Re: Winamp question

2017-07-30 Thread Chris Skarstad
Hi Under dsp/effect, there should be a section called media library. I would hesitate to delete or remove any of these plugins unless you're absolutely sure you want to get rid of them. The absolutely safest thing to do is to hit alt plus l and hide the media library window

Re: MP3 Is Dead!

2017-05-17 Thread Chris Skarstad
Geez, such negativity around here! There is nothing in the world wrong with a 320 k mp3 at 44.1 khz stereo. Listen on a good set of speakers and you will see. Not as good as a lossless file for sure, but unless you're an audio snob, there's nothing wrong with it. and now that the

Re: Victor Reader Stream 2nd Generation

2017-05-03 Thread Chris Skarstad
day, 2 May 2017 3:07 AM To: PC Audio Discussion List <pc-audio@pc-audio.org> Subject: Re: Victor Reader Stream 2nd Generation Yeah I've not heard this before either. But perhaps other people either didn't have the issue or they just axepted it. On 5/1/2017 12:59 PM, Chris Skarstad wrote:

Re: Victor Reader Stream 2nd Generation

2017-05-01 Thread Chris Skarstad
I'll be purchasing one of these very soon, so will be able to report on it when i get it. I have a super-fast connection with Verizon Fios, so downloading books manually and transfering them to the player won't be an issue if the download speeds on the player are as slow as some of you guys

Re: how on earth do you play/record this audio stream?

2017-03-09 Thread Chris Skarstad
Hi. I got it to play but it did take a minute or so. Try pressing enter on the link, but leave the page open for a minute or two, and see if the music doesn't start playing on its own. On 3/9/2017 7:36 AM, Peter Scanlon wrote: Yes me too. -Original Message- From: Pc-audio

Re: another alternative to tapinradio/

2017-02-26 Thread Chris Skarstad
Well, I don't know about the rest of you guys, but if I like a program, and there's a paid version, I buy it and support the developer. Really, the price in American dollars isn't all that much...it's $20.00. That's a pizza you'll do without, but the hours you'll spend listening will be

Re: Reposting Problem With DVD

2016-12-27 Thread Chris Skarstad
You might have to configure VLC to play dvd content.I don't have vlc on my machine, but usually, a media player has some kind of area in the preferences that determines what file types the player will grab, so look for something like dvd content or something similar. For ripping dvd audio

Re: The 15 year wait is over

2016-12-23 Thread Chris Skarstad
I'd actually like to hear a demo of this software, but sadly, none exists. On Windows, SPL is still tops in my book. I know, i'm like, one of the few Windows users on here, lol! On 12/23/2016 1:01 PM, Dane Trethowan wrote: Hi! The following is an eMail sent by Gordon Smith to another list

Re: A 2-part Question Concerning Converting A File To MP3

2016-12-14 Thread Chris Skarstad
While you're focused on the file in your list, press the f2 key and change the .wpl extention to .txt. Windos will ask you if you really want to do this, so press the space bar on the yes button and it'll be changed to a .txt file, which you can open in notepad, and find out what file this is

Re: using exact audio copy, or another program to convert cd's to flac

2016-11-12 Thread Chris Skarstad
the file https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/17525699/EACProfile.cfg Also if you want to test for errors before copying, press f4. Takes longer but I think it's worth it. Rob On 11/12/16, Chris Skarstad <rascal0...@verizon.net> wrote: Hi guys Just for a goof, I tried another piece of so

Re: using exact audio copy, or another program to convert cd's to flac

2016-11-12 Thread Chris Skarstad
s well. Does a fairly comprehensive range of file format conversions in to the bargain. Can not compare with the other program in this thread, but others might do that for you. Regards, JP On Thu, 10 Nov 2016 23:58:45 -0500 Chris Skarstad <rascal0...@verizon.net> wrote:

Re: using exact audio copy, or another program to convert cd's to flac

2016-11-12 Thread Chris Skarstad
in the file menue, then import and see what you get. Here's the file https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/17525699/EACProfile.cfg Also if you want to test for errors before copying, press f4. Takes longer but I think it's worth it. Rob On 11/12/16, Chris Skarstad <rascal0...@verizon.net>

Re: using exact audio copy, or another program to convert cd's to flac

2016-11-12 Thread Chris Skarstad
On Thu, 10 Nov 2016 23:58:45 -0500 Chris Skarstad <rascal0...@verizon.net> wrote: Hey folks Subject line basicly tells the story. I have some cd's that were sent to me, and i'd like to rip them to the pc, but i'd like to make them sound as good as possible. I am a huge fan of F

Re: Replacementfor Winamp

2016-11-10 Thread Chris Skarstad
hi. there's actually even an easier way. what's happening is that it's a setup screen. make sure that the Winamp classic skin is selected, and everything else should be fine so just click the finish button and you should be good. Everything that you want is turned on by default.

Re: Tapin Pro

2016-10-19 Thread Chris Skarstad
On 10/19/2016 5:16 PM, Doug Murray wrote: Where do you enter the serial for Tapin Pro? > > > > Thanks Doug > > > > If it's as I remember, the option to register is under the help menu. >

Re: accessible software media player that can bookmark

2016-10-06 Thread Chris Skarstad
ailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Chris Skarstad Sent: Thursday, October 06, 2016 7:50 PM To: PC Audio Discussion List <pc-audio@pc-audio.org> Subject: Re: accessible software media player that can bookmark Hi. I believe what the original guy I think it was Tom? is talking about is

Re: accessible software media player that can bookmark

2016-10-06 Thread Chris Skarstad
o@pc-audio.org> Emne: Re: accessible software media player that can bookmark I can no longer use winamp, it crashes all the time, it seems on exit a lot. I am using windows 10 build 1607. On Thu, 06 Oct 2016 07:49:36 -0400, Chris Skarstad wrote: Yep, and so many people believe that just becau

Re: accessible software media player that can bookmark

2016-10-06 Thread Chris Skarstad
all the time, it seems on exit a lot. I am using windows 10 build 1607. On Thu, 06 Oct 2016 07:49:36 -0400, Chris Skarstad wrote: Yep, and so many people believe that just because it's not being developed anymore that they should completely quit using it and move onto something else, even at the cost of f

Re: accessible software media player that can bookmark

2016-10-06 Thread Chris Skarstad
Yep, and so many people believe that just because it's not being developed anymore that they should completely quit using it and move onto something else, even at the cost of functionality like this. I started using Winamp way back around 1998 or so. It's done everything I expected it to do,

Re: accessible software media player that can bookmark

2016-10-05 Thread Chris Skarstad
Winamp does this, provided you have either jaws or Window-eyes scripts. Unfortunately I don't know if NVDA has an addon with this functionality, but it'd be nice. People have delighted in sending me eleven-hour-long audio books, yes, all in one giant file, and i find it

Re: Very Nice Streaming Described Video Service I Just Came Across.

2016-09-28 Thread Chris Skarstad
Yes you don't need to buy it it's 100 percent free. long as you have a web browser, an iPhone or iPod touch and the oo tunes app, you can listen any number of ways. http://www.blindy.tv is the site you want to visit. On 9/28/2016 4:39 PM, Kenny wrote: It's not an app. It's a website that

Re: need high quality recording app

2016-09-02 Thread Chris Skarstad
How about Hokasai, that's h. o. k. a. s. a. i. or if you have a few bucks, try boss jock studio. both are pretty good. On 9/2/2016 5:25 AM, John Covici wrote: hmmm, nothing in the app storeby that name, could it be called something else? On Fri, 02 Sep 2016 04:00:49 -0400, Dane Trethowan

Re: Becoming An Aussie: The Story Of Alexa, The US-Born Amazon Echo | Gizmodo Australia

2016-06-18 Thread Chris Skarstad
to set up and are their region/language options in a setup menu? Anything on accessibility at all? On 19/06/2016 1:35 AM, Chris Skarstad wrote: I love my echo! Can't be without it! On 6/18/2016 3:39 AM, Dane Trethowan wrote: I'm thinking of buying one of these and the review linked

Re: Becoming An Aussie: The Story Of Alexa, The US-Born Amazon Echo | Gizmodo Australia

2016-06-18 Thread Chris Skarstad
I love my echo! Can't be without it! On 6/18/2016 3:39 AM, Dane Trethowan wrote: I'm thinking of buying one of these and the review linked to here was certainly both a good read and an eye opener. I've contacted a store on eBay which has these units in stock to see if the procedures

iTunes issue solved, here's some valuable info

2016-06-14 Thread Chris Skarstad
Hi guys! Through a bit of research, I finally got my tones onto my phone. To make this short and really simple, if you see that ominous erase and sync button, do not panic! It will not actually erase anything from your phone, at least as far as ringtones go. Just to be safe, after pressing

Re: problems adding custom made ringtones to iTunes in windows 10

2016-06-14 Thread Chris Skarstad
[mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Chris Skarstad Sent: Tuesday, June 14, 2016 6:24 PM To: PC Audio Discussion List <pc-audio@pc-audio.org> Subject: Re: problems adding custom made ringtones to iTunes in windows 10 Absolutely, i've been using VoiceOver for about 4 yea

Re: problems adding custom made ringtones to iTunes in windows 10

2016-06-14 Thread Chris Skarstad
iphone such as voiceover or magifyer? - Original Message - From: "Chris Skarstad" <rascal0...@verizon.net> To: "PC Audio Discussion List" <pc-audio@pc-audio.org> Sent: Tuesday, June 14, 2016 6:02 PM Subject: Re: problems adding custom made ringtones to iTune

Re: problems adding custom made ringtones to iTunes in windows 10

2016-06-14 Thread Chris Skarstad
. they are extremely good. and its just designed for accessibility users. - Original Message - From: "Chris Skarstad" <rascal0...@verizon.net> To: "PC Audio Discussion List" <pc-audio@pc-audio.org> Sent: Tuesday, June 14, 2016 5:48 PM Subject: Re: problems adding

Re: problems adding custom made ringtones to iTunes in windows 10

2016-06-14 Thread Chris Skarstad
it. On 6/14/2016 5:44 PM, Les Gordon wrote: hello, did you do a complete backup of your iphone once you have it setup how you want? if so, then you have nothing to worry about the backup will preserve everything you have on your phone. - Original Message - From: "Chris Ska

Clarification on the iTunes and custom ringtones issue...

2016-06-14 Thread Chris Skarstad
Hi folks I feel like I may not have explained myself well enough before, so please let me try to explain things a bit better by going through the steps I do to do this, and then maybe someone with some knowledge can tell me where I may be going wrong if I am. I don't know if I am that's

Re: problems adding custom made ringtones to iTunes in windows 10

2016-06-14 Thread Chris Skarstad
:36 PM, Chris Skarstad <rascal0...@verizon.net> wrote: Hi guys i hope the subject line was clear enough, sometimes I'm horrible at that. Anyways, let me explain a little further. I had iTunes running on my Windows 7 machine for many years, and I was successfully able to

problems adding custom made ringtones to iTunes in windows 10

2016-06-14 Thread Chris Skarstad
Hi guys i hope the subject line was clear enough, sometimes I'm horrible at that. Anyways, let me explain a little further. I had iTunes running on my Windows 7 machine for many years, and I was successfully able to create a custom ringtone for my iPhone as a .m4r file, and sync it

Re: Winamp?

2016-04-11 Thread Chris Skarstad
Only place I know to get it these days is http://www.ninite.com The web page has a bunch of different check boxes for different programs, Winamp is oneof them. So check the box for that, and then press the space bar on the "get installer" button. the next page that comes up lets you download

recommendation for a low-cost digital recorder?

2016-04-02 Thread Chris Skarstad
Howdy folks I have a friend whose interested in getting a digital recorder, she doesn't have an iPhone, at least not yet. She would prefer to spend no more than $100 to $120 tops, and since she's also blind it would have to have some kind of voice guidance. Barring that, she'd have to have

Re: Thinking seriously on an Imac rather than a new Windows 10

2016-03-22 Thread Chris Skarstad
Mike is certainly up-to-date with information about the mac. If you listen to his previous podcasts, he gives his contact info at the end and I'm sure he'd answer any questions you may have. I know him very well and he's very trustworthy so he'll give you up-to-date information. On

Re: Thinking seriously on an Imac rather than a new Windows 10

2016-03-21 Thread Chris Skarstad
I don't know if they'll give you any actual special treatment because you're blind but there are plenty of resources out there such as Applevis, and there is an email list called Mac visionaries. I use Windows 7 and will soon upgrade to 10 so I've no plans to switch o a mac. Far far far too

Re: recording using apple ear pods on windows?

2016-03-12 Thread Chris Skarstad
For most stuff on the pc, mono is fine. The only time you really need stereo recordings these days is if you're out somewhere, and mostly people use stereo microphones with a digital recorder, or with the iPhone. The issue with that is sometimes VoiceOver is effected. But to give you a

Re: Apple's iPhone 7 WILL dump the headphone socket | Daily Mail Online

2016-03-10 Thread Chris Skarstad
With Apple, they have an obsession with being thin as possible. From what I'm told, the standard headphone jack takes up a lot of room, when you compare it to something like wireless might take up. So, they want to go with that so the phone will be thinner. and knowing them, you'll have to

Re: Possible Recommendations for a good USB sound card please

2016-03-03 Thread Chris Skarstad
Speaking of sound cards, has anyone tried the sound cards by Turtle Beach of late? Back when I was using a laptop, I used a turtle beach audio advantage SRM and it worked quite nicely. When I got my pc I really didn't have much need for it since the internal card did everything I need so I

Re: possibly a sound card issue, not sure?

2016-02-26 Thread Chris Skarstad
? -Original Message- From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Chris Skarstad Sent: Friday, February 26, 2016 11:32 AM To: pc-audio@pc-audio.org Subject: possibly a sound card issue, not sure? Hey folks A while ago, someone was talking about a possible sound card issue

possibly a sound card issue, not sure?

2016-02-26 Thread Chris Skarstad
Hey folks A while ago, someone was talking about a possible sound card issue, and my girlfriend who is not on this list is having one and she's asked me to quiz the gurus. Basicly, what's happening is whenever she records something or broadcasts on the internet, you can hear what appears to

Re: re audible

2016-02-17 Thread Chris Skarstad
Hi I can't say that's ever happened to me, nope. Pretty much every inaudible conversion i've ever done has worked flawlessly, every time. Thanks. On 2/17/2016 1:21 PM, brian parker wrote: Hi chris, i don't mind having a big bunch of files, but does it sometimes give me the same file as

Re: re inaudible

2016-02-17 Thread Chris Skarstad
Hi. Well, that's kind of the whole idea of the software, to set it so each chapter of the book is a separate mp3 file so it's a whole lot easier to read. If you make the book into one long mp3, you'd have to use some kind of bookmarks in the file. If you really want this, you might be

Re: MP3 Problems

2016-02-08 Thread Chris Skarstad
Not that I'm aware of, nope. I could certainly be wrong, though. On 2/8/2016 6:32 PM, Andrea Sherry wrote: Is there a means of repairing faulty mp3 files? Andrea

Re: The new version of winamp

2015-12-24 Thread Chris Skarstad
I have foobar on my machine but really haven't come to grips with it. I had heard you could do all that but hadn't really figured out how. It sounds cool though! On 12/24/2015 1:54 AM, Brett Boyer wrote: All I can say is foobar 2000. Yes you have to set it up yourself but once you do it

Re: The new version of winamp

2015-12-23 Thread Chris Skarstad
I've been using Winamp since 1998 and don't intend to stop unless I can find another player that's more accessible and does what i want it to. I'll be interested if and when a new version comes out. You'd have to show me a player that's even better, and that's a tall order. On 12/23/2015

Re: I re-instaled winamp.....

2015-09-20 Thread Chris Skarstad
Hi. I'm still using Windows 7 but I ran across some instructions from the windows central site that just might do the trick. Try the below... 1. Open "Settings" and click on "System" Windows 10 settings 2. Select "Default apps" from the left hand pane Windows 10 default apps 3. Scroll

Re: I re-instaled winamp.....

2015-09-20 Thread Chris Skarstad
If it's anything like Windows 7, try typing the word settings into the search box on the start menu. On 9/20/2015 3:09 PM, randy tijerina wrote: I'm just curious..as to where.s the settings in windows10? or..how do you get there? At 01:08 PM 9/20/2015, you wrote: Hi. I'm still using

Re: For Chris Replay Radio

2015-07-09 Thread Chris Skarstad
Oh yes, absolutely replay radio works great with Window-eyes. I downloaded it and installed it yesterday and it's pretty cool. the only tricky part is moving through the different tabs in the options screens, sometimes they don't gain the propper focus. You have to find the tab you want and

Re: Chris G. your website with stations

2015-07-09 Thread Chris Skarstad
Hi Yes it does provide an rss feed of the last 10 stations that've changed format, but if you look at the website there are tons more station format changes up there. I do have a pretty good podcatching client but I wanted a way I could get everything, not just the

Re: downloading from a site that streams audio but doesn't allow downloads

2015-07-08 Thread Chris Skarstad
it here. Its not free. Also it will capture instead of doing a second by second recording. -Original Message- From: Chris Skarstad Sent: Tuesday, July 07, 2015 10:33 PM To: pc-audio@pc-audio.org Subject: downloading from a site that streams audio but doesn't allow downloads

Re: downloading from a site that streams audio but doesn't allow downloads

2015-07-08 Thread Chris Skarstad
reader do you use? -Original Message- From: Chris Skarstad Sent: Tuesday, July 07, 2015 10:33 PM To: pc-audio@pc-audio.org Subject: downloading from a site that streams audio but doesn't allow downloads Hi folks The subject line might seem kind of simple

Thanks to all, Replay radio is awesome!

2015-07-08 Thread Chris Skarstad
Hi folks Thanks to Peter and Petro especially for turning me onto Replay Radio. I had been using some of the Replay programs a few years ago, but hadn't for some time. It looks like Replay radio has replaced Replay AV, which was a program I used a lot. The program does exactly what I want

downloading from a site that streams audio but doesn't allow downloads

2015-07-07 Thread Chris Skarstad
Hi folks The subject line might seem kind of simple, but it's the only way I can think of to describe the situation. Here's what's happening. There's a specific website that allows you to listen to audio content, but it doesn't offer links to download said

Re: Converting .aa (audible files)

2015-07-03 Thread Chris Skarstad
there is a program out there somewhere called inaudible. do a google search for it. It's the best audible conversion tool out there, full stop. On 7/3/2015 12:55 PM, Robin Frost wrote: Hi, Actually it can do them. I won't say anymore in case it's a violation of list policies to discuss

Re: Future Of Windows Media Player

2015-06-07 Thread Chris Skarstad
Oh heaven forbid people should use another player! I know Winamp isn't being developed anymore and i know it's basicly a dead product, but i've used it since its inseption back in 98 and I'll probably always use it, until something that beats it comes along, and I haven't found it yet. On

Re: Test message To See If My Messages Still Come Through

2015-05-26 Thread Chris Skarstad
Hi Writing to you privately, yes your message came through just fine. On 5/26/2015 1:46 PM, Tom Kaufman wrote: Hello list: I changed the subject line of this message as I'm not sure I have the right address to this list! I received a message, telling me that my membership has been disabled!

Re: Tribute To Richie Benaud

2015-04-10 Thread Chris Skarstad
Please forgive my ignorance, but who exactly is this guy the tribute is for? I know, probably a very silly question but I've never heard of him before. Again, please forgive me, I feel like it should be obvious since there've been so many messages in the thread. On 4/10/2015 2:28 PM,

Re: The Future of Winamp

2015-02-17 Thread Chris Skarstad
Well, I figure as long as it works, why add anything new? I think it works beautifully with the window-eyes scripts. Unless someone comes up with a feature that we just gotta have, i'm happy with it staying the way it is. On 2/17/2015 1:50 PM, Steve Pattison wrote: Hi all, Is it just me

Re: New Version of TapinRadio Available

2015-01-30 Thread Chris Skarstad
Tapin radio lets you listen to internet radio stations. and yes it is available world wide! http://www.tapinradio.com you can get the free version or the pro version is available too, check the website for prices in your country. On 1/30/2015 10:50 AM,

Re: New Version of TapinRadio Available

2015-01-30 Thread Chris Skarstad
Message- From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Chris Skarstad Sent: Friday, January 30, 2015 4:58 PM To: PC Audio Discussion List Subject: Re: New Version of TapinRadio Available Tapin radio lets you listen to internet radio stations. and yes it is available

Re: New Version of TapinRadio Available

2015-01-25 Thread Chris Skarstad
If you want to install multiple copies, you would install it to something like c:\program files\(x86)\tapin Radio Beta and then make sure to create a shortcut to it in a place that's easy to get to. This way, if you have any issues both versions are installed and you can go back to using the

Re: What would be the stream address for TapinRadio?

2015-01-09 Thread Chris Skarstad
simply enter the address into Tapin radio and you can listen if all goes well. Go to the file menu, then open URL, type the url you just pasted here in there and it should play. On 1/9/2015 8:05 PM, Gerardo Corripio wrote: HI guys What would be the streaming address as to be able to

Re: Strange Problem With Ripping CD With CDEX

2014-12-27 Thread Chris Skarstad
I'm guessing the answer is that nobody bothered to enter the songs into the database, although that seems nuts to me. You would sure as hell think it'd be in there if one cd is in there, but I suppose anything is possible. On 12/27/2014 12:16 AM, Tom Kaufman wrote: I could

Re: beginners help with youtube?

2014-12-23 Thread Chris Skarstad
Hi You can't really download from Youtube itself, it's mainly meant for watching videos, creating playlists and sharing them with social media. If you want to download the audio from it there are a few websites out there that'll do this. One is http://www.youtube-mp3.org it's a very simple

Re: Future Of The PC Audio List

2014-12-02 Thread Chris Skarstad
Nick is 100% right. Although, I'm hearing some not-so-good things about dreamhost of late, maybe they've improoved, this was quite a while back. I've also stopped dealing with ultrahosts, though, they were ok for a while and then they stopped working and have been nothing but

Re: Tapin Radio crashes when doing a search

2014-11-09 Thread Chris Skarstad
Hi again guys Glad I'm not the only one with this issue. I do believe Eset may be part of the issue, because when I downloaded a fresh copy of tapin radio from the rummersoft website, Nod 32 flagged the setup file as some kind of virus, which it wasn't. I would remove Nod 32 as a test but I

Re: Tapin Radio crashes when doing a search

2014-11-09 Thread Chris Skarstad
Hi Yep, I have those, but far prefer tappin due to the ease of the program. Replay radio does all kinds of things to the sound card and other things and i just want something that just plane works. Up until recently, Tapin was absolutely perfect. Remember, I've uninstalled and re-installed

Re: Tapin Radio crashes when doing a search

2014-11-09 Thread Chris Skarstad
That's my thinking on this too, but I'm nervous about uninstalling it because it does offer a pretty good layer of protection against viruses. and anyone going around without an antivirus program on their system is just asking for trouble. Anyways, i wrote to the rummersoft guys again so

Tapin Radio crashes when doing a search

2014-11-08 Thread Chris Skarstad
Hey guys As the subject line says, as of this past week for whatever reason, Tapin Radio has suddenly started to crash on me when performing a search by typing something into the edit box on the main screen. For example, when I type a station's call letters, a dialogue suddenly

Re: Youtube to mp3 Converter for Longer Videos?

2014-08-15 Thread Chris Skarstad
I've extracted videos of up to 11 hours in length before from listen to youtube, so yes, that site works wonders! On 8/14/2014 10:48 AM, Tom Kaufman wrote: Nancy: Are you using the pro version of TR or the standard version? Tom Kaufman -Original Message- From: Pc-audio

Re: Audio players for listening to internet streams

2014-07-20 Thread Chris Skarstad
Foobar 2000 is always good, I haven't played with it very much but a lot of blind folks seem to really like it a whole lot. http://www.foobar2000.org is where to get a copy. It's free. On 7/20/2014 4:11 PM, Brian Hartgen wrote: Hello I have not been part of this mailing list for many

Re: Ripping With CDEX: Is It No Longer Possible To Have Cdex Title Tracks?

2014-06-24 Thread Chris Skarstad
and Gracenote complements the former. Take care Alexandra -Original Message- From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Chris Skarstad Sent: Monday, June 23, 2014 11:42 PM To: PC Audio Discussion List Subject: Re: Ripping With CDEX: Is It No Longer Possible To Have

Re: Ripping With CDEX: Is It No Longer Possible To Have Cdex Title Tracks?

2014-06-24 Thread Chris Skarstad
audio track 1 01 (and so it went like that) I wouldn't think that the information on this particular CD boxed set would be hard to get info for! Tom Kaufman -Original Message- From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Chris Skarstad Sent: Tuesday, June 24, 2014 10:51

Re: Ripping With CDEX: Is It No Longer Possible To Have Cdex Title Tracks?

2014-06-24 Thread Chris Skarstad
-Original Message- From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Chris Skarstad Sent: Tuesday, June 24, 2014 12:03 PM To: PC Audio Discussion List Subject: Re: Ripping With CDEX: Is It No Longer Possible To Have Cdex Title Tracks? If it doesn't grab them automaticly, go to your

Re: Tried Another CD; Same Results

2014-06-24 Thread Chris Skarstad
It sounds like you're not able to contact the free db server for some reason. in the cddb menu of CDEX, there's another option that says read from music brains, which is an alternative database that should have similar info. I do believe this is 99 percent of the problem though, for some

Re: Ripping With CDEX: Is It No Longer Possible To Have Cdex Title Tracks?

2014-06-23 Thread Chris Skarstad
I ripped a cd just a few weeks ago using CDEX so yes, it is quite definitely possible to have it grab the track titles from gracenote. speaking of which the proper spelling of that for future reference is g r a c e n o t e. I'm guessing the cd collection being ripped wasn't available, some

Re: Concerning Rar files

2014-05-20 Thread Chris Skarstad
If you have 7zip, which is free, it'll open .rar files. On 5/20/2014 10:16 AM, Tom Kaufman wrote: Is WinRAR no longer free? I looked on that site, but everything I saw seemed to indicate that it's paid! All I saw were trial...leading me to believe that WinRAR is no longer a free program! Tom

Re: Voice Dream Reader App Discounted Until Sunday

2014-05-08 Thread Chris Skarstad
Here's the direct link to the Voice Dream Reader app on the iTunes app store. note there is no extra discount code to enter, just go to the link and you'll need to run iTunes to get this to work. When iTunes comes up, you can buy it for $4.99. here's the link.

Re: Foobar?

2014-03-05 Thread Chris Skarstad
To my knowledge, Foobar is, and has always been free. Some folks swear by it, while others like me prefer Winamp. I've always wanted someone to do an audio demonstration and walkthrough of Foobar so I could get a better grasp of what it does. It looks like it could do some pretty powerful

Re: with the moderator's permission may i ask help?

2009-06-13 Thread Chris Skarstad
Hi. No need, really. you can visit http://www.keepvid.com, plug in the url and download it as an mp4 file, which will play in Winamp. note the legality of said site is unknown so if this gets me in trouble, I'm sorry. At 03:37 PM 6/13/2009, you wrote: friends, I was using the Free

Re: Maheem is annoying us again

2009-05-17 Thread Chris Skarstad
I knew something was up. Nice catch, Rick. At 01:47 PM 5/17/2009, you wrote: This message originates from maheem.w...@bell.net so it's of course our slimey little friend Maheem at work again folks. Tom is there any way you can get rid of this pest once and for all? Rick - Original

Re: my initial impressions of the turtle Beach Audio Advantage SRM

2009-05-16 Thread Chris Skarstad
into the USB port on your lap top right? I was hopeing to find a solution that would not involve having another USB cable hanging from my Dell. Any thoughts on a good PCI sound card for an XPS1210? Cheers! - Original Message - From: Chris Skarstad toonhe...@verizon.net To: pc-audio@pc-audio.org

Re: my initial impressions of the turtle Beach Audio Advantage SRM

2009-05-16 Thread Chris Skarstad
wrote: an this sound car be used for d.j.ing purposes, meaning can you have JAWS go to the turtle beach soundcard and play music on your default soundcard? Sincerely, Jason known as Blind Fury windowslive contact kb3...@msn.com skype contact kb3icc - Original Message - From: Chris

my initial impressions of the turtle Beach Audio Advantage SRM

2009-05-15 Thread Chris Skarstad
A while ago, I had asked about buying an external sound card, and I eventually chose the Turtle Beach Audio Advantage SRM. This card is tiny, weighing in only a few ounces, and it kind of looks like a cigarette lighter at first glance. It has 4 audio jacks 2 on each end of the card, the ones

Re: new sound card for my laptop

2009-05-10 Thread Chris Skarstad
of these inexpensive cards as I | purchased mine about eight months ago from circuit city. now you can not | find circuit city. it is a good card though. | | /David | | -Original Message- | From: pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] | On Behalf Of Chris Skarstad

Turtle Beach Audio Advantage SRM

2009-05-10 Thread Chris Skarstad
Hi folks I've taken the plunge and will be getting a Turtle Beach Audio Advantage SRM for my laptop, after Kathy's suggestion. Can anyone give me any tips for the instalation, it sounds like it's pretty standard but if there are any pitfalls or sticking

Re: new sound card for my laptop

2009-05-09 Thread Chris Skarstad
: chrishallsworth7266 - Original Message - From: Chris Skarstad toonhe...@verizon.net To: pc-audio@pc-audio.org Sent: Friday, May 08, 2009 9:12 PM Subject: new sound card for my laptop Hi folks This should be pretty simple but I want to make sure I'm doing the right thing. I have an Asus

new sound card for my laptop

2009-05-08 Thread Chris Skarstad
Hi folks This should be pretty simple but I want to make sure I'm doing the right thing. I have an Asus laptop and it currently has one of the usual Sigmatel cards, ok for listening to stuff, but not for recording from external sources. I'm using XP service pack 3, by

external sound card for my laptop

2009-05-02 Thread Chris Skarstad
Hi guys Like the subject says, I've got this Asus laptop, and I'm looking at getting an external sound card, preferably USB that will allow me to, among other things, use the what u hear, or stereo mix option so I can record external devices like a tape deck or

Re: Suggestions on a player please:

2009-05-01 Thread Chris Skarstad
Actually you can do this while the stream is playing. do the following. 1. press control plus tab until you get to the playlist editor. 2. Now you should see 1 item in the playlist, that's your stream. 3. Press control plus s and you'll be prompted for a file name. you can call this file

Re: Skype 4.0 with screen readers

2009-03-26 Thread Chris Skarstad
Hi. Another thing you can do, if this hasn't been mentioned already, is when you first install Skype 4.0, the menu bar will be there, but your screenreader will not be able to read it easily. But we'll change this by first hitting alt plus t for tools, and o for options. In the general

Re: The saga continues . . . Re: What you hear option not available on asus netbook

2009-03-10 Thread Chris Skarstad
Hi. There's a podcast about the Asus Netbook on the BCT website but the dude is most definitely nont from te UK I can tell ya that much! The direct link to the mp3 is http://media.libsyn.com/media/bct/bct1313AsusNetbook.mp3 or do a search for Asus netbook and you should be able to find it.

Re: Need Help with RAR Files

2009-02-02 Thread Chris Skarstad
Hi. Yup, this is exactly the case. When you have a file with the .rar extention, it's exactly like, or extremely close to a .zip file, which means it looks like it's only one file but when you open it, it actually may contain several other smaller files. On Sendspace for example, people

finding recording software, was Re: I need some help please!

2009-01-29 Thread Chris Skarstad
Hi. I've changed the subject line to better reflect the question. You absolutely can't go wrong with Replay A/V from Applian. the software is very speech friendly and the company is very aware of the fact that a lot of the users of the

RE: New Winamp And Last Url Visited In Winamp

2009-01-19 Thread Chris Skarstad
Hi Peter. If you're running JAWS version 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, or 4.51, and I'm guessing you are? Support for Winamp is already built in. Just start using winamp and enjoy it. to get specific help, press insert plus h for the window you're in, or insert plus w for a set of keystrokes for any

Re: Editing Audio Tracks

2008-12-10 Thread Chris Skarstad
Hi. Just so you know John, album is spelled a l b u m. It's not one of those words that sounds obvious when it's heard spoken quickly. But yeah, Winamp allows you to change the tag info with alt 3, I'm not sure if Windows media has an equivilant but I'm almost certain it does. At 09:56

Re: Why winamp?

2008-11-10 Thread Chris Skarstad
Hi. In adition to what other people have said here, the hotkeys that are built into Winamp are pretty cool. They may seem a bit strange but when you look at it from using the keyboard it actually makes sense, especially if you're familiar with using those old tape recorders back in the

Re: New Winamp and Jaws scripts

2008-11-08 Thread Chris Skarstad
Hi I think you might've gotten your hotkeys a little confused there. To set a time marker, you press the letter m, all on its own. This goes for both JAWS and Window-eyes as well. Try that. At 07:49 AM 11/8/2008, you wrote: Hello all, Using the newest version of Winamp and Jaws 10. Are

Mic goes mute when using the line recording plugin for Winamp

2008-11-05 Thread Chris Skarstad
Hey folks This question isn't for me, I'm helping a guy get his Winamp set up for broadcasting, and he has a really weird thing going on. He's able to use his mic in all kinds of situations like sending voice clips over Windows Live Messenger, he can record using recording

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