Sound Forge dependence on quality of PC sound card

2013-02-14 Thread Dujari, Prateek
Hello. using Sound forge pro 10 on a PC with a poor sound card/audio driver. If I play any music on this PC with the inferior sound card/driver, the sound quality is inferior through speakers and headphones. I've sound forge 10 installed on this PC. I also have another PC with a much better

Software audio equalizer for Windows7

2013-01-28 Thread Dujari, Prateek
Hello gang. My new Win7 laptop's audio driver has its deficiencies in that the sound quality coming out of the headphones, laptop speakers as well as through my upper end audio DAC and home is consistently inferior. through troubleshooting I found that I need to adjust the amplitude of a

Q about the trim feature in GoldWave

2013-01-24 Thread Dujari, Prateek
Hello gang. IN GW I have a mp3 file open. I know if I drop a start marker say 10 seconds into the mp3 file and hit CTRL T then GW trims off those first 10 seconds of the mp3 file. What I want to do is trim off the last 20 seconds of an mp3 file. How the heck do I do that? Prateek To

Looking for software to convert audible.com .aa files to non-DRM mp3

2013-01-22 Thread Dujari, Prateek
Helo, First pl offer software recommendations other than Daniusoft Video Converter Ultimate. Also goldwave used to do this many eons ago and not any more. GW I've an audible account but my player doesnt support audible's .aa format. so looking for a SW to remove the DRM and convert .aa to

Cheapest portable player to play audible.com .aa books

2013-01-21 Thread Dujari, Prateek
Hello gang. the player I'm looking for is for a sighted person so accesibility to blind is irrelevant. What are some of the least expensive most basic portable players out there that can play .aa audio books from audible.com? To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to:

keystroke for JAWS14 to say the song name and artist of a song in a song list playing in windows Media Player 12

2012-12-31 Thread Dujari, Prateek
Hello Win7,wMP12, JAWS14 I'm playing a long song list by right clicking a folder on my PC hard drive full of many mp3 songs by selecting 'play in WMP' from the context menu. In WMP12 while the song list is played, I'm in the library view, if it matters here. I just can't seem to figure out

Keystroke to jump back to the first song in a song list being played in Windows Media Player12

2012-12-30 Thread Dujari, Prateek
Hello. Using JFW 14, Win7, WMP12 I right click on a folder full of many mp3 songs and select 'play with WMP' in for WMP to start all the songs in that folder one after the next. CTRL b moves back one song at a time. Is there any keystroke to jump back to the first song in the list after WMP is

Spotify radio player to hook up to home stereo receiver

2012-12-19 Thread Dujari, Prateek
Hello. Are there any hardware players that can play my choice of Spotify radio channel and can connected via stereo RCA to home stereo receivers? Pl note I do not want a Spotify enabled boom box with its own speakers, instead as my question states, a player enabled wit Spotify that can be

creating and accessing a radio station favorite in Spotify on Windows 7 PC

2012-12-05 Thread Dujari, Prateek
hello. I have installed, logged in and can listen to diff radio stations using the Spotify software on my Windows7 PC. I am able to do the above with the help of JAWS scripts for Spotify software created by DoItBlind.com. I don't think the scripts help here but how do I assign a radio station

How to join multiple mp3 files with, repeat with, cross fade control

2012-11-01 Thread Dujari, Prateek
Windows7 relevant answers please. Hello list. I am aware via this list and other sources of a few diff programs accessible to screen readers that can take many mp3 files and join them all together in a line to create a much longer single mp3 file. But none of these have any cross fade control

alternative to WMP 12 to play streaming .asx files

2012-10-08 Thread Dujari, Prateek
Hello windows7 64bit user. WMP12 that comes preloaded on my win7 PC is just not working right to stream audio content over the internet. this is a known Win7/ WMP12 issue and diff options to resolve this have failed for me. so my Q is not how to fix WMP12. Are there any screen reader usable

Pl provide a URL to get Vinam. (RE: alternative to WMP 12 to play streaming .asx files)

2012-10-08 Thread Dujari, Prateek
: Monday, October 08, 2012 2:00 PM To: PC Audio Discussion List Subject: Re: alternative to WMP 12 to play streaming .asx files try vlc media player or vinam -Original Message- From: Dujari, Prateek Sent: Tuesday, October 09, 2012 1:58 AM To: PC Audio Discussion List Subject: alternative

RE: alternative to WMP 12 to play streaming .asx files

2012-10-08 Thread Dujari, Prateek
MaPlEr. -Original Message- From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Dujari, Prateek Sent: Monday, October 08, 2012 4:58 PM To: PC Audio Discussion List Subject: alternative to WMP 12 to play streaming .asx files Hello windows7 64bit user. WMP12 that comes

Merging multiple mp3 files in GoldWave with cross fade control

2012-09-27 Thread Dujari, Prateek
Hello. I am able to merge a bunch of mp3 files quickly using the file merge feature in Gw. However I notice that in the resultant merged mp3 file, there is a brief silence between 2 adjacent mp3 files that I merged. is there any way to control this gap using the multiple file merge feature

Accessibility of playing XM radio over the internet with JAWS13/14

2012-09-26 Thread Dujari, Prateek
Hello. I'm thinking hard about subscribing to XM radio (not Sirius but XM which have some difference in the stations). Seems I also have a choice to stream XM radio channels online over the internet using my web browser on my PC. is the online XM radio streaming accessible with JAWS 13/14

should I bother signing up for the Uni-Audio list when I'm already a lister here?

2012-06-15 Thread Dujari, Prateek
Hi gang. I don't get it so far. What specifically does Uni-Audio list offer for blind peoplethat this one doesn't? Prateek -Original Message- From: pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Mac Norins Sent: Friday, June 15, 2012 9:49 AM To:

RE: Listen to live radio commentary of Euro 2012 without any need forproxy servers or VPN

2012-06-13 Thread Dujari, Prateek
on the Euro 2012 link first. Eleaor - Original Message - From: Dujari, Prateek prateek.duj...@intel.com To: pc-audio@pc-audio.org Sent: Tuesday, June 12, 2012 9:31 PM Subject: Listen to live radio commentary of Euro 2012 without any need forproxy servers or VPN Hi gang. Recent

RE: Listen to live radio commentary of Euro 2012 without any needforproxy servers or VPN

2012-06-13 Thread Dujari, Prateek
needforproxy servers or VPN Hi, what country are you listening to the matches from? In Germany, unfortunately, it doesn't work. And daveproxy is shut down, too. Alexandra - Original Message - From: Dujari, Prateek prateek.duj...@intel.com To: PC Audio Discussion List pc-audio@pc-audio.org

Listen to live radio commentary of Euro 2012 without any need for proxy servers or VPN

2012-06-12 Thread Dujari, Prateek
Hi gang. Recent discussion on this topic led me to research further and I find that espnradio.com is broadcasting live radio commentary of every single match for free!!! Just like they did for the last FIFA WC. this is awesome!!! and for blind people like me, radio commentary is way way

RE: Shout out to blind people to use the Harman Kardon HK 3490 or 3390 stereo receiver

2012-06-06 Thread Dujari, Prateek
numbers of channels where menus seem to be used more. What kind of accessibility problems did you find as you looked at other two- channel receivers? Best regards, Steve Jacobson On Tue, 5 Jun 2012 21:34:25 +, Dujari, Prateek wrote: I checked out many. I am an audiophile and researched many

Help needed with last.fm

2012-06-06 Thread Dujari, Prateek
Hello, I'm exploring last.fm internet radio. I would like to pick a heavy metal channel on last.fm that would automatically play mix of heavy metal by diff bands for me. I have arrived at last.fm's page of heavy metal. URL is below. http://www.last.fm/music/+tag/heavy+metal But on this page I

RE: Shout out to blind people to use the Harman Kardon HK 3490 or 3390 stereo receiver

2012-06-05 Thread Dujari, Prateek
-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Dujari, Prateek Sent: Saturday, May 19, 2012 2:15 PM To: PC Audio Discussion List Subject: Shout out to blind people to use the Harman Kardon HK 3490 or 3390 stereo receiver Hello all. As promised after hooking up and setting up FM presets and all

RE: Shout out to blind people to use the Harman Kardon HK 3490 or 3390 stereo receiver

2012-06-05 Thread Dujari, Prateek
that unique? how many did you check out? Best regards, Steve Jacobson On Tue, 5 Jun 2012 16:30:39 +, Dujari, Prateek wrote: yes you are if you have expectations of a high quality stereo receiver that is 100% accessible in every single feature for blind people. That with all due respect

RE: Subscription Streaming Music Services

2012-06-05 Thread Dujari, Prateek
Spodify is inaccessible to JAWS and apparently too limited to be appealing with Window Eyes. Prateek -Original Message- From: pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Dane Trethowan Sent: Tuesday, June 05, 2012 4:21 PM To: PC Audio Discussion

RE: Shout out to blind people to use the Harman Kardon HK 3490or 3390stereo receiver

2012-05-20 Thread Dujari, Prateek
sight to set it up it is not accessible. -Original Message- From: pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Dujari, Prateek Sent: Sunday, 20 May 2012 5:15 AM To: PC Audio Discussion List Subject: Shout out to blind people to use the Harman

Shout out to blind people to use the Harman Kardon HK 3490 or 3390 stereo receiver

2012-05-19 Thread Dujari, Prateek
Hello all. As promised after hooking up and setting up FM presets and all (with sighted assistance) I'm pleased to say my HK 3490 is fully accessible with all buttons being tactile. The less expensive lower power (120W/ch RMS VS 80W/ch rms) HK 3390 has identical controls on the front and so

RE: Configuring Fubar 2000 to maximize accessibility and ease of use with JAWS

2012-05-17 Thread Dujari, Prateek
Other than the preferences- kbd shortcuts, what other configurations changes should a screen reader user like JAWS user do? Prateek -Original Message- From: pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of James Scholes Sent: Thursday, May 17, 2012

Any way to record audio of a internet stream without using my PC's sound card?

2012-05-17 Thread Dujari, Prateek
Hello. I am aware of a few accessible programs that record streaming audio (even the audio component of any streaming video) but these all record only what the sound card of my PC processes and outputs via the PC speakers or headphones. However the sound card on PC's and laptops are really

RE: Question About Free You Tube To MP3 Converter

2012-05-16 Thread Dujari, Prateek
the problem with SongR is that you need to have a google account and that is a deeper web than I, at least, am unwilling to get entangled in. Prateek -Original Message- From: pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of chris hallsworth Sent:

RE: making foobar more accessible?

2012-05-16 Thread Dujari, Prateek
yes, I have Fubar scripts for JAWS. Or should AI say jaws scripts for Fubar. Pl go to www.duckduckgo.com, search for jaws scripts for Fubar and you will find it. Prateek -Original Message- From: pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Hank

RE: Accessibility of Harman Kardon 3390 and 3490 stereo receivers

2012-05-14 Thread Dujari, Prateek
] On Behalf Of Dujari, Prateek Sent: Tuesday, May 08, 2012 3:39 PM To: PC Audio Discussion List Subject: RE: Accessibility of Harman Kardon 3390 and 3490 stereo receivers Thanks so much! I called JR, he pulled up and looked at the picture of the front panel and confirmed to me there are no touch screen

Accessibility with JAWS? RE: Virtual Audio Streaming

2012-04-13 Thread Dujari, Prateek
What about its accessibility with the JAWS screen reader for blind people? Prateek -Original Message- From: pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of chris hallsworth Sent: Friday, April 13, 2012 8:42 AM To: PC Audio Discussion List Subject:

What is 'neutral sound' WRT Usb cables for DAC's?

2012-04-05 Thread Dujari, Prateek
Hello. While shopping around for high perf Usb cables to connect my USB dac to my laptop's Usb with the end goal to connect my DAC via RCA to my home receiver, I find some high perf USB cables being described as providing 'neutral sound'. What does this mean in terms of audio fidelity and

RE: windows media player problems

2012-03-28 Thread Dujari, Prateek
I and many many others on Win7 and stuck with wmp12 have such and other problems with wmp12. so there is nothing wrong on your end, instead its WMP12. If you go to your fave search engine and look up 'fix wmp12 error' then you will find some good resources acknowledging the inherent wmp12

RE: bitrates of files on youtube

2012-03-27 Thread Dujari, Prateek
Even if an online service converted youtube videos to 300kbps bit rate quality it won't mean anything if the sound on the original youtube video /audio is of a lower quality. the only way to tell or guess the bit rate of the sound of youtube videos is to listen to them on a nice pair of

RE: Trouble with youtubetomp3.com

2012-03-27 Thread Dujari, Prateek
or not. Dean -Original Message- From: Dujari, Prateek Sent: Monday, March 26, 2012 4:54 PM To: PC Audio Discussion List Subject: Trouble with youtubetomp3.com Hello. I went to the youtubetomp3.com web site, pasted in a youtube URL , selected, high quality and hit the conversion button

Request: free online conversion of youtube videos to high bitrate mp3

2012-03-26 Thread Dujari, Prateek
Hello. I have come across a couple of platform independent websites that easily let you paste in a youtube URL and quickly convert it to a mp3 and offer it for free download. My challenge is finding such a service that converts to a high bit rate mp3 that is greater than 128kbps. Do you know

Trouble with youtubetomp3.com

2012-03-26 Thread Dujari, Prateek
online conversion of youtube videos to high bitrate mp3 Here you can choose high quality if you wish: http://www.youtubetomp3.com/ Dean -Original Message- From: Dujari, Prateek Sent: Monday, March 26, 2012 3:36 PM To: PC Audio Discussion List Subject: Request: free online conversion

RE2: Can audacity merge diff mp3 files into a single one?

2012-03-15 Thread Dujari, Prateek
Hello. can Audacity 2.0 merge diff mp3 files into a single one? I'm attempting to find a free software that is accessible to JAWS and can do it on Windows7. Prateek -Original Message- From: pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of David

RE: Separating Speech Synthesizer from Music and Streams

2012-03-13 Thread Dujari, Prateek
I'm a hard core audiophile and proud audio tech geek for home stereos/speakers. My last 10yrs of experience has convinced me to continue using an external USB DAC to pull raw digital data of any sound from the laptop/net book/PC to feed it to the D/A USB DAC and then pull it out of the DAc as

Need help resolving this Windows Media Player 12 problem on my new win7 laptop

2012-03-12 Thread Dujari, Prateek
Hello gang. Anyone have any ideas how to fix this WMp12 problem on my Win7 laptop? I recently bought a new Win7 laptop with Windows Media Player 12 preinstalled. I'm able to play mp3 files on the laptop SSD just fine using WMP12. About 10% of the time though, when doing this, Stops playing in

Need help fixing this WMP12 problem on my new Win7 laptop

2012-03-12 Thread Dujari, Prateek
Hello gang. Anyone have any ideas how to fix this WMp12 problem on my Win7 laptop? I recently bought a new Win7 laptop with Windows Media Player 12 preinstalled. I'm able to play mp3 files on the laptop SSD just fine using WMP12. About 10% of the time though, when doing this, Stops playing in

RE: YouTube

2012-01-28 Thread Dujari, Prateek
Don't follow your logic doing the stuff with the browsing history and all. In my recent experience I used (unsuccessfully) a web site to rip the audio off a youtube posting and for some reason unknown to me all flash on any web page stopped having any sound. Note all flash not just the flash

Alt shift T and alt shift E stopped working in GoldWave 5.65

2012-01-27 Thread Dujari, Prateek
Hello. Was using GW 5.58 for a while and after loading/opening any song and hitting alt shift T or alt shift E JAWS 13 would tell me the total file length and the elapsed time while playing the song in GoldWave. However after updating to GoldWave 5.65, alt shift t just takes me to the tool

Re2: pl get the Zulu mp3 review by Innovations this way

2012-01-25 Thread Dujari, Prateek
Guys, guys, just google (like I did): innovations review zulu dj software and woila it takes u directly to the Innovations page listing all their shows. Then search for zulu, find the show, download it and listen. Prateek -Original Message- From: pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org

Gold Wave: Changing amount of bass /treble boost in Gold Wave batch converter

2012-01-23 Thread Dujari, Prateek
Hello. When I load a single mp3 file in Gold Wave, then go to effects- frequency- equalizer and select any of the presets such as bass boost or reduce treble, then I'm able to change the decibel change for each of the frequencies presented there and change the original song according to my

How do I get Sound Forge to recognize compatible 3rd party plug-in?

2012-01-15 Thread Dujari, Prateek
Hello. I have successfully installed Sound Forge Pro V10C (latest) and a compatible 3rd party plug in which works with SF according to the plug in makers. The plug-in is repli-Q by Bias. When I open SF and look under the process menu, I don't see repli-q show up there. What is the process

Eq spectral matching with Sound Forge

2012-01-12 Thread Dujari, Prateek
Hello. thinking of buying and installing Sound Forge Pro V10 or V10c on my Win7 PC. My main intent is to do Eq spectral matching of a whole bunch of mp3 songs I have acquired over time from diff sources so that the treble, mids and base sound same or at least similar. I've already normalized

Sound Forge Pro V10question

2012-01-11 Thread Dujari, Prateek
Hello. I'm blind, use JAWS 13 and Win7. thinking of buying and installing Sound Forge Pro V10 or V10c on my Win7 PC along with The Snowman JAWS screen reader scripts for SF. My main intent is to do Eq spectral matching of a whole bunch of mp3 songs I have acquired over time from diff sources

How do I reset my laptop sound card default properties?

2006-06-14 Thread Dujari, Prateek
Hello. While setting up the software called Tunebite' (legal, so pl let us stay focused on my problem) , to remove DRM content from a book I own on my authorized PC, it messed up some thing in my laptop so that now the sound quality through my laptop or any other speakers is markedly