
>> Subject: Re: downloading .wav files
>> 
>> Ah good idea. Just be carefull of JAWS. That's why I try and avoid my
>> idea of him using his H6's line in or this kinda thing. Unless you feel
>> confortable sending JAWS to some other card you could get een the pops
>> of JAWS going into and out of forms mode. But yeah good idea and my PC's
>> builtin card does have the famus whatg you hear feature. Not sure of his
>> though.
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> On 1/18/2017 8:44 AM, Dean Martineau wrote:
>>> Another approach, take it or leave it, is the free Virtual Recorder
>> program
>>> which lets you capture whatever comes to the soundcard as either a .wav or
>>> .mp3 file.  There are other ways to do this, but I happen to like this
>> one:
>>> http://opopanax.net/download/
>>> 
>>> 
>>> -Original Message-
>>> From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Hamit
>>> Campos
>>> Sent: Wednesday, January 18, 2017 8:27 AM
>>> To: PC Audio Discussion List 
>>> Subject: Re: downloading .wav files
>>> 
>>> You can google stuff, I'd just use an old PC you don't give a damb about
>>> just incase something unfriendly comes along for the ride. I did this
>>> kinda thing looking for light saber sounds and stuff from Godzilla 1998.
>>> But yeah the Intell jingle. They still do it. try google but just be
>>> carefull. I'd try and get it from the end of a intel add on youtube.
>>> Infact don't you have the Zoom H6? You could record the line in audio of
>>> it. That's what I did for a bit after the free youtube to MP3 converter
>>> from DVD Video soft wanted to hit me with some fee.
>>> 
>>> 
>>> On 1/17/2017 3:31 PM, randy tijerina wrote:
 Hi everyone...randy here.
 I wonder if there's a site..where I can download good .wav
 files..I am especially looking for that five note Intel
 thing...remember that?
 if anyone has it..send it to me off-list, please?
 
 
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Re: downloading .wav files

[Hamit Campos]

Ah yes that's another idea too.


On 1/18/2017 9:06 AM, Dean Martineau wrote:

I tend to use insert+space, s to turn off speech before starting a
recording.  If forms-mode opos are an issue, I could turn off JAWS entirely,
disable them temporarily, turn off auto-forms mode, or switch to NVDA and
deal with the sounds there.  Turning off JAWs speech has thus far sufficed.



-Original Message-
From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Hamit
Campos
Sent: Wednesday, January 18, 2017 8:59 AM
To: PC Audio Discussion List 
Subject: Re: downloading .wav files

Ah good idea. Just be carefull of JAWS. That's why I try and avoid my
idea of him using his H6's line in or this kinda thing. Unless you feel
confortable sending JAWS to some other card you could get een the pops
of JAWS going into and out of forms mode. But yeah good idea and my PC's
builtin card does have the famus whatg you hear feature. Not sure of his
though.



On 1/18/2017 8:44 AM, Dean Martineau wrote:

Another approach, take it or leave it, is the free Virtual Recorder

program

which lets you capture whatever comes to the soundcard as either a .wav or
.mp3 file.  There are other ways to do this, but I happen to like this

one:

http://opopanax.net/download/


-Original Message-
From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Hamit
Campos
Sent: Wednesday, January 18, 2017 8:27 AM
To: PC Audio Discussion List 
Subject: Re: downloading .wav files

You can google stuff, I'd just use an old PC you don't give a damb about
just incase something unfriendly comes along for the ride. I did this
kinda thing looking for light saber sounds and stuff from Godzilla 1998.
But yeah the Intell jingle. They still do it. try google but just be
carefull. I'd try and get it from the end of a intel add on youtube.
Infact don't you have the Zoom H6? You could record the line in audio of
it. That's what I did for a bit after the free youtube to MP3 converter
from DVD Video soft wanted to hit me with some fee.


On 1/17/2017 3:31 PM, randy tijerina wrote:

Hi everyone...randy here.
I wonder if there's a site..where I can download good .wav
files..I am especially looking for that five note Intel
thing...remember that?
if anyone has it..send it to me off-list, please?



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RE: downloading .wav files

[Dean Martineau]

I tend to use insert+space, s to turn off speech before starting a
recording.  If forms-mode opos are an issue, I could turn off JAWS entirely,
disable them temporarily, turn off auto-forms mode, or switch to NVDA and
deal with the sounds there.  Turning off JAWs speech has thus far sufficed.



-Original Message-
From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Hamit
Campos
Sent: Wednesday, January 18, 2017 8:59 AM
To: PC Audio Discussion List 
Subject: Re: downloading .wav files

Ah good idea. Just be carefull of JAWS. That's why I try and avoid my 
idea of him using his H6's line in or this kinda thing. Unless you feel 
confortable sending JAWS to some other card you could get een the pops 
of JAWS going into and out of forms mode. But yeah good idea and my PC's 
builtin card does have the famus whatg you hear feature. Not sure of his 
though.



On 1/18/2017 8:44 AM, Dean Martineau wrote:
> Another approach, take it or leave it, is the free Virtual Recorder
program
> which lets you capture whatever comes to the soundcard as either a .wav or
> .mp3 file.  There are other ways to do this, but I happen to like this
one:
>
> http://opopanax.net/download/
>
>
> -Original Message-
> From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Hamit
> Campos
> Sent: Wednesday, January 18, 2017 8:27 AM
> To: PC Audio Discussion List 
> Subject: Re: downloading .wav files
>
> You can google stuff, I'd just use an old PC you don't give a damb about
> just incase something unfriendly comes along for the ride. I did this
> kinda thing looking for light saber sounds and stuff from Godzilla 1998.
> But yeah the Intell jingle. They still do it. try google but just be
> carefull. I'd try and get it from the end of a intel add on youtube.
> Infact don't you have the Zoom H6? You could record the line in audio of
> it. That's what I did for a bit after the free youtube to MP3 converter
> from DVD Video soft wanted to hit me with some fee.
>
>
> On 1/17/2017 3:31 PM, randy tijerina wrote:
>> Hi everyone...randy here.
>> I wonder if there's a site..where I can download good .wav
>> files..I am especially looking for that five note Intel
>> thing...remember that?
>> if anyone has it..send it to me off-list, please?
>>
>>
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Re: downloading .wav files

[Hamit Campos]

Ah good idea. Just be carefull of JAWS. That's why I try and avoid my 
idea of him using his H6's line in or this kinda thing. Unless you feel 
confortable sending JAWS to some other card you could get een the pops 
of JAWS going into and out of forms mode. But yeah good idea and my PC's 
builtin card does have the famus whatg you hear feature. Not sure of his 
though.




On 1/18/2017 8:44 AM, Dean Martineau wrote:

Another approach, take it or leave it, is the free Virtual Recorder program
which lets you capture whatever comes to the soundcard as either a .wav or
.mp3 file.  There are other ways to do this, but I happen to like this one:

http://opopanax.net/download/


-Original Message-
From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Hamit
Campos
Sent: Wednesday, January 18, 2017 8:27 AM
To: PC Audio Discussion List 
Subject: Re: downloading .wav files

You can google stuff, I'd just use an old PC you don't give a damb about
just incase something unfriendly comes along for the ride. I did this
kinda thing looking for light saber sounds and stuff from Godzilla 1998.
But yeah the Intell jingle. They still do it. try google but just be
carefull. I'd try and get it from the end of a intel add on youtube.
Infact don't you have the Zoom H6? You could record the line in audio of
it. That's what I did for a bit after the free youtube to MP3 converter
from DVD Video soft wanted to hit me with some fee.


On 1/17/2017 3:31 PM, randy tijerina wrote:

Hi everyone...randy here.
I wonder if there's a site..where I can download good .wav
files..I am especially looking for that five note Intel
thing...remember that?
if anyone has it..send it to me off-list, please?




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RE: downloading .wav files

[Dean Martineau]

Another approach, take it or leave it, is the free Virtual Recorder program
which lets you capture whatever comes to the soundcard as either a .wav or
.mp3 file.  There are other ways to do this, but I happen to like this one:

http://opopanax.net/download/


-Original Message-
From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Hamit
Campos
Sent: Wednesday, January 18, 2017 8:27 AM
To: PC Audio Discussion List 
Subject: Re: downloading .wav files

You can google stuff, I'd just use an old PC you don't give a damb about 
just incase something unfriendly comes along for the ride. I did this 
kinda thing looking for light saber sounds and stuff from Godzilla 1998. 
But yeah the Intell jingle. They still do it. try google but just be 
carefull. I'd try and get it from the end of a intel add on youtube. 
Infact don't you have the Zoom H6? You could record the line in audio of 
it. That's what I did for a bit after the free youtube to MP3 converter 
from DVD Video soft wanted to hit me with some fee.


On 1/17/2017 3:31 PM, randy tijerina wrote:
> Hi everyone...randy here.
> I wonder if there's a site..where I can download good .wav 
> files..I am especially looking for that five note Intel 
> thing...remember that?
> if anyone has it..send it to me off-list, please?
>
>


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Re: downloading .wav files

[Hamit Campos]

You can google stuff, I'd just use an old PC you don't give a damb about 
just incase something unfriendly comes along for the ride. I did this 
kinda thing looking for light saber sounds and stuff from Godzilla 1998. 
But yeah the Intell jingle. They still do it. try google but just be 
carefull. I'd try and get it from the end of a intel add on youtube. 
Infact don't you have the Zoom H6? You could record the line in audio of 
it. That's what I did for a bit after the free youtube to MP3 converter 
from DVD Video soft wanted to hit me with some fee.



On 1/17/2017 3:31 PM, randy tijerina wrote:

Hi everyone...randy here.
I wonder if there's a site..where I can download good .wav 
files..I am especially looking for that five note Intel 
thing...remember that?

if anyone has it..send it to me off-list, please?





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