A new cd is one that's never been used. that's usually how it goes?
At 08:54 AM 6/14/2005, you wrote:
What do you mean by a new CD?
s
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From: Jerry Richer [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: PC audio discussion list. Pc-audio@pc-audio.org
Sent: Tuesday, June 14, 2005 2:58 AM
I would say if you're doing something and it works for you, keep doing
it. Try not to over-think this.
At 09:15 AM 6/14/2005, you wrote:
Let's see. So you're saying that recording at 1x is a one-to-one ratio,
same as straight cassette recording (not duping at double speed).
So if the
asking for clarification so I can
understand this feature and make use of it as a tactile guide.
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From: Chris Skarstad [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: PC audio discussion list. Pc-audio@pc-audio.org
Sent: Tuesday, June 14, 2005 7:44 AM
Subject: Re: Blank CD/R recommendations
I think you have it backwards. Most of the cdr discs out today are rated
for at least 16 x speed and up. But some of them are only able to go up to
a certain burn speed so if you try to record with 2 fast of a speed for
them, it doesn't work. It sounds to me like you've burned a few discs
, and the first CDs a friend gave me to start
learning to burn were 52x as well, and everything worked fine. I wasn't
thinking about this stuff until I began to look online for blank CDs and saw
that there are all these different ratings for them.
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generally the cd's will be on the side you want to record on. so when you
remove it from the spindle or package or whatever you buy them in, do not
turn them over to the other side or you'll have nothing but problems.
So, just place them in the drive on the side they're on. treat them as you
hi Dan
Basically, you leave iPodder running in the background. It's a set it and
forget it type of thing. You set iPodder to check every so often and it
goes out and checks all your feeds in the background. and when you have
time, you can check a specific folder and you notice that there are
hi. toonhead-online.com is my website.
heheheh, and everyone spells my last name wrong, lol. it's actually
s
k
a
r
s
t
a
d
anyways about iPodder. sometimes rebooting your computer may solve the
problem because it might free up some files being used at the time. You
may also have to go into
screen reader
accessible? Has someone written Jaws script files for it, for instance,
which have to be downloaded and installed? That's fine with me, but I just
want to know what I ought to anticipate.
thanks.
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From: Chris Skarstad [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: PC audio
to search for beta programs.
All that came up was a version 1.1 for Linux. Did I do something wrong?
Thanks.
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From: Chris Skarstad [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: PC audio discussion list. Pc-audio@pc-audio.org
Sent: Monday, May 23, 2005 8:21 AM
Subject: Re: re unable to install
hi. as far as I can tell, you can't. an ASX file is a text file that
references another file on the internet. So, as far as I know, this isn't
possible.
At 04:06 PM 5/23/2005, you wrote:
What can I use to convert an asx file to an mp3 file? The converter in
Easy CD-DA Creator doesn't seem to
hi. it's been pretty well-known that Music Match is inaccessible. Plenty of
other ripping programs out there though, and some of them free.
At 05:32 PM 5/20/2005, you wrote:
Jay here,
I notice that nobody really wanted to go there again, but I did, so I went
to control panel to see whether I
i believe the term here is DRM
Digital rights management.
At 10:29 PM 5/16/2005, you wrote:
you can use programs such as
cool edit pro 2
now owned and called adobe audition
goldwave
soundforge
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To: pc-audio@pc-audio.org
Sent: Monday, May
hi. actually, Nero is *very* accessible. You just have to know what to do
with it. In nero 6, you are first presented with a tab control and at least
in my version you end up in the multisession tab. If you move one tab over
to the left, you can choose what kind of cd to burn, audio, CD Rom,
/12/2005, you wrote:
Hi Chris,
I'm saving these tips and directions for possible future reference. Thanks
very much.
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From: Chris Skarstad [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: PC audio discussion list. Pc-audio@pc-audio.org
Sent: Thursday, May 12, 2005 2:17 PM
Subject: Re: Burning CDs
. In Winamp you can set time marks. But it
is not as straight forward as next track or last track to go move around, so
breaking the file into regions as you say would probably be easier.
P.
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Pc-audio@pc
making a
connection.
Regards.
Kevin
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From: Chris Skarstad [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: pc-audio@pc-audio.org
Sent: Saturday, May 07, 2005 10:46 PM
Subject: no USB connection with my Archos
Hi folks
Well, I went ahead and bought an archos Jukebox Studio
Peter
I'm not sure I understand your question?
The Winamp bookmark list is a text file that references different files, or
mostly audio streams.
I'm guessing that what you want to do is take a very long mp3 file that has
different chapters in it, maybe it's an audio book, and you want to
Hi folks
Well, I went ahead and bought an archos Jukebox Studio Recorder 20 Gig mp3
player/recorder, and it looks very nice.
My only problem is, that windows xp absolutely refuses to recognize it when
I plug it in.
Here's what I'm doing and I'll reproduce the steps I take so someone who
Hi
The program from webbie.org.uk is ok, but if you want a lot more control
and the ability to schedule downloads, iPodder is the very best program
I've found for it. It's got a few little accessibility hoops to jump
through, but for the most part you should be able to do what you want.
hi. These are just regular, standard mp3 files, they're not streams like
you have on the internet. That is the beauty of iPodder, you do need to be
connected to the internet to download them of course, but you don't need to
be connected to the internet to listen to them.
and since iPodder only
Hi
The correct term for this is podcast no spaces between the words, pod,
and cast. so it's podcast, all one word no spaces between. the iPodder 2.0
program is the best one out there.
At 07:07 PM 5/2/2005, you wrote:
Yo Don:
Are you wanting to PodCast yourself or to receive
Hi again don
Podcasts are radio programs you can download from any website that presents
them. the iPodder software will download them for you automatically
eliminating the need to check to see if a new show is available.
Download the following mp3 file to get the whole story on iPodder and how
hi. huh i'm slightly confused? you get the message in the subject line of what?
If you just mean that your screenreader says Winamp 5.08E unavailable, it's
probably just a focus issue and not much to go crazy about. it's there, but
for some reason another window is blocking it. Alt tabing
Hi folks
We've been talking about the Archos Jukebox in conjunction with the Rockbox
firmware which makes the Archos Jukebox accessible to blind/visually
impaired people. I visited the site today, http://www.rockbox.org
and I couldn't find a page that clearly listed the players that were
HARDRIVE. SO YOU CAN USE IT IN WINDOWS EXPLORER.
IT HOOKS UP VIA USB AND SHOWS UP AS A HARDRIVE IN EXPLORER.
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From: Chris Skarstad [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: pc-audio@pc-audio.org
Sent: Thursday, April 21, 2005 2:54 AM
Subject: iRiver portable Jukebox and rockbox?
Hi folks
We've been
Hi. Actually, a few of the talk and comedy channels are included as well.
You get XM Comedy 150,and High Voltage 202 featuring Opie Anthony.
Note that channel blocking isn't available on the online service, so if one
of the channels offends you, simply turn it off and go onto something else.
hi
This is kind of true, kind of not. if you are a current XM Radio
subscriber, then yes, it *is* free.
However, if you are not currently an xm radio subscriber, you can purchase
a subscription for xm radio online for $7.99 a month I believe it is. Or
you can become a regular subscriber for
Hi
You don't download it. it's a regular internet radio stream, much like the
others available out there, accept not all of the channels are streamed,
and there are channels available online that aren't available on the
satellites, and the reverse is true for the satellites as opposed to
hi
I've changed the subject line so it's a bit more descriptive, these
files? really doesn't describe what's going on.
Why not just burn them to a data cd?
I mean, if everything I've learned over the years is true and you burn them
to a data cd, and if you have a suitable player that can play
Hi Andrea, I'll try to answer your questions here.
What actually is it (or are they)?
I downloaded the Ipod thingie and actually managed to download some stuff.
But I still don't know actually what I did!!!
Is it something like listening to a show at your own leisure and not
having to listen on
Yep and just so we stay on topic here, both the accessible RSS reader and
the iPodder software can be used to download Podcasts. Just felt like we
should keep this pc-audio related in some way.
At 10:00 AM 4/14/2005, you wrote:
It's great. It really is accessible.
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Well, since the subject line says Podcast, I'm gonna focus on that and
recommend aa good one to you guys. Check out, http://leoville.tv, for 2
podcast feeds done by Leo Laporte. Many of you probably remember him from
his days on ZDTV, later to be renamed Tech TV, later to be re-renamed G4
Tech
Hi Steve
How do you find out about all these great software releases?
Do you subscribe to some kind of audio newsletter?
I'd love to find out when new releases come out like you do.
At 06:17 AM 4/9/2005, you wrote:
Easy CD DA Extractor version 8.1 is now available from
www.poikosoft.com. Here
hi. You first have to burn the images to a cd. then you can treat the files
as normal.
At 02:50 PM 3/31/2005, you wrote:
Hi.
Try going to control panel and clicking nero image drive. You
should see a message like nero image drive is not installed. Do you wish to
install it now?. If you
hi
I wonder if it's the version of the lame encoder being used? I did hear
about some artifacts in some files with some versions, so i would try
updatiing your lame dll file and see if that helps any, i hope. that
problem can be extremely annoying!!!
At 09:28 PM 3/27/2005, you wrote:
Hi
Hi
First, I need to give you the correct spelling, it is:
w, i, n, a, m, p
you missed the m at the end there, so it's Winamp.
As far as plugins go, it depends. some of them have installers which will
put all the files in the correct folder while others are zip archives
hi. Lots of things are possible here. Firstly, you may be listening to a
station that is not particularly designed for your type of internet
connection. Some people have dial-up connections with a modem, and others
connect via cable modem, DSL or other high speed connections and you may be
Hi. Same here, coming in 100% fine with no problems at all, website comes
up fine and all is well. By the way, just so everyone knows so there's
absolutely no confusion on this point, the ACB Radio Tuner does not in any
way change the way any of the streams sound. The tuner is simply a nice
hi. The only way to actually save an audio stream is to record it
yourself using another audio recording program like goldwave or sound
forge. Or, if the person providing the stream offers an on-demand archive,
you might be able to download that. But under normal circumstances, streams
are
hi. What on earth is BCF 2000?
At 06:50 AM 3/20/2005, you wrote:
Hi Gang:
Does anyone know of a reliable way to access and edit the parameters of
the awesome BCF2000?
Thanks all over the place gang.
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Hi. Subject line basically asked the question. I'm hearing some
really contradictory stories here about the program called Anapod Explorer,
which allows you to add, remove and manipulate files on an Apple Ipod using
windows explorer instead of Apple Itunes. According to the
Hi. Yeah I had heard that a version supporting the shuffle was forthcoming,
but wasn't sure of the release date. I want to get all the information I
can before dropping $200 plus on this thing. I would hate to buy something
that I can't use.
At 05:43 PM 3/19/2005, you wrote:
Are you sure that
Hi. I tried every single button on the page with no results.
It looks as if you have to register with another company, but I couldn't
get past the initial set of buttons. You're supposed to be able to click a
button to launch the tuner, but no luck here using JAWS. All it says is
button. arrow
Hi. What kind of error messages do you get, if any when you try to listen
to an audio stream? what happens, or doesn't happen? Obviously it's not
working correctly but in these cases, specifics do help because there are
just so many configurations and possible settings. it's possible that you
well all of that makes sense, but remember, there are lots of sound cards
out there and he may not see those choices you mention if he's got a
different card. I missed the beginning of the thread, so I'm wondering if,
at any point, were the cables connecting the speakers unhooked, and then
In short, if your station you want to listen to is Windows media, it's
doubtful that Winamp will play it with a click of a link. it can play it
with modifications of the address, but whose gonna do that unless you are
extremely determined? the average joe just wants to click a link and listen
Hi
As has been said a lot of times on the Winamp list I run, sometimes, it's
just better to let the default media player handle it. Yes I know that's
not the answer you want to hear, but I've done a whole lot of research on
it, and while it's possible to do, you have to do a whole lot of work
hi. Shift t doesn't do anything, the key comand is, insert, plus, shift,
plus t.
That will give you the track information of the file currently loaded.
This is a JAWS only thing, so unfortunately Window-eyes users are out of
luck on this one.
At 12:14 AM 2/27/2005, you wrote:
shift-t does what
Hi all
I've got the latest version of the Sam Encoders, and i know you're able to
broadcast in ogg vorbis with it, but I'm not sure how you would go about it?
So, if anyone out here on the list could please give me the details as to
how to do it I would verry much appreciate it.
I'm very
and this relates to pc audio in what way?
We do want to keep the messages on the topic of the list or Jeff will not
be happy. Let's try and respect his wishes.
At 07:29 AM 2/11/2005, you wrote:
hi all.
dos any one use firefox and will it work whit jaws?
let me know.
David
yeah really. wish people would pay attention to which list their e-mails
go. ok, off the soap box now.
At 08:47 AM 2/9/2005, you wrote:
and this is related to PC Audio how??
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Roger R. Cusson
Sent: Wednesday,
hi. a direct link for CDEX is
http://jfwlite.com/cdex_151.exe
That's a direct link to download the file. You can also rip your audio
cd's directly into mp3, which will eliminate the need to convert files again.
At 04:56 PM 2/6/2005, you wrote:
You can use CDex to re-encode your .wav files to
Yes, actually if you converted your mp3 to a wav file, you wouldn't be
compressing it, you would actually be expanding it. The average mp3 of a 4
minute song is about 4 megs. A wav file is 10 times that, so think of it as
about 10 megs of disc space for every minute of audio. Plus as Doc so
Hi jim
Let me put your questions first and then I'll try to answer them as best I can.
At 09:16 PM 2/3/2005, you asked:
Do I just download the upgrade for the free version to upgrade the
pro version to this version?
When you purchased Winamp pro, you should've received an e-mail containing
a
Because they just don't, aparently. No reason other than that I know of.
At 11:38 PM 1/31/2005, you wrote:
Is there anyone who knows why in Winamp music, why don't they have music in
all categories?
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Hi Kevin
You're using Eudora, so if you want to find the address of the person who
sends a message to this or any other list, or to you privately, simply go
to the top of your message, and the headers will tell you all kinds of
information. look for the line that says, x-sender, and then you
anyone has to worry. Just download
it and try it. and if it doesn't work you can always go back to the
previous version.
At 03:28 PM 1/31/2005, you wrote:
Ya know, from here on out, it's not necessary to worry about anything with
Winamp.
Thanks,
Nick
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From: Chris
Hi
Uh yes. D comes after c, so logic suggests that yes, D is higher than c.
and before you and everyone else asks, yes it's accessible with your
screenreader.
So go download it and don't worry about a single thing.
At 05:09 AM 1/29/2005, you wrote:
Hi.
Is 5.08d higher than 5.08c?
Thanks!
-
Hi Joe
I don't know where you heard your information, but by all reports I've
received, you *can* use Winamp 5.0 and up with JJAWS 4.51.
So, run, don't walk over to, http://www.winamp.com, or better yet, here's a
direct link,
Hi Dave
That's not exactly what he wants to do.
What he wants to do is to increase the number of stations the Winamp
library shows, and this is easily done. To increase the number of stations
found in the Winamp library, follow these steps.
**be sure to write this down for future reference**
Actually, the proper term is convert, you don't actually record anything
when you convert one file format to another.
But just keep in mind hat if you convert, you may lose quality slightly in
the conversion process.
At 10:13 PM 1/24/2005, you wrote:
go into gold wave and alt f for the file
not an issue for me
since I load the songs in my preferred order anyway.
Sorry for the lengthy post but I hope it was helpful.
Kimberly
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[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Chris Skarstad
Sent: Saturday, January 22, 2005 10:10 PM
To: pc-audio@pc
Hi folks
I just returned to the list after a long absence, so it's cool to be back
here. Since I just got back, I haven't seen any messages, but I wanted to
see if anyone had heard about the upcoming Ipod Shuffle, and if it could
possibly be accessible.
I'm sure that the unit itself is
Hi Steve
I'd love to, believe me man. But I saw the price on it and I was like oh
man it sure would be nice to get something so nice for so cheap.
Unfortunately, all the other players, at least that I've seen, are around
$300 to $350 and I just can't afford something like that at the moment.
Hi Marty. Actually, an m3u file *can* be on your computer, it can be a
regular winamp playlist, in addition to a streaming file. So m3u files can
be for both streaming and local mp3 files on your computer.
Basically it's just a text file that helps Winamp reference a file more
quickly. i don't
Hi. The only problem with asking a question like this is that you're bound
to get a bunch of different answers, because everyone has different levels
of expertese with their computers. What's accessible to me, might be a
nightmare to you because you don't know how to go through the proper
Hi Mac
What didn't you understand about Brian hartgen's tutorial about recording
streaming audio? If he did one I certainly don't remember it, the one I do
remember was how to download seggments of ACB Radio's Main Menu, which is
*different* than what you want to do. What Brian is talking about
Hi. Instead of using a cdrw disc, use a cdr disc instead. You won't be
able to write over them more than once, but if you're making an audio cd
you won't want to do that anyways.
Just take all the mp3s you want to burn to a cd and put them in a specific
foldder. Then, go into the folder you
Hi Marty. Why not just give the Sam Encoders a try? I use it and think it
works a hell of a lot better than shoutcast does. You can listen to my
main menu review of it by going to,
http://www.acbradio.org/archives/mainmenu/mm1613.mp3
Give that a try and then download the sam encoders and give
hi. send a blank e-mail to:
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and put the word subscribe in the subject line. If you're using Outlook
express, please be sure to include the original message in the reply
because Freelists mail server software sends a sort of validation code
along with the message, and if that
Hi Roger
A wav file *is* an audio file.
what you want to do is open Nero and run the nero wizzard.
Check the appropriate radio button foran audio cd and that should get you
going. Next copy your wav file to the windows clipboard by focusing on it
and pressing control plus c. Then go back into
Hey, Anders, You're not a dummy for asking that question, it's a good one.
i mean it's not obvious because the bbc player comes up first, so again
that was a good one.
At 01:27 PM 6/17/2004, you wrote:
Hello!
What a dummy i am!
Thanks very much and excuse me for my stupid question.
/Anders.
Hi all
A thousand apologies for the crosspost, but I need some answers to my
questions farely soon, so I'm hoping one of y'all can assist me.
I'm helping a couple of good friends of mine get into broadcasting. I've
got them set up with the sam encoders plugin with Winamp and audiostocker
for
.
Good luck and if you need any clarification please let me know.
Chris Skarstad said the following on Sat, Jun 12, 2004 at 09:23:09AM -0500:
Hi all
A thousand apologies for the crosspost, but I need some answers to my
questions farely soon, so I'm hoping one of y'all can assist me
Open sauce? i believe ya mean open source grin.
Anyways, the files are smaller and sound quite good but there is not a lot
of support for portable players that you can take with you in your car or
on vacation so you are basically stuck if you have a lot of .ogg
files. you could convert them to
I believe this pc audio list is doing just fine for the blind community.
why re-invent the wheel man. do a list that isn't being done already. then
you'll *really* be doing something for *everyone* not just the blind people
of the world.
At 12:32 PM 6/7/2004, you wrote:
cause i wanted to do
hi. check the help topics of cool edit pro. I can't imagine why you would
want to edit an mp3, but it'll do that if you know how.
Again, the help topics are your best bet. wish more people would consult
the help topics for programs, 99% of the answers are already there.
At 01:40 PM 5/26/2004,
Well, we can keep this as brief as possible, all you have to do is just use
the Nero Wizzard. If you're burning an audio cd, choose audio cd. if you're
burning a backup of your computer or other audio files like mp3s, wavs or
anything else, choose data. Lets keep it simple.
At 06:30 AM
Hmm. Ok, from some of the other posts I've read on this, it comes down to
changing the type of file that is produced. I would not recommend using
realplayer because obviously the default is to burn it in mp4, which is
certainly ok but no standard cd player can play that...yet. so you might
the nice thing is that CDEX is really self explanatory. put in your disc,
launch cdex, and then press the f4 key for your options. go to the encoder
tab and choose the windows mp3 codec. then tab over to the bitrate
selection combo box and set that to something like 160 or 192k, i prefer
192k,
Actually, the version number is 5.03 on the new one, and the only thing
different about the free version is that it restricts you to burning and
ripping cds at 2 x speed, whereas the pro version doesn't have any
restrictions.
At 05:14 PM 5/1/2004, you wrote:
And on this topic? Does the
If you have JAWS version 5.0, press insert plus h and you will get a whole
bunch of keystrokes. same for insert plus w.
the interface is strange and not for a beginning windows user but if you
are prepared to learn a few non-standard keystrokes and if you know how to
navigate through tree
As far as your first question goes, don't do anything.
If you know you have 80 minutes of audio for sure and you don't get an
error message when trying to create an audio cd with that, you should be
fine. I have never had to change a single setting in Nero with the
exception of taking the 2
You can't that I know of. that is unless there's this huge secret I don't
know about?
I think what's actually happening is that Frank is listening to the files
with Winamp and is actually using another program to download the music,
correct? that makes the most sense to me.
At 10:31 PM
Hi Frank
I have changed the subject line to better reflect the question being asked.
subject lines such as information please aren't helpful to those of us
who read e-mail by subject lines.
So if you've got a question about Winamp like you do here, it's more
helpful to
lists you suggested. However, for some
reason, neither of my emails were delivered. (reason given unabe to
deliver). Please, if it's not too much trouble, indicate the correct email
addresses for both lists on separate
lines.- Original Message -
From: Chris Skarstad [EMAIL PROTECTED
hi. sure is. it's just as accessible as it was before, not sure why you're
having a problem? Remember, you have to first hit alt g to open the
equalizer window, and then the letter n key turns it on. it's a toggle so
pressing n turns it off again.
Winamp 5.03 is *just* as accessible as it was
Well, Nero is my favorite and that should do you fine.
You can burn a cd in a short amount of time, dependingon how fast your
computer is and it is speech friendly. go for nero.
At 04:28 PM 4/17/2004, you wrote:
Yes, of course, this probably has been answered many times and I apologize,
but I'm
Hi Matthew
I'm not sure if you're refering to me or David in your post, but I do think
it's an awesome program, and if there really is an interest, I'd be happy
to put one together for the main menu listeners.
Awesome idea.
At 02:35 AM 4/7/2004, you wrote:
Hello, this program sounds really
playing format, without having
to make .wav files of them first.
Shane
At 03:09 PM 4/5/2004, you wrote:
Well, because a friend wants to play it in a standard CD player that doesn't
play MP3s.
Andy
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