Re: digital multi track recording
Hi everyone. My name's Danny Miles, and I'm a UK citizen whose new to the list. Apologies if I cover something mentioned somewhere else, but I'm just catching up. Yes, I'd love to see multi-track recording hardware with speech, and would be pleased to give my support in any way I can (afraid I'm not knowledgeable enough to make suggestions, but would be pleased to act as a tester etc). As I've never had a Mac I use Goldwave, but have never heard of Multiquence until I joined this list (more info on where to obtain it and any tutorials would be gratefully received). I'm also a traditionalist who likes to carry out recording without worrying about technology, and a good piece of hardware would be great for me in several ways. I'm a budding journalist, and even if I never end up doing this in a professional capacity, I will be spending plenty of time making programmes and documentaries for voluntary radio. I also have a history as a drummer and local band manager - booking gigs etc - but I've never been able to assist with the production of EPs due to a lack of knowledge about accessible multi-track recording hardware/software. I used to record the occasional thing with a minidisc recorder (you'll be pleased to know I've advanced to an Olympus digital recorder since those teenage days of mine), but this obviously meant that I could only take a straight recording so I wasn't able to do very much. Danny On 4/2/10, Johnny Russo johnnyru...@windstream.net wrote: Hello everyone, I sent a message earlier today about a concept for a multi track recorder with speech. It would be a stand alone unit, similar to a Tascam 2488, Korg D3200, etc. For every button you push, or menu for editing you move to, it would always speak, to let you know where you are. I've contacted Tascam, let them know my idea, they're interested, but wonder how many blind people would buy one. A stand alone unit would be more stable than a Mac or PC based software set up, and much less costly. I'd like to compile a list of all interested individuals. If I can show Tascam, or Korg, or Yamaha, that such an item would have marketability, development may take place. I mentioned Victor Stream and Book Sense and Olympus as examples. The technology exists, it's just a matter of putting it in one unit. We just need to convince the right manufacturer that speech added to a multi track recorder is worth their time producing one. I would also like to propose this idea to other blind community users groups. The more blind individuals alerted to this idea, the more I can show manufacturers that this will sell. johnnyru...@windstream.net To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org
Fwd: (blindo's inn) Digital Audio Recorders - Edirol R09HR vs Zoom H4N
Hi everyone. Apologies if this is off topic, but I was told that a similar issue has recently been discussed here, so I'm acting in good faith. If the subject has already been exhausted on list, any private assistance would be much appreciated. My email address is emowarr...@gmail.com Best wishes, Danny -- Forwarded message -- From: Danny Miles emowarr...@googlemail.com Date: Thu, 1 Apr 2010 13:50:23 +0100 Subject: (blindo's inn) Digital Audio Recorders - Edirol R09HR vs Zoom H4N To: blindos-inn blindos-...@googlegroups.com Hi everyone. Sorry, another nerdy conversation on the way. I'm looking to purchase a new audio recorder, and am stuck between the Edirol R09HR and the Zoom H4N. Both look good for different reasons (the Zoom looks particularly good as I understand you can use different microphones to record different channels with it), but I'm not sure about how accessible they are. If anybody has used either of these machines, I'd be grateful for any info on features or accessibility which they'd be happy to share. If somebody has used or tried both, a comparison would also be really appreciated. Thanks as always, Danny -- To unsubscribe, reply using remove me as the subject. To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org
Re: (blindo's inn) Digital Audio Recorders - Edirol R09HR vs Zoom H4N
Hi. Thanks for responses so far, but any more will be of great use. I've never had any experience whatsoever of the Bookport Plus, nor of the Booksense which has also been mentioned to me, so any info on these machines (features etc) would be greatly appreciated. As they are DAISY players, I'm guessing they're more advanced versions of the PTR1 and PTR2 - is this correct and, if so, are they more reliable? Danny On 4/6/10, Jerry Berrier je...@birdblind.org wrote: I use an Edirol HR9, and although it's usable and somewhat accessible, it is certainly not as accessible as the Bookport Plus. Now that I have the Bookport Plus, I'm not sure I'll ever use the Edirol again. Jerry Berrier Access Technology Consultant 18 Trunfio LN Everett, MA 02149 (508) 735-4420 E-mail: je...@birdblind.org Skype: jerry.berrier Web: http://www.birdblind.org -Original Message- From: pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Danny Miles Sent: Monday, April 05, 2010 7:57 AM To: PC Audio Discussion List Subject: Fwd: (blindo's inn) Digital Audio Recorders - Edirol R09HR vs Zoom H4N Hi everyone. Apologies if this is off topic, but I was told that a similar issue has recently been discussed here, so I'm acting in good faith. If the subject has already been exhausted on list, any private assistance would be much appreciated. My email address is emowarr...@gmail.com Best wishes, Danny -- Forwarded message -- From: Danny Miles emowarr...@googlemail.com Date: Thu, 1 Apr 2010 13:50:23 +0100 Subject: (blindo's inn) Digital Audio Recorders - Edirol R09HR vs Zoom H4N To: blindos-inn blindos-...@googlegroups.com Hi everyone. Sorry, another nerdy conversation on the way. I'm looking to purchase a new audio recorder, and am stuck between the Edirol R09HR and the Zoom H4N. Both look good for different reasons (the Zoom looks particularly good as I understand you can use different microphones to record different channels with it), but I'm not sure about how accessible they are. If anybody has used either of these machines, I'd be grateful for any info on features or accessibility which they'd be happy to share. If somebody has used or tried both, a comparison would also be really appreciated. Thanks as always, Danny -- To unsubscribe, reply using remove me as the subject. To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org
CD Recording and Maintenance
Hi everyone. Sorry if this is rather random, but I hope that someone can help. I'm currently recording audio from the radio and old cassettes using a stand alone CD recorder. I'm using re-recordable discs so that I don't have to keep buying new ones, but they seem to pick up dust and scratches very easily, and the instructions for the recorder are accurate in warning that any discs used will only function properly if such issues are not present. Does anybody know how I can check whether a CD is scratched (bearing in mind that I'm totally blind, that scratches can rarely be felt on the surface of a CD and that touching the surface would most likely damage the disc anyway)? Also, does anyone know of a way in which I can safely ensure that any dust is removed from a disc without running the risk of scratching it? Finally, does anyone know whether re-recordable discs are naturally more temperamental than recordable ones, or is anyone able to name types/makes of re-recordable discs which aren't temperamental? At the moment I'm losing recordings because the machine stops recording and deletes what it's accumulated part of the way through a session, and this is getting both awkward and irritating. Apologies for all of the questions - any help will be appreciated. Danny To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org
Re: CD Recording and Maintenance
it interferes with the discs reflective capability. As a last resort, you might think about using unbranded write once discs, they are not very expensive. Walter. -Original Message- From: pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org]on Behalf Of Danny Miles Sent: 18 May 2010 23:35 To: PC Audio Discussion List; blindos-inn Subject: CD Recording and Maintenance Hi everyone. Sorry if this is rather random, but I hope that someone can help. I'm currently recording audio from the radio and old cassettes using a stand alone CD recorder. I'm using re-recordable discs so that I don't have to keep buying new ones, but they seem to pick up dust and scratches very easily, and the instructions for the recorder are accurate in warning that any discs used will only function properly if such issues are not present. Does anybody know how I can check whether a CD is scratched (bearing in mind that I'm totally blind, that scratches can rarely be felt on the surface of a CD and that touching the surface would most likely damage the disc anyway)? Also, does anyone know of a way in which I can safely ensure that any dust is removed from a disc without running the risk of scratching it? Finally, does anyone know whether re-recordable discs are naturally more temperamental than recordable ones, or is anyone able to name types/makes of re-recordable discs which aren't temperamental? At the moment I'm losing recordings because the machine stops recording and deletes what it's accumulated part of the way through a session, and this is getting both awkward and irritating. Apologies for all of the questions - any help will be appreciated. Danny To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org
Minidisc File Formats
Hi everyone. Following my recent question about recording onto CD, somebody suggested that I try using write once discs, but my stand alone recorder will only accept audio discs (not data discs) which would make this expensive in the long run. However, it was also suggested that I might try to obtain a minidisc recorder with USB capabilities, and I was therefore wondering if anyone can please give advice on minidisc file formats. I understand that one such format for content recorded on minidisc players is ATRAC3â„¢ - does anyone recognise this format or know anything about it? For example, would it play on a PC (or could it be converted to an accessible format using PC software)? Indeed, does anyone even know simple things like the file extension which the file format carries? Any advice on this file format, or any others relevant to minidisc recorders, would be gratefully received. Thanks in advance, Danny To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org
Re: Minidisc File Formats
Hi listers, and thanks to Kevin for all of the insight there. Well, I found a USB MD player on Ebay and enquired about the possibility of copying from player to PC, as the blurb about it only rferred to recording and playback (the player in question is the Sony MZ-N510). The person offering the item said that they thought there was copyright protection which stopped you copying other people's discs to the PC, but then contradicted this by saying that they thought it was possible to copy discs which you had personally written (this might be in order to get a sale or just through lack of certainty, but I'm pretty sure that the player wouldn't be able to differentiate between discs recorded on it and on other players). The seller did also inform me of necessary software for linking the player to the PC, and if this is inaccessible then it poses a further problem in any case. Does anyone know about copyright protection on MD players (whether it exists, how it works, etc)? As ATRAC is similar to MP3 I presume it will play on a PC without problem (just as DAISY and other MP3-related formats do), but if USB MD players are a problem in other areas I wonder what people might suggest using. As I previously mentioned, my need to use audio CDs rather than data discs is fine in the short term, but rather expensive if it continues over a long period (I record almost every day to some degree and don't know when I'll be getting a new computer). It was suggested that I attach my Olympus digital recorder to the output source, but I find that this brings out very poor quality results, and I presume that using a DAISY recorder or similar would again require the use of audio CDs. As always, any help appreciated. All the best, Danny On 5/24/10, Kevin Minor kmi...@windstream.net wrote: Hi Danny. I am a proud owner of five minidisc (MD for short) recorders, and somewhere around 400 blank MDs, as well as some albums that I bought from the store. I was curious about how these things worked, so here's what I remember. The minidisc uses what is called magneto optical writing. What happens is a laser heats up the MD, and while the spot is heated, a magnetic field is applied to it which sets the polarity of the material. When the disc is read, these fluctuations are detected by a laser, and you hear what's on the MD. When I got my first MD player in 1993, I also got some literature on how it worked. It used a form of compression called ATRAC. I don't remember what all the letters stand for, but one of the A's is for accustic. Basicly, the MD uses the same trick that .mp3 files use, that is, what the human ear can't hear is removed from the audio. An 80 minute MD is about a fifth the amount of physical storeage as a CD, and the storage is 300 kbps. Later versions of the MD recorders allowed more recording time on an MD by applying more compression to what you recorded. Now for the USB connection to your PC. When I heard about this, I was hoping you could put .mp3 files on the MD and, more interesting to me, copy the contenets of the MD to my PC for editing. When I looked at this player, there were two problems: The program for the PC wouldn't let you copy from an MD, and more important to me, the software on the PC wasn't accessible to screen readers. One thing the software would let you do, and this was something I would have used, was labeling the tracks on my music MDs. Since the software wasn't useable to me, I decided not to buy one of these. Since .mp3 came out, I haven't found much use for my MD units. Two of them are broken, and two of them are somewhere in storage. I have one working unit that I use to record music to my PC and convert it to .mp3. Hope this helps. If you have any other questions, let me know. Kevin Minor, Lexington, KY kmi...@windstream.net To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org
Re: Minidisc File Formats
Hi Gary and Kevin. Thanks for your advice. Kevin, unfortunately copying in real time (which I gather is what you're suggesting) isn't an option for me due to its longevity, but the suggestion was appreciated. Also, I'm unable to put Goldwave on the laptop I'm borrowing, but have previously found it very helpful and will be going back to it when I get my new computer. Gary, thanks for your suggestions, but as I said I think such machines require the same discs as my stand alone recorder, so it wouldn't make any difference to me. I guess what I'm trying to find out is whether there's any machine (apart from computers, obviously) which record straight onto hard drives or SD cards, allowing you to conveniently shift files straight to a laptop without the need to record in real time or edit anything. Many thanks, Danny On 5/25/10, Kevin Minor kmi...@windstream.net wrote: Hi Danny. Here's how the copy protection scheme works in the MD world. If your original recording is analog, that is, you used the RCA or Walkman plug to record analog audio to the MD, you can make one level of digital copy from that MD. You won't be able to make a digital copy of these second level discs. You can, however, make as many analog copies of MDs as you like, copying from the original source in analog, copying that second copy to a third copy in analog, and so forth. As for software that will play the contents of an MD, I'm not sure of that. As I said, I hook my MD recorder to the PC using analog means, and record the result into Sound Forge. I then split the file into individual files and convert them to .mp3. It's a bit tedious, but it is doable. Hope this helps. Have a good day, and don't work too hard. GO REDS! Kevin Minor, Lexington, KY kmi...@windstream.net To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org
Re: Minidisc File Formats
Hi John. I 100% agree with you and Kevin, and for old material (mainly cassettes) I do copy things in real time and edit with Goldwave (when I have the software installed). However, I don't want to generate any more recordings on tape as I already have a collection which will probably never all get converted, and my recordings often need to last longer than 45 minutes before being interrupted. However, for conversion of old recordings I'm definitely behind the method described. Danny On 5/25/10, DJ DOCTOR P djdoct...@att.net wrote: High Kevin, It sounds like you're doing the same thing with your many disc that I do with old records and tapes. SMILES You don't always have to use the USB inter face if you can go the other rout. My best regards. John. - Original Message - From: Kevin Minor kmi...@windstream.net To: 'PC Audio Discussion List' pc-audio@pc-audio.org Sent: Tuesday, May 25, 2010 12:57 AM Subject: RE: Minidisc File Formats Hi Danny. Here's how the copy protection scheme works in the MD world. If your original recording is analog, that is, you used the RCA or Walkman plug to record analog audio to the MD, you can make one level of digital copy from that MD. You won't be able to make a digital copy of these second level discs. You can, however, make as many analog copies of MDs as you like, copying from the original source in analog, copying that second copy to a third copy in analog, and so forth. As for software that will play the contents of an MD, I'm not sure of that. As I said, I hook my MD recorder to the PC using analog means, and record the result into Sound Forge. I then split the file into individual files and convert them to .mp3. It's a bit tedious, but it is doable. Hope this helps. Have a good day, and don't work too hard. GO REDS! Kevin Minor, Lexington, KY kmi...@windstream.net To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org
Re: Minidisc File Formats
Hi Walter. Thanks for advising me again. No, I haven't thought of CDEX, as I've never used it and assumed that it was simply an alternative to Goldwave but with less features. One of the main issues with putting Goldwave on this computer is the lack of available space for programmes, but if CDEX is so basic I presume it takes up very little room. My stand alone CD recorder doesn't allow editing, so the lack of such a feature isn't really an issue. Can you please advise on where to find it and any tutorials, and whether it needs any additional Jaws scripts? Again, thanks for this idea, and any other ideas or contributions from people will still be appreciated as you can never have enough knowledge. Cheers, Danny On 5/25/10, Walter Ramage w...@blueyonder.co.uk wrote: Hi Danny. If you are unable to use Gold Wave for recordings on that computer then have you tried using CDEX. This will record straight onto the hard drive or on to an external hard drive. Unfortunately though, it isn't an audio editor so when you start the recording then stop it, the resulting file can't be manipulated. You can though do so with Gold Wave if you transfer the saved file to another PC or lap top that has Gold Wave. Walter -Original Message- From: pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org]on Behalf Of Danny Miles Sent: 25 May 2010 09:06 To: PC Audio Discussion List Subject: Re: Minidisc File Formats Hi Gary and Kevin. Thanks for your advice. Kevin, unfortunately copying in real time (which I gather is what you're suggesting) isn't an option for me due to its longevity, but the suggestion was appreciated. Also, I'm unable to put Goldwave on the laptop I'm borrowing, but have previously found it very helpful and will be going back to it when I get my new computer. Gary, thanks for your suggestions, but as I said I think such machines require the same discs as my stand alone recorder, so it wouldn't make any difference to me. I guess what I'm trying to find out is whether there's any machine (apart from computers, obviously) which record straight onto hard drives or SD cards, allowing you to conveniently shift files straight to a laptop without the need to record in real time or edit anything. Many thanks, Danny On 5/25/10, Kevin Minor kmi...@windstream.net wrote: Hi Danny. Here's how the copy protection scheme works in the MD world. If your original recording is analog, that is, you used the RCA or Walkman plug to record analog audio to the MD, you can make one level of digital copy from that MD. You won't be able to make a digital copy of these second level discs. You can, however, make as many analog copies of MDs as you like, copying from the original source in analog, copying that second copy to a third copy in analog, and so forth. As for software that will play the contents of an MD, I'm not sure of that. As I said, I hook my MD recorder to the PC using analog means, and record the result into Sound Forge. I then split the file into individual files and convert them to .mp3. It's a bit tedious, but it is doable. Hope this helps. Have a good day, and don't work too hard. GO REDS! Kevin Minor, Lexington, KY kmi...@windstream.net To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org
Re: Olympus DM-5 information
Hi. Can somebody please let me know more about the Access-UK list? Can anybody join and, if so, does anyone please have the subscription address? Many thanks, Danny On 6/18/10, Ray rays-h...@raynetbrm.plus.com wrote: Hi. thought many here should be interested in this which I've just seen on the access-UK list. This certainly looks to be a great recorder with a level of access not quite seen before! Accessible yes, but the time and date set up is still not accessible it seems! Why and how on earth did that escape the design process me wonders! DM-5 info. The DM-5 is a state-of-the-art voice recorder. CD-quality multi-format playback and recording combine with sophisticated features like Voice Guidance, Voice Commands, Text to Speech and DAISY 2.02 to make DM-5 the choice for discerning users. With linear PCM, MP3 and WMA compatibility, the DM-5 is ideal for anyone who needs crystal-clear sound anytime, anywhere - from business professionals and journalists to photographers, students, the visually impaired and print disabled. With the DM-5, users can enjoy a wide variety of media for work and leisure, including audio recordings, music, audio books, podcasts and images. The new series matches top media players feature by feature with up to 8GB of flash memory, a microSD slot, versatile recording options, multilingual menus, a large backlit colour display and rechargeable battery. What is more, the supplied Olympus Sonority file management software is compatible with both PCs and Macs. *Multi Content Player: music, podcast, audio books, Audible *Daisy Support *text to speech function: reads textfiles to you (English, German, French, Spanish, Italian, Russian) *Enhanced voice guidance system *Optimal for blind and visually impaired people (tactile buttons and Voice Guidance) *File Search function (keywords, dates pics) *noise cancelling functionalities (Low-Cut Voice Filter) *Audio Calendar Function *Advanced Euphony options: expands the sound space to convey more realistic playback Classification Product Class Digital Notetaker with PC Connection Mobile / Stationary mobile and stationary Storage Media Internal / Removable Media Internal + Removable Internal memory 8 GB Flash Memory SD / SDHC card No microSD / microSDHC card Yes External Memory microSD / SDHC card (512 MB - 32 GB) USB functionality USB Speed USB 2.0 High Speed USB storage class Yes USB Audio Class Yes USB HID Yes Display Display Type Full colour TFT display Display Size 35 x 46 mm / 2.2 '' Display Backlit Yes Device operation HOLD switch Yes Power switch Yes PC control function Programmable button 3 smart buttons Recording Modes Recording format PCM (WAV) / MP3 / WMA PCM (WAV) format 48 kHz 5 h 45 min 44.1 kHz 16 bit 6 h 15 min WMA format LP 1065 h SP 535 h HQ 272 h STSP 272 h STHQ 136 h STXQ 68 h MP3 format 320 kbps 27 h 45 min 256 kbps 34 h 45 min 192 kbps 46 h 15 min 128 kbps 69 h 30 min Playback Modes Playback format PCM (WAV) / MP3 / WMA Sampling frequency PCM 44.1 - 48kHz / 16bit MP3 44.1kHz / 128 - 320kbps WMA 8 - 44.1kHz / 8 - 128kbps Frequency response PCM (WAV) format 48 kHz (PCM) 40 - 23.000 Hz 44.1 kHz (PCM) 40 - 21.000 Hz MP3 format 320 kbps (MP3) 40 - 20.000 Hz 256 kbps (MP3) 40 - 20.000 Hz 192 kbps (MP3) 40 - 19.000 Hz 128 kbps (MP3) 40 - 17.000 Hz WMA format STXQ 40 - 19.000 Hz STHQ 40 - 16.000 Hz STSP 40 - 9.000 Hz HQ 40 - 13.000 Hz SP 40 - 8.000 Hz LP 40 - 3.000 Hz Record function New button No Rec Monitor Yes Manual Rec level control Yes VCVA recording Yes Index Up to 16 per file Noise canceling function Yes Voice filter Yes Erase all files Yes Erase single files Yes Partial Erase Yes (only PCM mode) Overwrite No Direct recording Yes Timer recording Yes Low Cut-Filter Yes Zoom Mic. Setting (DVM) Yes Verbal annotations (up to 32 per file) No Playback function Playback speed Adjustable (50 - 200%) Cue/Review Yes Fast forward and rewind Yes EUPHONY Yes Skip Playback Yes Alarm playback Yes Repeat playback Yes Continuous playback Yes Random playback Yes Data organisation Folder voice 5 Files per folder 999 Folder Audible 1 Temp mark Yes File move No File divide Yes (only PCM mode) File Copy (Folder to Folder) No File copy (internal memory - external memory) No Folder Podcasts 1 Workflow function Author ID Setting No Pending File No Priority setting No Worktype ID Setting No Other Features Audible support Yes (advantages: one file, bookmark function, chapter marks, speech optimized compression, additional informations like title description, author informations) Podcast support Yes Voice feedback / guidance Yes Remote Control Yes RS30W (optional) AudioBook support Yes Daisy Support Yes Image support Yes Visual Index function Yes Text to Speech Processing Yes Voice commands Yes Software corresponding Audio software (type) Audio Management Software corresponding Audio
Recording with CDex
Hi everyone. I've finally got around to downloading CDex and would be grateful for a brief piece of assistance. I found a tutorial online which guided me through the recording process, so I've managed to create a trial file (or, at least, I think I have). When I stopped recording it went straight back to the file creation dialogue box (for bit rate, file name and output directory, etc). There was no time delay, as there is with Goldwave, in which the file appeared to be saving. It was only around 60 seconds long, so maybe this is why, but I'd be grateful if somebody could please confirm whether things happened as they should. Also, I know that I can change the default output directory, but I didn't do this before recording and now don't know how to find the trial file to check it out. I've got Windows XP Home and usually find my files by going through My Computer, and would be grateful if somebody could explain how to find the folder where the trial file should have been saved. I can't find any new folder called CDEX etc in My Documents or My Music, so am a little confused. Many thanks for help in advance, Danny To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org
Re: Please can anybody advise me?
Hi Colin. I don't know how much you use GoldWave and how much you know about it, but I'm guessing quite a lot based on your in-depth attention to audio. I haven't listened to the files, but wonder whether something like GoldWave's Maximize Volume might make the volume levels a bit more constant. Alternatively, if you're looking to separate the speech from the music rather than having them together, it might just be worth changing the volume (I usually double it until it's loud enough) so that the speech is at the right volume for you. Sorry if you've already thought of or tried these things, but that's all that comes to mind at the moment. Cheers, Danny On 12/16/10, Colin r. Howard co...@pobox.com wrote: Greetings, In the UK, we have community radio stations and in my area, there is one called Angel radio, based on the Isle of wight just off the south coast. The station plays music directed towards whom they term the more mature listener, basically, very little released beyond the date of 1960, regarding listeners of fifty or more as mature. One of the programs is a rock'n'roll show, on at mid day our time Wednesdays, it is run by whom my friend and I term the two old codgers! I am sending a link to this week's program and for comparrison, a different program which preceded it. I used total Recorder v8.1 so far as I know latest build to record it with record level set to 67 in .wav format, 24,000hertz mono, this works on most occasions. I started the recording just before the first program about Berl Ives and left it running until the rock'n'roll program had ended, no changes at any time. What I then did was separated the file into the programs using GoldWave v5.58 so far as I know, latest build. I converted it into .mp3 24,000hertz 64kbps. So, taking all these facts into consideration, can anybody please advise how I can sort out the levels in the rock'n'roll program? I culd do nothing about the music, it was recorded as broadcast, often being way over in the rock'n'roll program, but the voices are mostly well down. In the Berl Ives program, though it may have been slightly over, in general, it was much more consistent. Other live programs from the station are even when two presenters are on air, far better than this rock'n'roll program. You have successfully uploaded a file called Angel Radio Isle of Wight Rock'n'Roll 2010 12 15.mp3 (53.9 MB), to sendspace. You can use the following link to retrieve your file: http://www.sendspace.com/file/6b2j2f You have successfully uploaded a file called Angel Radio Isle of Wight 2010 12 15 A Star is Remembered - Berl Ives.mp3 (27.3 MB), to sendspace. You can use the following link to retrieve your file: http://www.sendspace.com/file/7y3494 From Colin Howard, who lives near Southampton in Southern England and though down here, Christmas may be Green in terms of a respite from the cold weather, won't be Green because his favourite news reader Charlotte Green, who reads the news on Radio 4 is likely to be missing into the New Year, because she has a problem which may result in her needing attention to her hip. Colin is really missing his Green voice and hopes we shall have her back soon. Meanwhile, Colin hopes all will have an enjoyable Christmas and a happy and prosperous New Year. To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org
Re: adjustments to station playlist
Hi Bob. I think you can go through the options dialogue and uncheck the box which is defaulted to cross fading. If this option is removed, tracks will not have their volumes faded at the end, so you shouldn't lose any vocals. However, I've only been using the programme for a week or so, so maybe somebody more experienced will confirm or contradict this. And, whilst I'm here, I have my own (more vague) Station Playlist question. I'm using Studio Pro on a laptop with one soundcard and no mixer. I've enabled my microphone, but either my microphone settings, input/output settings or monitoring settings are faulty. When I toggle the mic on I can't hear anything in my headphones. When I toggle the mic off again I hear my vocals for about half a second before it goes quiet again. I know this is quite a wide-ranging question, but can anybody please advise on which setting might be wrong? I've read the help information which relates to the settings but I'm horribly confused with all of the input mixers and output mixers etc (especially as I'm not using a mixer at all). Sorry for the basic question, but any help will be appreciated. Danny On 12/18/10, Bob Seed bobs...@tbaytel.net wrote: I am using station play list for an over the air information radio station, and would like to make adjustments to the play list, as the items are too close together. This setting which I presume is the default setting would be good for music stations, as you can move from one song to another with a smooth transition, unfortunately it does not work well for voice, as some of the items get clipped. Is there a way around this? Thanks in advance Bob . ., - Original Message - From: Walter w...@blueyonder.co.uk To: 'PC Audio Discussion List' pc-audio@pc-audio.org Sent: Saturday, December 18, 2010 3:18 PM Subject: RE: Question about mixing in Goldwave Yes you can. 1. Record your verbal greeting. 2. Move it from your Olympus to your PC (you don't have to do this so long as you keep your Olympus connected to the PC throughout the process). 3. Launch Gold Wave and open the music file you wish to use. 4. Now with Gold Wave open the greeting you recorded. 5. While in this file do a control+A to select all the file then control+C to copy to the clipboard. 6. Press control+tab to take you to the music file you already opened. 7. Press ALT and arrow right to edit and then go down until you come to Mix and press enter. 8. You will now land on the part where you decide at what point you want the mix to start. It starts with hours then minutes then seconds and finally fractions of a second. 9. Once you have decided where you want the mix to begin press the tab key once and then the space bar to hear a preview. 10. If you are happy with the preview, tab to OK and press the space bar then save your file and that's it done. Walter. _ From: pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Dave McElroy WA6BEF Sent: 18 December 2010 19:43 To: 'PC Audio Discussion List' Subject: Question about mixing in Goldwave Ok, I don't own a mixer at this time, but I'd like to record a greeting and then place some music under it. Can this be done with Goldwave? Last time I did this we just recorded on the Olympus while standing near a speaker, but it sounded like it. lol Thanks. __ Information from ESET Smart Security, version of virus signature database 5714 (20101218) __ The message was checked by ESET Smart Security. http://www.eset.com To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org _ No virus found in this message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 10.0.1170 / Virus Database: 1435/3323 - Release Date: 12/18/10 To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org
Re: adjustments to station playlist
Hi Dan. Once you've pressed enter on the search button, are you then pressing alt + R? This brings up the search results list. Danny On 12/20/10, dan kysor danky...@comcast.net wrote: i also cannot get spl to speak with jaws the list of tracks that appear when you search for a title: just get a list that says 1 through 8 or whatever. Dan - Original Message - From: Bob Seed bobs...@tbaytel.net To: PC Audio Discussion List pc-audio@pc-audio.org Date sent: Sun, 19 Dec 2010 21:12:47 -0500 Subject: Re: adjustments to station playlist I am also trying to figure out how to make station play list say the time! - Original Message - From: Danny Miles emowarr...@googlemail.com To: PC Audio Discussion List pc-audio@pc-audio.org Sent: Saturday, December 18, 2010 5:16 PM Subject: Re: adjustments to station playlist Hi Bob. I think you can go through the options dialogue and uncheck the box which is defaulted to cross fading. If this option is removed, tracks will not have their volumes faded at the end, so you shouldn't lose any vocals. However, I've only been using the programme for a week or so, so maybe somebody more experienced will confirm or contradict this. And, whilst I'm here, I have my own (more vague) Station Playlist question. I'm using Studio Pro on a laptop with one soundcard and no mixer. I've enabled my microphone, but either my microphone settings, input/output settings or monitoring settings are faulty. When I toggle the mic on I can't hear anything in my headphones. When I toggle the mic off again I hear my vocals for about half a second before it goes quiet again. I know this is quite a wide-ranging question, but can anybody please advise on which setting might be wrong? I've read the help information which relates to the settings but I'm horribly confused with all of the input mixers and output mixers etc (especially as I'm not using a mixer at all). Sorry for the basic question, but any help will be appreciated. Danny On 12/18/10, Bob Seed bobs...@tbaytel.net wrote: I am using station play list for an over the air information radio station, and would like to make adjustments to the play list, as the items are too close together. This setting which I presume is the default setting would be good for music stations, as you can move from one song to another with a smooth transition, unfortunately it does not work well for voice, as some of the items get clipped. Is there a way around this? Thanks in advance Bob . ., - Original Message - From: Walter w...@blueyonder.co.uk To: 'PC Audio Discussion List' pc-audio@pc-audio.org Sent: Saturday, December 18, 2010 3:18 PM Subject: RE: Question about mixing in Goldwave Yes you can. 1. Record your verbal greeting. 2. Move it from your Olympus to your PC (you don't have to do this so long as you keep your Olympus connected to the PC throughout the process). 3. Launch Gold Wave and open the music file you wish to use. 4. Now with Gold Wave open the greeting you recorded. 5. While in this file do a control+A to select all the file then control+C to copy to the clipboard. 6. Press control+tab to take you to the music file you already opened. 7. Press ALT and arrow right to edit and then go down until you come to Mix and press enter. 8. You will now land on the part where you decide at what point you want the mix to start. It starts with hours then minutes then seconds and finally fractions of a second. 9. Once you have decided where you want the mix to begin press the tab key once and then the space bar to hear a preview. 10. If you are happy with the preview, tab to OK and press the space bar then save your file and that's it done. Walter. _ From: pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Dave McElroy WA6BEF Sent: 18 December 2010 19:43 To: 'PC Audio Discussion List' Subject: Question about mixing in Goldwave Ok, I don't own a mixer at this time, but I'd like to record a greeting and then place some music under it. Can this be done with Goldwave? Last time I did this we just recorded on the Olympus while standing near a speaker, but it sounded like it. lol Thanks. __ Information from ESET Smart Security, version of virus signature database 5714 (20101218) __ The message was checked by ESET Smart Security. http://www.eset.com To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org _ No virus found in this message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 10.0.1170 / Virus Database: 1435/3323 - Release Date: 12/18/10 To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank
Re: Station Playlists.
Hi Brian. You can join one, which includes members who work for the company, by sending a blank email to stationplaylist-subscr...@yahoogroups.com All the best, Danny On 12/22/10, Brian Dalton brian_dal...@eircom.net wrote: Hi all, Does anyone know of a mailing list for the Station Playlist Studeo product? Brian. To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org
Station Playlist: Issue With Pop/Click and Cut-off At Track Beginnings
-- Forwarded message -- From: Danny Miles emowarr...@googlemail.com Date: Thu, 30 Dec 2010 11:30:17 + Subject: Issue With Pop/Click and Cut-off At Track Beginnings To: stationplaylist stationplayl...@yahoogroups.com Hi listers. Wonder if somebody can advise please. I've got a problem where I'm getting a pop/click noise when I press play on a track, and I've got at least one track which starts very quietly and the first few seconds are not being played (the clock shows that it's playing from 00:00, but it's cutting off the first bar where the song fades up). I've been recording practice shows, and the click is also audible on the archives of my recordings. It's been suggested to me that this might be a problem with my cross fading settings, but if so I don't know how to fix it, and if not then I don't have a clue what the problem is. My current settings are: Automatic cross fading: yes Cross fader cue at: minus 30 Cross fader segue at: minus 14 Cross fader DB: minus 8 First cross fader box: 2.5 Second cross fader box: 10.0 Cross fade spots: yes Cross fade voice tracks: no If anyone can advise on how to fix this I'd be very grateful. Many thanks, Danny To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org
Re: Station Playlist: Issue With Pop/Click and Cut-off At Track Beginnings
Dear Steve I actually have done this, as you will see by viewing the email which I sent to this list (which is a forward of the message which I sent to the Station Playlist group). I merely thought that, as this list deals with PC audio matters, it might be worth asking here too. As it is, I've currently received no answers from anybody. Danny On 12/30/10, Steve Matzura numb...@noisynotes.com wrote: It might help if Mr. Miles wrote to the correct list--namely, the Station Playlist support list--to get his question answered. There, he could bring to bear the expertise of not only confirmed Station Playlist users, but the author and creator thereof. On Thu, 30 Dec 2010 14:44:19 +, you wrote: -- Forwarded message -- From: Danny Miles emowarr...@googlemail.com Date: Thu, 30 Dec 2010 11:30:17 + Subject: Issue With Pop/Click and Cut-off At Track Beginnings To: stationplaylist stationplayl...@yahoogroups.com Hi listers. Wonder if somebody can advise please. I've got a problem where I'm getting a pop/click noise when I press play on a track, and I've got at least one track which starts very quietly and the first few seconds are not being played (the clock shows that it's playing from 00:00, but it's cutting off the first bar where the song fades up). I've been recording practice shows, and the click is also audible on the archives of my recordings. It's been suggested to me that this might be a problem with my cross fading settings, but if so I don't know how to fix it, and if not then I don't have a clue what the problem is. My current settings are: Automatic cross fading: yes Cross fader cue at: minus 30 Cross fader segue at: minus 14 Cross fader DB: minus 8 First cross fader box: 2.5 Second cross fader box: 10.0 Cross fade spots: yes Cross fade voice tracks: no If anyone can advise on how to fix this I'd be very grateful. Many thanks, Danny To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org
Searching for Recommendations: 4-Channel Mixer for Online Broadcasting
Hi all. I'm looking to do some internet radio broadcasting and, having found that broadcasting directly through my computer or soundcard makes my microphone sound horrible (muffled, buzzing noise behind vocals, popping when turned on/off, etc), I'm looking for a suitable and accessible 4-channel mixer which I can use to channel my soundcard and microphone. I'd also like to have the option of plugging headphones into it so that I can hear the results of my work as it happens, and features such as being able to use more than one channel at once (such as talking over the start/end of a track) are also very important. Unfortunately I'm very short of space, so I need something which has good quality output but which is as compact as possible. I know this is quite a specific set of requirements, but if anyone knows of such a model which is accessible for use by someone with total sight loss (no issues with seeing lights showing feedback etc), I'd be grateful to hear details. I'd also appreciate advice on any adaptors which I might need to help me plug 3.5 mm jacks and an XLR microphone into such a machine, as this is my first time of exploring this area of production. Many thanks in advance for any help and advice, Danny To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org
Re: Searching for Recommendations: 4-Channel Mixer for Online Broadcasting
Hi. Am based in the UK and found lots on Amazon, but many of them were very cheap (£15-ish) and seemed to be called microphone mixers. I presume that they're not powerful enough to channel something as powerful as a laptop or USB soundcard (hence the low price), so am trying to make sure what the differences are and to ensure that I get an affordable product which won't go to waste. I presumed there might be some people on here who already use appropriate gear for broadcasting or DJ-ing and might therefore be able to advise from first-hand experience or knowledge of how these things work. Cheers, Danny On 9/2/11, Paul (Pawel) Loba pa...@velcom.ca wrote: Hi, Have you tried google for compact 4-channel mixer? You need to avoid a digital one since it can be hard to go around blindly. Hth, Pawel. -Original Message- From: pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Danny Miles Sent: Friday, September 02, 2011 3:38 PM To: PC Audio Discussion List Subject: Searching for Recommendations: 4-Channel Mixer for Online Broadcasting Hi all. I'm looking to do some internet radio broadcasting and, having found that broadcasting directly through my computer or soundcard makes my microphone sound horrible (muffled, buzzing noise behind vocals, popping when turned on/off, etc), I'm looking for a suitable and accessible 4-channel mixer which I can use to channel my soundcard and microphone. I'd also like to have the option of plugging headphones into it so that I can hear the results of my work as it happens, and features such as being able to use more than one channel at once (such as talking over the start/end of a track) are also very important. Unfortunately I'm very short of space, so I need something which has good quality output but which is as compact as possible. I know this is quite a specific set of requirements, but if anyone knows of such a model which is accessible for use by someone with total sight loss (no issues with seeing lights showing feedback etc), I'd be grateful to hear details. I'd also appreciate advice on any adaptors which I might need to help me plug 3.5 mm jacks and an XLR microphone into such a machine, as this is my first time of exploring this area of production. Many thanks in advance for any help and advice, Danny To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org
Re-tuning Sonus Digital Radio
Hi everyone. I've got one of the Sonus talking digital radios (can't remember which version), and last night I turned it on and it spoke a message which I missed as I wasn't expecting it. Anyway, when the radio came on I could only pick up a selection of around 15 stations, which is obviously far less than usual. By pick up I don't mean that they're off the air - the radio is only offering these 15 as choices in the first place. I've tried unplugging it overnight but this hasn't re-set or re-tuned it, so does anyone please know how I might be able to encourage it to search for its usual full compliment of stations? Many thanks for any help, Danny To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org
Re: Re-tuning Sonus Digital Radio
Hi. Apologies - have now found the menu item for re-tuning and have got 48 stations. However, many of them have got incorrect names, meaning that I was skipping over some good ones until my sighted wife told me that it wasn't reading the correct names. Is there any way of entering the correct names of stations so that I don't keep doing this? Cheers, Danny On 9/3/11, Danny Miles emowarr...@googlemail.com wrote: Hi everyone. I've got one of the Sonus talking digital radios (can't remember which version), and last night I turned it on and it spoke a message which I missed as I wasn't expecting it. Anyway, when the radio came on I could only pick up a selection of around 15 stations, which is obviously far less than usual. By pick up I don't mean that they're off the air - the radio is only offering these 15 as choices in the first place. I've tried unplugging it overnight but this hasn't re-set or re-tuned it, so does anyone please know how I might be able to encourage it to search for its usual full compliment of stations? Many thanks for any help, Danny To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org
Re: [BlindTech] Creating a stereo file from a mono file using gold wave
Hi Michael. I use Jaws 10 but everything about my set-up is the same, so I should think that this will work for you. Please let me know if you have any trouble or questions. So, once you have your file opened, press control + A to select all. Then press control + C to bring up the effects menu and press S. Jaws will say channel mixer ... which is the first option in this sub-menu. Either press enter on this or press the letter C, and you will be taken into that particular section. My version never seems to take me into the first dialog box in this menu, so you might need to tab around a bit, but you're looking for the option Left channel, left volume. This, and the following three options (left channel, right volume and the same options for the right channel) dictate the percentage of content from that channel which is played in the file. You need to use your up arrow (or I use page up to make it quicker) until all four of these options are on 100% (two of them are probably on 0% if it's a mono file). Then tab to OK, press enter and you should be done. Good luck, Danny On 9/28/11, Michael Amaro mikeam...@earthlink.net wrote: Hello Listers, Can someone give me step by step instructions on how to creat a stereo file from a mono file using gold wave? I am running XP pro and jaws12 gold wave 5.58. Any help would grately be appreciated. Thanks Michael Windows Live ID: mikeam...@earthlink.net Skype ID: mikeameli e-mail: mikeam...@earthlink.net John F. Kennedy Ask not what your country can do for you--ask what you can do for your country. BlindTech is owned by Michael Capelle: michael.cape...@charter.net To send a message to the list blindt...@lists.blindtech-list.info To search list archives: http://lists.blindtech-list.info/pipermail/blindtech-blindtech-list.info/ If you have any questions about this list, or the day-to-day opperations, please don't send those questions on list, instead, please write: blindtech-ow...@lists.blindtech-list.info To manage your subscription options, go to http://lists.blindtech-list.info/options.cgi/blindtech-blindtech-list.info To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org
Choosing Laptop for Internet Radio Broadcasting
Hi everyone. I know that this is a very generalised question and that people like to please their own preferences, but any general advice on what to consider or specific recommendations of appropriate machines would be gratefully received. Basically, I'm looking to do some internet radio broadcasting, and I believe that my current laptop is presenting issues with my output (the music broadcasts fine, but vocal broadcasting comes out in very poor quality, even though using exactly the same microphone and soundcard set-up sounds fine in GoldWave). I presume that I need a certain level of RAM and speed of processor, and that there may even be other issues to consider. I have no experience of Apple products, so would be most comfortable with a Windows XP product if a suitable one is still produced or likely to be available secondhand. Likewise, I'd much rather use a laptop as this would satisfy my other needs and enable me to broadcast from places other than my home, but even clarification of whether it is feasible/realistic to do internet broadcasting with a laptop rather than a PC would be very helpful. Many thanks in advance for any help, Danny To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org
Removing Hiss From Audio
Hi all. I've recorded a voice track for somebody on my DS40, but you can hear the hiss of the room around me underneath the vocals (no actual noise, jus the hiss of quiet). Obviously this doesn't sound like professional trailers, so I'm wondering if anyone can please advise as to what is causing the hiss to occur and/or how I might remove it using GoldWave (using the smoother functions doesn't completely remove it). It shouldn't be the quality of the mic as I'm using an SM58. Thanks for your help in advance, Danny To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org
Transferring GoldWave Licence
Hi everyone. The other day my GoldWave licence expired and I decided to buy a lifetime licence. However, I've now discovered that I'm buying a new laptop in the next couple of days, so I'm wondering how I would be able to: (a) download the programme to my new laptop without paying for another licence, and (b) transfer the current licence from my old laptop to the new one Any help will be gratefully received. Danny To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org
Another GoldWave Question - Problem with File Quality
Hi All. Thanks so much for your fantastically helpful responses on my licensing question. I haven't yet moved to the new laptop, but I'm having a bit of trouble on the old one. For the past week I've been editing together a podcast. I finished it yesterday and, prior to saving it, everything was fine. I wasn't aware of changing anything within the file content after the point at which I checked it, but when I opened it today to listen to it all the way through I found that parts of the vocals were distorted and there was a hiss present which hadn't been there before (not a permanent one like one which comes from recording, but a temporary one which sounds a bit like a radio being tuned in or wind blowing around a big house ... but obviously quieter). With sighted assistance I was able to observe that there may be some issue with the stereo mix, but I've tried every possible combination of 0% and 100% on the four channel options and none of them have brought a perfect result (although a couple certainly improved it a bit). I've tried hiss removal etc, and even some of the equaliser options, but none of them have taken the file back to what it was before. Presuming that the intermittent distortion and strange background noise aren't caused by any changes within the file, I'm wondering what else might have caused this? For example, can continually editing/re-saving a file affect the quality of the output? I have done this sort of thing before so don't believe that this is the case but thought it was worth asking. My stronger suspicion is that the lack of speed of my processor (it's a Celeron) may have lead to a poor quality saving of the file, which would also explain why some parts of the file are unharmed. Would this be a likely/possible reason for my problem? If there's something which I haven't yet thought of, any other suggestions would also be appreciated. As always any help will be very gratefully received, as this work took me a good length of time to produce and I don't have the original files so would have to record it all again. Cheers, Danny To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org
Re: Another GoldWave Question - Problem with File Quality
Hi. Thanks for the response. File is a .WMA file, as that's the original format of the vocals. The music was originally a .wav file, but when I mixed this in it didn't pose any problems, and the hiss to which I referred is most noticeable when there is no noise at all so I'm sure that this hasn't caused a problem. I tried saving the .WMA file as both a .MP3 and a .WAV file to see if it made a difference but it didn't do anything. All the best, Danny On 1/12/12, JM Casey crystallo...@ca.inter.net wrote: Hey Danny. There are probably others more experienced than I who can provide some possible answers, but I do know that editing and re-saving frequently should not affect the quality of your file, unless you save in MP3 format, in which case you might lose some quality each time. Your processor would do all the work during the actual editing, and not the saving process, so if as you say the sound was fine before you did your final save, that shouldn't be an issue either. - Original Message - From: Danny Miles emowarr...@googlemail.com To: PC Audio Discussion List pc-audio@pc-audio.org Sent: Thursday, January 12, 2012 5:17 PM Subject: Another GoldWave Question - Problem with File Quality Hi All. Thanks so much for your fantastically helpful responses on my licensing question. I haven't yet moved to the new laptop, but I'm having a bit of trouble on the old one. For the past week I've been editing together a podcast. I finished it yesterday and, prior to saving it, everything was fine. I wasn't aware of changing anything within the file content after the point at which I checked it, but when I opened it today to listen to it all the way through I found that parts of the vocals were distorted and there was a hiss present which hadn't been there before (not a permanent one like one which comes from recording, but a temporary one which sounds a bit like a radio being tuned in or wind blowing around a big house ... but obviously quieter). With sighted assistance I was able to observe that there may be some issue with the stereo mix, but I've tried every possible combination of 0% and 100% on the four channel options and none of them have brought a perfect result (although a couple certainly improved it a bit). I've tried hiss removal etc, and even some of the equaliser options, but none of them have taken the file back to what it was before. Presuming that the intermittent distortion and strange background noise aren't caused by any changes within the file, I'm wondering what else might have caused this? For example, can continually editing/re-saving a file affect the quality of the output? I have done this sort of thing before so don't believe that this is the case but thought it was worth asking. My stronger suspicion is that the lack of speed of my processor (it's a Celeron) may have lead to a poor quality saving of the file, which would also explain why some parts of the file are unharmed. Would this be a likely/possible reason for my problem? If there's something which I haven't yet thought of, any other suggestions would also be appreciated. As always any help will be very gratefully received, as this work took me a good length of time to produce and I don't have the original files so would have to record it all again. Cheers, Danny To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org
Windows Media Player and Winamp
Hi listers. I've just got a new Windows XP Home laptop and am trying to get an accessible copy of Windows Media Player, but I don't seem to be able to get anything below Version 9. I've been advised that I won't be able to use this because you can't tab round to options like Rip, Burn and Library once you've started playing a file. Can anybody please tell me where I can either get an earlier copy of WMP (all of the ones which I've tried to download seem to automatically update to Version 11) or point me towards instructions for using Version 9 with JFW 10.0? If neither of these is possible or suitable, I'd also be grateful for advice on finding tutorials (and scripts if necessary) for using versions of Winamp - also with JFW 10.0. Many thanks in advance, Danny To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org
Finding Unsaved GoldWave Files
Hi everyone. Would be really grateful if someone can please help me. I've just finished recording an extremely long file, including content to which I now have no access. After I stopped the recording my laptop crashed and I had to turn it off, but I'm running the autosave option so presume that the document should have saved somewhere. However, my laptop doesn't seem to have a Temporary Files folder like my old machine, and I can't work out where GoldWave would automatically save unsaved files to. I've found one file called .gvoice, but this file doesn't show up in GoldWave so I presume that it's not the right one, and when I try to open it in My Computer it says that I need to pick a programme to open it with but doesn't suggest GoldWave as an option. I really would like to get this file back if possible, so any help will be much appreciated. All the best, Danny On 4/4/12, dennis dennis.corneli...@trinitycounseling.com wrote: anyone install 5.6.7? i did and it went crazy for some reason. i had to un install and re install 5.6.6. also on one machine goldwave crashes when i try to add vst effects. any ideas? To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org
Re: Finding Unsaved GoldWave Files
OK, apologies for the confusion but I've just found out that autosave only works with bounded selections and mine are unbounded. However, I know that on my old computer it used to save the files as .tmp files when I stopped recording. Is this still possible with more recent versions of GoldWave and, if so, how can I please make sure that this happens so that I can access files after a necessary shutdown? Thanks, Danny On 4/14/12, Danny Miles milaser2...@googlemail.com wrote: Hi everyone. Would be really grateful if someone can please help me. I've just finished recording an extremely long file, including content to which I now have no access. After I stopped the recording my laptop crashed and I had to turn it off, but I'm running the autosave option so presume that the document should have saved somewhere. However, my laptop doesn't seem to have a Temporary Files folder like my old machine, and I can't work out where GoldWave would automatically save unsaved files to. I've found one file called .gvoice, but this file doesn't show up in GoldWave so I presume that it's not the right one, and when I try to open it in My Computer it says that I need to pick a programme to open it with but doesn't suggest GoldWave as an option. I really would like to get this file back if possible, so any help will be much appreciated. All the best, Danny On 4/4/12, dennis dennis.corneli...@trinitycounseling.com wrote: anyone install 5.6.7? i did and it went crazy for some reason. i had to un install and re install 5.6.6. also on one machine goldwave crashes when i try to add vst effects. any ideas? To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org
Re: Finding Unsaved GoldWave Files
Hi. Apologies for continuous messages, but just to confirm that I'm sure the file has saved somewhere, as I just tried to open a small file (one song) in GoldWave for editing and it told me that there wasn't enough disc space to do so. Many thanks, Danny On 4/14/12, Danny Miles milaser2...@googlemail.com wrote: OK, apologies for the confusion but I've just found out that autosave only works with bounded selections and mine are unbounded. However, I know that on my old computer it used to save the files as .tmp files when I stopped recording. Is this still possible with more recent versions of GoldWave and, if so, how can I please make sure that this happens so that I can access files after a necessary shutdown? Thanks, Danny On 4/14/12, Danny Miles milaser2...@googlemail.com wrote: Hi everyone. Would be really grateful if someone can please help me. I've just finished recording an extremely long file, including content to which I now have no access. After I stopped the recording my laptop crashed and I had to turn it off, but I'm running the autosave option so presume that the document should have saved somewhere. However, my laptop doesn't seem to have a Temporary Files folder like my old machine, and I can't work out where GoldWave would automatically save unsaved files to. I've found one file called .gvoice, but this file doesn't show up in GoldWave so I presume that it's not the right one, and when I try to open it in My Computer it says that I need to pick a programme to open it with but doesn't suggest GoldWave as an option. I really would like to get this file back if possible, so any help will be much appreciated. All the best, Danny On 4/4/12, dennis dennis.corneli...@trinitycounseling.com wrote: anyone install 5.6.7? i did and it went crazy for some reason. i had to un install and re install 5.6.6. also on one machine goldwave crashes when i try to add vst effects. any ideas? To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org
Re: Finding Unsaved GoldWave Files
Hi Brett. Small world! Thanks for the idea - I've already tried looking for both .tmp and GWV (which I think is how all untitled files begin) using the search facility but nothing's shown up. This is quite a new laptop to me - is it possible that a setting is in place to not show temporary files and, if so, do you please possibly know how I might change it? Many thanks, Danny On 4/15/12, Brett Boyer bboyer...@gmail.com wrote: They're in your aplication data area. i would do a tsearch for .tmp files and look at the sizes and folders where the results are good luck bb - Original Message - From: Danny Miles milaser2...@googlemail.com To: PC Audio Discussion List pc-audio@pc-audio.org Sent: Saturday, April 14, 2012 3:33 PM Subject: Re: Finding Unsaved GoldWave Files OK, apologies for the confusion but I've just found out that autosave only works with bounded selections and mine are unbounded. However, I know that on my old computer it used to save the files as .tmp files when I stopped recording. Is this still possible with more recent versions of GoldWave and, if so, how can I please make sure that this happens so that I can access files after a necessary shutdown? Thanks, Danny On 4/14/12, Danny Miles milaser2...@googlemail.com wrote: Hi everyone. Would be really grateful if someone can please help me. I've just finished recording an extremely long file, including content to which I now have no access. After I stopped the recording my laptop crashed and I had to turn it off, but I'm running the autosave option so presume that the document should have saved somewhere. However, my laptop doesn't seem to have a Temporary Files folder like my old machine, and I can't work out where GoldWave would automatically save unsaved files to. I've found one file called .gvoice, but this file doesn't show up in GoldWave so I presume that it's not the right one, and when I try to open it in My Computer it says that I need to pick a programme to open it with but doesn't suggest GoldWave as an option. I really would like to get this file back if possible, so any help will be much appreciated. All the best, Danny On 4/4/12, dennis dennis.corneli...@trinitycounseling.com wrote: anyone install 5.6.7? i did and it went crazy for some reason. i had to un install and re install 5.6.6. also on one machine goldwave crashes when i try to add vst effects. any ideas? To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org
Re: Finding Unsaved GoldWave Files
Hi Brett. Thanks for that - you're a life saver. Not only haveI found the one I was looking for, but also some old ones as well. All the best, Danny On 4/15/12, Brett Boyer bboyer...@gmail.com wrote: Have you checked your folder options under the tools menu. Maybe its under the view menu. But itss there in the second tab. Its in a treeview of a lot of other options. LIke show hidden files or system files. Same place you might find the hide file extension types. bb - Original Message - From: Danny Miles milaser2...@googlemail.com To: PC Audio Discussion List pc-audio@pc-audio.org Sent: Saturday, April 14, 2012 10:19 PM Subject: Re: Finding Unsaved GoldWave Files Hi Brett. Small world! Thanks for the idea - I've already tried looking for both .tmp and GWV (which I think is how all untitled files begin) using the search facility but nothing's shown up. This is quite a new laptop to me - is it possible that a setting is in place to not show temporary files and, if so, do you please possibly know how I might change it? Many thanks, Danny On 4/15/12, Brett Boyer bboyer...@gmail.com wrote: They're in your aplication data area. i would do a tsearch for .tmp files and look at the sizes and folders where the results are good luck bb - Original Message - From: Danny Miles milaser2...@googlemail.com To: PC Audio Discussion List pc-audio@pc-audio.org Sent: Saturday, April 14, 2012 3:33 PM Subject: Re: Finding Unsaved GoldWave Files OK, apologies for the confusion but I've just found out that autosave only works with bounded selections and mine are unbounded. However, I know that on my old computer it used to save the files as .tmp files when I stopped recording. Is this still possible with more recent versions of GoldWave and, if so, how can I please make sure that this happens so that I can access files after a necessary shutdown? Thanks, Danny On 4/14/12, Danny Miles milaser2...@googlemail.com wrote: Hi everyone. Would be really grateful if someone can please help me. I've just finished recording an extremely long file, including content to which I now have no access. After I stopped the recording my laptop crashed and I had to turn it off, but I'm running the autosave option so presume that the document should have saved somewhere. However, my laptop doesn't seem to have a Temporary Files folder like my old machine, and I can't work out where GoldWave would automatically save unsaved files to. I've found one file called .gvoice, but this file doesn't show up in GoldWave so I presume that it's not the right one, and when I try to open it in My Computer it says that I need to pick a programme to open it with but doesn't suggest GoldWave as an option. I really would like to get this file back if possible, so any help will be much appreciated. All the best, Danny On 4/4/12, dennis dennis.corneli...@trinitycounseling.com wrote: anyone install 5.6.7? i did and it went crazy for some reason. i had to un install and re install 5.6.6. also on one machine goldwave crashes when i try to add vst effects. any ideas? To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org
Looking for Accessible Digital Recorder
Hi all. Wonder if anyone can please advise. My trusty Olympus DS40 has bitten the dust, so I'm looking for an accessible and affordable digital recorder to replace it. I'm based in the UK and am mainly looking to use a future device for interviewing and field recording for documentaries (music, atmosphere, particular activities such as sounds from sports training and the like). Although I have ageneral understanding of production procedures I've never looked at different devices with their pros and cons, and my only knowledge in terms of accessible equipment is the Olympus line (and I don't even know if that's as accessible as it used to be). For example, I'm used to recording by plugging a proper mic into the appropriate jack (usually an SM58), but I know that some machines have dual microphones an I don't know how acceptable the quality of internal microphones is these days. Any help much appreciated. Danny On 12/2/12, Samuel Wilkins clevercl...@gwilkins.co.uk wrote: Hello everyone, I am considering migrating to Adobe Audition. However, I was wondering how accessible the latest version is with a screen reader. I am using Window-Eyes as my reader. Thank you. To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org
Re: Editing Mouth Noise and Braille Display Clicks
Hi Colin. Thanks so much for your detailed message. I didn't know what that text box was but it's still set on the default so I'll adjust it. Regarding the zoom ratio, could you please explain this in more detail? I usually use the Effects menu for attempted edits of this sort (smoother, noise reduction, etc) and I don't remember seeing anything of this name in there. Are you doing something more extensive than my production knowledge and abilities currently allow? Also, I think I'm only on something like version 5.68, so I guess I may be missing something that's in more recent versions? All the best, Danny On 3/10/15, Colin Howard co...@pobox.com wrote: Greetings, Danny, I do not find the GoldWave functions either too aggressive or weak, true, I don't have braille display clicks but mouth noises? yes. I can remove mouth noises from infront of a word by setting the zoom ratio ad 0.002300 and I assume you have the scrub feature enabled? I can't see how you can edit GW files if not. In case you are unaware of this, go into play properties with f11, tab past the wind and rewind settings to an edit box which, by default, is set to 0.000 this is the scrub function. I use 0.150 as my value and this is adequate for all editting I have so far performed. This enables you to hear 0.15ths of any sound when moving arrows or markers.
Re: Editing Mouth Noise and Braille Display Clicks
Hi Tim. Thanks for your feedback. I know what you're talking about but, as I've always used the SM58 due to its strong capacity to pick things up when presenting radio shows or recording documentaries out in the field, I haven't looked at different types of mic. Now that I'm working on audio narration the Braille display and mouth clicks are more prevalent ... do you have any specific suggestions please? Thanks, Danny On 3/10/15, tim cumings thcumi...@comcast.net wrote: Danny, there's no difference in editing capabilities between sound forge and goldwave. As someone else has said, if you are picking up mouth noises and noise from your braille display, perhaps hyou should think about swithcing to a different microphone which might be lsee sensitive and have a different pickup pattern. For example, a dynamic microphone with a cardioid pattern might help in this situation. \On 3/10/2015 3:24 PM, Danny Miles wrote: Hi Tina. Thanks very much for this info. Do you feel that SF is better than GW or are they pretty comparable? Anybody else's thoughts on this would also be appreciated. Of course buying SF would be a considerable outlay, but it is in the cause of professional work, so I guess it depends whether there's a significant advantage to it or not. Also, as previously mentioned, I currently record my audio via the Sam broadcasting encoders and simply edit in GoldWave. Is this advisable or would it be better to simply do everything in an audio editing package? Danny On 3/10/15, Tina Wilson tinatee...@cox.net wrote: Hello Danny, In order to receive the scripts for Sound Forge, send an email to Jim Snowberger at: snow...@snowmanradio.com. He charges $30, and he's a great guy. Hope this helps. Tina -Original Message- From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Danny Miles Sent: Tuesday, March 10, 2015 12:15 PM To: PC Audio Discussion List Subject: Re: Editing Mouth Noise and Braille Display Clicks Hi Jamie. Thanks for your message. I'm using a Shure SM58, which I understand to be one of the most commonly-used all-purpose vocal mics. I plug my mic into a mixer rather than using a USB mic ... do you have any better suggestions? I do use a pop shield, so I don't have issues with plosives, but the Braille display and mouth noises seem more evident than I expected. Also, I wasn't aware that there were Jaws scripts for Sound Forge. I used SF before I started with GoldWave many years ago and, generally, I think GoldWave works just as well. However, if you can please advise on how to obtain the scripts for SF it might be worth contemplating. Many thanks, Danny On 3/10/15, Jamie Kelly otrja...@gmail.com wrote: You could try Sound Forge and with the Jaws scripts you can use the EQ, shift and pitch sliders Etc. If you have some vision, Adobe Audition is very good also if it's still available. Both these programs cost around $300 to $400 each. Also look at the type of mike your using. Jamie -Original Message- From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Danny Miles Sent: Tuesday, 10 March 2015 9:09 PM To: PC Audio Discussion List Subject: Editing Mouth Noise and Braille Display Clicks Hello everyone. I wonder if anybody can please advise. I currently record using a broadcasting encoder and edit my content using GoldWave. However, I'm having significant issues with the presence of mouth clicks and the constant sounds of my Braille display as I move from line to line (or as the cursor flashes). I find that GoldWave's editing options are generally too weak to have any impact or too aggressive to leave a high-quality recording. I currently have Depopper; could this be used to remove the issues described above (and also the hiss of room ambience)? If so, any advice on particular settings would be appreciated. If not, can anybody please make any other suggestions? Many thanks, Danny --- This email is free from viruses and malware because avast! Antivirus protection is active. http://www.avast.com
Re: Editing Mouth Noise and Braille Display Clicks
Hi Jamie. Thanks for your message. I'm using a Shure SM58, which I understand to be one of the most commonly-used all-purpose vocal mics. I plug my mic into a mixer rather than using a USB mic ... do you have any better suggestions? I do use a pop shield, so I don't have issues with plosives, but the Braille display and mouth noises seem more evident than I expected. Also, I wasn't aware that there were Jaws scripts for Sound Forge. I used SF before I started with GoldWave many years ago and, generally, I think GoldWave works just as well. However, if you can please advise on how to obtain the scripts for SF it might be worth contemplating. Many thanks, Danny On 3/10/15, Jamie Kelly otrja...@gmail.com wrote: You could try Sound Forge and with the Jaws scripts you can use the EQ, shift and pitch sliders Etc. If you have some vision, Adobe Audition is very good also if it's still available. Both these programs cost around $300 to $400 each. Also look at the type of mike your using. Jamie -Original Message- From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Danny Miles Sent: Tuesday, 10 March 2015 9:09 PM To: PC Audio Discussion List Subject: Editing Mouth Noise and Braille Display Clicks Hello everyone. I wonder if anybody can please advise. I currently record using a broadcasting encoder and edit my content using GoldWave. However, I'm having significant issues with the presence of mouth clicks and the constant sounds of my Braille display as I move from line to line (or as the cursor flashes). I find that GoldWave's editing options are generally too weak to have any impact or too aggressive to leave a high-quality recording. I currently have Depopper; could this be used to remove the issues described above (and also the hiss of room ambience)? If so, any advice on particular settings would be appreciated. If not, can anybody please make any other suggestions? Many thanks, Danny --- This email is free from viruses and malware because avast! Antivirus protection is active. http://www.avast.com
Re: Editing Mouth Noise and Braille Display Clicks
Hi Tina. Thanks very much for this info. Do you feel that SF is better than GW or are they pretty comparable? Anybody else's thoughts on this would also be appreciated. Of course buying SF would be a considerable outlay, but it is in the cause of professional work, so I guess it depends whether there's a significant advantage to it or not. Also, as previously mentioned, I currently record my audio via the Sam broadcasting encoders and simply edit in GoldWave. Is this advisable or would it be better to simply do everything in an audio editing package? Danny On 3/10/15, Tina Wilson tinatee...@cox.net wrote: Hello Danny, In order to receive the scripts for Sound Forge, send an email to Jim Snowberger at: snow...@snowmanradio.com. He charges $30, and he's a great guy. Hope this helps. Tina -Original Message- From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Danny Miles Sent: Tuesday, March 10, 2015 12:15 PM To: PC Audio Discussion List Subject: Re: Editing Mouth Noise and Braille Display Clicks Hi Jamie. Thanks for your message. I'm using a Shure SM58, which I understand to be one of the most commonly-used all-purpose vocal mics. I plug my mic into a mixer rather than using a USB mic ... do you have any better suggestions? I do use a pop shield, so I don't have issues with plosives, but the Braille display and mouth noises seem more evident than I expected. Also, I wasn't aware that there were Jaws scripts for Sound Forge. I used SF before I started with GoldWave many years ago and, generally, I think GoldWave works just as well. However, if you can please advise on how to obtain the scripts for SF it might be worth contemplating. Many thanks, Danny On 3/10/15, Jamie Kelly otrja...@gmail.com wrote: You could try Sound Forge and with the Jaws scripts you can use the EQ, shift and pitch sliders Etc. If you have some vision, Adobe Audition is very good also if it's still available. Both these programs cost around $300 to $400 each. Also look at the type of mike your using. Jamie -Original Message- From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Danny Miles Sent: Tuesday, 10 March 2015 9:09 PM To: PC Audio Discussion List Subject: Editing Mouth Noise and Braille Display Clicks Hello everyone. I wonder if anybody can please advise. I currently record using a broadcasting encoder and edit my content using GoldWave. However, I'm having significant issues with the presence of mouth clicks and the constant sounds of my Braille display as I move from line to line (or as the cursor flashes). I find that GoldWave's editing options are generally too weak to have any impact or too aggressive to leave a high-quality recording. I currently have Depopper; could this be used to remove the issues described above (and also the hiss of room ambience)? If so, any advice on particular settings would be appreciated. If not, can anybody please make any other suggestions? Many thanks, Danny --- This email is free from viruses and malware because avast! Antivirus protection is active. http://www.avast.com
Re: Editing Mouth Noise and Braille Display Clicks
Hi Tina. I regularly do radio show presentation and the Braille display often comes out on that (which obviously can't be edited if live). That's why I often use Sam encoders for recording content ... I'm used to using them when broadcasting. However, when presenting, I'm not overly aware of mouth noises being an issue. The work which has made me pose this question is related to audio book narration, where the pace is slower and things like mouth noises and Braille display clicks are naturally more evident. What sort of VO work do you do? Danny On 3/10/15, Tina Wilson tinatee...@cox.net wrote: Hi Danny, Are you doing voiceover work? That's what I use Sound Forge for. Tina -Original Message- From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Danny Miles Sent: Tuesday, March 10, 2015 1:55 PM To: PC Audio Discussion List Subject: Re: Editing Mouth Noise and Braille Display Clicks Hi Tim. Thanks for your feedback. I know what you're talking about but, as I've always used the SM58 due to its strong capacity to pick things up when presenting radio shows or recording documentaries out in the field, I haven't looked at different types of mic. Now that I'm working on audio narration the Braille display and mouth clicks are more prevalent ... do you have any specific suggestions please? Thanks, Danny On 3/10/15, tim cumings thcumi...@comcast.net wrote: Danny, there's no difference in editing capabilities between sound forge and goldwave. As someone else has said, if you are picking up mouth noises and noise from your braille display, perhaps hyou should think about swithcing to a different microphone which might be lsee sensitive and have a different pickup pattern. For example, a dynamic microphone with a cardioid pattern might help in this situation. \On 3/10/2015 3:24 PM, Danny Miles wrote: Hi Tina. Thanks very much for this info. Do you feel that SF is better than GW or are they pretty comparable? Anybody else's thoughts on this would also be appreciated. Of course buying SF would be a considerable outlay, but it is in the cause of professional work, so I guess it depends whether there's a significant advantage to it or not. Also, as previously mentioned, I currently record my audio via the Sam broadcasting encoders and simply edit in GoldWave. Is this advisable or would it be better to simply do everything in an audio editing package? Danny On 3/10/15, Tina Wilson tinatee...@cox.net wrote: Hello Danny, In order to receive the scripts for Sound Forge, send an email to Jim Snowberger at: snow...@snowmanradio.com. He charges $30, and he's a great guy. Hope this helps. Tina -Original Message- From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Danny Miles Sent: Tuesday, March 10, 2015 12:15 PM To: PC Audio Discussion List Subject: Re: Editing Mouth Noise and Braille Display Clicks Hi Jamie. Thanks for your message. I'm using a Shure SM58, which I understand to be one of the most commonly-used all-purpose vocal mics. I plug my mic into a mixer rather than using a USB mic ... do you have any better suggestions? I do use a pop shield, so I don't have issues with plosives, but the Braille display and mouth noises seem more evident than I expected. Also, I wasn't aware that there were Jaws scripts for Sound Forge. I used SF before I started with GoldWave many years ago and, generally, I think GoldWave works just as well. However, if you can please advise on how to obtain the scripts for SF it might be worth contemplating. Many thanks, Danny On 3/10/15, Jamie Kelly otrja...@gmail.com wrote: You could try Sound Forge and with the Jaws scripts you can use the EQ, shift and pitch sliders Etc. If you have some vision, Adobe Audition is very good also if it's still available. Both these programs cost around $300 to $400 each. Also look at the type of mike your using. Jamie -Original Message- From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Danny Miles Sent: Tuesday, 10 March 2015 9:09 PM To: PC Audio Discussion List Subject: Editing Mouth Noise and Braille Display Clicks Hello everyone. I wonder if anybody can please advise. I currently record using a broadcasting encoder and edit my content using GoldWave. However, I'm having significant issues with the presence of mouth clicks and the constant sounds of my Braille display as I move from line to line (or as the cursor flashes). I find that GoldWave's editing options are generally too weak to have any impact or too aggressive to leave a high-quality recording. I currently have Depopper; could this be used to remove the issues described above (and also the hiss of room ambience)? If so, any advice on particular settings would be appreciated. If not, can anybody please make any other suggestions? Many thanks, Danny --- This email is free from viruses and malware
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Hi Tina. Sam encoders are a type of encoder used to send content to the internet for broadcasting purposes. However, the Sam ones also allow you to record an archive of your broadcast for future use (replays, editing for podcasts, availability for listening back to review performance, etc). I'm currently working on auditioning for audio books rather than already having one but, during my early recordings, I've noticed this issue of the mouth noises and clicks from the Braille display as I navigate through a document or as the cursor flashes. The audition scripts are available electronically so a Braille display is perfect, but I need to find a way of minimising these noises in order to create a higher-quality product. Danny On 3/10/15, Tina Wilson tinatee...@cox.net wrote: Hi Danny, That's very interesting. What are sam encoders? Are you working on an audio book, and if so, did you get it transcribed via a braille printer or how did that work for you. I do corporate narration, some on hold messages, and some e Learning. Tina -Original Message- From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Danny Miles Sent: Tuesday, March 10, 2015 2:46 PM To: PC Audio Discussion List Subject: Re: Editing Mouth Noise and Braille Display Clicks Hi Tina. I regularly do radio show presentation and the Braille display often comes out on that (which obviously can't be edited if live). That's why I often use Sam encoders for recording content ... I'm used to using them when broadcasting. However, when presenting, I'm not overly aware of mouth noises being an issue. The work which has made me pose this question is related to audio book narration, where the pace is slower and things like mouth noises and Braille display clicks are naturally more evident. What sort of VO work do you do? Danny On 3/10/15, Tina Wilson tinatee...@cox.net wrote: Hi Danny, Are you doing voiceover work? That's what I use Sound Forge for. Tina -Original Message- From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Danny Miles Sent: Tuesday, March 10, 2015 1:55 PM To: PC Audio Discussion List Subject: Re: Editing Mouth Noise and Braille Display Clicks Hi Tim. Thanks for your feedback. I know what you're talking about but, as I've always used the SM58 due to its strong capacity to pick things up when presenting radio shows or recording documentaries out in the field, I haven't looked at different types of mic. Now that I'm working on audio narration the Braille display and mouth clicks are more prevalent ... do you have any specific suggestions please? Thanks, Danny On 3/10/15, tim cumings thcumi...@comcast.net wrote: Danny, there's no difference in editing capabilities between sound forge and goldwave. As someone else has said, if you are picking up mouth noises and noise from your braille display, perhaps hyou should think about swithcing to a different microphone which might be lsee sensitive and have a different pickup pattern. For example, a dynamic microphone with a cardioid pattern might help in this situation. \On 3/10/2015 3:24 PM, Danny Miles wrote: Hi Tina. Thanks very much for this info. Do you feel that SF is better than GW or are they pretty comparable? Anybody else's thoughts on this would also be appreciated. Of course buying SF would be a considerable outlay, but it is in the cause of professional work, so I guess it depends whether there's a significant advantage to it or not. Also, as previously mentioned, I currently record my audio via the Sam broadcasting encoders and simply edit in GoldWave. Is this advisable or would it be better to simply do everything in an audio editing package? Danny On 3/10/15, Tina Wilson tinatee...@cox.net wrote: Hello Danny, In order to receive the scripts for Sound Forge, send an email to Jim Snowberger at: snow...@snowmanradio.com. He charges $30, and he's a great guy. Hope this helps. Tina -Original Message- From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Danny Miles Sent: Tuesday, March 10, 2015 12:15 PM To: PC Audio Discussion List Subject: Re: Editing Mouth Noise and Braille Display Clicks Hi Jamie. Thanks for your message. I'm using a Shure SM58, which I understand to be one of the most commonly-used all-purpose vocal mics. I plug my mic into a mixer rather than using a USB mic ... do you have any better suggestions? I do use a pop shield, so I don't have issues with plosives, but the Braille display and mouth noises seem more evident than I expected. Also, I wasn't aware that there were Jaws scripts for Sound Forge. I used SF before I started with GoldWave many years ago and, generally, I think GoldWave works just as well. However, if you can please advise on how to obtain the scripts for SF it might be worth contemplating. Many thanks, Danny On 3/10/15, Jamie Kelly otrja...@gmail.com
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Hi Barry. Thanks for your thoughts. I have my master mic volume on my mixer quite low in order to reduce room hiss/ambience, so that means my mic and display end up quite close together. I've briefly tried putting material underneath the display but this didn't seem to work (possibly because the noise is coming from the cursor and other elements on top of the display rather than underneath it). What, if any, sort of barriers would you be thinking of placing between the display and mic? The pop shield for the mic currently sits roughly over the display with the mic placed behind it. I used to have the mic positioned to the side of me rather than in front of me, but this inhibited my breathing as I had to lean over myself to get close to the mic, and as I'm narrating books I naturally need to be able to take deep breaths. Thanks for any suggestions. Danny On 3/10/15, Barry Chapman ba...@bchapman.id.au wrote: Hi Danny, Regarding the braille display noise, have you looked at placing some sort of barrier between the mic and the display, adjusting the angle of the mic or moving the display as far from the mic as practical. I have found that trying to filter out unwanted noise with a program such as Sound Forge almost always results in the overall sound quality being degraded and therefore should be a last resource option. Regards, Barry Chapman -Original Message- From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Danny Miles Sent: Wednesday, 11 March 2015 8:46 AM To: PC Audio Discussion List Subject: Re: Editing Mouth Noise and Braille Display Clicks Hi Tina. I regularly do radio show presentation and the Braille display often comes out on that (which obviously can't be edited if live). That's why I often use Sam encoders for recording content ... I'm used to using them when broadcasting. However, when presenting, I'm not overly aware of mouth noises being an issue. The work which has made me pose this question is related to audio book narration, where the pace is slower and things like mouth noises and Braille display clicks are naturally more evident. What sort of VO work do you do? Danny On 3/10/15, Tina Wilson tinatee...@cox.net wrote: Hi Danny, Are you doing voiceover work? That's what I use Sound Forge for. Tina -Original Message- From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Danny Miles Sent: Tuesday, March 10, 2015 1:55 PM To: PC Audio Discussion List Subject: Re: Editing Mouth Noise and Braille Display Clicks Hi Tim. Thanks for your feedback. I know what you're talking about but, as I've always used the SM58 due to its strong capacity to pick things up when presenting radio shows or recording documentaries out in the field, I haven't looked at different types of mic. Now that I'm working on audio narration the Braille display and mouth clicks are more prevalent ... do you have any specific suggestions please? Thanks, Danny On 3/10/15, tim cumings thcumi...@comcast.net wrote: Danny, there's no difference in editing capabilities between sound forge and goldwave. As someone else has said, if you are picking up mouth noises and noise from your braille display, perhaps hyou should think about swithcing to a different microphone which might be lsee sensitive and have a different pickup pattern. For example, a dynamic microphone with a cardioid pattern might help in this situation. \On 3/10/2015 3:24 PM, Danny Miles wrote: Hi Tina. Thanks very much for this info. Do you feel that SF is better than GW or are they pretty comparable? Anybody else's thoughts on this would also be appreciated. Of course buying SF would be a considerable outlay, but it is in the cause of professional work, so I guess it depends whether there's a significant advantage to it or not. Also, as previously mentioned, I currently record my audio via the Sam broadcasting encoders and simply edit in GoldWave. Is this advisable or would it be better to simply do everything in an audio editing package? Danny On 3/10/15, Tina Wilson tinatee...@cox.net wrote: Hello Danny, In order to receive the scripts for Sound Forge, send an email to Jim Snowberger at: snow...@snowmanradio.com. He charges $30, and he's a great guy. Hope this helps. Tina -Original Message- From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Danny Miles Sent: Tuesday, March 10, 2015 12:15 PM To: PC Audio Discussion List Subject: Re: Editing Mouth Noise and Braille Display Clicks Hi Jamie. Thanks for your message. I'm using a Shure SM58, which I understand to be one of the most commonly-used all-purpose vocal mics. I plug my mic into a mixer rather than using a USB mic ... do you have any better suggestions? I do use a pop shield, so I don't have issues with plosives, but the Braille display and mouth noises seem more evident than I expected. Also, I wasn't aware
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Hi. Sorry, haven't heard of Twisted Wave ... what is it? Danny On 3/10/15, Tina Wilson tinatee...@cox.net wrote: You are right. It does take a lot of patience. I have friends who think I'm nuts for doing it. I'm just curious. Have you heard of Twisted Wave? I know sighted people who love it, but I have the feeling that it's not accessible for us. Tina -Original Message- From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Brett Boyer Sent: Tuesday, March 10, 2015 3:32 PM To: 'PC Audio Discussion List' Subject: RE: Editing Mouth Noise and Braille Display Clicks Hi. I have done voice-over work as well and I am a Goldwave user. I am a former Sound Forge user but SF had too many bells and whistles for me. I do all of my editing (and other folks as well) with Goldwave. I used SF a long time ago (before they got bought by Soni) and I saw more and more accessibility slipping away. Once I found out about how Goldwave was really implementing accessible features, and the fact that they seemed to actually care... I went with Goldwave. Just as an example. I had a sighted co-worker at the radio station who always made these little grunts and groans after she would read a sentence. It was very anoying to have to sift through every sentence and cut out these little (sometimes erotic sounding sighs and moans) So, I don't think it really matters what program your using as long as you're good at editing and you have the ear and the patience to do it. I don't really know if my reply is any help, but there it is anyway! SF and Goldwave are great products. I'm not trying to start any kind of debate... Just saying I was a Sound Forge user many many years ago and I have been a proud GW user too! And, while reading this I have one more suggestion for those editors out there. There is such a thing as over editing. Some people get too friendly with deleting, and lose the rhythm of natural speech. I recall listening to a Main Menu show a few years back where someone decided to cut out all breaths and pauses, they made the presenter sound like a robot and it was unlistenable. So, just a heads-up! Jmt bb -Original Message- From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of tim cumings Sent: Tuesday, March 10, 2015 1:19 PM To: PC Audio Discussion List Subject: Re: Editing Mouth Noise and Braille Display Clicks Danny, there's no difference in editing capabilities between sound forge and goldwave. As someone else has said, if you are picking up mouth noises and noise from your braille display, perhaps hyou should think about swithcing to a different microphone which might be lsee sensitive and have a different pickup pattern. For example, a dynamic microphone with a cardioid pattern might help in this situation. \On 3/10/2015 3:24 PM, Danny Miles wrote: Hi Tina. Thanks very much for this info. Do you feel that SF is better than GW or are they pretty comparable? Anybody else's thoughts on this would also be appreciated. Of course buying SF would be a considerable outlay, but it is in the cause of professional work, so I guess it depends whether there's a significant advantage to it or not. Also, as previously mentioned, I currently record my audio via the Sam broadcasting encoders and simply edit in GoldWave. Is this advisable or would it be better to simply do everything in an audio editing package? Danny On 3/10/15, Tina Wilson tinatee...@cox.net wrote: Hello Danny, In order to receive the scripts for Sound Forge, send an email to Jim Snowberger at: snow...@snowmanradio.com. He charges $30, and he's a great guy. Hope this helps. Tina -Original Message- From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Danny Miles Sent: Tuesday, March 10, 2015 12:15 PM To: PC Audio Discussion List Subject: Re: Editing Mouth Noise and Braille Display Clicks Hi Jamie. Thanks for your message. I'm using a Shure SM58, which I understand to be one of the most commonly-used all-purpose vocal mics. I plug my mic into a mixer rather than using a USB mic ... do you have any better suggestions? I do use a pop shield, so I don't have issues with plosives, but the Braille display and mouth noises seem more evident than I expected. Also, I wasn't aware that there were Jaws scripts for Sound Forge. I used SF before I started with GoldWave many years ago and, generally, I think GoldWave works just as well. However, if you can please advise on how to obtain the scripts for SF it might be worth contemplating. Many thanks, Danny On 3/10/15, Jamie Kelly otrja...@gmail.com wrote: You could try Sound Forge and with the Jaws scripts you can use the EQ, shift and pitch sliders Etc. If you have some vision, Adobe Audition is very good also if it's still available. Both these programs cost around $300 to $400 each. Also look at the type of mike your using. Jamie -Original
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Hi Mike. Thanks for this recommendation. If memory serves me correctly (without checking out the tutorial), I think this is a USB mic. Can you confirm or contradict this please? Danny On 3/10/15, Mike Bernard mbern6...@aol.com wrote: While we're on the subject of audio editing, I'd like to suggest the Blue Yetti. It offers four different pickup patterns, so you can adjust the way it picks up your voice. It also has a way for you to monitor what's being picked up from it as well. Here's a link to an audio tutorial about it: https://www.dropbox.com/s/djrbrqri08kczj9/bct1524BlueYetiMicrophone.mp3?dl=0 It's an old tutorial from a few years ago, but it still holds lots of valuable information. Hope it helps. Mike Rochester, NY. -Original Message- From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Brett Boyer Sent: Tuesday, March 10, 2015 6:32 PM To: 'PC Audio Discussion List' Subject: RE: Editing Mouth Noise and Braille Display Clicks Hi. I have done voice-over work as well and I am a Goldwave user. I am a former Sound Forge user but SF had too many bells and whistles for me. I do all of my editing (and other folks as well) with Goldwave. I used SF a long time ago (before they got bought by Soni) and I saw more and more accessibility slipping away. Once I found out about how Goldwave was really implementing accessible features, and the fact that they seemed to actually care... I went with Goldwave. Just as an example. I had a sighted co-worker at the radio station who always made these little grunts and groans after she would read a sentence. It was very anoying to have to sift through every sentence and cut out these little (sometimes erotic sounding sighs and moans) So, I don't think it really matters what program your using as long as you're good at editing and you have the ear and the patience to do it. I don't really know if my reply is any help, but there it is anyway! SF and Goldwave are great products. I'm not trying to start any kind of debate... Just saying I was a Sound Forge user many many years ago and I have been a proud GW user too! And, while reading this I have one more suggestion for those editors out there. There is such a thing as over editing. Some people get too friendly with deleting, and lose the rhythm of natural speech. I recall listening to a Main Menu show a few years back where someone decided to cut out all breaths and pauses, they made the presenter sound like a robot and it was unlistenable. So, just a heads-up! Jmt bb -Original Message- From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of tim cumings Sent: Tuesday, March 10, 2015 1:19 PM To: PC Audio Discussion List Subject: Re: Editing Mouth Noise and Braille Display Clicks Danny, there's no difference in editing capabilities between sound forge and goldwave. As someone else has said, if you are picking up mouth noises and noise from your braille display, perhaps hyou should think about swithcing to a different microphone which might be lsee sensitive and have a different pickup pattern. For example, a dynamic microphone with a cardioid pattern might help in this situation. \On 3/10/2015 3:24 PM, Danny Miles wrote: Hi Tina. Thanks very much for this info. Do you feel that SF is better than GW or are they pretty comparable? Anybody else's thoughts on this would also be appreciated. Of course buying SF would be a considerable outlay, but it is in the cause of professional work, so I guess it depends whether there's a significant advantage to it or not. Also, as previously mentioned, I currently record my audio via the Sam broadcasting encoders and simply edit in GoldWave. Is this advisable or would it be better to simply do everything in an audio editing package? Danny On 3/10/15, Tina Wilson tinatee...@cox.net wrote: Hello Danny, In order to receive the scripts for Sound Forge, send an email to Jim Snowberger at: snow...@snowmanradio.com. He charges $30, and he's a great guy. Hope this helps. Tina -Original Message- From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Danny Miles Sent: Tuesday, March 10, 2015 12:15 PM To: PC Audio Discussion List Subject: Re: Editing Mouth Noise and Braille Display Clicks Hi Jamie. Thanks for your message. I'm using a Shure SM58, which I understand to be one of the most commonly-used all-purpose vocal mics. I plug my mic into a mixer rather than using a USB mic ... do you have any better suggestions? I do use a pop shield, so I don't have issues with plosives, but the Braille display and mouth noises seem more evident than I expected. Also, I wasn't aware that there were Jaws scripts for Sound Forge. I used SF before I started with GoldWave many years ago and, generally, I think GoldWave works just as well. However, if you can please advise on how to obtain the scripts for SF it might be worth contemplating
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Hi Brett. Long time no speak - how are you? Yes, I agree with you on the issue of over-editing. I very rarely edit out breathing sounds, unless there's a particularly obvious catch in it, but I've rarely heard the little sounds of a moist mouth on other recordings so assume that it's more important to remove these. I admit that I check all of my work with headphones, so I'm going to pick up every little detail, but if people are buying these narrations from places like Audible it's quite possible that they'll be listening on earpieces or headphones too. As I'm a narrator rather than an audio publisher, I don't know how much most people will let you get away with. Do you think I may be acting as a bit of a perfectionist? Even if so, the sound of the Braille display cursor constantly flashing does irritate me, and I imagine it would frustrate others too. Danny On 3/10/15, Brett Boyer bboyer...@gmail.com wrote: Hi. I have done voice-over work as well and I am a Goldwave user. I am a former Sound Forge user but SF had too many bells and whistles for me. I do all of my editing (and other folks as well) with Goldwave. I used SF a long time ago (before they got bought by Soni) and I saw more and more accessibility slipping away. Once I found out about how Goldwave was really implementing accessible features, and the fact that they seemed to actually care... I went with Goldwave. Just as an example. I had a sighted co-worker at the radio station who always made these little grunts and groans after she would read a sentence. It was very anoying to have to sift through every sentence and cut out these little (sometimes erotic sounding sighs and moans) So, I don't think it really matters what program your using as long as you're good at editing and you have the ear and the patience to do it. I don't really know if my reply is any help, but there it is anyway! SF and Goldwave are great products. I'm not trying to start any kind of debate... Just saying I was a Sound Forge user many many years ago and I have been a proud GW user too! And, while reading this I have one more suggestion for those editors out there. There is such a thing as over editing. Some people get too friendly with deleting, and lose the rhythm of natural speech. I recall listening to a Main Menu show a few years back where someone decided to cut out all breaths and pauses, they made the presenter sound like a robot and it was unlistenable. So, just a heads-up! Jmt bb -Original Message- From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of tim cumings Sent: Tuesday, March 10, 2015 1:19 PM To: PC Audio Discussion List Subject: Re: Editing Mouth Noise and Braille Display Clicks Danny, there's no difference in editing capabilities between sound forge and goldwave. As someone else has said, if you are picking up mouth noises and noise from your braille display, perhaps hyou should think about swithcing to a different microphone which might be lsee sensitive and have a different pickup pattern. For example, a dynamic microphone with a cardioid pattern might help in this situation. \On 3/10/2015 3:24 PM, Danny Miles wrote: Hi Tina. Thanks very much for this info. Do you feel that SF is better than GW or are they pretty comparable? Anybody else's thoughts on this would also be appreciated. Of course buying SF would be a considerable outlay, but it is in the cause of professional work, so I guess it depends whether there's a significant advantage to it or not. Also, as previously mentioned, I currently record my audio via the Sam broadcasting encoders and simply edit in GoldWave. Is this advisable or would it be better to simply do everything in an audio editing package? Danny On 3/10/15, Tina Wilson tinatee...@cox.net wrote: Hello Danny, In order to receive the scripts for Sound Forge, send an email to Jim Snowberger at: snow...@snowmanradio.com. He charges $30, and he's a great guy. Hope this helps. Tina -Original Message- From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Danny Miles Sent: Tuesday, March 10, 2015 12:15 PM To: PC Audio Discussion List Subject: Re: Editing Mouth Noise and Braille Display Clicks Hi Jamie. Thanks for your message. I'm using a Shure SM58, which I understand to be one of the most commonly-used all-purpose vocal mics. I plug my mic into a mixer rather than using a USB mic ... do you have any better suggestions? I do use a pop shield, so I don't have issues with plosives, but the Braille display and mouth noises seem more evident than I expected. Also, I wasn't aware that there were Jaws scripts for Sound Forge. I used SF before I started with GoldWave many years ago and, generally, I think GoldWave works just as well. However, if you can please advise on how to obtain the scripts for SF it might be worth contemplating. Many thanks, Danny On 3/10/15, Jamie Kelly otrja
Re: Editing Mouth Noise and Braille Display Clicks
Hi Tina. Funny you should mention ACX ... it's auditioning for work on there that's instigated these questions of mine. :) Do you know of other similar sites or is ACX one that you use as well? I have an embosser but I haven't currently got the space to set it up and I'm not sure if it's compatible with my current laptop. I guess I could type things out on my Perkins machine, but I think that would be very expensive in terms of time and may not make the jobs so beneficial in terms of financial reward. Any thoughts from you welcome on this. Thanks, Danny On 3/10/15, Tina Wilson tinatee...@cox.net wrote: Hi Danny, I hate mouth noises. I hate editing them out, they take forever. Have you heard of ACX? It's a website to audition for audio books. So I'm just curious. If you got a lengthy script that you needed to braille, how would that work. Tina -Original Message- From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Danny Miles Sent: Tuesday, March 10, 2015 3:35 PM To: PC Audio Discussion List Subject: Re: Editing Mouth Noise and Braille Display Clicks Hi Tina. Sam encoders are a type of encoder used to send content to the internet for broadcasting purposes. However, the Sam ones also allow you to record an archive of your broadcast for future use (replays, editing for podcasts, availability for listening back to review performance, etc). I'm currently working on auditioning for audio books rather than already having one but, during my early recordings, I've noticed this issue of the mouth noises and clicks from the Braille display as I navigate through a document or as the cursor flashes. The audition scripts are available electronically so a Braille display is perfect, but I need to find a way of minimising these noises in order to create a higher-quality product. Danny On 3/10/15, Tina Wilson tinatee...@cox.net wrote: Hi Danny, That's very interesting. What are sam encoders? Are you working on an audio book, and if so, did you get it transcribed via a braille printer or how did that work for you. I do corporate narration, some on hold messages, and some e Learning. Tina -Original Message- From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Danny Miles Sent: Tuesday, March 10, 2015 2:46 PM To: PC Audio Discussion List Subject: Re: Editing Mouth Noise and Braille Display Clicks Hi Tina. I regularly do radio show presentation and the Braille display often comes out on that (which obviously can't be edited if live). That's why I often use Sam encoders for recording content ... I'm used to using them when broadcasting. However, when presenting, I'm not overly aware of mouth noises being an issue. The work which has made me pose this question is related to audio book narration, where the pace is slower and things like mouth noises and Braille display clicks are naturally more evident. What sort of VO work do you do? Danny On 3/10/15, Tina Wilson tinatee...@cox.net wrote: Hi Danny, Are you doing voiceover work? That's what I use Sound Forge for. Tina -Original Message- From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Danny Miles Sent: Tuesday, March 10, 2015 1:55 PM To: PC Audio Discussion List Subject: Re: Editing Mouth Noise and Braille Display Clicks Hi Tim. Thanks for your feedback. I know what you're talking about but, as I've always used the SM58 due to its strong capacity to pick things up when presenting radio shows or recording documentaries out in the field, I haven't looked at different types of mic. Now that I'm working on audio narration the Braille display and mouth clicks are more prevalent ... do you have any specific suggestions please? Thanks, Danny On 3/10/15, tim cumings thcumi...@comcast.net wrote: Danny, there's no difference in editing capabilities between sound forge and goldwave. As someone else has said, if you are picking up mouth noises and noise from your braille display, perhaps hyou should think about swithcing to a different microphone which might be lsee sensitive and have a different pickup pattern. For example, a dynamic microphone with a cardioid pattern might help in this situation. \On 3/10/2015 3:24 PM, Danny Miles wrote: Hi Tina. Thanks very much for this info. Do you feel that SF is better than GW or are they pretty comparable? Anybody else's thoughts on this would also be appreciated. Of course buying SF would be a considerable outlay, but it is in the cause of professional work, so I guess it depends whether there's a significant advantage to it or not. Also, as previously mentioned, I currently record my audio via the Sam broadcasting encoders and simply edit in GoldWave. Is this advisable or would it be better to simply do everything in an audio editing package? Danny On 3/10/15, Tina Wilson tinatee...@cox.net wrote: Hello Danny, In order to receive
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GoldWave's Go To Feature
Hi. I'm trying to use the ctrl + G shortcut to move my start cursor to a spot within my file but it doesn't seem to be working. The file isn't playing when I'm putting the time in ... I'm pressing enter and then space to play the file but it always plays from the start of the file (where my start marker initially was placed). Am I doing something wrong or is there a setting that might need changing to facilitate use of this feature? Many thanks, Danny
Re: GoldWave's Go To Feature
Hi Brett. Thanks - that's perfect. Danny On 3/30/15, Brett Boyer bboyer...@gmail.com wrote: Hi. As far as I can tell, the goto feature doesn't place your marker at the position, you have to mark the spot once the cursor lands there. -Original Message- From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Danny Miles Sent: Monday, March 30, 2015 10:01 AM To: PC Audio Discussion List Subject: GoldWave's Go To Feature Hi. I'm trying to use the ctrl + G shortcut to move my start cursor to a spot within my file but it doesn't seem to be working. The file isn't playing when I'm putting the time in ... I'm pressing enter and then space to play the file but it always plays from the start of the file (where my start marker initially was placed). Am I doing something wrong or is there a setting that might need changing to facilitate use of this feature? Many thanks, Danny
Re: GoldWave's Go To Feature
Hi Colin. Many thanks for your in-depth response. Very helpful and I've made that change too. Danny On 3/30/15, Colin Howard co...@pobox.com wrote: Greetings, Make sure the auto scroll lock is checked, this should be found in the view menu, note I am still using V5.70, if you are using V6.anything, I am unaware of any possible changes. Whilst playing the file, do control with g, in an edit box, it shows current cursor position at the time you issued the command, overwrite (or modify) and press enter, cursor jumps to the place given or if outside the file, gives an error and invites you to correct and re-enter. -- Danny Miles Radio presenter, interviewer, researcher, podcaster and media consultant/trainer Mobile: +44(0)7926 972762 Email: toptunesda...@gmail.com Twitter: http://www.Twitter.com/TopTunesDanny Facebook: http://www.Facebook.com/AbilityGateway LinkedIn: http://www.LinkedIn.com/in/Milaser Audioboo: http://www.Audioboo.fm/TopTunesDanny Skype: TopTunesDanny
Re: GoldWave's Go To Feature
Hi Robert. Thanks so much. This wasn't what I was looking for as I wasn't aware of it but it's even better than the other way as it allows access to both start and finish markers at once. Love it. Danny On 3/31/15, Robert Doc wright godfea...@wrighthere.net wrote: the command is shift +e then tab and enter the time you want the start marker - Original Message - From: Danny Miles milaser2...@googlemail.com To: PC Audio Discussion List pc-audio@pc-audio.org Sent: Monday, March 30, 2015 11:00 AM Subject: GoldWave's Go To Feature Hi. I'm trying to use the ctrl + G shortcut to move my start cursor to a spot within my file but it doesn't seem to be working. The file isn't playing when I'm putting the time in ... I'm pressing enter and then space to play the file but it always plays from the start of the file (where my start marker initially was placed). Am I doing something wrong or is there a setting that might need changing to facilitate use of this feature? Many thanks, Danny -- Danny Miles Radio presenter, interviewer, researcher, podcaster and media consultant/trainer Mobile: +44(0)7926 972762 Email: toptunesda...@gmail.com Twitter: http://www.Twitter.com/TopTunesDanny Facebook: http://www.Facebook.com/AbilityGateway LinkedIn: http://www.LinkedIn.com/in/Milaser Audioboo: http://www.Audioboo.fm/TopTunesDanny Skype: TopTunesDanny
Re: GoldWave's Go To Feature
Hi Joe. It's actually a load of help thanks. Depending on how long my selection is I've previously just listened to the whole thing or moved the start marker to shorten it before moving it back to edit, so this is a much more streamlined and effective way of doing things. Much appreciated. Danny On 3/31/15, Joe Paton j...@vi-ability.demon.co.uk wrote: Hi Danny, When you have placed the marker as robert advises, then if you press shift with left bracket, you will hear some audio up to the start marker position. It may be that your play 1 setting, is set to all rather than selected, or view. If you press control with the left bracket, you will hear from the start marker onwards. The same is true of the shift-right bracket, which plays a small piece of audio up to the finish marker, and control right bracket from the finish marker onward. I'm no expert, but hope this helps. Joe On Mon, 30 Mar 2015 22:28:19 -0600 Robert Doc wright godfea...@wrighthere.net wrote: the command is shift +e then tab and enter the time you want the start marker - Original Message - From: Danny Miles milaser2...@googlemail.com To: PC Audio Discussion List pc-audio@pc-audio.org Sent: Monday, March 30, 2015 11:00 AM Subject: GoldWave's Go To Feature Hi. I'm trying to use the ctrl + G shortcut to move my start cursor to a spot within my file but it doesn't seem to be working. The file isn't playing when I'm putting the time in ... I'm pressing enter and then space to play the file but it always plays from the start of the file (where my start marker initially was placed). Am I doing something wrong or is there a setting that might need changing to facilitate use of this feature? Many thanks, Danny -- Joe Paton j...@vi-ability.demon.co.uk -- Danny Miles Radio presenter, interviewer, researcher, podcaster and media consultant/trainer Mobile: +44(0)7926 972762 Email: toptunesda...@gmail.com Twitter: http://www.Twitter.com/TopTunesDanny Facebook: http://www.Facebook.com/AbilityGateway LinkedIn: http://www.LinkedIn.com/in/Milaser Audioboo: http://www.Audioboo.fm/TopTunesDanny Skype: TopTunesDanny
Using Rhapsody and Rhapsody Blind
Hi everybody. I've installed Rhapsody and Rhapsody Blind (the accompanying Jaws scripts designed by John Martin) but I'm still trying to get to grips with how Rhapsody works and what settings I need etc. I'm also finding that, even when I move between options in the preferences and so on, Jaws repeats the line above or below, making it hard to identify that I'm ticking the correct option or action. Does anyone please have any audio or text tutorials or website links that can help me in gaining a better understanding of the Rhapsody software and how to access it? Many thanks, Danny
Re: Production Content for Radio Sweepers and Idents
Hi Hank. There are quite a few of them but my favourite, both for accessibility and choice, is www.stockmusic.net One of the advantages of this site is that, once you've purchased the music, you don't have to monitor the number of times you use each track in order to pay royalties when your quota is up ... purchasing the track is the only cost you incur. Cheers, Danny On 7/29/15, Hank Smith, and Seeing-eye dog Iona hank.smith...@gmail.com wrote: what is the website where you can get royalty music from? On 7/29/2015 4:01 AM, Danny Miles wrote: Hi. I think this question is relevant to the list - apologies if it isn't. I know how to get hold of royalty-free music for magazines, podcasts and the like but I'd appreciate suggestions on where I can get sounds, effects, beats and other content for use in producing short radio sweepers, idents and promos. Free is always best but willing to pay for good content if you have any suggestions. Many thanks, Danny -- Danny Miles Radio presenter, interviewer, researcher, podcaster and media consultant/trainer Mobile: +44(0)7926 972762 Email: toptunesda...@gmail.com Twitter: http://www.Twitter.com/TopTunesDanny Facebook: http://www.Facebook.com/AbilityGateway LinkedIn: http://www.LinkedIn.com/in/Milaser Audioboo: http://www.Audioboo.fm/TopTunesDanny Skype: TopTunesDanny
Production Content for Radio Sweepers and Idents
Hi. I think this question is relevant to the list - apologies if it isn't. I know how to get hold of royalty-free music for magazines, podcasts and the like but I'd appreciate suggestions on where I can get sounds, effects, beats and other content for use in producing short radio sweepers, idents and promos. Free is always best but willing to pay for good content if you have any suggestions. Many thanks, Danny -- Danny Miles Radio presenter, interviewer, researcher, podcaster and media consultant/trainer Mobile: +44(0)7926 972762 Email: toptunesda...@gmail.com Twitter: http://www.Twitter.com/TopTunesDanny Facebook: http://www.Facebook.com/AbilityGateway LinkedIn: http://www.LinkedIn.com/in/Milaser Audioboo: http://www.Audioboo.fm/TopTunesDanny Skype: TopTunesDanny
Re: Production Content for Radio Sweepers and Idents
Hi. Thanks Steve - I know of Andre. Any other ideas very welcome too. Danny On 7/29/15, Steve Nutt st...@comproom.co.uk wrote: Hi, http://www.andrelouis.com. All the best Steve -- Computer Room Services 77 Exeter Close Stevenage Hertfordshire SG1 4PW Tel: +44(0)1438-742286 Mob: +44(0)7956-334938 Fax: +44(0)1438-759589 Email: st...@comproom.co.uk Web: http://www.comproom.co.uk -Original Message- From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Danny Miles Sent: 29 July 2015 12:01 To: PC Audio Discussion List pc-audio@pc-audio.org Subject: Production Content for Radio Sweepers and Idents Hi. I think this question is relevant to the list - apologies if it isn't. I know how to get hold of royalty-free music for magazines, podcasts and the like but I'd appreciate suggestions on where I can get sounds, effects, beats and other content for use in producing short radio sweepers, idents and promos. Free is always best but willing to pay for good content if you have any suggestions. Many thanks, Danny -- Danny Miles Radio presenter, interviewer, researcher, podcaster and media consultant/trainer Mobile: +44(0)7926 972762 Email: toptunesda...@gmail.com Twitter: http://www.Twitter.com/TopTunesDanny Facebook: http://www.Facebook.com/AbilityGateway LinkedIn: http://www.LinkedIn.com/in/Milaser Audioboo: http://www.Audioboo.fm/TopTunesDanny Skype: TopTunesDanny -- Danny Miles Radio presenter, interviewer, researcher, podcaster and media consultant/trainer Mobile: +44(0)7926 972762 Email: toptunesda...@gmail.com Twitter: http://www.Twitter.com/TopTunesDanny Facebook: http://www.Facebook.com/AbilityGateway LinkedIn: http://www.LinkedIn.com/in/Milaser Audioboo: http://www.Audioboo.fm/TopTunesDanny Skype: TopTunesDanny
GoldWave's Doppler Features
Hi everyone. I'm having great fun playing around with GoldWave at the moment and am trying to work out how to use the presets and controls in the Doppler area to create different content. I usually find the GoldWave manual really helpful for explaining what results should occur from different actions and what each control does (so that it can be adjusted accordingly) but I feel completely unenlightened after looking at this section of the Help menu. Is there a problem with completing tasks here because of the manual's suggestion of using the mouse or can Jaws be used to create the same results? Sorry for what I'm sure is a very basic question but any help, either on or off list, will be much appreciated. I think I'm using GoldWave 5.65 (I know, I haven't updated for a while) but I imagine not much has changed over time. Many thanks, Danny -- Danny Miles Radio presenter, interviewer, researcher, podcaster and media consultant/trainer Mobile: +44(0)7926 972762 Email: toptunesda...@gmail.com Twitter: http://www.Twitter.com/TopTunesDanny Facebook: http://www.Facebook.com/AbilityGateway LinkedIn: http://www.LinkedIn.com/in/Milaser Audioboo: http://www.Audioboo.fm/TopTunesDanny Skype: TopTunesDanny
Latest GoldWave and Accompanying Jaws Scripts
Hi. Can anyone please advise me what the latest version of GoldWave is and the creator of the best Jaws scripts to use with it? If you have direct links for one or both, even better. Many thanks, Danny -- Danny Miles Radio presenter, interviewer, researcher, podcaster and media consultant/trainer Mobile: +44(0)7926 972762 Email: toptunesda...@gmail.com Twitter: http://www.Twitter.com/TopTunesDanny Facebook: http://www.Facebook.com/AbilityGateway LinkedIn: http://www.LinkedIn.com/in/Milaser Audioboo: http://www.Audioboo.fm/TopTunesDanny Skype: TopTunesDanny
Re: Latest GoldWave and Accompanying Jaws Scripts
Hi Joseph. If you could please send me the latest scripts and/or installation file for GoldWave 6.13 it'd be much appreciated. I know I'd still need to purchase a licence for it but would like to try it as a demo first. Many thanks, Danny On 7/16/15, Joseph Lee joseph.lee22...@gmail.com wrote: Hi, Please let me know if you want me to send the scripts to you directly (unless others have a copy of it). The latest version of GoldWave is 6.13. Cheers, Joseph -Original Message- From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Danny Miles Sent: Thursday, July 16, 2015 4:32 AM To: PC Audio Discussion List pc-audio@pc-audio.org Subject: Latest GoldWave and Accompanying Jaws Scripts Hi. Can anyone please advise me what the latest version of GoldWave is and the creator of the best Jaws scripts to use with it? If you have direct links for one or both, even better. Many thanks, Danny -- Danny Miles Radio presenter, interviewer, researcher, podcaster and media consultant/trainer Mobile: +44(0)7926 972762 Email: toptunesda...@gmail.com Twitter: http://www.Twitter.com/TopTunesDanny Facebook: http://www.Facebook.com/AbilityGateway LinkedIn: http://www.LinkedIn.com/in/Milaser Audioboo: http://www.Audioboo.fm/TopTunesDanny Skype: TopTunesDanny -- Danny Miles Radio presenter, interviewer, researcher, podcaster and media consultant/trainer Mobile: +44(0)7926 972762 Email: toptunesda...@gmail.com Twitter: http://www.Twitter.com/TopTunesDanny Facebook: http://www.Facebook.com/AbilityGateway LinkedIn: http://www.LinkedIn.com/in/Milaser Audioboo: http://www.Audioboo.fm/TopTunesDanny Skype: TopTunesDanny
Re: Latest GoldWave and Accompanying Jaws Scripts
Hi everyone. Thanks to everybody, including Steve and Joseph just now, for pointing out where I can get the software from. A copy of the scripts, or a link to download them, would still be appreciated though. Thanks, Danny On 7/16/15, Joseph Lee joseph.lee22...@gmail.com wrote: Hi, Go to www.goldwave.com and one of the links should be on GoldWave 6 release. Cheers, Joseph -Original Message- From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Danny Miles Sent: Thursday, July 16, 2015 2:27 PM To: PC Audio Discussion List pc-audio@pc-audio.org Subject: Re: Latest GoldWave and Accompanying Jaws Scripts Hi Joseph. If you could please send me the latest scripts and/or installation file for GoldWave 6.13 it'd be much appreciated. I know I'd still need to purchase a licence for it but would like to try it as a demo first. Many thanks, Danny On 7/16/15, Joseph Lee joseph.lee22...@gmail.com wrote: Hi, Please let me know if you want me to send the scripts to you directly (unless others have a copy of it). The latest version of GoldWave is 6.13. Cheers, Joseph -Original Message- From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Danny Miles Sent: Thursday, July 16, 2015 4:32 AM To: PC Audio Discussion List pc-audio@pc-audio.org Subject: Latest GoldWave and Accompanying Jaws Scripts Hi. Can anyone please advise me what the latest version of GoldWave is and the creator of the best Jaws scripts to use with it? If you have direct links for one or both, even better. Many thanks, Danny -- Danny Miles Radio presenter, interviewer, researcher, podcaster and media consultant/trainer Mobile: +44(0)7926 972762 Email: toptunesda...@gmail.com Twitter: http://www.Twitter.com/TopTunesDanny Facebook: http://www.Facebook.com/AbilityGateway LinkedIn: http://www.LinkedIn.com/in/Milaser Audioboo: http://www.Audioboo.fm/TopTunesDanny Skype: TopTunesDanny -- Danny Miles Radio presenter, interviewer, researcher, podcaster and media consultant/trainer Mobile: +44(0)7926 972762 Email: toptunesda...@gmail.com Twitter: http://www.Twitter.com/TopTunesDanny Facebook: http://www.Facebook.com/AbilityGateway LinkedIn: http://www.LinkedIn.com/in/Milaser Audioboo: http://www.Audioboo.fm/TopTunesDanny Skype: TopTunesDanny -- Danny Miles Radio presenter, interviewer, researcher, podcaster and media consultant/trainer Mobile: +44(0)7926 972762 Email: toptunesda...@gmail.com Twitter: http://www.Twitter.com/TopTunesDanny Facebook: http://www.Facebook.com/AbilityGateway LinkedIn: http://www.LinkedIn.com/in/Milaser Audioboo: http://www.Audioboo.fm/TopTunesDanny Skype: TopTunesDanny
Re: question about Internet Broadcasting
Hi. I'm currently broadcasting on internet rightadio and I, along with the high majority of visually impaired presenters, use the Station Playlist Studio software which can be seen at www.stationplaylist.com The company is very closely-linbed with designers of additional scripts for Jaws, NVDA and other screenreaders which ensures strong accessibility and, as with Byron's suggestion, the software can be used in conjunction with the Sam encoders for getting broadcasts onto the internet. I'd be glad to advise you on anything that I can, either in relation to the software or how to pr epare and present a show. I'm away from home today but should be around for the rest of the week and I'd be happy to chat via email, Skype, phone or any other option that works for you. You can email me on toptunesda...@gmail.com or call me on 07926972762. If you'd prefer me to call you, just let me know a suitable time and number for me to get in touch. All my best, Danny On Wednesday, 2 September 2015, Byron Stephens <bstephens122...@shaw.ca> wrote: > I still use winamp with the sqr crossfader and the sam encoders, as I have > since 2005. > - Original Message - From: "Dan Kerstetter" <dh...@comcast.net> > To: "PC Audio Discussion List" <pc-audio@pc-audio.org> > Sent: Tuesday, September 01, 2015 10:19 PM > Subject: question about Internet Broadcasting > > > I'd like to get into internet broadcasting. >> >> >> >> What software are people using and how accessible is it? >> >> >> >> Thanks in advance. >> >> >> >> Dan >> >> >> >> >> >> - >> No virus found in this message. >> Checked by AVG - www.avg.com >> Version: 2015.0.6125 / Virus Database: 4409/10558 - Release Date: 09/01/15 >> >> > > -- Danny Miles Radio presenter, interviewer, researcher, podcaster and media consultant/trainer Mobile: +44(0)7926 972762 Email: toptunesda...@gmail.com Twitter: http://www.Twitter.com/TopTunesDanny Facebook: http://www.Facebook.com/AbilityGateway LinkedIn: http://www.LinkedIn.com/in/Milaser Audioboo: http://www.Audioboo.fm/TopTunesDanny Skype: TopTunesDanny
Olympus DM656
Hi. Can anyone please tell me whether or not the Olympus DM656 (I think it's called Sinority) is accessible with full spoken menus (similar to the DS30/DS40/DS50)? If so, does anybody please have instructions in electronic format or can you please advise me how I can get a copy in an accessible format? If not, please can you recommend an alternative? Many thanks, Danny -- Danny Miles Radio presenter, interviewer, researcher, podcaster and media consultant/trainer Mobile: +44(0)7926 972762 Email: toptunesda...@gmail.com Twitter: http://www.Twitter.com/TopTunesDanny Facebook: http://www.Facebook.com/AbilityGateway LinkedIn: http://www.LinkedIn.com/in/Milaser Audioboo: http://www.Audioboo.fm/TopTunesDanny Skype: TopTunesDanny
Olympus DM-670
Hi. Does anybody please have a link to, or copy of, any audio tutorials or text documents pertaining to the Olympus DM-670 Digital Voice Recorder? I've obtained the full manual but this naturally doesn't take account of the difficulties experienced in identifying buttons and so on. Any help much appreciated in advance. Take care, Danny -- Danny Miles Radio presenter, interviewer, researcher, podcaster and media consultant/trainer Mobile: +44(0)7926 972762 Email: toptunesda...@gmail.com Twitter: http://www.Twitter.com/TopTunesDanny Facebook: http://www.Facebook.com/AbilityGateway LinkedIn: http://www.LinkedIn.com/in/Milaser Audioboo: http://www.Audioboo.fm/TopTunesDanny Skype: TopTunesDanny
Re: Issue With Victor Reader Stratus12 M
Hi Walter. Long time no speak - I hope you're doing well. Many thanks for this. I read the manual and was confused ... it said that the Talking Books folder could accommodate DAISY books and any other file type that was recognised by the player (which I took to include MP3) but, in a separate section, it said that only DAISY and Epub (and some other format that I can't remember) would be played in the Talking Books folder. In that section it did mention other bookshelves/folders such as Music but my interpretation of what was written was that the player should format these itself rather than me actually having to add the Music/Podcasts/etc folders. Either way, I'm bemused that all the file types play in the Talking Books folder on SD cards and other USB drives but not on these ones. Anyway, I'm not very experienced with the unit either but I'll be happy to help if I can. I assume you got a copy of the user guide with the machine but, if you're in need of a .doc copy, let me know and I'll be happy to email it to you. All my best, Danny On 6/29/16, Walter <w...@blueyonder.co.uk> wrote: > Hi. I've just bought the same unit in the last8 days and I had a similar > problem. Playing books isn't a problem but to play music and to get > features such as the random play, you need to creat a folder on the pen > drive called $VRMusic and to put your music files inside that folder. > Actually, I had to creat a subfolder called music and put all my music files > inside that. As I said, I Just got this player last Tuesday and haven't got > to grips with it. I actually prefer my Plextalk PTN1 both for ease of use > and sound quality but it is showing it's age and on two occasions I thought > it had died, then it decided it wasn't going to die but I reckoned I'd > better get something to replace it sooner rather than later. Walter. > > -Original Message- > From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Danny > Miles > Sent: 29 June 2016 20:32 > To: PC Audio Discussion List > Subject: Issue With Victor Reader Stratus12 M > > Hi. I'm using a USB pen which has both DAISY books and MP3 files on > it with my VR Stratus 12 M (all the DAISY files are in folders, some > of the mixed music and audio MP3 files are in folders while others are > single file items). On other pens this mix of file types has never > been an issue but, with my two pens that I'm using now, the Stratus12 > M is only recognising and playing the DAISY files (I've checked the > number of books both in the bookshelf structure and using the > information key ... key 0), even though the other files are definitely > on the drive (they're showing up on my laptop). Does anyone possibly > know what's going on with these pens or with the unit? > > Many thanks in advance for any help, Danny > > > -- > > Danny Miles > Radio presenter, interviewer, researcher, podcaster and media > consultant/trainer > Mobile: +44(0)7926 972762 > Email: > toptunesda...@gmail.com > Twitter: > http://www.Twitter.com/TopTunesDanny > Facebook: > http://www.Facebook.com/AbilityGateway > LinkedIn: > http://www.LinkedIn.com/in/Milaser > Audioboo: > http://www.Audioboo.fm/TopTunesDanny > Skype: TopTunesDanny > > > --- > This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. > https://www.avast.com/antivirus > > > -- Danny Miles Radio presenter, interviewer, researcher, podcaster and media consultant/trainer Mobile: +44(0)7926 972762 Email: toptunesda...@gmail.com Twitter: http://www.Twitter.com/TopTunesDanny Facebook: http://www.Facebook.com/AbilityGateway LinkedIn: http://www.LinkedIn.com/in/Milaser Audioboo: http://www.Audioboo.fm/TopTunesDanny Skype: TopTunesDanny
Issue With Victor Reader Stratus12 M
Hi. I'm using a USB pen which has both DAISY books and MP3 files on it with my VR Stratus 12 M (all the DAISY files are in folders, some of the mixed music and audio MP3 files are in folders while others are single file items). On other pens this mix of file types has never been an issue but, with my two pens that I'm using now, the Stratus12 M is only recognising and playing the DAISY files (I've checked the number of books both in the bookshelf structure and using the information key ... key 0), even though the other files are definitely on the drive (they're showing up on my laptop). Does anyone possibly know what's going on with these pens or with the unit? Many thanks in advance for any help, Danny -- Danny Miles Radio presenter, interviewer, researcher, podcaster and media consultant/trainer Mobile: +44(0)7926 972762 Email: toptunesda...@gmail.com Twitter: http://www.Twitter.com/TopTunesDanny Facebook: http://www.Facebook.com/AbilityGateway LinkedIn: http://www.LinkedIn.com/in/Milaser Audioboo: http://www.Audioboo.fm/TopTunesDanny Skype: TopTunesDanny
GoldWave - Changing Default Recording Location
Hi everyone. I've just set up GoldWave 5.68 on my new laptop and it's automatically recording/saving the file to my local disk (C drive). Unfortunately, this doesn't have a great amount of storage space, but I remember that I previously resolved this issue by altering the default drive/folder to which GoldWave recorded content and then saved it. Can anybody please remind me how to change this setting as I haven't done it for years and can't find any instructions on the matter. Many thanks in advance for any help. Danny -- Danny Miles Mobile: +44(0)7926 972762 Email: toptunesda...@gmail.com Twitter: http://www.Twitter.com/TopTunesDanny Facebook: http://www.Facebook.com/AbilityGateway Skype: TopTunesDanny
Re: GoldWave - Changing Default Recording Location
Hi everyone. I've solved this one now. For anyone who's wondering, you need to press Shift +F11 and then tab through options which relate to which folders are used as an initial basis for locating files for opening and which folder recordings are temporarily stored in while they're in process. On 12/29/16, Danny Miles <toptunesda...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi. Thanks - I've used that to change recording settings (making the > file length unbounded and so on) but I can't see any options in any of > the sub-menus that relate to where files are recorded/saved to by > default. Can you please offer more guidance? > > > > On 12/29/16, Humberto Rodriguez <s...@hrfinancial.com> wrote: >> Press F11 for the configuration menu. >> Humberto >> >> >> -Original Message- >> From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Danny >> Miles >> Sent: Wednesday, December 28, 2016 6:05 PM >> To: PC Audio Discussion List <pc-audio@pc-audio.org> >> Subject: GoldWave - Changing Default Recording Location >> >> Hi everyone. I've just set up GoldWave 5.68 on my new laptop and it's >> automatically recording/saving the file to my local disk (C drive). >> Unfortunately, this doesn't have a great amount of storage space, but >> I remember that I previously resolved this issue by altering the >> default drive/folder to which GoldWave recorded content and then saved >> it. Can anybody please remind me how to change this setting as I >> haven't done it for years and can't find any instructions on the >> matter. >> >> Many thanks in advance for any help. >> >> Danny >> >> >> >> -- >> Danny Miles >> Mobile: >> +44(0)7926 972762 >> Email: >> toptunesda...@gmail.com >> Twitter: >> http://www.Twitter.com/TopTunesDanny >> Facebook: >> http://www.Facebook.com/AbilityGateway >> Skype: >> TopTunesDanny >> >> >> > > > -- > Danny Miles > Mobile: > +44(0)7926 972762 > Email: > toptunesda...@gmail.com > Twitter: > http://www.Twitter.com/TopTunesDanny > Facebook: > http://www.Facebook.com/AbilityGateway > Skype: > TopTunesDanny > -- Danny Miles Mobile: +44(0)7926 972762 Email: toptunesda...@gmail.com Twitter: http://www.Twitter.com/TopTunesDanny Facebook: http://www.Facebook.com/AbilityGateway Skype: TopTunesDanny
Re: GoldWave - Changing Default Recording Location
Hi. Thanks - I've used that to change recording settings (making the file length unbounded and so on) but I can't see any options in any of the sub-menus that relate to where files are recorded/saved to by default. Can you please offer more guidance? On 12/29/16, Humberto Rodriguez <s...@hrfinancial.com> wrote: > Press F11 for the configuration menu. > Humberto > > > -Original Message- > From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Danny > Miles > Sent: Wednesday, December 28, 2016 6:05 PM > To: PC Audio Discussion List <pc-audio@pc-audio.org> > Subject: GoldWave - Changing Default Recording Location > > Hi everyone. I've just set up GoldWave 5.68 on my new laptop and it's > automatically recording/saving the file to my local disk (C drive). > Unfortunately, this doesn't have a great amount of storage space, but > I remember that I previously resolved this issue by altering the > default drive/folder to which GoldWave recorded content and then saved > it. Can anybody please remind me how to change this setting as I > haven't done it for years and can't find any instructions on the > matter. > > Many thanks in advance for any help. > > Danny > > > > -- > Danny Miles > Mobile: > +44(0)7926 972762 > Email: > toptunesda...@gmail.com > Twitter: > http://www.Twitter.com/TopTunesDanny > Facebook: > http://www.Facebook.com/AbilityGateway > Skype: > TopTunesDanny > > > -- Danny Miles Mobile: +44(0)7926 972762 Email: toptunesda...@gmail.com Twitter: http://www.Twitter.com/TopTunesDanny Facebook: http://www.Facebook.com/AbilityGateway Skype: TopTunesDanny
Recording Internet Radio Streams
Hi. I'm looking for software that's compatible with Windows 7 and Jaws 14.0. I already have GoldWave but am wondering whether or not there is something more specific for the job, such as software that records from a given URL without having it playing through the computer via a media player. Any advice will be much appreciated. Take care, Danny -- Danny Miles Mobile: +44(0)7926 972762 Email: toptunesda...@gmail.com Twitter: http://www.Twitter.com/TopTunesDanny Facebook: http://www.Facebook.com/AbilityGateway Skype: TopTunesDanny
Re: Issues with Mic Echo
Hi Steve. Thank you for taking the time to listen and respond. I'm afraid I wasn't given any more info on the issue but I was surprised that such an issue was raised. Out of interest, did you listen with or without headphones (or both)? Many thanks - take care. Danny On 4/21/17, Steve Jacobson <steve.jacob...@visi.com> wrote: > Danny, > > I listened to the attached file and did not hear any echo nor did I observe > any noticeable popping. In particular, I noticed the letter "P" in the word > "example" and that seemed to have been handled fine. I wonder what sort of > echo was observed? > > Best regards, > > Steve Jacobson > > -Original Message- > From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Danny > Miles > Sent: Thursday, April 20, 2017 2:42 AM > To: PC Audio Discussion List <pc-audio@pc-audio.org> > Subject: Issues with Mic Echo > > Hi everyone. Apologies if this post strays off-topic - I believe it's > relevant to the list so I've put it here but I guess it might be > debatable. > > I've been setting up to work in audiobook narration and I recently > made a demo recording. One of the bits of feedback that I got > suggested that there was echo on the recording, even though I > deliberately purchased the Fame Mic Reflexion Screen Pro Set to > prevent this from happening. Also, despite using a wind screen (pop > shield), there are occasional popping sounds. > > Personally, although I can hear the pops, I can't tell that there is > any echo, but this may be because my ears simply aren't finely tuned. > I'd be grateful if anyone who has the time and inclination could > please listen to the file and tell me whether or not there appears to > be echo and how I might be able to correct issues with both the echo > and the popping ... bearing in mind that I'm using products to reduce > both (perhaps there are positional issues or something else?). > Additionally, although I know it's not an audio-related question > related to this list, if anyone would be kind enough to give feedback > on the quality (or lack of quality) of the narration itself that would > also be much appreciated. > > If anyone is happy to assist, the file can be found at > https://www.dropbox.com/s/mjfsty22x0sz1wv/Danny%20Miles%20-%20How%20To%20Exercise.mp3?dl=0 > > Many thanks in advance for any help. > > Take care, Danny > > > > -- > Danny Miles > Mobile: > +44(0)7926 972762 > Email: > toptunesda...@gmail.com > Twitter: > http://www.Twitter.com/TopTunesDanny > Facebook: > http://www.Facebook.com/AbilityGateway > Skype: > TopTunesDanny > > > > > -- Danny Miles Mobile: +44(0)7926 972762 Email: toptunesda...@gmail.com Twitter: http://www.Twitter.com/TopTunesDanny Facebook: http://www.Facebook.com/AbilityGateway Skype: TopTunesDanny
Looking for Instructions for Mixcder ShareMe 7 Wireless Headphones V4.1 with Mic
Hi. I've tried locating instructions for the Mixcder ShareMe 7 Wireless Headphones (V4.1) on the www.mixcder.com website but both Safari and Internet Explorer tell me that the page can't be accessed (Safari tells me that the server can't be found). Does anyone please have an accessible copy of the instructions for this device or - at the very least - contact details for the company so that I can make further enquiries? Many thanks in advance for your help. Danny -- Danny Miles Mobile: +44(0)7926 972762 Email: toptunesda...@gmail.com Twitter: http://www.Twitter.com/TopTunesDanny Facebook: http://www.Facebook.com/AbilityGateway Skype: TopTunesDanny
Re: Recording Internet Radio Streams
Hi everyone. Thanks for all of the suggestions - two or three of them are very appealing (depending on my cashflow). I've downloaded both Tapin Radio and Replay Radio but I'm not sure exactly how to use them (although a lot of it is probably common sense). Are any Jaws scripts required and, as a separate question, are there any tutorials/guides available in text or audio? The main thing I'm trying to do at the moment (preferably with Tapin) is to record the internet station that I broadcast on so, because it's not in the station directories of these types of programs, I'm trying to add the stream URL and instruct the software to record. Any advice on doing this - if tutorials with such info aren't available - will be gratefully received. Many thanks for your time and help. Danny On 4/17/17, Dean Martineau <top...@gmail.com> wrote: > There are many options to record audio streams. The only free one I know is > Tapin Radio. You can search for it and install it. Of course, they have a > paid version $20 US) which lets you schedule recordings and gives you access > to a wider database of stations. > > Perhaps the free version of total Recorder (totalrecorder.com) allows for > recording in real time. Total Recorder Pro lets you schedule recordings. > > The most powerful one I know is Replay Radio from applian technoloties. It > carries an annual subscription cost, but lets you schedule recordings, and > also has a way to detect the Url of sites whose Url isn't apparent, so that > you can record it. They have a media guide to which they will add sites on > request. > > I'm sure other members can tell you about other options. > Dean > > > -Original Message- > From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Danny > Miles > Sent: Monday, April 17, 2017 6:40 AM > To: PC Audio Discussion List <pc-audio@pc-audio.org> > Subject: Recording Internet Radio Streams > > Hi. I'm looking for software that's compatible with Windows 7 and Jaws 14.0. > I already have GoldWave but am wondering whether or not there is something > more specific for the job, such as software that records from a given URL > without having it playing through the computer via a media player. Any > advice will be much appreciated. > > Take care, Danny > > > > -- > Danny Miles > Mobile: > +44(0)7926 972762 > Email: > toptunesda...@gmail.com > Twitter: > http://www.Twitter.com/TopTunesDanny > Facebook: > http://www.Facebook.com/AbilityGateway > Skype: > TopTunesDanny > > > -- Danny Miles Mobile: +44(0)7926 972762 Email: toptunesda...@gmail.com Twitter: http://www.Twitter.com/TopTunesDanny Facebook: http://www.Facebook.com/AbilityGateway Skype: TopTunesDanny
Issues Using Audible Download Manager and Website
Hi Gang. Hope you're doing well. In need of help to save my computer's life please! I've just installed Audible Manager and Download Manager on my Windows 7 laptop (using Jaws 14). I've successfully bought my first book with one of my free trial credits but, when I clicked the "download" link, Download Manager didn't open. The "Help" sections of the Audible site had warned that this might happen, so I quite happily tried to follow the options which it suggested for downloading books manually with Internet Explorer. However, either I'm not pressing enter/left mouse clicking/right mouse clicking on the right download link or something weird is up, because when I check Download Manager still isn't opening. I did as the guides suggested and clicked on what I thought was the "gear icon" and then pressed Ctrl + J to view the Downloads folder on my local hard drive. However, it quite literally opens the "Downloads" folder, not the one to which Audible books should be located, and unsurprisingly the book was nowhere to be seen. I manually went through Windows Explorer to the folder in question (C:\Users\Public\Public Documents\Audible\Downloads), and the book didn't show up there either. I then went back to Internet Explorer and pressed Enter on the "Options" link. This gave me the option to select a different default folder, so I used the arrow keys to move to the relevant folder and pressed enter on "Select Folder", but when I pressed OK (and then Close) and opened the default folder again, it was still showing my original C:\Users\Danny\Downloads content. I tried going back to the options and adding the folder path manually, at which point it told me that such a folder path didn't exist. So, having spent a lot of time confusing myself (and probably all of you by now as well ... apologies for that), I'm desperate for advice on how to get this to work. Also, having not used it for many years due to previous inaccessibility issues, I'm wondering whether I'd be presented with the same issues if I tried to use Amazon's MP3 downloader (for music purchases and so on) and how I can get around that problem if it exists there too. Many thanks in advance for any support and help ... this one really is testing my sanity. Take care, Danny -- Please support me as I raise money for MacMillan Cancer Support - visit http://www.justgiving.com/TopTunesDanny or text the code TopT85, followed by the number of GBP that you're kindly donating (1, 2, 3, 4, 5 or 10) to 70070. Thank you!
Issue with Buzz in Radio Recordings
Hi. For a long time now, I have noticed that I get buzzing in recordings from my digital radio and tape recorder, even though using the same set-up (2x RCA phono connectors in my mixer to 1x 3.5 mm jack in the audio device in question) works perfectly when using my iPhone to record. I'm using GoldWave 5.65 (I know it's not the latest version) and, although I've tried all of the hiss/hum removal options, I can't seem to get rid of all of it. The best result that I got was when I used Stereo Center to keep just the channel with the least (almost hardly any) buzz and then put that channel into a mono mix. However, it still didn't remove the whole hiss and, of course, it lost a lot of the bass as a result of removing the other channel. I've also tried buying a brand new lead but I'm still getting the same results (at least, I've trialled it with the digital radio and am still getting a lot of buzz, which I knew was going to happen as soon as I plugged it in because I could hear it in my headphones via the mixer). So, does anybody please know why this might be happening with two devices but not with my phone, even though the radio is digital (so it's not a matter of using a mono device)? Also, does anyone know of settings/processes that I can run with GoldWave or another piece of software to successfully remove everything, or am I just going to have to accept things as they are? Many thanks in advance for any help, Danny
Re: Issue with Buzz in Radio Recordings
Thanks. I often have to move the wires around, which is why I thought a new wire might solve the trick. However, I can't get a completely non-existent buzz without holding the middle of it up in the air, which obviously isn't feasible. I just find it odd that it does it with the digital radio but not with the iPhone, as they're both digital appliances and I don't move the wire when swapping over devices (obviously I have to take the jack out of one and put it in the other but the cable itself stays flat rather than up in the air while attached to the iPhone and it remains in the same position). Is it possible that the iPhone is simply better designed for this sort of thing than both of my other devices and, although I appreciate that it's probably quite technical, I'd be grateful for any info on how to identify suitable equipment for the future if that's the case. Danny On 8/29/17, Smiling? <bli...@sbcglobal.net> wrote: > If you seem to not get this buzz as you put it when you are recording > whatever from your iPhone, it must be something specifically with either the > digital radio or some routing of the cables involved. Try moving the cables > around and see what comes of it because sometimes certain cables crossing > paths can cause noise depending on the quality of the shielding or lack > thereof. > > -Original Message- > From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Danny > Miles > Sent: Tuesday, August 29, 2017 05:19 AM > To: PC Audio Discussion List > Subject: Issue with Buzz in Radio Recordings > > Hi. For a long time now, I have noticed that I get buzzing in > recordings from my digital radio and tape recorder, even though using > the same set-up (2x RCA phono connectors in my mixer to 1x 3.5 mm jack > in the audio device in question) works perfectly when using my iPhone > to record. I'm using GoldWave 5.65 (I know it's not the latest > version) and, although I've tried all of the hiss/hum removal options, > I can't seem to get rid of all of it. The best result that I got was > when I used Stereo Center to keep just the channel with the least > (almost hardly any) buzz and then put that channel into a mono mix. > However, it still didn't remove the whole hiss and, of course, it lost > a lot of the bass as a result of removing the other channel. I've > also tried buying a brand new lead but I'm still getting the same > results (at least, I've trialled it with the digital radio and am > still getting a lot of buzz, which I knew was going to happen as soon > as I plugged it in because I could hear it in my headphones via the > mixer). > > So, does anybody please know why this might be happening with two > devices but not with my phone, even though the radio is digital (so > it's not a matter of using a mono device)? Also, does anyone know of > settings/processes that I can run with GoldWave or another piece of > software to successfully remove everything, or am I just going to have > to accept things as they are? > > Many thanks in advance for any help, Danny > > >
