Re: The Best $150 Over-Ear Headphones | The Wirecutter

[Kelly Pierce]

I use bensbargains.com for my headphones.  I have been able to buy
$200 studio headphones for $20 and I am currently using $300 noise
cancelling headphones bought for $30 when I go to work on the subway.
they work so well that a subway train can enter and leave the station
without me needing to stop a podcast or a talking book on my victor
Reader Stream.  High quality tech can be infinitely affordable if
someone knows where to look and is patient.

Kelly

On 9/18/16, Dane Trethowan  wrote:
> Six of one and half a dozen of the other for me, I’ve had both coiled and
> straight, long, short and none and I’ve lived with them  Yep, the cord on the Bowers and Wilkins P7’s is too short in my view but I
> did buy a longer cord and besides, those phones are really designed for
> mobile use anyway so - given that - I can understand the short cord length.
>
>> On 18 Sep 2016, at 5:48 PM, Gary Petraccaro  wrote:
>>
>> I very much dislike coiled cords.  I have a set of earphones with one and
>> would cheerfully toss the phones if I could find something with a straight
>> cord good enough to replace them.
>>
>> - Original Message - From: "JOHN RIEHL" 
>> To: "'PC Audio Discussion List'" 
>> Sent: Friday, September 16, 2016 9:57 PM
>> Subject: RE: The Best $150 Over-Ear Headphones | The Wirecutter
>>
>>
>> I have been buying and using the MDR-7506 headphones for years; they are a
>> fine choice. The ear cups on the older models did not hold up well but
>> that's not true of the newer versions. One good thing about the sony
>> MDR-7506 headphones is that they have a heavy-duty cord (it's one of those
>> spiral cords); the drawback is that the cord is somewhat heavy and makes
>> the headphones feel a bit heavier. Also, they can get uncomfortable after
>> 5-6 hours of continuous use.
>> But I agree with the model; they are a really good headphone choice for a
>> very reasonable price. Trust me; I've tried a lot of headphones.
>>
>> -Original Message-
>> From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Dane
>> Trethowan
>> Sent: Friday, September 16, 2016 9:39 PM
>> To: PC Audio Discussion List
>> Subject: The Best $150 Over-Ear Headphones | The Wirecutter
>>
>> Yep I know how some people feel, some of the stuff talked about here is
>> way beyond a budget and I have to admit to stretching the finances
>> sometimes for something my ears just love.
>> Well perhaps the review linked to here may be your anser to the problem
>> of getting some very good "Bang for Your Buck" when it comes to
>> headphones.
>> No, not absolute top performers but good enough to keep you engaged with
>> your music.
>> http://thewirecutter.com/reviews/the-best-150-over-ear-headphones/
>>
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Re: The new version of winamp

[Kelly Pierce]

The news is that last week vivendi, which owns Universal Music, bought
a controlling interest in Radio Nomi. Many are hopeful that vivendi
will breathe new life into winamp.

Dane, which programs are more accessible than Winamp?  I am on Brian's
side in believing that winamp was the most accessible media player
ever.  Yes, I am still using Winamp and loving the experieince.

Kelly





On 12/23/15, Brian  wrote:
>  Winamp will always be the best player for screen reader users and
> keyboard users so you are a very big lier.  if the new winamp is better
> and still accessable I would conciter using it but if not I will just
> keep using version 5.66
> Brian Sackrider
>
> On 12/23/2015 4:45 PM, Dane Trethowan wrote:
>> Don’t care any more as there are so many good alternatives anyway, the
>> best thing that every happened in the media player world was the
>> announcement made that development would cease on Winamp and as yet I’ve
>> not heard any convincing reason as to why anyone should mourn the loss of
>> this software.
>>
>> If a new company has taken Winamp over and development has started again
>> then all well and good but I do think the player became far too bloated is
>> is very much over rated.
>>
>>
>>> On 24 Dec 2015, at 8:16 AM, Hank Smith, and Seeing-eye dog Iona
>>>  wrote:
>>>
>>> its about time they released it
>>> had no idea that they released a new version
>>>
>>> On 12/23/2015 2:12 PM, Larry Higgins wrote:
 Hello listers,

 Just wanted to know if any of you have used the latest version of Winamp
 from Radionomy? If so, how accessible is it with screen readers? I found
 out that the there is apparently only two versions, pro and light, and
 the pro is around $19.00.

 I might consider springing for the Pro version if I knew that it was
 actually worth it, or maybe another way of putting it, if it wouldn't
 break all of my presets and  WE scripts/apps. I'd far rather use the old
 version for as long as I can, rather than destroying a perfectly working
 Winamp listening environment.



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Re: Blaze EZ

[Kelly Pierce]

I have heard the OCR functionality quickly eats up the battery.  the
unit is twice the cost of the Stream, bookport Plus, or the Plextalk
Pocket.  It makes more sense to me to buy one of these kinds of units
and buy the KNFB reader app for the i Phone for a much better
experience.  I believe Dane you will be much happier with this
combination.

Kelly



On 12/5/15, Dane Trethowan  wrote:
> Nothing like “Hands-on” feedback.
>
>
>> On 5 Dec 2015, at 11:34 PM, Singing Sparrow 
>> wrote:
>>
>> Hims has released the 1.5 update on the unit i have but the OCR is not
>> that good yet i always get poor or unreconizable text smooshed words and
>> the like.
>>
>> On 12/5/2015 6:10 AM, dennis wrote:
>>> yes i believe you are right about the ocr needing improvement.
>>>
>>> On 12/4/2015 6:10 PM, Singing Sparrow wrote:
 The OCR has some troubles that hims needs to take care of if they want
 people to be able to scan with it.
 The web radio stations work like a charm, as to blue tooth you can use
 blue tooth speakers and headphones with the unit. I use one and love it
 as well.

 On 12/4/2015 4:34 PM, Dane Trethowan wrote:
> I’m glad I was able to contact someone who could tell me at least
> something on how the Blaze EZ is progressing and the Web Radio sounds
> very nice considering - if the review was anyth to go by - that
> function was next to useless a year or so ago.
>
>
>> On 5 Dec 2015, at 9:26 AM, dennis  wrote:
>>
>> well ok, i haven't used the blue tooth so i can't comment on that. the
>> web radio works great. you can add just about any kind of station by
>> making a m3u of the url. i also haven't used the ocr enough to be able
>> to comment on that either. also i will say that the podcasting
>> function also works quite well. if i can help you with anything else
>> just let me know. i'm sorry if this isn't the help you were looking
>> for.
>>
>> On 12/4/2015 4:09 PM, Dane Trethowan wrote:
>>> Firstly I believe there were issues with the OCR technology the Blaze
>>> EZ uses, has this been corrected?
>>>
>>> Second, what about the Web/Internet radio function is this now
>>> working?
>>>
>>> Can you connect a pair of Bluetooth headphones or speakers to this
>>> unit or do anything else with the Bluetooth?
>>>
>>> Thanks for your help.
>>>
>>>
 On 5 Dec 2015, at 8:03 AM, dennis  wrote:

 yes i have had one for a few months now and i love it. i also have a
 booksence just as a fyi. what would you like to know.

 On 12/4/2015 2:25 PM, Dane Trethowan wrote:
> Hi!
>
> Does anyone on the list have one of these machines? I know a year
> or so ago I myself was very excited about the machines release and
> did intend to get one at the time.
>
> Since that time I’ve heard very little about the unit apart fro the
> first version of the firmware being very flaky and having a few
> other issues.
>
> I did hear form Hims Inc that a fix was on the way to address some
> of the issues raised at the time.
>
> So now we’re at the “Christmas Stocking filler” part of the year
> and my interest in the Blaze EZ has been rekindled thanks to a
> review of the unit by Jackie Brown which was written over a year
> ago which is still an interesting read even though it hasn’t been
> updated so that’s where I need your help .
>
> I’ve posted a link to the review below.
>
>
>> http://www.sightandsound.co.uk/p/a-review-of-the-hims-blaze-ez-by-jackie-brown/
>> 
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Re: Flatbed scanner

[Kelly Pierce]

I don’t recommend the a300 either.  At about $1,200 it is more money
and much more scanner than what a blind end user needs.  The a320 or
3800 are real possibilities.

Kelly




On 1/9/15, Samuel Wilkins  wrote:
> I will be obtaining an OpticBook 4800 for flatbed scanning, as it is scans
> very quickly.  I would not recommend the A300, unless you plan to use it in
> a learning resource centre or similar information centre.  Also, it should
> be noted that you will need to proofread what you are scanning, as even the
> best scanners sometimes make nonsense of a book.
>
> -Original Message-
> From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Olusegun
> -- Victory Associates LTD, Inc.
> Sent: 09 January 2015 15:12
> To: PC Audio Discussion List
> Subject: Re: Flatbed scanner
>
> Hello All:
>
> It would be great if there could be a handheld scanner; that way, I can
> move
>
> it down the page and get the scan necessary and may be scan a book a bit
> faster too.
>
> Presently, I'm trying to put a Canon all-in-one to the test; the ImageClass
>
> series will let me scan up to 50 pages at once!  It will scan both sides of
>
> a page, but i do have to remove the cover of the book first.  That's the
> bad
>
> part but ok I guess!  It's ireless, I don't have to be tethered to the
> machine.  I'll use Abbyy FineReader Pro.
>
> Sincerely,
> Olusegun
> Denver, colorado
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Re: Flatbed scanner

[Kelly Pierce]

the Plustek OpticBook 3800 has a surface area slightly larger than an
8.5 x 11 piece ofpaper.  This scanner is not big enough for scanning
two pages of many books at the same time.  The OpticPro a320  scanner
from PlusTek is about the size of tabloid paper or 12 x 17.  This size
is sufficient to scan both pages of an open book.

Kelly



On 1/8/15, Andrea Sherry  wrote:
> Hi! This is Andrea from Australia
> I have an HP Officejet 6000 scanner. This is both flat bed and automatic
> document. It came with a no frills version of Readiris 14. Since then I
> have acqauired Readiris 14 pro which is excellent at 400 DPI Grey scale.
> This scanner was relatively chep. I think I paid approx $140 Australian
> for this about 6 months ago.
> The other advantage of this is that it van be run via Wifi so is
> available to all computers here bot PC and others (Apple/Android etc).
> Cheers
> Andrea
> On 09-Jan-15 12:44 PM, Robert Nelson wrote:
>>
>> I have the Canon Lide 700F but that may be more than you need.
>>
>> Remember that effective OCR is more dependent on the OCR software than
>> the
>> scanner.  Just about any scanner can produce a grey scale 400 dots per
>> inch
>> image, which is about the optimum for effective recognition.
>>
>> I would suggest either the Canon Lide 110 or the Canon Image Formula 280
>> portable scanner.
>>
>> Details of those  scanners are as follows:
>>
>>
>> Canon LIDE110 Flatbed Scanner - 2400x4800dpi, 48bit, Advanced Z-Lid -
>> USB2.0
>>
>> No fuss, fast scanning at an affordable price
>>
>> 2400 x 4800 dpi optical resolution with 48-bit colour depth for sharp,
>> accurate scans.
>> Four one-touch buttons Scan/Copy/PDF/E-mail for easy operation.
>> Compact and stylish design.
>> Scan multiple photos as once using Multi-Scan mode.
>> Single USB lead transfers data and provides power keeping your desk
>> clutter
>> free.
>> Advanced Z-Lid accommodates scanning of bulky items such as books with
>> ease.
>>
>> Use scanner on either PC or Mac for stunning results.
>>
>> General Specifications
>>
>> Scanner Type
>>
>> Flatbed (Photo and document)
>>
>> Scanning Elements
>> CIS (Contact Image Sensor)
>>
>> Light Source
>>
>> RGB three-colour LED
>>
>> Features
>>
>> 4 EZ Buttons, Advanced Z-lid, Auto Dust & Scratch Reduction, Auto
>> Document
>> Fix, Auto Scan Mode, Backlight Correction, Convenient Filing Function
>> (PDF
>> Function), Digital Filing, Fading Correction, Grain Correction, Gutter
>> Shadow Correction, High-Speed Scanning, Low Power Consumption, One Cable
>> For
>> Data & Power, Vertical Scanning
>>
>> Resolution
>>
>> Optical resolution
>> 2400 X 4800 dpi
>>
>> Selectable Resolution
>> 25 - 19200 dpi
>>
>> Scanning Gradation
>>
>> Colour
>> 48-bit input/48 or 24-bit output
>>
>> Greyscale
>> 16-bit input/8-bit output
>>
>> Maximum Size
>> A4 Document
>>
>> Photo
>> LTR, 216 x 297 mm
>>
>> Scan Speed
>>
>> Preview Speed
>> Approx. 14 sec.
>>
>> Colour
>> 8.4 msec/line (1200 dpi)
>> 16.7 msec/line (2400 dpi)
>>
>> B&W
>> 2.9 msec/line (1200 dpi)
>> 5.6 msec/line (2400 dpi)
>>
>> User Interface
>>
>> One-Touch Buttons
>>
>> Scan
>> Copy
>> PDF File
>> E-mail
>>
>> Multi-Scan Mode (Photo)
>> Yes
>>
>>
>> PDF Save Function
>> Yes
>>
>> OCR Text Recognition
>> Yes
>>
>> Included Software
>> Solution Menu EX
>> MP Navigator EX
>> Adobe RGB Profile for Windows
>>
>>
>> Included as Standard
>> LIDE110
>> USB Cable
>> Scanner Stand
>> Setup CD ROM
>>
>> Other
>>
>> Interface
>> USB 2.0 Hi-Speed
>>
>> Operating Environment
>> Windows: XP SP2 or later / Windows Vista / Windows 7
>> Mac: OS X 10.4.11 or later (USB 2.0)
>>
>> Power Supply
>> Via USB port (additional power cord not required)
>>
>> Power Consumption
>> 2.5W (Max)
>> 1.4W (stand-by mode)
>>
>> Dimensions
>> 250 x 370 x 40mm
>>
>> Weight
>> Approx. 1.6kg
>>
>> Operating Humidity:
>> 10% - 90% RH
>>
>> Warranty
>> 1-year limited warranty
>>
>>
>>
>> Canon ImageFormula P-208II
>>
>> Scan anywhere, anytime with the super compact imageFormula P-208II
>>
>> This scanner is not just for the office. The imageFORMULA P-208II is a
>> ultra-portable mobile scanner that comes equipped with ADF, making
>> high-performance scanning possible virtually anywhere. Its lightweight,
>> compact
>> design makes it ideal for use in the home or anywhere you happen to find
>> yourself.
>>
>>
>> Outstandingly portable and ADF-equipped
>> The P-208ll now comes equipped with ADF that can hold up to 10 documents.
>> With
>> its compact design, this lightweight scanner weighing just 600g and
>> measuring
>> 312.5 x 55.5 x 40mm is small enough to fit neatly into a bag for quick
>> and
>> easy
>> use wherever you go.
>>
>> Plug & Scan
>>
>> There is no need to install any driver software or scanning application
>> on
>> your
>> PC as the pre-installed scanning utility, CaptureOnTouch Lite, provides
>> plug-and-scan capabilities. Simply opening the feed tray turns the
>> scanner
>> on
>> and makes it ready to scan.
>>
>> USB Powering
>> For enhanced portability

Re: Windows Machine Like A Mac Mini

[Kelly Pierce]

It is an i5, which sucks for audio editing.  It is doable, but not as
responsive as an i7.  I can understand your interest in this machine.
Macs are overpriced and underpowered compared to high performance
Windows machines.

Kelly



On 11/15/14, Kulvinder Bhogal  wrote:
> I have configured my Mac as it goes.  Smiles.
>
> Regards.
>
> Kulvinder
> On 15 Nov 2014, at 15:03, Dane Trethowan  wrote:
>
>> Interesting you took it that way as its vastely different from a Mac mini,
>> try configuring a Mac Mini yourself and see how you get on .
>>
>> The only similarity between the Nuc and the Mac Mini are the size of the
>> machines really, even the entry level Mac Mini is more expensive than a
>> Nuc though having said that the Mac Mini is pretty much read to go out of
>> the box, all the user need do is set up keyboard and display.
>>
>> There are other computers similar in size to the Nuc and Mac Mini and
>> perhaps the most famous of these is the Samsung Chromebox.
>>
>> I bought one about a year ago and I won't go on about it here because it
>> really doesn't have any audio qualities worth speaking of apart from a
>> headphones socket and it can play audio but its not the power house like a
>> Nuc or a Mac Mini, the Chromebox relies totally on Google to run.
>>
>>
>> On 16/11/2014 1:41 AM, Kulvinder Bhogal wrote:
>>> I was simply going by the fact that this is made to look like a Mac Mini
>>> and that is all.  Smiles.
>>>
>>> Regards.
>>>
>>> Kulvinder
>>> On 15 Nov 2014, at 10:19, Dane Trethowan 
>>> wrote:
>>>
 These machines are no pretenders, they’re proper Intel machines, much
 the same as your Desktop or Notebook but one hell of a lot smaller,
 perfect as the audio/video hub in your lounge room because of their
 size, put them literally anywhere, can you imagine a desktop machine
 taking up room in your family living area which could otherwise be
 occupied by seating, coffee tables or whatever other comforts and
 furniture a lounge room has these days?


> On 15 Nov 2014, at 8:37 pm, Kulvinder Bhogal 
> wrote:
>
> Here here.
>
> Very well said.  Why buy a pretender.
>
> Regards.
>
> Kulvinder
> On 15 Nov 2014, at 01:33, Mary Otten  wrote:
>
>> Seems too expensive for something you have to add lots of things to,
>> like your ram and storage. Buy the Mini and be done with it.
>>
>> Mary
>>
>>
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Re: Victor Reader Stream

[Kelly Pierce]

to be clear, the BPP portable unit times out on streams that do not
play.  It seems the unit described was the desktop version.  While the
BPP has no list of stations like the new generation Stream, one can go
to Shoutcast and TuneIn and download M3u or PLS files of the streams
and copy them to the unit.

Many say the recorder on the BPP is clearly superior to the one on the
new generation Stream.  Dane is insistent though that he must have
support for FLAC files.

Kelly



On 11/1/14, Gary Schindler  wrote:
> Ad for the Victor StreamNew Generation, I like the one I have.
>
> It works for most every kind of stream except flash. I was surprised to
> learn the player supports AAC streams, which the Plextalk and APH units
> don't and probably never will.
>
> If the stream doesn't play, it will say something like, stream failed to
> start, by the same token however,  The Plextalk and Aph players get locked
> up when the stream won't play, so you have to fiddle with it or get
> disgusted with it enough that you remove the battery and Wait a few minutes
>
> so you can start the players again. It is not always feasible to carry a
> little screwdriver with you to take the battery out of the Bookport
> Desktop.
> !
>
> -Original Message-
> From: Aidan
> Sent: Saturday, November 01, 2014 5:33 PM
> To: PC Audio Discussion List
> Subject: Re: Victor Reader Stream
>
> Works well with most networks, providing they don't use a web
> interface, and support the most commin radio streams. You can read the
> manual from the humanware site or press and hold key one to read as
> you would with the older model.
>
> On 31/10/2014, Dane Trethowan  wrote:
>> Okay I'm swallowing my pride, I've ordered a victor Reader Stream -
>> current
>> model, I have one of the older versions which I really should put in the
>> recycle bin without any further ado -.
>>
>> So, I know many of you have these devices, is there anything I should
>> look
>> for in particular? Are their any features or functions that are really
>> useful or that you really like? How well does the Internet radio work?
>>
>> Of course the only thing that might annoy me is the fact that I probably
>> won't be able to get the Stream going behind my VPN? Well I'm going on
>> assumption at the moment .
>>
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>> Dane Trethowan
>> grtd...@internode.on.net
>> Skype: grtdane12
>> Phone US (213) 438-9741
>> Phone U.K. 01245 79 0598
>> Phone Australia (03) 9005 8589
>> Mobile: +61400494862
>> faceTime +61400494862
>> Fax +61397437954
>> Twitter: @grtdane
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Re: FLAC Files was Time To Purchase FLAC?

[Kelly Pierce]

Dane,

The difference is the tight integration of the Apple ecosystem in the
company’s mobile platform. Windows is designed to be an agnostic
multipurpose device. The included Windows Media Player can easily be
substituted with another media player, like Winamp, that supports
FLAC. By contrast, it is very difficult to load music files on the
iPhone without using iTunes. Further, Apple’s headphones are
integrated with the music app and the phone or tablet itself so audio
input and output can be managed without touching the device. Third
party apps have limited access to the controls on Apple headphones and
cannot access the built-in equalizer in the music app. The equalizer
on iOS allows iTunes Radio to sound so much better than Spotify,
Pandora and the others, as they cannot access it.

I fully support the notion that FLAC represents a significant
improvement in sound quality and that increased memory and bandwidth
diminish its limitations.  Unfortunately, the time for universal
adoption of FLAC is not now. Many have predicted for years the
widespread adoption of mobile payments through sell phones using near
Field Communications. The predictions never seem to materialize until
now. With the iPhone 6 series, Apple finally added NFC and is rolling
out a payment system. We will soon see if this technology is embraced
or ignored.

The quality of audio streaming is getting better without a doubt.
Streaming cannot fully replace music loaded onto a mobile device
though for the reasons listed earlier.

Kelly




On 10/6/14, Dane Trethowan  wrote:
> Okay I accept that without question but you forgot to mention that a Windows
> nor a Mac computer can play FLAC files without third party software so
> what's the difference?
>
> Third Party software or Apps are available for IOS etc that will allow the
> playing of FLAC content as third party software is available for Windows and
> Mac to allow the playing of FLAC content.
>
> The point you raised is taken and a fair point indeed! this all means that
> MP3 and so on will be around for a great deal longer and I don't dispute
> that at all because its the truth.
>
> All I say is that MP3 and alike formats have their quality limitations and
> FLAC - along with other Lossless formats - is now a viable alternative given
> that storage is cheaper,, portable and mobile devices are coming with larger
> memory capacities and so on.
>
> Regarding streaming? Mp3 is being replaced by AAC and AAC+ which has a far
> better compression ratio, I have actually seen some FLAC streams and test a
> couple the BBC had experimented with quite some time ago, they worked well
> though quite a bit of band width is required but I'm sure that will come in
> time too just as the quality of streaming itself has improved out of sight
> over the last 20 years or so.
> Before I close, I did get one mobile device that could play FLAC right out
> of the box apart from those I've already mentioned and that was my Samsung
> Galaxy phone, the Playback of FLAC it seems is built-in to Android as it
> should be.
>
> On 7 Oct 2014, at 11:48 am, Kelly Pierce  wrote:
>
>> Dane,
>>
>> Your analysis of the FLAC format omits the lack of support on Apple
>> mobile devices. The iPhone and iPad and their iOS operating system
>> stands as the most coveted and popular consumer technology in the
>> world. Yet, FLAC files cannot be played on these devices or Apple’s
>> media player, iTunes. With each passing year and no FLAC support,
>> Apple incrementally loses its cool ratio. Some suggest streaming
>> music, such as Pandora, TuneIn Radio, Slacker Radio, and iTunes Radio
>> along with Apple’s Music Match, as alternatives to loading music files
>> to the phone. Unfortunately, streaming music is not available on
>> subways, planes and in big buildings as well in lightly populated
>> areas with no cellular service. I want music on my device for the
>> times when I want music, which includes the times with no data
>> service.
>>
>> Currently, the MP3 format still represents the means to provide
>> relatively high quality audio content for the widest range of devices,
>> particularly mobile ones.  I recently ripped all my CD’s to 256k MP3
>> so they could play on my iPhone. I love FLAC files and have many jazz
>> recordings carefully ripped to FLAC for listening on a high fidelity
>> audio system at home. Most of my album listening is away from home
>> though so MP3 is the format of choice until Apple supports FLAC. I
>> fear this may be a long time, as only audiophiles seem to care about
>> it.
>>
>> Kelly
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> On 10/6/14, Dane Trethowan  wrote:
>>> Speaking of MP3, I had great pleasure in deleting 80,0

Re: FLAC Files was Time To Purchase FLAC?

[Kelly Pierce]

Dane,

Your analysis of the FLAC format omits the lack of support on Apple
mobile devices. The iPhone and iPad and their iOS operating system
stands as the most coveted and popular consumer technology in the
world. Yet, FLAC files cannot be played on these devices or Apple’s
media player, iTunes. With each passing year and no FLAC support,
Apple incrementally loses its cool ratio. Some suggest streaming
music, such as Pandora, TuneIn Radio, Slacker Radio, and iTunes Radio
along with Apple’s Music Match, as alternatives to loading music files
to the phone. Unfortunately, streaming music is not available on
subways, planes and in big buildings as well in lightly populated
areas with no cellular service. I want music on my device for the
times when I want music, which includes the times with no data
service.

Currently, the MP3 format still represents the means to provide
relatively high quality audio content for the widest range of devices,
particularly mobile ones.  I recently ripped all my CD’s to 256k MP3
so they could play on my iPhone. I love FLAC files and have many jazz
recordings carefully ripped to FLAC for listening on a high fidelity
audio system at home. Most of my album listening is away from home
though so MP3 is the format of choice until Apple supports FLAC. I
fear this may be a long time, as only audiophiles seem to care about
it.

Kelly




On 10/6/14, Dane Trethowan  wrote:
> Speaking of MP3, I had great pleasure in deleting 80,000+ MP3 files from my
> network just now, as I have everything I owned in MP3 format in FLAC - and
> much more besides - there was very little point in keeping the collection.
>
> My new Wireless Hard Drive hasn't arrived yet though it will be a truly
> welcome addition to the network and storage.
>
>
> On 7 Oct 2014, at 12:23 am, Anders Holmberg  wrote:
>
>> Hi!
>> I am happy with my mp3 sound.
>> I  can use the aac sound format to and for me thats great.
>> /A
>
> **
>
> Dane Trethowan
> grtd...@internode.on.net
> Skype: grtdane12
> Phone US (213) 438-9741
> Phone U.K. 01245 79 0598
> Phone Australia (03) 9005 8589
> Mobile: +61400494862
> faceTime +61400494862
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> Twitter: @grtdane
>
>
>
>
>
>

Re: iTunes and Other Music Services

[Kelly Pierce]

Dane,

There seems to be some confusion between iTunes the software and the
iTunes division at Apple. The company puts all its music efforts in
this division, whether or not it calls them iTunes. When it bought
Beats Music, Apple signaled that it definitely wants to shake up its
music offering.  We will see how this plays out in the next year or
two.

Kelly




On 9/30/14, Dane Trethowan  wrote:
> so as to avoid any confusion, iTunes really has nothing whatever to do with
> an iPhone 6 or any other iPhone model for that matter given that - the
> version of iTunes that appears on an iPhone - is dependent on the IOS
> running at the time - in the case of an iPhone 6 that IOS would most
> certainly be IOS 8 and above -.
>
> Is iTunes falling behind the times? It would be if people stopped using it
> which they're obviously not but I do understand where you're coming from and
> I think it likely that Apple will merge or form alliances with other Music
> service, I think Apple bought one recently.
>
> On 1 Oct 2014, at 10:40 am, Kelly Pierce  wrote:
>
>> I had no illusions that audio on the iPhone 6 would be lackluster.
>> iTunes is falling behind in innovation with online music services
>> severely out innovating Apple. Apple CEO Tim Cook knew he had an
>> iTunes problem and had to do something different in music for Apple to
>> stay cool. Apple bought Beats Music in part to modernize its music
>> offerings beyond the suburban bland mediocrity that is now iTunes.
>> Beats was acquired in the spring, too early to be incorporated into
>> iOS8  or the iPhone of 2014, the features of which are developed and
>> designed many months in advance. I believe it will be until the 2015
>> introduction of the new iOS and iPhones will we see what the new
>> people and change in culture will mean for Apple users. One big way
>> for Apple to differentiate itself would be to re-establish the
>> company’s supremacy in online and portable music.  I am looking
>> forward to iOS 9 and the iPhone of 2015 to learn about any changes in
>> audio from Apple on mobile devices.
>>
>> Kelly
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> On 9/30/14, Brian Olesen  wrote:
>>> Hi,
>>> To further improve the confusion there is more bass on an iphone 4S then
>>> on
>>>
>>> the 5 serious. :-)
>>>
>>> Brian
>>>
>>> -Oprindelig meddelelse-
>>> From: Jeremy
>>> Sent: Tuesday, September 30, 2014 6:45 PM
>>> To: pc-audio@pc-audio.org
>>> Subject: Re: Iphone 6 not impressed with the speaker.
>>>
>>> Having listened to a youtube video on a comparison between the original
>>> 5, 6 and 6 plus, I can say that I definitely notice a difference. It's
>>> most noticeable between the 5 and 6, but even from the 6 and 6 plus, the
>>> plus does sound  a little more clearer. Unfortunately, the microphone
>>> that the uploader was using wasn't super high quality, but it was
>>> certainly decent enough to detect the levels of bass between the 5 and
>>> 6. I've also got a buddy who's got a really nice sounding mic, a yeti,
>>> and while in stereo, the differences between the two phones is huge, the
>>> 5 and 6.
>>> Take care.
>>> Blessings.
>>>
>>> On 9/30/2014 10:05 AM, Dane Trethowan wrote:
>>>> The main thing is that you expressed your opinion and I can understand
>>>> where you're coming from, the bigger speaker does sound different.
>>>>
>>>> I'm also one of those who have actually taken the time, sat down and
>>>> tweaked the audio settings of the iPhone 6, adjusting sound and speech
>>>> volume etc.
>>>>
>>>> On 30 Sep 2014, at 11:58 pm, Anders Holmberg 
>>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Hi!
>>>>> Yes ok, sorry if i was a bit aggressive in my opinion.
>>>>> I had a look at it at least.
>>>>> But i think i will wait a year or so.
>>>>> /A
>>>>> 30 sep 2014 kl. 14:57 skrev Dane Trethowan :
>>>>>
>>>>>> Yes, thought it wouldn't be long before someone wrote on this topic
>>>>>> .
>>>>>>
>>>>>> The speaker on the iPhone 6 is more directional it seems than it was
>>>>>> on
>>>>>>
>>>>>> the 5 - never had a 5S so can't speak on that subject -.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I'm also sure that something has been done to the voices on the
>>>>>> iPhone
&

Re: Iphone 6 not impressed with the speaker.

[Kelly Pierce]

I had no illusions that audio on the iPhone 6 would be lackluster.
iTunes is falling behind in innovation with online music services
severely out innovating Apple. Apple CEO Tim Cook knew he had an
iTunes problem and had to do something different in music for Apple to
stay cool. Apple bought Beats Music in part to modernize its music
offerings beyond the suburban bland mediocrity that is now iTunes.
Beats was acquired in the spring, too early to be incorporated into
iOS8  or the iPhone of 2014, the features of which are developed and
designed many months in advance. I believe it will be until the 2015
introduction of the new iOS and iPhones will we see what the new
people and change in culture will mean for Apple users. One big way
for Apple to differentiate itself would be to re-establish the
company’s supremacy in online and portable music.  I am looking
forward to iOS 9 and the iPhone of 2015 to learn about any changes in
audio from Apple on mobile devices.

Kelly




On 9/30/14, Brian Olesen  wrote:
> Hi,
> To further improve the confusion there is more bass on an iphone 4S then on
>
> the 5 serious. :-)
>
> Brian
>
> -Oprindelig meddelelse-
> From: Jeremy
> Sent: Tuesday, September 30, 2014 6:45 PM
> To: pc-audio@pc-audio.org
> Subject: Re: Iphone 6 not impressed with the speaker.
>
> Having listened to a youtube video on a comparison between the original
> 5, 6 and 6 plus, I can say that I definitely notice a difference. It's
> most noticeable between the 5 and 6, but even from the 6 and 6 plus, the
> plus does sound  a little more clearer. Unfortunately, the microphone
> that the uploader was using wasn't super high quality, but it was
> certainly decent enough to detect the levels of bass between the 5 and
> 6. I've also got a buddy who's got a really nice sounding mic, a yeti,
> and while in stereo, the differences between the two phones is huge, the
> 5 and 6.
> Take care.
> Blessings.
>
> On 9/30/2014 10:05 AM, Dane Trethowan wrote:
>> The main thing is that you expressed your opinion and I can understand
>> where you're coming from, the bigger speaker does sound different.
>>
>> I'm also one of those who have actually taken the time, sat down and
>> tweaked the audio settings of the iPhone 6, adjusting sound and speech
>> volume etc.
>>
>> On 30 Sep 2014, at 11:58 pm, Anders Holmberg 
>> wrote:
>>
>>> Hi!
>>> Yes ok, sorry if i was a bit aggressive in my opinion.
>>> I had a look at it at least.
>>> But i think i will wait a year or so.
>>> /A
>>> 30 sep 2014 kl. 14:57 skrev Dane Trethowan :
>>>
 Yes, thought it wouldn't be long before someone wrote on this topic
 .

 The speaker on the iPhone 6 is more directional it seems than it was on

 the 5 - never had a 5S so can't speak on that subject -.

 I'm also sure that something has been done to the voices on the iPhone
 \.



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> On 30 Sep 2014, at 10:38 pm, Anders Holmberg 
> wrote:
>
> Hi!
> Actually i got to try the Iphone 6 today not the plus just 6.
> I can say that to me the speaker doesn't really sound that impressing.
> At least i couldn't hear any differences from the 5 s.
> Voiceover was quite distorted as it used to be so i wont really go for
>
> one even though i could.
> /A
>>>
>> **
>>
>> Dane Trethowan
>> grtd...@internode.on.net
>> Skype: grtdane12
>> Phone US (213) 438-9741
>> Phone U.K. 01245 79 0598
>> Phone Australia (03) 9005 8589
>> Mobile: +61400494862
>> faceTime +61400494862
>> Fax +61397437954
>> Twitter: @grtdane
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>
>
>

Re: Sound card question

[Kelly Pierce]

My suggestion is to choose your sound card for music and high quality
audio and select it as your primary sound card.  then direct JAWS to
only use the other sound card.  I have found no need to then configure
multiple players such as Winamp, windows Media, and Quicktimes along
with itunes.  I did configure Winamp though to ensure it uses my
roland sound card and not the internal one because I use Winamp a lot.

Kelly

On 7/29/14, Petro Giannakopoulos  wrote:
> I use my internal sound card for the screen reader and the external USB
> sound card for my media.
>
>
> - Original Message -
> From: "Dennis" 
> To: "PC Audio Discussion List" 
> Sent: Tuesday, July 29, 2014 2:44 PM
> Subject: Re: Sound card question
>
>
> in winamp... control p for preferences. arrow to output and tab over to
> the list of pluggins. now tab again to configure. press enter and your
> on the list of soundcards to choose from. just press enter on the one
> you want to use. when you want to change it back just repete the above.
> the easiest thing to do is run your screen reader threw the external and
> let winamp use the primary.
> On 7/29/2014 1:29 PM, Donald L. Roberts wrote:
>> In addition to the integrated sound card which came with my Windows 7
>> PC, I also have an external USB sound card so that the screen reader
>> output can be separated from the output of other audio devices.
>> Please tell me which audio players allow the user to direct the output
>> to a specific sound card.  I am especially concerned as to whether
>> this can be done using Winamp.  If so, how does one do it?
>>
>> Thanks.
>>
>> Don Roberts
>>
>>
>
>
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Re: Is Integrated Sound Adequate?

[Kelly Pierce]

A few years ago, similar performance to the 4770 or 4790 chips could
only be obtained with a computer with a liquid cooling system as the
chips ran so hot.  Let’s hope the next generation of high performance
chips after Haswell does not require liquid cooling.

Kelly




On 7/6/14, Brent Harding  wrote:
> I thought I heard awhile now that they hit a plateau where they can't get
> higher ghz ratings without significantly more heat being generated. I wonder
>
> if they will go to something like quad, 6, and 8 core ones, which probably
> means you can do more things at a time without it seeming to slow down.
>
> - Original Message -
> From: "Brian Olesen" 
> To: "PC Audio Discussion List" 
> Sent: Sunday, July 06, 2014 3:34 AM
> Subject: Re: Is Integrated Sound Adequate?
>
>
>> Hi,
>> wow Really great story! Thanks.
>> The fourth generation I7 CPUs mostly focus on the graphics part and in
>> other terms only gains 7 % more performance over the third generation. So
>>
>> it doesn't really matter weather you have a 3. generation chip or not
>> especially if you're using a deticated graphics card.
>> I don't know the specs for the fifth generation, but I expect it to be
>> cool!
>> I've always been a fan of Intel since the 8086. grin
>>
>> Regarding Windows. Hmm I'm very satesfied with Windows 7 even though I'm
>> running windows 8.1 on afew of my machines. It's not that I don't like
>> windows 8. It's more that I don't feel I get much interesting new stuff
>> from it.
>>
>> best regards
>> Brian
>>
>> -Oprindelig meddelelse-
>> From: Kelly Pierce
>> Sent: Sunday, July 06, 2014 4:18 AM
>> To: PC Audio Discussion List
>> Subject: Re: Is Integrated Sound Adequate?
>>
>> Hamit,
>>
>> The Dell XPS 8700 purchase was two years in the making. I had a
>> Pentium 4 computer that I bought in 2004 running Windows XP. I was
>> unimpressed with Windows 7 when it was released in 2009 and soon heard
>> about new technology that would be the next generation of innovation
>> in personal computers. Specifically, this included USB 3, flash hard
>> drives, and faster processors from Intel. In September 2011, my
>> computer stopped working. Thank god for external backup drives. I
>> decided to wait until the upcoming windows 8 so I could have a
>> computer with the latest technology.  I bought a used HP D530C from
>> Chicago Surplus Computer for $85 to tide me over until the next
>> generation of computing arrived. As we all know, the initial windows 8
>> rollout was a disaster, particularly for the screen reader user.  The
>> interface was too futuristic for most. Microsoft regrouped and
>> delivered the vastly improved Windows 8.1 last fall.
>>
>> To my delight, Intel opened a store here in Chicago in late November
>> to display products from its vendors and inform the public about its
>> processors. I learned there how a computer choice starts with the chip
>> and learned about the fastest chip for desktop computers. I searched
>> around and found that a local outlet of a computer superstore chain
>> was selling a customized version of the Dell 8700. The computer had a
>> 256 GB solid-state drive along with a 2 Tb regular rotating hard
>> drive, loads of USB 3.0 jacks, 24 GB of RAM along with the fast Intel
>> 4770 chip. It was everything I wanted and much more. I raced to the
>> store on December 26 with a bad cold to snatch it before it was bought
>> by someone else.
>>
>> Now, the Intel 4770 is no longer the fastest. It has been surpassed by
>> the 4790, an incremental upgrade. The next big boost in performance
>> will be with the next generation of Intel processors that will be
>> released either later this year or in the first half of next year.
>> When this new generation of processors is combined with Windows 9, we
>> can enjoy the next generation of desktop computing. We are now in a
>> transition period between the Haswell processors and Windows 8.1 to
>> the new generation of Intel processors and Windows 9. If you can wait
>> until next year, you will likely be pleased at the performance you can
>> obtain for the money.
>>
>> The Roland Duo Capture audio interface can be bought at a number of
>> outlets that sell professional audio equipment. I believe I have the
>> model before the current shipping version. Mine cannot support
>> recording from an iPhone or iPad while the current shipping version
>> can.  The eBay offering sold for a more than 80 percent discount than
>&

Re: Is Integrated Sound Adequate?

[Kelly Pierce]

Hamit,

The Dell XPS 8700 purchase was two years in the making. I had a
Pentium 4 computer that I bought in 2004 running Windows XP. I was
unimpressed with Windows 7 when it was released in 2009 and soon heard
about new technology that would be the next generation of innovation
in personal computers. Specifically, this included USB 3, flash hard
drives, and faster processors from Intel. In September 2011, my
computer stopped working. Thank god for external backup drives. I
decided to wait until the upcoming windows 8 so I could have a
computer with the latest technology.  I bought a used HP D530C from
Chicago Surplus Computer for $85 to tide me over until the next
generation of computing arrived. As we all know, the initial windows 8
rollout was a disaster, particularly for the screen reader user.  The
interface was too futuristic for most. Microsoft regrouped and
delivered the vastly improved Windows 8.1 last fall.

To my delight, Intel opened a store here in Chicago in late November
to display products from its vendors and inform the public about its
processors. I learned there how a computer choice starts with the chip
and learned about the fastest chip for desktop computers. I searched
around and found that a local outlet of a computer superstore chain
was selling a customized version of the Dell 8700. The computer had a
256 GB solid-state drive along with a 2 Tb regular rotating hard
drive, loads of USB 3.0 jacks, 24 GB of RAM along with the fast Intel
4770 chip. It was everything I wanted and much more. I raced to the
store on December 26 with a bad cold to snatch it before it was bought
by someone else.

Now, the Intel 4770 is no longer the fastest. It has been surpassed by
the 4790, an incremental upgrade. The next big boost in performance
will be with the next generation of Intel processors that will be
released either later this year or in the first half of next year.
When this new generation of processors is combined with Windows 9, we
can enjoy the next generation of desktop computing. We are now in a
transition period between the Haswell processors and Windows 8.1 to
the new generation of Intel processors and Windows 9. If you can wait
until next year, you will likely be pleased at the performance you can
obtain for the money.

The Roland Duo Capture audio interface can be bought at a number of
outlets that sell professional audio equipment. I believe I have the
model before the current shipping version. Mine cannot support
recording from an iPhone or iPad while the current shipping version
can.  The eBay offering sold for a more than 80 percent discount than
the current shipping version.  The drivers for it though support
Windows 8.1.

If I were to pay full price, I would actually purchase the Roland Quad
Capture audio interface. It is just $70 more than the full retail
price of the Roland Duo Capture and has a few more worthwhile
features. It has a maximum capacity of 192,000 samples for recording.
The Duo Capture’s upper limit is 44,100 samples. Both support 24-bit
audio though. Useful functionality for the blind computer user is the
Auto-Sens function that intelligently sets optimal input levels for
both of the unit’s pre-amps. Roland Quad Capture is the audio
interface personally used by Bill McCann, the founder and President of
Dancing Dots, on his machines.  When I spoke with Bill earlier this
year about the two audio interfaces, it seemed I was more impressed
with the Auto-Sens functionality than he was. Yet, how could I
disagree with the wise master, who has set his own levels on audio
devices for decades, for his exquisite audio choice given that he
handles and listens to these devices every day.

Talk to you later.

Kelly




On 7/5/14, Kelly Pierce  wrote:
> Petro,
>
> A driver needs to be installed on the computer each time it is plugged
> into a USB jack. This likely would be once for a home-based computer.
> The installer for the driver has one button that cannot be recognized
> by JAWS in Windows 8.1. It took a sighted person less than 30 seconds
> to find the button on the screen and activate it with the mouse
> though.  Once the driver is installed, all of its properties can be
> adjusted with JAWS. In addition, all the controls on the unit are
> tactile and are either toggle buttons or volume sliders. When the
> toggle buttons are pressed, they are depressed so a blind person or a
> sighted person in a dark location can tactilely feel if the button is
> activated.
>
> I hope this has been helpful.
>
> Kelly
>
>
>
>
> On 7/5/14, Petro Giannakopoulos  wrote:
>> Is this Roland unit plug n play? No software and does it have controls on
>> it?
>>
>> - Original Message -
>> From: "Kelly Pierce" 
>> To: "PC Audio Discussion List" 
>> Sent: Saturday, July 05, 2014 1:56 PM
>> Subject: Re: Is Integrated Sound Adequate?
>>
>>
>&

Re: Is Integrated Sound Adequate?

[Kelly Pierce]

Petro,

A driver needs to be installed on the computer each time it is plugged
into a USB jack. This likely would be once for a home-based computer.
The installer for the driver has one button that cannot be recognized
by JAWS in Windows 8.1. It took a sighted person less than 30 seconds
to find the button on the screen and activate it with the mouse
though.  Once the driver is installed, all of its properties can be
adjusted with JAWS. In addition, all the controls on the unit are
tactile and are either toggle buttons or volume sliders. When the
toggle buttons are pressed, they are depressed so a blind person or a
sighted person in a dark location can tactilely feel if the button is
activated.

I hope this has been helpful.

Kelly




On 7/5/14, Petro Giannakopoulos  wrote:
> Is this Roland unit plug n play? No software and does it have controls on
> it?
>
> - Original Message -----
> From: "Kelly Pierce" 
> To: "PC Audio Discussion List" 
> Sent: Saturday, July 05, 2014 1:56 PM
> Subject: Re: Is Integrated Sound Adequate?
>
>
> Steve,
>
> It all depends on the kind of system you have and the fussiness of
> your ears. At the end of last year, I bought a Dell 8700 computer with
> the Intel i7 4770 processor, the fastest chip on the market at the
> time. It had built-in HD audio. When the Dell pre-amp was configured,
> the audio sounded as good as the M-Audio 24/96 sound card I bought 10
> years ago with the highly regarded Casio drivers. The computer came
> with separate jacks for a quadrophonic speaker setup as well as 5.1
> audio in addition to the regular jacks for traditional stereo, line in
> and microphones.  Computers with less sophisticated microprocessors
> may not have as many options or HD audio.
>
> That said, I want one sound card for the screen reader and one sound
> card for audio playback and recording. To that end, I bought a Roland
> Duo USB audio interface for $37 on eBay. It normally retails for $200.
> Dancing Dots recommends this audio interface to its customers using
> Windows computers. The company is the leader in accessible music and
> audio production by the blind. The audio from the Roland interface
> sounds real and lifelike and instruments are more distinct than the
> integrated sound card. This should be no surprise as the audio is
> processed outside the machine in a different cycle from the computer.
> Try as they do, Intel and Dell cannot deliver in a mass-market product
> the quality that audio focused companies have been doing for years. If
> you just listen to spoken word audio and popular music, the integrated
> card could be acceptable. If you like listening to classic jazz
> performances, classical music, or instrumental music and deejay or
> stream capture or edit audio on your PC, then a second sound card or
> an audio interface is needed. For a lousy $37, including shipping, why
> is anyone anguishing and spending precious brain cells on such an
> obvious decision.
>
> Kelly
>
>
>
>
> On 7/5/14, Sunshine  wrote:
>> can you give us a sample of this cards sound quality?
>> On 7/5/2014 4:16 AM, Brian Olesen wrote:
>>> Hi,
>>> About $ 700
>>>
>>> Best regards
>>> Brian
>>>
>>> -Oprindelig meddelelse- From: Sunshine Sent: Saturday, July
>>> 05, 2014 10:15 AM To: PC Audio Discussion List Subject: Re: Is
>>> Integrated Sound Adequate?
>>> how much does the sound card you use cost ?
>>>
>>> On 7/5/2014 3:10 AM, Brian Olesen wrote:
>>>> Hi Steve,
>>>> The audio on one of the better motherboards today is fine for most
>>>> use. But when we speak hifi quality high bit rates, and real good
>>>> sound you'd still need a deticated sound card with better cerkitry.
>>>> I use a pretty expensive audio card from RME called Babyface which
>>>> sounds amazing, but i'm fully sattesfied with the build in sound card
>>>> of my laptop for everyday use.
>>>>
>>>> Best regards
>>>> Brian
>>>>
>>>> -Oprindelig meddelelse- From: Steve Pattison
>>>> Sent: Saturday, July 05, 2014 2:29 AM
>>>> To: PC Audio
>>>> Subject: Is Integrated Sound Adequate?
>>>>
>>>> Hi all,
>>>>
>>>> I'm planning to buy a new computer. With the rapid advancements in
>>>> motherboards and hardware generally I'm interested in people's thoughts
>>>> about whether it's still better to buy a dedicated sound card or have
>>>> we
>>>> now reached the stage where using integrated sound on the motherboard
>>>&

Re: Is Integrated Sound Adequate?

[Kelly Pierce]

Steve,

It all depends on the kind of system you have and the fussiness of
your ears. At the end of last year, I bought a Dell 8700 computer with
the Intel i7 4770 processor, the fastest chip on the market at the
time. It had built-in HD audio. When the Dell pre-amp was configured,
the audio sounded as good as the M-Audio 24/96 sound card I bought 10
years ago with the highly regarded Casio drivers. The computer came
with separate jacks for a quadrophonic speaker setup as well as 5.1
audio in addition to the regular jacks for traditional stereo, line in
and microphones.  Computers with less sophisticated microprocessors
may not have as many options or HD audio.

That said, I want one sound card for the screen reader and one sound
card for audio playback and recording. To that end, I bought a Roland
Duo USB audio interface for $37 on eBay. It normally retails for $200.
Dancing Dots recommends this audio interface to its customers using
Windows computers. The company is the leader in accessible music and
audio production by the blind. The audio from the Roland interface
sounds real and lifelike and instruments are more distinct than the
integrated sound card. This should be no surprise as the audio is
processed outside the machine in a different cycle from the computer.
Try as they do, Intel and Dell cannot deliver in a mass-market product
the quality that audio focused companies have been doing for years. If
you just listen to spoken word audio and popular music, the integrated
card could be acceptable. If you like listening to classic jazz
performances, classical music, or instrumental music and deejay or
stream capture or edit audio on your PC, then a second sound card or
an audio interface is needed. For a lousy $37, including shipping, why
is anyone anguishing and spending precious brain cells on such an
obvious decision.

Kelly




On 7/5/14, Sunshine  wrote:
> can you give us a sample of this cards sound quality?
> On 7/5/2014 4:16 AM, Brian Olesen wrote:
>> Hi,
>> About $ 700
>>
>> Best regards
>> Brian
>>
>> -Oprindelig meddelelse- From: Sunshine Sent: Saturday, July
>> 05, 2014 10:15 AM To: PC Audio Discussion List Subject: Re: Is
>> Integrated Sound Adequate?
>> how much does the sound card you use cost ?
>>
>> On 7/5/2014 3:10 AM, Brian Olesen wrote:
>>> Hi Steve,
>>> The audio on one of the better motherboards today is fine for most
>>> use. But when we speak hifi quality high bit rates, and real good
>>> sound you'd still need a deticated sound card with better cerkitry.
>>> I use a pretty expensive audio card from RME called Babyface which
>>> sounds amazing, but i'm fully sattesfied with the build in sound card
>>> of my laptop for everyday use.
>>>
>>> Best regards
>>> Brian
>>>
>>> -Oprindelig meddelelse- From: Steve Pattison
>>> Sent: Saturday, July 05, 2014 2:29 AM
>>> To: PC Audio
>>> Subject: Is Integrated Sound Adequate?
>>>
>>> Hi all,
>>>
>>> I'm planning to buy a new computer. With the rapid advancements in
>>> motherboards and hardware generally I'm interested in people's thoughts
>>> about whether it's still better to buy a dedicated sound card or have we
>>> now reached the stage where using integrated sound on the motherboard is
>>> adequate? I bought my current PC in July 2008 so it is about six years
>>> old. I'm currently running a Creative sound card.
>>>
>>> I've never used integrated sound on the motherboard on my home PC
>>> before. Also I don't need the most expensive sound card available but I
>>> don't want it to be too basic either. One feature I would like is the
>>> ability to provide some type of virtual surround sound as I have limited
>>> space where my PC is located and only room for a two speaker system.
>>>
>>> I appreciate there is no right or wrong answer to this question but I
>>> thought this list would be a good place to ask because there are bound
>>> to be a lot of people who are a bit more fussy about audio quality etc.
>>>
>>> Any feedback would be appreciated. Thank you.
>>>
>>> Regards Steve.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>
>
>
>

Re: better equalizer for iphone

[Kelly Pierce]

Are you listening in the native music app or another app?  The music
app has equalizer presets that can be chosen.  These presets are not
available to other apps though.  With Beats music, I look forward to
Apple taking audio and music more seriously.  The company is rapidly
losing its hip factor with audio support and is quickly becoming an
iTunes selling machine.

Kelly

On 6/22/14, André van Deventer  wrote:
> With external headphone like device.
>
> Mp3 players like the samsa clip for example have comprehensive equalizers.
> I was wondering if something similar was available for the iphone.
>
> -Original Message-
> From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Frank
> Ventura
> Sent: 22 June 2014 09:22 PM
> To: PC Audio Discussion List
> Subject: RE: better equalizer for iphone
>
> Andre, are you listening to it via the internal speaker or attached to some
> sort of external sound system? I would think you would need an external EQ,
> but lets see what others say.
> Frank
>
> -Original Message-
> From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of André
> van
> Deventer
> Sent: Sunday, June 22, 2014 3:08 PM
> To: pc-audio@pc-audio.org; National Accessibility Portal mailing list with
> topics focused on accessibility for users with visual disabilities.
> Subject: better equalizer for iphone
>
> Hi all
>
>
>
> Is there some better kind of equalizer for the iphone available?
>
>
>
> I found the treble and bass boost to be very ineffective.  Is there some
> kind of accessible program which will give you better equalization options?
>
>
>
> Andre
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>

Re: question plextalk/book port plus

[Kelly Pierce]

Thanks for the update.  Unfortunately, I have no more suggestions. I
haven't encountered this problem before except when cables are bumped.
I keep a roll of painter's tape with me to prevent this from
happening.  I have been able to create high quality recordings with my
Book Port that have been broadcast on radio.

Kelly



On 6/17/14, Sunshine  wrote:
> and no go on the holding the cables stable either still get the crackle
> or what ever it is would you want a recording to show what i am talking
> about?
> On 6/17/2014 8:25 AM, Sunshine wrote:
>> Kelly, i have insured this and no go still static what can be done
>> about it?
>> On 6/17/2014 5:13 AM, Kelly Pierce wrote:
>>> this often happens to me when the cables are being moved around.  When
>>> the cables are still, I find no static.  Be sure that the end of each
>>> cable is not being moved during recording.
>>>
>>> Kelly
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On 6/17/14, Sunshine  wrote:
>>>> has anyone experienced theis problem when either using an external
>>>> microphone/ microphone headset combo/internal microphone where when
>>>> recording there is great amounts of static/crackle?
>>>> my plextalk pocket is on the 6.0 firmware and the book port plus is on
>>>> the 4.2 firmware both units exibit this behavior if this has
>>>> happened to
>>>> you could you let me know how to fix this if there is a way to fix it?
>>>>
>>>> thanks.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>
>
>
>

Re: question plextalk/book port plus

[Kelly Pierce]

this often happens to me when the cables are being moved around.  When
the cables are still, I find no static.  Be sure that the end of each
cable is not being moved during recording.

Kelly



On 6/17/14, Sunshine  wrote:
> has anyone experienced theis problem when either using an external
> microphone/ microphone headset combo/internal microphone where when
> recording there is great amounts of static/crackle?
> my plextalk pocket is on the 6.0 firmware and the book port plus is on
> the 4.2 firmware both units exibit this behavior if this has happened to
> you could you let me know how to fix this if there is a way to fix it?
>
> thanks.
>
>
>
>

Re: HIMS Inc. Releases New Pocket-sizedMedia Player that Gives Blindand Visually ImpairedNear-instant Access to Printed Text

[Kelly Pierce]

For those in wage employment in the US, about a quarter to a third of
the cost of the device can be reduced through tax deduction.  If I can
read any work-related document or book with the device or scan any
work related document, I declare it an impairment related work
expense.  The filer’s income can be reduced by the amount of the
declared item.  Impairment related work expenses don’t need to meet a
threshold level to claim as a deduction, as regular employment
expenses do.  I am in the 30 percent federal tax bracket and have a
6.25state income tax, meaning about a third of my income is sent to
the federal and state governments to spend.  This socialist burden is
reduced when we have work-related purposes for our adaptive
technology.

Kelly




On 6/5/14, Dave McElroy  wrote:
> For me its a question of need.  i still have ocr here, though it means
> hooking up an old pv or laptop and using my old openbook 6.  Here in the us
> only the low income government dependent can afford this new stuff.  The
> rest of us have tax bills that suck away any spare funds.
>
> -Original Message-
> From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Anders
> Holmberg
> Sent: Thursday, June 05, 2014 11:27 AM
> To: PC Audio Discussion List
> Subject: Re: HIMS Inc. Releases New Pocket-sizedMedia Player that Gives
> Blindand Visually ImpairedNear-instant Access to Printed Text
>
> Hi!
> I sadly can't afford it now because i just ordered a new stream.
> I'd like to have a look at it before also.
> If it can't ocr swedish then i'd never buy it.
> /A
> 2 jun 2014 kl. 10:28 skrev Adrien Collins :
>
>> Hi Dane
>>
>> Could be the case but I don't have a book sense so cannot
>> compare it.
>>
>> Regards
>>
>> Adrien
>>
>>
>> -Original Message-
>> From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On
>> Behalf Of Dane Trethowan
>> Sent: Monday, June 02, 2014 8:41 AM
>> To: PC Audio Discussion List
>> Subject: Re: HIMS Inc. Releases New Pocket-sized Media
>> Player that Gives Blindand Visually Impaired Near-instant
>> Access to Printed Text
>>
>> You're absolutely right! My only assumption here is that the
>> FM radio is part of one of the chips Hims is using.
>>
>>
>> On 2 Jun 2014, at 4:37 pm, Adrien Collins
>>  wrote:
>>
>>> Hi Dane
>>>
>>> On my vr stream mark 2 the internet radio is great, I am
>>> sure I saw that this new device has internet radio, I am
>>> sure I saw that on their website. In which case, why
>> bother
>>> with the fm radio?
>>>
>>> Regards
>>>
>>> Adrien
>>>
>>>
>>> -Original Message-
>>> From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On
>>> Behalf Of Dane Trethowan
>>> Sent: Monday, June 02, 2014 8:29 AM
>>> To: PC Audio Discussion List
>>> Subject: Re: HIMS Inc. Releases New Pocket-sized Media
>>> Player that Gives Blindand Visually Impaired Near-instant
>>> Access to Printed Text
>>>
>>> I share your thoughts, I wondered about the Internet Radio
>>> initially and came around to the idea that it made perfect
>>> sense, if the machine has Wi-Fi capabilities and Internet
>>> connectivity then may as well put Internet Radio and
>> perhaps
>>> some sort of Podcasting facility into the device but to me
>>> FM radio is just one of those features which is there and
>>> I'll probably never use given the fact that you'll need to
>>> plug headphones into the device to have the FM radio work
>>> anyway.
>>>
>>> On 2 Jun 2014, at 4:05 pm, Adrien Collins
>>>  wrote:
>>>
 Hi Dane

 I wouldn't buy it because of the fm radio, the internet
 radio should be good enough. I would only buy it for the
 text or ocr functionality. But will see what happens.

 Regards

 Adrien


 -Original Message-
 From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On
 Behalf Of Dane Trethowan
 Sent: Sunday, June 01, 2014 11:33 PM
 To: PC Audio Discussion List
 Subject: Re: HIMS Inc. Releases New Pocket-sized Media
 Player that Gives Blindand Visually Impaired Near-instant
 Access to Printed Text

 I guess the problem is that Hims Inc has made a device
>>> that
 they hope will appeal to a mass market, I myself could
>>> well
 do without a FM and Internet radio, I couldn't believe my
 ears when I heard someone say Yesterday that they were
>>> going
 to buy this device because of its FM radio, what's the
>>> use!

 On 2 Jun 2014, at 7:01 am, Adrien Collins
  wrote:

> Hi
>
> For us in Europe I have just calculated that the cost of
> this gadget will be around £400, not bad but as we
>>> already
> have the internet radio on our vr streams mark 2, I am
 only
> really interested in the ocr and epub and other reading
> functions, apart from an I device what else would cover
> these features? It looks very good though.
>
> Regards
>
> Adrien
>
>
> -Original Message-
> From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@

Re: HIMS Inc. Releases New Pocket-sized Media Player thatGives Blindand Visually Impaired Near-instant Access to Printed Text

[Kelly Pierce]

the issue is that at this price, it is reasonable to expect the USB
file transfer technology of this decade not the previous one.  with
windows 8.1, people are gradually adopting and accepting Windows 8.  I
want a device that is future focused and ready for the computers of
today and tomorrow not geared for a computing environment of
yesteryear.  Earlier this year, USB 3.1 was released as an official
specification.  It is fully backward compatible and supports
connectors inserted in both ways like Apple's Lightning port.

The FM radio seems to be a cheep add on to add to a specification
sheet.  Those that are brand loyal to Hims will likely demand it as an
FM radio was in its previous generation portable book reader.
Personally, I'm bloodless when it comes to choosing devices.  Just
because I bought a device from one company in the past doesn't mean I
should buy the replacement device from them.

Kelly



On 6/1/14, Dane Trethowan  wrote:
> Honestly, all this fuss about a FM radio, everyone knows that a FM radio in
> a device such as this - whether it be a Phone or similar - is bound to be
> inferior to a dedicated FM radio.
>
> The only real reason I can think of that Hims Inc would bother putting one
> of these into their products is because they can, a bit like Tecsun giving
> you 3,000 memories into a radio, not because they particularly serve any
> practical purpose having that many, just because Tecsun can do it.
>
> Its the OCR and associated functionality that I would think is more
> appealing about this equipment than a FM radio.
>
>
> On 2 Jun 2014, at 10:05 am, Gary King  wrote:
>
>> If the FM radio in the Blaze EZ is not any better than the one in the
>> BookSense XT, then it won't be much.  The FM radio in the BookSense is not
>> very sensitive, and the signal must be very strong to keep it in stereo
>> mode.  The FM radio in my old Nokia N82 cell phone picks up weak stations
>> better using the same earphones as the antenna.
>>
>> Gary King
>> w4...@bellsouth.net
>> - Original Message - From: "Dane Trethowan"
>> 
>> To: "PC Audio Discussion List" 
>> Sent: Sunday, June 01, 2014 4:32 PM
>> Subject: Re: HIMS Inc. Releases New Pocket-sized Media Player thatGives
>> Blindand Visually Impaired Near-instant Access to Printed Text
>>
>>
>> I guess the problem is that Hims Inc has made a device that they hope will
>> appeal to a mass market, I myself could well do without a FM and Internet
>> radio, I couldn't believe my ears when I heard someone say Yesterday that
>> they were going to buy this device because of its FM radio, what's the
>> use!
>>
>> On 2 Jun 2014, at 7:01 am, Adrien Collins 
>> wrote:
>>
>>> Hi
>>>
>>> For us in Europe I have just calculated that the cost of
>>> this gadget will be around £400, not bad but as we already
>>> have the internet radio on our vr streams mark 2, I am only
>>> really interested in the ocr and epub and other reading
>>> functions, apart from an I device what else would cover
>>> these features? It looks very good though.
>>>
>>> Regards
>>>
>>> Adrien
>>>
>>>
>>> -Original Message-
>>> From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On
>>> Behalf Of Dane Trethowan
>>> Sent: Friday, May 30, 2014 11:00 PM
>>> To: PC Audio Discussion List
>>> Subject: Re: HIMS Inc. Releases New Pocket-sized Media
>>> Player that Gives Blindand Visually Impaired Near-instant
>>> Access to Printed Text
>>>
>>> I can quite understand that, one of the most sensitive AM
>>> radios on the planet today, you can then buy the other
>>> product when your moneybox is full again to read the CC 2E
>>> manual .
>>>
>>>
>>> On 31 May 2014, at 4:21 am, Dennis 
>>> wrote:
>>>
 not a problem. you are one of my favorites.i think i would
>>> rather spend my money on a new cc radio 2.
 On 5/30/2014 1:02 PM, Dane Trethowan wrote:
> sorry about repeating everything you wrote .
>
> On 31 May 2014, at 3:49 am, Dennis 
>>> wrote:
>
>> for everyones information on price. i just looked at the
>>> website and if you order before june 30 its $695 after that
>>> its $749. if you order before may 31, you get free shipping.
>>> it ships in late june. i almost dropped the hammer and
>>> ordered one just now. but i cant help wanting to wait and
>>> see the reviews on it sence i already have a booksence that
>>> i payed $500 for and i just don't know if i'd get my monys
>>> worth from buying the blaze.this is just my 2 penny's worth.
>> On 5/30/2014 12:14 PM, Paul Hunt wrote:
>>> Hello everyone. I'll have to see it and try it on
>>> documents that really challenge solutions like Openbook,
>>> Kurzweil 1000 and the combination of the IPhone 5S, Prizmo
>>> and the standscan pro. Results need to be much much better
>>> than the other solutions before I would buy it.
>>>
 On May 30, 2014, at 10:06 AM, Gerardo Corripio
>>>  wrote:

 Anyone post the video? I guess I didn't pay attention
>>> to the past thread, thus missed it.
>>

Re: HIMS Inc. Releases New Pocket-sized Media PlayerthatGivesBlindand Visually Impaired Near-instant Access toPrinted Text

[Kelly Pierce]

Apple re imagines its iPhone hardware every two years.  this year is
on schedule for a new iPhone hardware design.  I am quite interested
to learn if the iPhone 6 will include USB 3 this fall.
Kelly




On 6/1/14, Dane Trethowan  wrote:
> Interesting point.
>
> I don't know many mobile devices that support USB 3.0 and that includes the
> iPhone and my Samsung Galaxy S4, I don't think the latter even supports USB
> 3.0, the only small device around I have which does support it - via a
> firmware update - is the Zoom H1 Recorder, don't even think the Olympus DM4
> supports USB 3.0.
>
> On 2 Jun 2014, at 2:53 am, Kelly Pierce  wrote:
>
>> something not mentioned in the pres release, on the Hims website or in
>> a TechTalk presentation was the version of USB used.  All current
>> portable book readers use USB 2.0.  this includes the next generation
>> Victor Stream.  The current version of USB is 3.0, which has
>> significantly faster file transfer rates than USB 2.0.  I sent an
>> e-mail to Hims last week and have not received a response.  If Hims
>> opted for USB 2.0, I will likely wait to learn if others introduce a
>> portable book reader with OCR that includes USB 3.0.
>>
>> this issue reminds me of quality recording capacity in the last
>> generation of portable book players.  the Plextalk Pocket and Book
>> Port Plus were the only units with a quality recorder.  I have since
>> used the recorder for various purposes, including making broadcast
>> quality recordings of lectures that later were aired on radio
>> stations.  with the last generation of players, I'm glad I waited for
>> the Book Port Plus.
>>
>> Kelly
>>
>>
>>
>> On 5/31/14, Dave McElroy  wrote:
>>> you and me both.  Just give me good and reliable portable ocr, please.
>>>
>>> -Original Message-
>>> From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Dane
>>> Trethowan
>>> Sent: Saturday, May 31, 2014 4:10 AM
>>> To: PC Audio Discussion List
>>> Subject: Re: HIMS Inc. Releases New Pocket-sized Media
>>> PlayerthatGivesBlindand Visually Impaired Near-instant Access toPrinted
>>> Text
>>>
>>> To be honest I couldn't give a damn, its the OCR part which is of
>>> interest
>>> to me at least, this really is the first device of its kind outside the
>>> KNFB
>>> reader.
>>>
>>> If OCR does well then I'll be most satisfied.
>>>
>>> I plan to buy one of these devices in our Spring - September so I'm sure
>>> a
>>> lot of water will flow under the bridge between now and then.
>>>
>>> On 31 May 2014, at 6:28 pm, Peter Scanlon  wrote:
>>>
>>>> Well, having FM is nothing like the ability to have internet radio I
>>> mentioned. It does apparently have this facility, but I will be
>>> interested
>>> to see if it uses Ootunes or something else like Tune In Radio.
>>>>
>>>> P.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> -Original Message- From: Brian Olesen
>>>> Sent: Saturday, May 31, 2014 6:22 PM
>>>> To: PC Audio Discussion List
>>>> Subject: Re: HIMS Inc. Releases New Pocket-sized Media Player
>>> thatGivesBlindand Visually Impaired Near-instant Access to Printed Text
>>>>
>>>> hi,
>>>> Well this is because it has fm radio build in, and it's just a matter
>>>> of
>>>> a
>>>> little software upgrade to build it in. So it will definately come very
>>>> soon.
>>>>
>>>> Brian
>>>>
>>>> -Oprindelig meddelelse- From: Peter Scanlon
>>>> Sent: Friday, May 30, 2014 4:15 PM
>>>> To: PC Audio Discussion List
>>>> Subject: Re: HIMS Inc. Releases New Pocket-sized Media Player that
>>>> GivesBlindand Visually Impaired Near-instant Access to Printed Text
>>>>
>>>> Pity it doesn't have a radio listening thing like Ootunes like the
>>>> victor.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> -Original Message- From: Dennis
>>>> Sent: Saturday, May 31, 2014 12:02 AM
>>>> To: PC Audio Discussion List
>>>> Subject: Re: HIMS Inc. Releases New Pocket-sized Media Player that
>>>> Gives
>>>> Blindand Visually Impaired Near-instant Access to Printed Text
>>>>
>>>> oh yes! after seeing the cost of the booksence when it came out i
>>>> figured this thing would cost e

Re: HIMS Inc. Releases New Pocket-sized Media PlayerthatGivesBlindand Visually Impaired Near-instant Access toPrinted Text

[Kelly Pierce]

something not mentioned in the pres release, on the Hims website or in
a TechTalk presentation was the version of USB used.  All current
portable book readers use USB 2.0.  this includes the next generation
Victor Stream.  The current version of USB is 3.0, which has
significantly faster file transfer rates than USB 2.0.  I sent an
e-mail to Hims last week and have not received a response.  If Hims
opted for USB 2.0, I will likely wait to learn if others introduce a
portable book reader with OCR that includes USB 3.0.

this issue reminds me of quality recording capacity in the last
generation of portable book players.  the Plextalk Pocket and Book
Port Plus were the only units with a quality recorder.  I have since
used the recorder for various purposes, including making broadcast
quality recordings of lectures that later were aired on radio
stations.  with the last generation of players, I'm glad I waited for
the Book Port Plus.

Kelly



On 5/31/14, Dave McElroy  wrote:
> you and me both.  Just give me good and reliable portable ocr, please.
>
> -Original Message-
> From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Dane
> Trethowan
> Sent: Saturday, May 31, 2014 4:10 AM
> To: PC Audio Discussion List
> Subject: Re: HIMS Inc. Releases New Pocket-sized Media
> PlayerthatGivesBlindand Visually Impaired Near-instant Access toPrinted
> Text
>
> To be honest I couldn't give a damn, its the OCR part which is of interest
> to me at least, this really is the first device of its kind outside the
> KNFB
> reader.
>
> If OCR does well then I'll be most satisfied.
>
> I plan to buy one of these devices in our Spring - September so I'm sure a
> lot of water will flow under the bridge between now and then.
>
> On 31 May 2014, at 6:28 pm, Peter Scanlon  wrote:
>
>> Well, having FM is nothing like the ability to have internet radio I
> mentioned. It does apparently have this facility, but I will be interested
> to see if it uses Ootunes or something else like Tune In Radio.
>>
>> P.
>>
>>
>> -Original Message- From: Brian Olesen
>> Sent: Saturday, May 31, 2014 6:22 PM
>> To: PC Audio Discussion List
>> Subject: Re: HIMS Inc. Releases New Pocket-sized Media Player
> thatGivesBlindand Visually Impaired Near-instant Access to Printed Text
>>
>> hi,
>> Well this is because it has fm radio build in, and it's just a matter of
>> a
>> little software upgrade to build it in. So it will definately come very
>> soon.
>>
>> Brian
>>
>> -Oprindelig meddelelse- From: Peter Scanlon
>> Sent: Friday, May 30, 2014 4:15 PM
>> To: PC Audio Discussion List
>> Subject: Re: HIMS Inc. Releases New Pocket-sized Media Player that
>> GivesBlindand Visually Impaired Near-instant Access to Printed Text
>>
>> Pity it doesn't have a radio listening thing like Ootunes like the
>> victor.
>>
>>
>>
>> -Original Message- From: Dennis
>> Sent: Saturday, May 31, 2014 12:02 AM
>> To: PC Audio Discussion List
>> Subject: Re: HIMS Inc. Releases New Pocket-sized Media Player that Gives
>> Blindand Visually Impaired Near-instant Access to Printed Text
>>
>> oh yes! after seeing the cost of the booksence when it came out i
>> figured this thing would cost every bit of $900 to $1000. i just wonder
>> if the media player is better than the booksence was. it has a lot of
>> other features that the booksence does and i just wonder if they are
>> improved or the same. btw: the booksence is $50 less than when it came
>> out a few years ago. i would have thought it would have come down a
>> little more than that.
>> On 5/30/2014 8:53 AM, Dane Trethowan wrote:
>>> Did you think it would be more expensive?
>>>
>>> That's a U.S. price, Goodness Knows what it will be by the time it
> reaches the Land Downunder.
>>>
>>> On 30 May 2014, at 10:38 pm, Dennis  wrote:
>>>
 wow the price isn't anywhare near what i thought it would be.
 On 5/30/2014 5:17 AM, Dane Trethowan wrote:
>
> http://www.prweb.com/releases/blindness-low-vision-tech/HIMS-Inc/prweb118977
> 81.htm
>
>
> **
>
> Dane Trethowan
> Skype: grtdane12
> Phone US (213) 438-9741
> Phone U.K. 01245 79 0598
> Phone Australia (03) 9005 8589
> Mobile: +61400494862
> faceTime +61400494862
> Fax +61397437954
> Twitter: @grtdane
>
>
>
>
>

>>>
>>> **
>>>
>>> Dane Trethowan
>>> Skype: grtdane12
>>> Phone US (213) 438-9741
>>> Phone U.K. 01245 79 0598
>>> Phone Australia (03) 9005 8589
>>> Mobile: +61400494862
>>> faceTime +61400494862
>>> Fax +61397437954
>>> Twitter: @grtdane
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>
>
> **
>
> Dane Trethowan
> Skype: grtdane12
> Phone US (213) 438-9741
> Phone U.K. 01245 79 0598
> Phone Australia (03) 9005 8589
> Mobile: +61400494862
> faceTime +61400494862
> Fax +61397437954
> Twitter: @grtdane
>
>
>
>
>
>
>

Re: Sound card recommendation wanted

[Kelly Pierce]

dane accurately points out that many quality computers have high
definition audio built right into the motherboard or chip.  Last year
I bought a Dell 8700 with the Intel 4770 processor.  It had built in
high-definition audio equal to and actually slightly better than the
M-Audio Audiophile 24/96 audio interface I bought 10 years ago for my
XP machine.  I like working with two sound cards so I can manage the
screen reader audio and music independently.  About a month ago, I
bought the Roland Duo audio interface from e-Bay for $37, including
shipping.  It is a USB interface that has both line in and microphone
inputs, the latter with a pre-amp.  It is compatible with windows 8.1
and except for one button during installation, it is accessible with
JAWS.  Instruments sound distinct and unprocessed.  Normally, this
retails for about $200.

Kelly



On 6/1/14, Dane Trethowan  wrote:
> Okay, I've done a Google search to see if this device is available in
> Australia, the 129 device is easily got through eBay though I'd have to
> import it so I will import if I can't get the device in Australia.
>
> Anyway back to my initial Google Search, I came up first with the 100 model
> so the obvious question is, what's the difference between the 100 and the
> 129 models?
>
> On 31 May 2014, at 11:09 pm, Joe Paton  wrote:
>
>> Hello.
>> You could look at the   Tascam US 122 MK II USB Audio-Interface:
>> I'm about to get a-hold of the next model, us-124 I think it is, only
>> because it has a variable line-out.  All the controls are mounted on the
>> top of the device, so you don't really need the accompanying software.
>>
>> Check it out.
>>
>> Joe
>>
>> On Sat, 31 May 2014 22:29:10 +1000
>> Dane Trethowan  wrote:
>>
>> One of the best external Sound devices I ever purchased was the iMic,
>> thankfully I was able to purchase half a dozen of these at the time as
>> they don't seem to be available as readily as they once were.
>>
>> On 29 May 2014, at 11:00 pm, Michael Mote  wrote:
>>
>>> Hi there!  I would like to find an external one, that has separate jacks
>>> for
>>> line-in and headphone.  My sound card on my Del Latitude only has one
>>> plug,
>>> making it very difficult to use like I need   to use it.
>>>
>>>
>>> -Original Message-
>>> From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of
>>> Robert
>>> Nelson
>>> Sent: Thursday, May 29, 2014 6:23 AM
>>> To: 'PC Audio Discussion List'
>>> Subject: RE: Sound card recommendation wanted
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Unfortunately, I doubt that you will be able to find a sound card which
>>> has
>>> Jaws friendly software.
>>>
>>> However, go to techbuy.com.au and do a search for sound card.
>>>
>>> There are still several cards made by Creative (even though their model
>>> names do their best to hide the nature of their functions).
>>>
>>> I suggest that you look closely at the Asus XONAR cards.
>>>
>>> Bob Nelson
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> -Original Message-
>>> From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Barry
>>> Chapman
>>> Sent: Thursday, 29 May 2014 2:14 PM
>>> To: PC-Audio
>>> Subject: Sound card recommendation wanted
>>>
>>> Hi all,
>>>
>>> Can anyone suggest a good quality internal sound card where the
>>> accompanying
>>> software is JAWS friendly. I want one with separate line in and
>>> microphone
>>> jacks and if possible two sets of stereo line out. My old Sound Blaster
>>> Live
>>> could do this.
>>>
>>> Thanks very much,
>>> Barry Chapman
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>> **
>>
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>>
>>
>>
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>>
>>
>
>
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Re: Winamp Home Page

[Kelly Pierce]

these guys are ambitious.  they offer free streaming and music file
storage to broadcasters with them inserting ads.  On their iPhone app,
they save user bookmarks in the cloud so they don't get lost when
changing devices or platforms.  It was disappointing that AOL never
added this functionality to Winamp.  It seemed that the program was
stuck in the early 2000s and had not added or considered the
technology of today.

Kelly

On 1/31/14, Steve Pattison  wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> If you haven't been to the Winamp home page for a while at
> www.winamp.com it looks like the transition to Radionomy who now own
> Winamp has now begun. The home page has completely changed but is still
> accessible. Also you can now play some Shoutcast stations right from the
> home page. To learn more about Radionomy go to
>
> www.radionomy.com/en
>
> It will be interesting to see what Radionomy add to future versions of
> Winamp.
>
> Regards Steve.
>
>

Re: configuring eac

[Kelly Pierce]

Jim,

What is updated with EAC is the LAME codec rather than the interface.
Consider reviewing your version of LAME to determine if it is the
latest stable version.  As you know, LAME is downloaded and installed
separately from EAC, although it should be placed in the EAC program
folder to easily find it.

I always use the LAME presets for ripping.  These presets have been
created by the community of LAME developers and end users to easily
create the highest quality output by an average audiophile who is not
an audio engineer.  One of these presets is for 320 CBR.

A few years ago, I switched to FLAC for ripping all my audio CD's.  I
used to rip in 256 VBR MP3, but with dirt cheap storage I can now have
the best sounding music preserved for a lifetime.  I still use MP3 for
ripping audio books and spoken word material.

Kelly



On 8/8/12, Øyvind Lode - Forums  wrote:
> I always use FLAC when ripping a CD.
> I have ripped my CD collection with EAC and using FLAC as the audio
> encoder.
> Using a lossless format gives me excellent audio quality when listening on
> my Sonos connected to a external DAC and hifi amplifier.
> But the main reason for me to use FLAC and not a lossy format like mp3 is it
> gives me a lot of options when I of some reason need to convert the file(s)
> to a different format.
> Storage is cheap and I have my music collection stored on a file server
> which is mirrored to a remote server + backup on 2 usb harddrives.
>
> -Original Message-
> From: pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org]
> On Behalf Of Jim Ruby
> Sent: 8. august 2012 10:25
> To: 'PC Audio Discussion List'
> Subject: RE: configuring eac
>
> I figured it out, I did not change the drop down near the top to the
> correct
> command line format, still interested in what others are using though.
>
> Thanks.
>
>
> -Original Message-
> From: pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org]
> On Behalf Of Jim Ruby
> Sent: Wednesday, August 08, 2012 3:02 AM
> To: 'PC Audio Discussion List'
> Subject: configuring eac
>
> Hi, I thought I had things configured correctly to rip mp3 at 320 kbps, but
> it is not ending up that way. I'm getting an average 192 with vbr. Could
> some one give me some help setting this part up? I've only did about 20 of
> my cds and just remembered to check. So now I want to re do them and do
> them
> correctly.
>
> If there is a better format that the sansa clip and my android phones can
> play I'll consider it if some one would not mind shooting me some
> instructions to get it setup and working. It has been a wile since I did
> this stuff and I did it at 128 kbps mp3 with heck I do not even remember
> the
> program, bet on cdex though.
>
> Does eac have an update feature to check for latest versions? I have not
> ran
> across it.
>
> Thanks.
>
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Re: eac and window-eyes

[Kelly Pierce]

Because processing audio can command a lot from a computer, I have a
second computer to perform tasks such as CD ripping, audio recording,
audio editing, format conversions and stream capturing.  I have had
this second computer setup since 2006 and it has been well worth the
investment.

Kelly




On 8/7/12, Sunshine  wrote:
> never had this happen with eac and window eyes my computer is responsive and
>
> does not bogg down.
>
> - Original Message -
> From: "Brett Boyer" 
> To: "PC Audio Discussion List" 
> Sent: Tuesday, August 07, 2012 11:25 AM
> Subject: Re: eac and window-eyes
>
>
> My computer isn't super fast but it chugs a long at a pretty good pace.
> However, sometimes when I am ripping or burning a cd it happens to me as
> well, no matter what burning program I'm using.
> Maybe having a hardware speech synth would fix this? That's a rarety these
> days...
> bb
>
> - Original Message -
> From: "Øyvind Lode - Forums" 
> To: "PC Audio Discussion List" 
> Sent: Tuesday, August 07, 2012 1:48 AM
> Subject: RE: eac and window-eyes
>
>
>> Same experience with JAWS.
>> I guess it's because EAC is using 100% CPU and thus makes
>> JAWS/Window-Eyes
>> extremely sluggish.
>>
>> -Original Message-
>> From: pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org
>> [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org]
>> On Behalf Of Tim Crawford (GI4OPH)
>> Sent: 6. august 2012 23:57
>> To: 'PC Audio Discussion List'
>> Subject: RE: eac and window-eyes
>>
>> Hi Jim,
>>
>> I'm afraid I can't offer a solution, but I've been using eac for the last
>> ten years or so under win 98, xp and now win 7 64 bit, and have also
>> experienced this same sluggishness with windoweyes whilst eac is ripping,
>> right throughout this time period.
>>
>> After ripping has concluded speech returns to normal.
>>
>> Regards,
>>
>> Tim.
>>
>> Bangor, N. Ireland.
>>
>> Skype:  tim-crawford
>>
>> -Original Message-
>> From: pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org
>> [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org]
>> On Behalf Of Jim Ruby
>> Sent: 06 August 2012 13:18
>> To: 'PC Audio Discussion List'
>> Subject: eac and window-eyes
>>
>> When I am ripping a cd to mp3 and trying to read this screen, window-eyes
>> is
>> very very slow, any suggestions? Running latest version on a win 7 64
>> with
>> 16 gb of ram.
>>
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Re: good cd ripping program

[Kelly Pierce]

As have been stated many times in the past, the world's best CD ripper
is Exact Audio copy. Everything else is a step down from this. It is
fully accessible, although there is a steep learning curve to use it.

Kelly




On 5/24/12, Mac Norins  wrote:
> I must assume that what you call mp3 ripper is also called audio grabber, on
>
> Tom's web site, because there is nothing, that I could see, on White Stick
> by the name mp3 ripper.
>
> -Mac-
>
> -Original Message-
> From: Byron Stephens
> Sent: Sunday, May 20, 2012 10:07 AM
> To: PC Audio Discussion List
> Subject: RE: good cd ripping program
>
> You can get the free mp3 ripper at www.whitestick.co.uk just go to
> the downloads page, and he has it up there.
>
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Re: Powered Speakers for Editing Audio

[Kelly Pierce]

Thanks for all the replies, especially Jeff.  I ended up purchasing
the M-audio speakers.  Ironically, the boxes arrived in my living
room, where our TV is located.  To find out how well they worked, we
hooked them up to the TV and liked the sound.  I decided to keep them
connected to the TV and visit my local Guitar Center store here in
Chicago to hear monitor speakers in person.  In addition to listening
to the M-audio 40 speakers, I also listened to another M-audio speaker
along with a KRK rocket 5 speakers.  All seemed to have too much bass
for editing.  Maybe it was my golden years or champagne taste, but I
then started listening to speakers a level above these.  I compared
the Mackey MR5, Yamaha MS 50 and Tannoy 501a speakers.  The sound from
the Tannoy speakers was brilliant and clear, but the bass was rather
evident.  With the Mackey, the bass made the whole sound image sound a
little muddy.  The Yamaha was crisp and clear, allowing me to hear
every sound detail, every breath, every voice inflection, absolutely
everything picked up by the microphone. It was clear and completely
uncolored audio.  I understand why this speaker and its famous
predecessor, the NS 10M, which used endangered wood, are the industry
standard.  I ended up buying the Yamaha speakers and glad I did.

I found the online and published reviews of all the different speakers
rather meaningless.  All said good things about the quality speakers.
At a certain point, different kinds of people are attracted to quality
products for different reasons. The real review is in the listening
room hearing the speakers for yourself.  I paid about three times more
than what was paid for the M-Audio AV 40 speakers. Guitar Center price
matched the lowest price available on the Internet, cutting the cost
by $80 for the pair.  I printed the web page with this lower price and
it was accepted without a hassle.

When I arrived home and connected the speakers, I began editing some
of the spoken word recordings I have made in the last few months and
can’t believe the clarity.  These are highly recommended for anyone
who has a computer serving as a dedicated audio workstation, like
myself.

Kelly




On 4/5/12, Jeff Samco  wrote:
> The M-Audio AV40 speakers have both left-right RCA jacks and
> left-right 1/4-inch phono jacks. For the TV I just run a cord from
> the TV headphone jack to the speakers.
> Jeff
>
>
>
> At 09:08 AM 4/5/2012, you wrote:
>>That was the model I think I heard of before. I didn't know if it
>>was practical to use something like that with a sound card because
>>of needing balanced connections, but if it works with a TV box or
>>something, it must just need an adapter.
>>
>>- Original Message - From: "Jeff Samco" 
>>To: "PC Audio Discussion List" 
>>Sent: Wednesday, April 04, 2012 9:48 PM
>>Subject: Re: Powered Speakers for Editing Audio
>>
>>
>>>I have the M-Audio Studiophile AV 40 speakers. I use them with our
>>>TV and play music through them. I do like them a lot. I got them
>>>about 3 years ago through Amazon for about $125.
>>>HTH,
>>>Jeff
>>>
>>>
>>>At 05:01 PM 4/3/2012, you wrote:
>>>>I thought I heard even M-Audio that makes pro sound cards makes A
>>>>R or A W 40's that might be good, but not break the bank. Those
>>>>are what I thought of as a sound upgrade when these Bose ones go
>>>>bad, but I don't know what they sound like either as Best Buy
>>>>probably doesn't sell things like that.
>>>>
>>>>- Original Message - From: "Dane Trethowan" 
>>>>To: "PC Audio Discussion List" 
>>>>Sent: Tuesday, April 03, 2012 4:26 PM
>>>>Subject: Re: Powered Speakers for Editing Audio
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>I have 2 sets of speakers I think that would give you what you're asking.
>>>>
>>>>Yep you're correct, generally computer speakers are crappy however
>>>>the old policy applies here, "You Get What You Pay for".
>>>>
>>>>I've reviewed a number of different sets of speakers on this list,
>>>>Altec Lansing Expressionist Plus and Expressionist Ultra speakers,
>>>>both are excellent speakers.
>>>>
>>>>The Ultra is better than the plus but you're going to pay a little
>>>>more for them and its likely that your computer shop won't even
>>>>know about them, mine certainly didn't.
>>>>
>>>>The Expressionist Plus are quite reasonably priced given what they do.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>On 04/04/2012, at 7:16 AM, Kelly Pierce wrote:
>>>>
&g

Re: Powered Speakers for Editing Audio

[Kelly Pierce]

Dane,

Some reviewers report the Altec Lansing Expressionist Ultra produces a
noticeable background hiss.  Have you experienced this?  Why do you
suppose some users have this problem and others don’t?

Kelly




On 4/3/12, Gary Schindler  wrote:
> I don't think they make the JBL On-Tour speakers any more.
>
> - Original Message -
> From: "walter ramage" 
> To: "PC Audio Discussion List" 
> Sent: Tuesday, April 03, 2012 6:34 PM
> Subject: Re: Powered Speakers for Editing Audio
>
>
> Work with what?  I have only had the control 2.4g speakers which are RF
> speakers, one is active with it's own amplifier and the other is passive.  I
> haven't heard of the "On-Tour" speakers.  I can only say that I am mightily
> impressed with the quality of JBL and when the day comes to replace my
> Mission 735 floor standing speakers, I will spend the necessary money to get
> a high end pair of JBL speakers as a replacement.  The Control 2.4g speakers
> are a perfect match for working with my PC.  Incidentally, they also have an
> input for line in so you don't have to use the RF feature and also it has an
> output for a sub woofer and I've linked up a 10 inch warfdale subwoofer to
> work with them but if they were to be used as monitors for editing then
> there is no need for a subwoofer.  Walter.
>
> -Original Message-
> From: Christopher Wright
> Sent: Tuesday, April 03, 2012 11:06 PM
> To: PC Audio Discussion List
> Subject: Re: Powered Speakers for Editing Audio
>
> Would the JBL On-tour speakers work?
> - Original Message -
> From: "walter ramage" 
> To: "PC Audio Discussion List" 
> Sent: Tuesday, April 03, 2012 5:55 PM
> Subject: Re: Powered Speakers for Editing Audio
>
>
> Hi.  Why not try the JBL Control 2.4g cordless speakers.  The pair I have
> are phenomenal and I love listening to them, I never get listener fatigue.
> They should cost around $210 and if you try them out you won't be sorry,
> they are very small but you will listen to the power and volume that comes
> from them and then feel their size and disbelieve what you are hearing could
> possibly come from speaker so small.  They also come with wall mounting
> brackets which allows you to adjust their angle in relationship to your
> listening position.  Walter.
>
> -Original Message-
> From: Kelly Pierce
> Sent: Tuesday, April 03, 2012 10:16 PM
> To: pc-audio@pc-audio.org
> Subject: Powered Speakers for Editing Audio
>
> I have a computer at which I mostly edit field recordings I have made
> and capture and edit audio streams.  The speakers I had died and I am
> looking for a pair of powered speakers that have a neutral sound that
> I can use to edit, mix and make spoken word recordings.  I want to
> hear quality audio rather than the crappie speakers at the computer
> store. Yet, I don’t need the fancy $800 studio monitors either.
>
> I would appreciate any suggestions for affordable, but good sounding
> powered speakers for editing spoken word recordings.
>
> Kelly
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Powered Speakers for Editing Audio

[Kelly Pierce]

I have a computer at which I mostly edit field recordings I have made
and capture and edit audio streams.  The speakers I had died and I am
looking for a pair of powered speakers that have a neutral sound that
I can use to edit, mix and make spoken word recordings.  I want to
hear quality audio rather than the crappie speakers at the computer
store. Yet, I don’t need the fancy $800 studio monitors either.

I would appreciate any suggestions for affordable, but good sounding
powered speakers for editing spoken word recordings.

Kelly

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Re: Youtube downloader

[Kelly Pierce]

I use a web service called vid2mp3.  It is a web-based conversion
service.  paste a URL into a form and press enter.  Within a few
minutes, presto, they have an MP3 file ready for downloading.  It is
the complete audio of your video from Youtube, Vimeo, and about a
dozen other video sites.  You can find them at:

http://www.vidtomp3.com/index.php

Enjoy.

Kelly


On 12/28/11, trevor  wrote:
> Hi,
> Try this,
>
> You've got a file called Songr_1_9_3_Setup.zip, (4.3 MB) waiting to be
> downloaded (It was sent using Sendspace by trevor.sco...@btopenworld.com).
> You can use the following link to retrieve your file:
>
> http://www.sendspace.com/pro/dl/ykqdcd
>
>
>
> -Original Message-
> From: Les Gordon
> Sent: Tuesday, December 27, 2011 3:42 PM
> To: PC Audio Discussion List
> Subject: Re: Youtube downloader
>
> hello, thanks for the tip on the program. i have one question when i
> download a file. its saving it as a .10 file. and when i rename the
> extention part to flv. it plays. am i missing a step here? thanks les
> Cd/Dvd Duplication & Custom Printing
>
> Customer Service
>
> Les Gordon
> Phone: (866)356-2602
> email: mr...@comcast.net
> web: http://www.cdrdvdr.com
>
>
>
>
> - Original Message -
> From: "trevor" 
> To: "PC Audio Discussion List" 
> Sent: Tuesday, December 27, 2011 8:48 AM
> Subject: Re: Youtube downloader
>
>
>> Have a look at a program called songr.
>> it is very easy to use.
>>
>>
>> -Original Message-
>> From: Ketan Kothari
>> Sent: Tuesday, December 27, 2011 1:38 PM
>> To: PC Audio
>> Subject: Youtube downloader
>>
>> Dear Friends,
>>
>> Does anyone know of a Youtube downloader which can convert video to MP3
>> audio as well?  Please help.  Thank you.
>>
>> Ketan
>> Ketan Kothari
>> Ph: +91-22-24223281
>> Cell: 09987550614
>> MSN: muktake...@hotmail.com
>> Skype: ketan
>> Twitter: @muktaketan
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Re: cdex questions

[Kelly Pierce]

sunshine,

EAC can scan a CD at least 20 times to compare the integrity of each
sector. If EAC obtains identical readings on the same sector, it uses
that data. If not, it keeps reading the sector on the CD to obtain a
wave form closest to the original recording.  In addition, it is
possible to calibrate most CD drives so EAC compensates for the offset
from the manufacturer.  the multiple reads and the offset feature
along with precise control of the Lame CODEC produces excellent rips
that cannot be surpassed.

Jim,

after the initial set up and familiarization, configure Lame to your
own taste, presets are recommended, insert your naming conventions,
and calibrate your player with EAC. There is a long article on drive
calibration on line that i used to calibrate my drive.  After that,
try a test rip and listen to the results.  Realize EAC rips take
longer than the quick and dirty rips done in itunes or Windows Media,
but the results are far superior.  I have a computer dedicated to PC
Audio so this is not an issue for me.

Kelly

On 11/6/11, Jim Ruby  wrote:
> Yes, I went through the wizard and am working with it today, I read the faq
> and hints and tips, any suggestions?
>
>
>
> -Original Message-
> From: pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org]
> On Behalf Of Sunshine
> Sent: Saturday, November 05, 2011 11:52 PM
> To: PC Audio Discussion List
> Subject: Re: cdex questions
>
> how do you get the ultimate rips with eac?
> ----- Original Message -
> From: "Kelly Pierce" 
> To: "PC Audio Discussion List" 
> Sent: Saturday, November 05, 2011 9:10 PM
> Subject: Re: cdex questions
>
>
> I have said numerous times on this list that Exact Audio Copy with the
> current versions of Lame and FLAC deliver the best CD rips in the
> world.  I continue to stand behind these comments as nothing better
> has emerged.  Yes, EAC requires a steep learning curve, but the
> program is fully accessible as well as the documentation.  I was able
> to even calibrate my CD player according to online directions without
> sighted assistance.
>
> ffor flawless rips that you will enjoy for decades, EAC cannot be
> matched. It is still recommended by the major torrent services and the
> most well regarded file sharers and syndicators use EAC as their tool
> of choice.
>
> Kelly
>
> On 11/5/11, Jim Ruby  wrote:
>> Anyone having problems with cdex 70 beta 4? Tried it and window-eyes was
>> very very slow using we v7.5.1
>>
>> If there is something better to rip then cdex or a way to resolve the slow
>> with we I'm all ears.
>>
>> Thanks.
>>
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Re: cdex questions

[Kelly Pierce]

I have said numerous times on this list that Exact Audio Copy with the
current versions of Lame and FLAC deliver the best CD rips in the
world.  I continue to stand behind these comments as nothing better
has emerged.  Yes, EAC requires a steep learning curve, but the
program is fully accessible as well as the documentation.  I was able
to even calibrate my CD player according to online directions without
sighted assistance.

ffor flawless rips that you will enjoy for decades, EAC cannot be
matched. It is still recommended by the major torrent services and the
most well regarded file sharers and syndicators use EAC as their tool
of choice.

Kelly

On 11/5/11, Jim Ruby  wrote:
> Anyone having problems with cdex 70 beta 4? Tried it and window-eyes was
> very very slow using we v7.5.1
>
> If there is something better to rip then cdex or a way to resolve the slow
> with we I'm all ears.
>
> Thanks.
>
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Re: CCrane Tuneable Twin Coil Antenna Podcast

[Kelly Pierce]

Yes, Please post again.  I live in Chicago and live two blocks from
the the electrified elevated train on two sides of my home. What's
worse, there are streetlights in back on the alley and in front.  All
of this generates incredible electrical interference and I am highly
interested in antenna that could cut through this junk.  I
purposefully don't have WI-Fi but my neighbors on either side do,
bathing me and my home in high frequency electro smog.

Kelly

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Re: Any JAWS Scripts For I-Sound Recorder?

[Kelly Pierce]

This is why I avoid Dell computers like the plague. Many don't accept
standard PC parts and many are configured funny that cause problems
not found  with other brands of computers.  The discount isn't worth
the hassle to me.

Kelly


On 10/22/11, Kane Brolin  wrote:
> Hello.  Not long ago I wrote to the BlindReplay list and to this list
> asking for solutions in respect to why I am not able to capture audio
> output directly from my Dell Precision notebook's sound card in Replay
> AV.  Having received no answer from either list, I did some digging
> and discovered that the problem's likely cause is that my Dell
> notebook in reality has no sound card.  Instead, it has integrated
> sound, and therefore I cannot point my RECORDING SETTINGS in Windows 7
> Control Panel to "Stereo Mixer," which seems to be required for me to
> record direct stereo sound like this in Windows 7.
>
> In reading solutions that have worked for some, I ran across a program
> called I-Sound Recorder, which claims to enable this function in
> Windows 7 and Vista without requiring a dedicated sound card.  The
> claim is that if I use I-Sound Recorder to capture files in WMA or MP3
> format, I can bypass the normal Windows 7 requirement to have a
> separate sound card and set my recording option to Stereo Mixer.
> Problem is, when I run I-Sound Recorder, I find that its controls are
> inaccessible--completely invisible, in fact, using JAWS.
>
> Has anyone ever tried to script a solution to this?  If not, I will
> either have to commission someone to write a script, or I'll need to
> purchase and install a true sound card if this is possible.
>
> Thanks.
>
> -Kane
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Re: two questions about sound cards.

[Kelly Pierce]

I share Hammit’s thoughts here. About five years ago I bought the
Audiophile 24/96 PCI card, which is produced by M-Audio.  I herd so
many good things on this list about high quality sound cards. I wasn’t
disappointed. It was a thousand percent improvement in quality from
the built in computer sound card. The stereo soundstage was much wider
and there was much greater depth of sound, particularly at the low
end. The spoken word recordings I fed into the card from analog
sources were of broadcast quality with complements from the production
team. The 24-bit depth with the higher sampling rate on the card
enables seamless edits without the choppy effect herd with so much
audio these days.  In my latest recording, I edited a politician in
mid-sentence so it sounds like he began his presentation at the
beginning of my edit. I edited out the non-newsworthy thanking and
acknowledgement of numerous aldermen.  People do funny things when
they see a high quality broadcast microphone, cables, and headphones
monitoring a field recorder.

I don’t regret one minute spending the extra money for this. As a
blind person, my world is audio and a much-improved audio experience
has greatly improved the quality of my computer life.

Kelly




On 10/1/11, Hamit Campos  wrote:
> Yeah, I guess. I was just putting it out there. There are some things that
> may be over kill for me too in the end, but I love sound Devices stuff, and
> so I figured, that when I can, I'll get it, and therefore have the coolest
> audio ever, and I have these other things handy should I need them since
> professional recording is what I'd love to do as a full time job.
>
> -Original Message-
> From: pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org]
> On Behalf Of Dave Scrimenti
> Sent: Saturday, October 01, 2011 6:09 PM
> To: PC Audio Discussion List
> Subject: Re: two questions about sound cards.
>
> There's a big difference between consumer and pro cards. It depends on what
> you need. The Sound Devices stuff is made for professional recording, and it
>
> does the job well, but it may be overkill for most people.
> - Original Message -
> From: "Dave Bahr" 
> To: "PC Audio Discussion List" 
> Sent: Saturday, October 01, 2011 1:44 PM
> Subject: Re: two questions about sound cards.
>
>
>> yeah that's the one I have, I did a conversion project of about 200
>> records over the summer for an audio archive and that card, the sb x-fi
>> 5.1 pro external usb card, worked fantastically. I'm curious about this
>> other 650 dollar card though, really? 650 dollars? That seems rather
>> outlandish, unless it comes with its own rack setup or soemthing.
>>
>> Dave c. bahr
>>
>>
>> On 10/1/2011 9:30 AM, Byron Stephens wrote:
>>> The creative x-fi series will be good for ither desk top or laptop. They
>>> do have an external card that can be used on ither type of computer
>>> system.
>>> - Original Message - From: "aadorno1" 
>>> To: "PC Audio Discussion List" 
>>> Sent: Saturday, October 01, 2011 7:17 AM
>>> Subject: two questions about sound cards.
>>>
>>>
 hi list I have two questions about sound cards.
 the first question is what is a good sound card for the PC, I am
 thinking about getting studio play list and I am looking for a good
 sound card.
 my second question is, I mentioned above that I am getting studio play
 list and I am wondering if I could use it on my lap top, if so what USB
 sound card would be good that's if studio play list can be used with a
 lap top.
 any way thanks so much, all opinions would be appreciated.
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Re: Winamp Question

[Kelly Pierce]

Dave,

On windows XP machines, the newer Winamp versions place the bookmark
file in the path documents and settings/primary user
configuration\application data\winamp.  Many peple set up owner as
their system administrator.  If your identity is something different,
use that identity.

Kelly


On 1/26/11, Howard T  wrote:
> This is just my experience and thoughts:
> In the past, I have found the "winamp.bm" file (this is--or was--the file
> containing the bookmarks) and copied it to another computer via a floppy
> disk, memory stick, or my LAN.  now-a-days, with microsoft screwing with us,
> it can be difficult to find winamp.bm; and even harder to know where to put
> it on the next computer.
>
> Good luck,
> Howard
> - Original Message -
> From: "Dave Marthouse" 
> To: "PC audio discussion list. " 
> Sent: Tuesday, January 25, 2011 11:26 PM
> Subject: Winamp Question
>
>
>> Is there a way of transferring Winamp bookmarks from one computer to
>> another?  I have looked through the menus and haven't seen a way to do it.
>>
>> Am I overlooking something as it would be a pain to go to each webpage and
>>
>> manually install the bookmarks on a new computer.  Any information would
>> be appreciated.
>>
>> Dave
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Re: Sound Editors for Windows

[Kelly Pierce]

If much of the content is spoken word audio, the most accessible
program that is easiest to use is Studio Recorder.  I originally
bought sound forge and grew weary of its drain on system resources and
the steep learning curve needed to use it.  Now that I have learned
it, I still do all my audio editing in Studio recorder and
occasionally open up sound forge for things like noise reduction.

Once you experience the ease and simplicity of Studio recorder, you
probably won't want anything else.  Many of the most well known blind
online audio personalities use it.

Kelly


On 12/9/10, cov...@ccs.covici.com  wrote:
> Wavelab, main problem is that the numpad keys are passed on to
> application, so you will have to change set files, but its the best, but
> very pricy.
>
> Matthew Chao  wrote:
>
>> Hi, Folks!  Am getting a new digital recorder, and would like to ask a
>> few questions:
>>
>> 1.  Regardless of price, what's the best sound editor for blind folks to
>> use?
>>
>> 2.  I happen to have a copy of Sound Forge 10.  Are there any
>> Windo-Eyes users who have worked with this package, and if so, how
>> accessible is it?
>>
>> Thanks in advance for your help.--Matthew Chao
>>
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Re: The Zoom H1 audio recorder

[Kelly Pierce]

wow, this price sounds great, even with a conversion rate.  This
recorder still has a high noise floor compared to minidisc recorders.
I ended up deciding to pay more for a sony PCM D50 for the lower noise
floor for broadcast quality recordings on the cheap.

Kelly

On 9/16/10, Dane Trethowan  wrote:
> Hi!
>
> For those in Australia who are thinking about purchasing one of these superb
> recorders you may wish to hang fire for a week or two.  Dynamic Music - the
> Australian distributors - are undergoing a major price restructure for all
> the products they sell right now and are expected to announce new attractive
> pricing for the H1, it should be available for $120.00 Australian which
> includes warrantees and so on, I'd rather that than say purchasing
> internationally or through Ebay .
>
> For full details consult yesterdays Age Newspaper, the Green Guide Section
> and the Bleeding Edge column.
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Re: Accessible audio editor...

[Kelly Pierce]

Also, Dancing dots may offer some ideas.

Kelly

On 9/17/10, Robert doc Wright  wrote:
> try Audacity. If you are looking for multitrack recording.
> - Original Message -
> From: "Vincenzo Rubano" 
> To: 
> Sent: Friday, September 17, 2010 10:34 AM
> Subject: Accessible audio editor...
>
>
>> Hello,
>> I am Vincenzo, I am blind and I am 16...
>> This is my first post in this mailing list.
>> I am italian, so, sorry for my mistakes (of course, if you are very
>> patient, you can correct them...and I will thank you! :)).
>> I have to ask you a question...
>> I am looking for an accessible audio editor. But not editors like
>> goldwave, sound forge and similar...
>> I would like to create dance songs with a program like fruity loops, q
>> base, and similar
>> Is there aniway for a blind user with screen reader jaws to use these
>> programs?
>> Or is there any program written specifically for blind users?
>> I have a pc with jaws 11 and windows xp
>>Vincenzo.
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Re: trouble splitting files with mp3 direct cut

[Kelly Pierce]

the production work needed is manual not automatic.  I find it
necessary to use the JAWS cursor to go to the time menu in MP3 Direct
Cut to move to a time location in the file to edit it into discrete
segments without splitting it at random time intervals and chopping
off an interesting sscene or conversation.  Getting to a time location
in MP3 direct Cut is explained in the audio tutorial.


Kelly

On 8/27/10, Johnny Angel!  wrote:
> Hi Joanne,
>
> Did you ever get an answer for your questions below?  I'm trying to
> create tracks in single hour long MP3 audio files so as to make it
> easier for the listner to jump around by tracks within the file.  I'm
> also having trouble figuring out how to use and adjust pause detection.
> Please let me know what you have learned about this.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Johnny
>
> At 08:46 AM 7/17/2010, you wrote:
>>I am trying to split a huge file with several TV episodes on
>>it.  I'm obviously not figuring out the pause detection thing right,
>>because no matter how I adjust the numbers in the list of options I
>>may get anywhere from 2 to 15 pauses.  Is there a better program
>>that can detect a longer pause, such as when a show ends, and just
>>cut the episodes into parts?  Or does MP# Direct Cut have a feature
>>I'm unaware of?  How do all of you split large files and make them
>>start and end episodes so well?  Thanks.  Kind of frustrated.
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Re: Problem with shoutcast.com

[Kelly Pierce]

I had the same issue.  I wrote to the accessibility team at AOL at

aolaccessibil...@aol.com

AOL is the company now behind Shoutcast and Winamp. I heard back from
Tom Wlodkowski, AOL’s director of accessibility.  Here is what he
said:

   Hi Kelly,

It's good to hear from you.

Thanks for bringing the Shoutcast accessibility issues to my attention.
Unfortunately my team was not consulted for advice or to conduct
accessibility testing. I will raise this with the product manager and
see when we can get these issues resolved.

In the meantime, an engineer on my team tells me the Shoutcast iPhone
app is pretty accessible. I haven't tried the iPhone app yet myself. Not
sure if you use the iPhone but thought I'd mention it in case it could
serve as a temporary alternative while we work to improve the new web
interface.

Best,

Tom


If others have Shoutcast issues, please let TOM and the AOL access
folks now at the e-mail address mentioned earlier.  I thought everyone
would be interested in this update.

Kelly





On 7/2/10, daniel gobeil  wrote:
> Hi;
> Very recently shoutcast changed their site.
> they've dropped the old classic.shoutcast.com, which allways worked for me
> and redone the whole page.
> I was able to set my default player to winamp, which is what I have
> configured as my usual audio player.
> My problem is that if you search for a list of stations, the search results
> come up and you get about ten stations.
> At the end of the list, there is an onclick that says get more.
> This gives you twenty or thirty stations, although there is a notation
> further up on the page that says the total number of stations matching your
> search term, there is no "next" button that I can find, so that all you get
> no matter what you do is the first bunch of stations.
> I do so miss the old shoutcast, which used to be so easy to use.
> I do understand that things change, but as it is now, I have to search for
> stations with the tuner in my Icon and then transfer the url manualy to
> Winamp on my desktop machine if I want to listen to a station I don't
> allready have in my folder of .m3u station playlists.
> Can any one help me out with this?
> P.S., if you'd be so good as to send your answer to me off list I'd
> appreciate it as I only get this list in digest form.
> My address is: 
> thanks in advance for your help.
> regards; Daniel gobeil
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Re: trouble splitting files with mp3 direct cut

[Kelly Pierce]

I don’t do it with automatic tools.  In the instance of TV shows, the
commercial breaks or scene changes likely would cause a split.   It is
possible to move through a file by time.  It is necessary to use your
JAWS cursor to reach this function.  As TV shows are in 30 or 60
minute parts, consider advancing in these increments.  After each show
is saved, the ends can be cleaned up and commercials extracted.

A lot of production work goes into making an audio or video clip
listenable or watchable.  When I developed this skill, I was surprised
how much a basic recording needs to be produced.  I was trained as a
writer, and very little time is spent formatting a prepared document
compared to the time needed to research, organize, and articulate the
information in the document.  In the audio world, crafting a high
quality production is critical to the content presentation.

Kelly




On 7/17/10, Joanne  wrote:
> I am trying to split a huge file with several TV episodes on it.  I'm
> obviously not figuring out the pause detection thing right, because no
> matter how I adjust the numbers in the list of options I may get anywhere
> from 2 to 15 pauses.  Is there a better program that can detect a longer
> pause, such as when a show ends, and just cut the episodes into parts?  Or
> does MP# Direct Cut have a feature I'm unaware of?  How do all of you split
> large files and make them start and end episodes so well?  Thanks.  Kind of
> frustrated.
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Re: urgent need help

[Kelly Pierce]

does goldwave accept Lame?  This program usually needs to be installed
and downloaded seperately.  also, if you already have EAC for CD
ripping and Lame already installed in EAC, then EAC can convert the
file to MP3.  Just use the CBR choices or command line presets for
best results.

Kelly

On 7/7/10, Dan Kysor  wrote:
> i am publishing the enchanted hills special of last saturday in pure
> pristene condition but need a mp3 plug in for goldwave.  could someone
> please attach that to me so i can convert it from .wav.
> I want to post the link on several lists.
> thanks much
> dan
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Re: flack files and not being able to add them to a CD to burn them

[Kelly Pierce]

I don't have Nero.  Are there other ways to burn a FLAC album onto a CD?

Kelly



On 5/23/10, Gianluca Apollaro  wrote:
> Hi Casey,
> Here is a link with what you need. there is the nero plugin for flac and
> other plugins.
> If you need more help, fell free to ask
>
> http://dl.dropbox.com/u/5126017/plugins%20NERO.zip
>
> Best regards
> Gianluca
> skype: gianluca8815
>
> On 22/05/2010 19:25, Casey wrote:
>> Hi I have been trying to make a few CD'S of files that are flack and I
>> select the folder of them that I want and it says that it can't add
>> them unless there is a educated plug in installed.
>> That is what Nero is telling me.
>> So how do you make it so you can burn these files and or where do you
>> get this educated plug in from to make this work?
>> All assistance is welcome.
>>
>> Casey
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Re: M AUDIO SOUND CARD QUESTION REPOST

[Kelly Pierce]

The Audiophile 24/96 was introduced in the early 2000s.  When I was
shopping for a sound card in the mid-2000s, the M-Audio cards in
higher price ranges had RCA, digital and quarter inch jack output and
inputs.  After plowing thousands of dollars into Windows hardware and
software and thousands of hours learning it all, I’m a Windows guy
totally so I have no information on Mac compatibility.

Regarding which high-quality sound card to get today, Jonathan
certainly had a few ideas several weeks ago.  I used as my guide the
sound card selected by Dancing Dots for their digital workstation.  I
figured they already analyzed the competing issues of accessibility,
price and sound quality and chose a card that fit within this nexus.
When I purchased the Audiophile 24/96, this was the card used in those
workstations.  Now Dancing Dots has moved onto another card I believe.
 I found this choice to be perfect for my needs and would use the same
method again.

Kelly



On 5/2/10, DJ DOCTOR P  wrote:
> Hello Frank,
> According to what I read about them on their website, the answer to that
> question is no.
> I don't know this for sure, but there is a strong possibility that some of
> them may have XLR jacks on them.
> Because the website talks about balanced and unbalanced outputs and inputs.
> But what kind of configurations are those balanced and unbalanced outputs
> and inputs in, are anyone's guess.
>   John.
> - Original Message -
> From: "Frank Ventura" 
> To: "PC Audio Discussion List" 
> Sent: Sunday, May 02, 2010 9:58 AM
> Subject: RE: M AUDIO SOUND CARD QUESTION REPOST
>
>
>> Does any of the m-audio cards have 1/4 inputs?
>>
>> -Original Message-
>> From: pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org
>> [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Les Gordon
>> Sent: Sunday, May 02, 2010 6:44 AM
>> To: PC Audio Discussion List
>> Subject: Re: M AUDIO SOUND CARD QUESTION REPOST
>>
>> hello, thanks, i'll check out the maudio site. i am looking to upgrade
>> from
>> my creative soundcard to one of the m audio ones but i'm not sure yet
>> what
>> one to get.
>>
>> thanks les.
>>
>> Cd/Dvd Duplication & Custom Printing
>>
>> Customer Service
>>
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>> Phone: (267)329-8150
>> email: sa...@cdrdvdr.com
>> web: http://www.cdrdvdr.com
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> - Original Message -
>> From: "DJ DOCTOR P" 
>> To: "PC Audio Discussion List" 
>> Sent: Sunday, May 02, 2010 4:27 AM
>> Subject: Re: M AUDIO SOUND CARD QUESTION REPOST
>>
>>
>>> High Less,
>>> They have all of their sound cards and other products posted on their
>>> website.
>>> http://www.m-audio.com/
>>> I'm thinking about the Audio Phial-2496 because I'm getting 2 for the
>>> price of 1.
>>> I get RCA inputs and outputs.
>>> And plus, I get a mixer that is integrated in to the control panel.
>>> Most everyday sound cards don't have that.
>>> And plus, I get a very big brake from the norm.
>>> My music and movies will sound a whole lot better then they do with my
>>
>>> odyssey 4 series sound card made by Creative Labs.
>>> Also, my recordings will sound a whole lot better too as well.
>>> The only drawback is, there are no mike in jacks, so you'll need a
>> preamp
>>> for your mike.
>>> My best regards.
>>>  John.
>>> - Original Message -
>>> From: "Les Gordon" 
>>> To: "PC Audio Discussion List" 
>>> Sent: Sunday, May 02, 2010 3:47 AM
>>> Subject: Re: M AUDIO SOUND CARD QUESTION REPOST
>>>
>>>
>>>> hello, is the m audio delta 1010 there top of the line soundcard? or
>> is
>>>> there something above that one for quality and features. thanks for
>> the
>>>> tips. les.
>>>>
>>>> Cd/Dvd Duplication & Custom Printing
>>>>
>>>> Customer Service
>>>>
>>>> Les Gordon
>>>> Phone: (267)329-8150
>>>> email: sa...@cdrdvdr.com
>>>> web: http://www.cdrdvdr.com
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> - Original Message -
>>>> From: "Kelly Pierce" 
>>>> To: "PC Audio Discussion List" 
>>>> Sent: Saturday, May 01, 2010 10:50 PM
>>>> Subject: Re: M AUDIO SOUND CARD QUESTION REPOST
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> John,
>>>>>
>>>>> I have 

Re: M AUDIO SOUND CARD QUESTION REPOST

[Kelly Pierce]

John,

I have two Windows XP computers using the Audiophile 24/96 card from
M-Audio.  No, Jaws scripts are not needed to use them successfully and
fully accessibly.  The manual is not well written and I needed to read
it five times or so very thoroughly before I fully understood what I
needed.  I also had a sighted person describe the interface on three
different times before I got the hang of it.  I say all of this
because I am used to reading manuals all the time and figuring
products out.  I also am highly comfortable picking through legal
statutes and regulations and analyzing them.  Somehow the Audiophile
24/96 documentation was different.  The biggest concept I faced is
that recording uses one interface configuration and optimal playing of
sound uses another interface configuration.  Additionally, the card is
adjusted on the fourth device slot rather than the first, which threw
me for a loop at first.

I have been extremely pleased with this card and find it delivers far
superior sound compared to one of the Creative cards, which I had with
my first couple of computers.

Kelly




On 5/1/10, DJ DOCTOR P  wrote:
> I am reposting this question because I never got a response to it.---
> Hello all list members,
> I am thinking about buying a couple of M-AUDIO audio phial-2496 sound cards.
> I am buying them strictly for recording purposes.
> One of them is gonna be put in to my Windows machine, the other one is gonna
> be put in to my Mack system when I get it.
> But for the Windows machine, do I need Jaws scripts for the control panel to
> make it more assessable for me?
> And for the Mack machine, will Voiceover work with the control panel right
> out of the box?
> Thinks in advance!
> My best regards.
>   John.
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Re: bit rate and sample rate

[Kelly Pierce]

For audio books on CD I obtain from the public library and rip to
listen on my MP3 player, I use a 44.100 sampling rate and 96k bitrate.
 I have found that I lose some of the emotion and distinctness of the
reader at 64k.  At that lower bitrate, the recording sounds flat.
Broadcast radio standards do call for 128k bit rates.  For personal
listening of voice recordings, 96k is a good compromise for me between
broadcast quality and the 64k used in many online archives.  I’m
especially keen to the trade offs as I am still using an original
Bookport with a 512 megabyte card.


Kelly




On 4/25/10, Richard Claypool  wrote:
> One thing I'll add to this.  if it's speach, go 64k mono, not stereo.  when
> you take a file, and make it stereo, you have to put twice as much data into
> the same size file, guess what gets crunched?  that's right, quality.  for a
> drastic sample of this effect, ri9p a file at 24k mono, and then at 24k
> stereo.
>
> Pet pieve, people who rip books at 64k stereo.  Plus, not all encoders are
> equil.
>
> Ave Rickamus
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> - Original Message -
> From: "Judy W" 
> To: "'PC Audio Discussion List'" 
> Sent: Sunday, April 25, 2010 5:28 PM
> Subject: RE: bit rate and sample rate
>
>
>> Hi,
>>
>> for speech I would suggest 44.1 and 64 kbps. If it is a performance, sound
>> seeing tour, or historical event I would consider either 96 or 128 for
>> speech only. This does not apply to the earlier posts on music and cd
>> quality.
>>
>> Judy
>>
>>
>> -Original Message-
>> From: pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org]
>> On Behalf Of Richard Claypool
>> Sent: Sunday, April 25, 2010 3:12 PM
>> To: PC Audio Discussion List
>> Subject: Re: bit rate and sample rate
>>
>> Hi,
>>
>> I have no idea where you pulled this info, but a cd is not 128kbps.
>> that's
>> the min you'd want to use, but I'd suggest 192kbps.  If you want lossless
>> i.e. cd sounding recordings, use flac.
>> Ave Rickamus
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>> msn
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>> skype
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>> last fm
>> http://www.last.fm/user/lord_of_beer
>>
>> - Original Message -
>> From: "brandon armstrong" 
>> To: "PC Audio Discussion List" 
>> Sent: Sunday, April 25, 2010 4:01 PM
>> Subject: Re: bit rate and sample rate
>>
>>
>>> if you want to make decent recordings, your sample rate should be 44.1
>>> for
>>
>>> cd quality and your bit rate or the rate that data is processed per
>>> second
>>
>>> should be at 128 kbps or killabites per second.
>>> that's the quality of most cd recordings.
>>> Brandon
>>> On Apr 25, 2010, at 2:59 PM, Joe wrote:
>>>
 Here's an interesting question. I've experimented with a lot of
 different
>>
 bit rates and sample rates doing voice recordings but still don't know
 what combination of the two give good enough quality for speech. I know
 you need higher rates for music, at least 128KBPS. I'm only talking
 about
>>
 voice recordings using a mic at this point. What combination of bit and
 sample rate will take the least space and give me fair quality speech
 audio. What should be higher. The bit rate, or the sample rate. I'm
 talking about MP 3 files. I'd like to get a better understanding of
 this.
>>
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Re: Rules for Naming Ripped Files

[Kelly Pierce]

There are no specific rules.  Realize that the free database that EAC
uses does not have information on some albums.  The commercial CDDB
database that Winamp and iTunes use can be accessed using the .player
program.  And exported as an .ini file that can be imported into EAC.

>From experience, I have found a few conventions that work for me as a
screen reader user.  I have EAC create one folder for each disc
ripped.  The default is to create a folder for the artist and then for
the disc.  I place the artist name first in the folder name followed
by the album name.  Sometimes with an artist of many albums I place
the year between the artist name and the album name.  For albums with
multiple CD’s, I create one folder for the album and a folder for each
CD with the artist and album name followed by the CD number.  If I
simply labeled it CD1, the folder could not be identified easily if it
were separated from the album folder, such as with a portable media
player.

I follow a different naming convention for each track, to ensure the
tracks appear in the same order as they do on the album, I enable EAC
to number each track with single digit numbers beginning with a zero,
such as 01, 012 and so forth.  This is followed by the track name
only.  As a screen reader user, I find it frustrating to listen to the
album and artist name on an album folder I have already accessed.

These practices are similar to those used by many who rip albums.

Kelly




On 4/24/10, Brian Hansen  wrote:
> I'm using "Exact Audio Copy" to rip all of my CD's to the computer as FLAC
> files, and I was wondering if there is any rules or naming conventions that
> I can use to enable the meta data tags to be filled out using the info
> contained in the file name.  Since EAC allows complete customization of
> ripped file names, one could put the Artist, Song & Album Titles, as well as
> track number in any order, as well as use different characters to separate
> the info.  This is why I'm looking to see if there is any rules or naming
> conventions out there that would speed the processes up.  Any and all
> thoughts or help will be greatly appreciated.
>
> Blessings,
>
> Brian
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Re: Lame encoder question

[Kelly Pierce]

I don’t have total Recorder but I have faced this situation with Exact
Audio copy.  I visit the Lame website and download the latest release
as tested by the gurus at Hydrogen Audio.  I unzip the packet and copy
the lame.exe file and drop it into the program file, copying over the
current lame.exe file in the folder.

Kelly




On 4/7/10, Donald L. Roberts  wrote:
> Tom,
>
> Neither Total Recorder nor GoldWave come with a codec to record mp3 files.
> I do not recall why this is.  But the docs for each program tell you that
> you have to install an external codec in order to create mp3 files.  In
> fact, they give you the url for the Lame encoder.
>
> Don Roberts
>
> - Original Message -
> From: "Tom Kaufman" 
> To: "PC Audio Discussion List" 
> Sent: Wednesday, April 07, 2010 5:17 PM
> Subject: Re: Lame encoder question
>
>
> Don:  Have what is probably a stupid question..but what exactly does the
> "Lame Incoder" do?  I have Total recorder..but don't have this..not as far
> as I know..but it still works!  Hope you and Peg are doing okay!  Take care.
> Tom
> - Original Message -
> From: "Donald L. Roberts" 
> To: "PC audio discussion list. " 
> Sent: Wednesday, April 07, 2010 7:43 PM
> Subject: Lame encoder question
>
>
>>I am using an older version of the Lame encoder to create mp3 files with
>>Total Recorder and with Goldwave.  What is the exact procedure to replace
>>the existing version of Lame with the current one which I think is 3.98?
>>
>> Thanks.
>>
>> Don Roberts
>>
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Re: Revisiting nls digital player

[Kelly Pierce]

tom,

You learn about the accessible means of geting the serial number from
the PC-Talk list.  NLS head Cylkie has not directed that documentation
for the digital player be updated, so staff is not updating the
player's documentation at this time.

Kelly



On 4/2/10, Frank Brown  wrote:
> Hello listers,
> A great place to get info about the Nls players is the Bardtalk home page
> at:
> http://www.bardtalk.com/index.php
> HTH.
>
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Re: DIGITAL TALKING BOOK PLAYER QUESTION

[Kelly Pierce]

In addition to playing NLS books, the digital player also plays books
from Recording for the Blind and Dyslexic.  The entire 58,000 book
RFB&D collection is available digitally, unlike the NLS collection.
Currently, registration and membership for downloadable books is free.
 If you are currently receiving services through NLS, verification of
disability can be done without sending in medical paperwork.  The
RFB&D books co-exist on my USB drive with the NLS books with no
problem.  It is necessary to install an RFB&D activation key on the
NLS player.

I was advised by several end users to only purchase the Kingston Data
Traveler model 101 or 102 for the NLS player.  I am using a
four-gigabyte version of the 102 series with absolutely no problems.

Kelly




On 3/14/10, glenna burgess  wrote:
> I wonder if they shouldn't put that in th4e help file? Glenna
> - Original Message -
> From: "Robert doc Wright" 
> To: "PC Audio Discussion List" 
> Sent: Sunday, March 14, 2010 9:15 PM
> Subject: Re: DIGITAL TALKING BOOK PLAYER QUESTION
>
>
>> Until the email I saw the other day  I had no clue about an
>> "audio+podcasts"
>> folder.
>> - Original Message -
>> From: "Christopher Chaltain" 
>> To: "PC Audio Discussion List" 
>> Sent: Saturday, March 13, 2010 9:54 PM
>> Subject: Re: DIGITAL TALKING BOOK PLAYER QUESTION
>>
>>
>>> So you didn't see the other folders and files in the Bookshelf? I know
>>> I've played MP3's that weren't in the Audio+Podcasts folder, but maybe
>>> this is the only folder that shows up in the Bookshelf.
>>>
>>>
>>> 
>>>
>>> Christopher
>>> chalt...@gmail.com 
>>>
>>> 
>>>
>>>
>>> On 3/13/2010 8:32 PM, Robert doc Wright wrote:
 One thing I noticed today. I added a book from bard to my mp3 player. It
 had no problems finding the book. It ignored the other folders on the
 player. When I connected another player with just mp3 files it would
 then
 see the folders that were available.
 - Original Message - From: "Christopher Chaltain"
 
 To: "PC Audio Discussion List" 
 Sent: Friday, March 12, 2010 11:33 AM
 Subject: Re: DIGITAL TALKING BOOK PLAYER QUESTION


> This is indeed true according to the documentation, but I've had my
> DTBM
> play MP3's that were not in the Audio+Podcasts directory. I found this
> out when I plugged in the same flash stick into my DTBM that I was
> using
> to transfer files to my netbook, and I couldn't tell where it was
> getting those MP3's from. Note this may be an undocumented feature or a
> defect, so don't count on it.
>
> --
> Christopher
> chalt...@gmail.com
>
>
> On 3/12/2010 12:08 PM, dennis wrote:
>> if you want to play mp3's on it you need to have the files in a folder
>> on the flash disc called audeo+podcasts. it won't read the names of
>> the
>> files it will number them.
>> - Original Message - From: "dan kysor" 
>> To: "PC Audio Discussion List" 
>> Sent: Friday, March 12, 2010 12:01 PM
>> Subject: re: DIGITAL TALKING BOOK PLAYER QUESTION
>>
>>
>>> you can play one book at a time on a memery stick type device.
>>>
>>> I am currently listening on the nls unit a mp3 book that is not nls
>>> formatted and it can qet quirky as it never seems to play the entire
>>> grouping of files but rather, goes through about 2 thirds the files.
>>> Not sure why this is but i end up having to delete the earlier
>>> chapters and the darn thing works!
>>> Not sure about stereo, havent check that out.
>>> Dan
>>>
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 From: "DJ DOCTOR P" >>> To: "PC audio discussion list.  " >>> Date sent: Fri, 12 Mar 2010 11:38:34 -0500
 Subject: DIGITAL TALKING BOOK PLAYER QUESTION
>>>
 Hello List members,
 I just received a new digital talking book player in the mail.
 I have a few questions about it.
 For starters, this machine can play files from a USB flash drive.
 What kind of format will those files need to be in an order for
>>> this machine to play them?
 I haven't tried this yet, but can this thing play in stereo?
 It has a monaural speaker built in to it.
 But I'm asking about its headphone jack.
 I have seen some digital playback equipment that had mono
>>> speakers built in to them before.
 But when you plug a pare of headphones in to them, the sound came
>>> out in stereo.
 Is this digital talking book player one of those machines that
>>> can do this?
 Thinks in advance.
 My best regards.
  John.
 PS.  Where is a good website to download digital talking books?

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Re: looking for a good stereo microphone to conduct podcast interviews

[Kelly Pierce]

Dean,

I chose a dynamic microphone for my Sony MZ-b100 minidisk recorder a
few years ago.  I wanted an omni directional microphone for my first
purchase.  It has an excellent pick up and robust sound.  I find the
sound from powered microphones to be sharp with edges with the
increases and falls in volume not rising or declining gracefully.
Based on demonstrations from Tim Cummings, I chose an AudioTechnia
microphone.  If you want the specific model number let me know.  I
thought that the recorder on the Plex Talk had a powered amplifier for
microphones.

Kelly




On 3/10/10, Anders Holmberg  wrote:
> Hellt am not sure but i think its caretec.at./Anders.
> /ANders.
>
>
> Colin r. Howard skrev 2010-03-10 10:33:
>> Greetings,Anders,
>>
>> Please can you give me the link to caretec and if possible the model of
>> charger about which you wrote? I will try Google as well for the caretec
>> website.
>>
>> Thanks.
>>
>>
>> > From Colin Howard who  lives near Southampton in
>> Southern England.
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Re: An audio editing beginner

[Kelly Pierce]

the best solution for CD burning is Exact Audio Copy.  It can rip in
both the lossless flac format which offers CD quality sound or in MP3.
 Flac is supported on both the Victor Stream and Booksense.  There's a
learning curve with EAC for a newbie, but hearing classic jazz
recordings digitally remastered using the drive offsets in EAC has
made me feel like I was right in the ballrooms and clubs where the
recordings were made.  ITunes or anything else at this point still
can't light a candle to EAC for quality.

Kelly

On 12/22/09, Dane Trethowan  wrote:
> Yep, that's what I've got here too! an excellent bundle for under a
> hundred dollars.
>
>
>
> Donald Ball wrote:
>> you need both. I use total recorder for it's excellent
>> recording capability, and I use goldwave for effects only.-
>> Original Message - From: "Dave McElroy WA6BEF" 
>> To: "'PC Audio Discussion List'" 
>> Sent: Monday, December 21, 2009 5:28 PM
>> Subject: An audio editing beginner
>>
>>
>>> I'm starting from ground zero insofar as this kind of thing is
>>> concerned.
>>> At some point, I would like to put some of my records and cassettes
>>> onto the
>>> PC and I'd also like to be able to manipulate the recordings I've got
>>> on my
>>> dm520; I'm sure there are other audio tasks, oh yes, ripping cd's to
>>> a more
>>> useable format as well.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> I'm thinking if I got both Goldwave and Total Recorder I should be set.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Is this correct or will both of them do the same thing; I do not wish
>>> to be
>>> redundant.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Thoughts are appreciated.
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Re: Creating A Podcast: Use Sound Forge 7 or Gold Wave?

[Kelly Pierce]

The most accessible and easiest to use audio editor I have found is Studio 
Recorder from APH.  I paid as much for it as I did Sound Forge, but the 
response time of SR is fantastic and saving and processing happens in the 
background without freezing the computer as happens to me with Sound Forge.


Kelly


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From: "Dane trethowan" 

To: "PC Audio Discussion List" 
Sent: Sunday, October 18, 2009 2:52 PM
Subject: Re: Creating A Podcast: Use Sound Forge 7 or Gold Wave?


If you're happy with what you're using then by all means use it, both 
programmes are very good however, my personal preference these days  out 
of the two is Goldwave, its got a very feature rich command set,  manual 
is extremely detailed, accessible and well laid out and so on.   The 
author has gone to quite a bit of trouble to make this software 
accessible and it detects if a Screen Reading package is running, an 
excellent value for money product and I think its still under $50.00,  a 
steal.


Another package you might consider for your Podcasting is Total 
Recorder, again another piece of software which is very accessible and 
has a very rich set of commands and features, many of which you'll  find 
on my expensive audio editing applications, go for the "Total  Recorder 
Professional" edition which has the very nice editor.


If you want to do things with open source software then perhaps try 
Audacity, was very nice when I last tried it on the PC.



On 19/10/2009, at 6:46 AM, Michael Hansen wrote:


Hi everyone,

My name is Michael and I am 17 years old.  I'm totally blind, and I 
make audio recordings of trains.  I am interested in putting a  podcast 
together but I am not too sure how to do it or what software  programs 
to use.  I currently have SoundForge 7.0 on my computer,  and it does 
everything I want it to.  Well, just about everything.   However, I know 
that GoldWave is popular with people who are blind,  and I am wondering 
which program would be easier for creating a  podcast?  I am thinking of 
putting several of my recordings into  this podcast, but I'm not sure 
how to put the files together in  eather program.


Thanks for any advice,
Michael
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Re: Winamp and autotagging

[Kelly Pierce]

I'm able to batch auto tag in the play list editor when I clear it with 
control N and load a folder fresh with shift l. I then select all with 
control A and use the context menu to auto tag the selected files.


If you want greater access to the play list editor in JAWS both Jonathan 
and tom at AOL would like to hear from you by e-mail.  they cannot advocate 
effectively in their respective organizations on Winamp screen reader 
compatibility without showing actual end user requests for functionality.


Kelly


- Original Message - 
From: "Jason Boston" 

To: "'PC Audio Discussion List'" 
Sent: Wednesday, July 15, 2009 7:04 AM
Subject: RE: Winamp and autotagging



Yes, now I know it's the play list and not explorer I'm trying to deal
with.
BTW do you know why the play list is now unreadable in JFW? It use to be
readable, but I don't know when that stopped. I don't visit the play
list often since I usually load play lists from a m3u file or context
menu via explorer.

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[mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of David Edick
Sent: Wednesday, July 15, 2009 3:08 AM
To: 'PC Audio Discussion List'
Subject: RE: Winamp and autotagging


Unfortunately, this is in the play list context menu. I have not had the
best success with the play list and jaws with winamp, so I don't use
this feature via the context menu much. it is a bit different, and has
some good options if you find a successful way to navigate the playlist
window.

Hopefully, this helps.

/David

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[mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org]
On Behalf Of Jason Boston
Sent: Tuesday, July 14, 2009 10:53 PM
To: 'PC Audio Discussion List'
Subject: Winamp and autotagging

Hi all,
I've hit alt+3 on a few files lately and noticed an option to autotag an
audio file. So far it works great. It tells me I can select a group of
files and use the right click and  send to option to have those files
auto tagged at once. I can't figure out how this is done. Do they mean
in windows explorer or in the play list editor, or what? I find no send
to option for winamp in the context (right click) section within windows
explorer and I can't find a setting I need to change in the preferences
settings that I need to change.

Any ideas folks?

TIA

Jason


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Re: CD Ripping Question

[Kelly Pierce]

Why do you suppose that is?  the documentation on the Internet is a little 
cryptic, but it identifies all the codes to arrange a file name of the 
user's choice.  I did a few test rips before I got the file names the way I 
wanted.


Kelly


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To: "'PC Audio Discussion List'" 
Sent: Tuesday, June 02, 2009 5:13 PM
Subject: RE: CD Ripping Question



I've used exact audio copy.  The only problem I've had with it is that I
can't get the files to be named the way I want them.

Dan


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[mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org]

On Behalf Of Kelly Pierce
Sent: Tuesday, June 02, 2009 4:04 PM
To: PC Audio Discussion List
Subject: Re: CD Ripping Question

Hello,

I use Exact Audio Copy and LAME for MP3 encoding.  Exact Audio Copy
can also encode with the lossless FLAC format and I rip music CD's in
FLAC.  EAC scans each track twice and compares the .wav forms.  If
there is not a match, it scans the track more than 20 times trying to
obtain two results that match the closest.  In this way, EAC achieves
perfect or near perfect rips of CD's.  Because the encoder is
external, I can use the latest versions of LAME and FLAC for ripping.
With CDEX, this is tricky to do and one is generally left with the
outdated technology.

With EAC rips, you will be satisfied with the results for your
lifetime. It is that good.

Kelly


On 6/2/09, Dan Kerstetter  wrote:

Let me correct that email address in my previous posting:


dh...@comcast.net

Dan

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Sent: Tuesday, June 02, 2009 2:41 PM
To: 'PC Audio Discussion List'
Subject: RE: CD Ripping Question

Thanks.

You can email me at:

dh...@comcast.;net

Dan


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On Behalf Of Sylvia
Sent: Tuesday, June 02, 2009 1:46 PM
To: PC Audio Discussion List
Subject: Re: CD Ripping Question

I have the installation file and I can send it to you if you like.

- Original Message -
From: "Dan Kerstetter" 
To: "'PC Audio Discussion List'" 
Sent: Tuesday, June 02, 2009 1:48 PM
Subject: RE: CD Ripping Question


Is there a place from which I can download that version.  I lost it on a
computer crash last year.

Dan


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On Behalf Of Sylvia
Sent: Tuesday, June 02, 2009 1:13 PM
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Subject: Re: CD Ripping Question

oh that's 1.51. You really don't need to upgrade the software.

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From: "Dan Kerstetter" 
To: "'PC Audio Discussion List'" 
Sent: Tuesday, June 02, 2009 1:15 PM
Subject: RE: CD Ripping Question


I think the last version I had was 1.50 or something.

Dan


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Sent: Tuesday, June 02, 2009 12:16 PM
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Subject: Re: CD Ripping Question

What version were you using?

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To: "'PC Audio Discussion List'" 
Sent: Tuesday, June 02, 2009 12:18 PM
Subject: RE: CD Ripping Question


That's what I used to use, but when I went to update it, there was no 
new

version.

Dan


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Sent: Tuesday, June 02, 2009 12:07 PM
To: PC Audio Discussion List
Subject: Re: CD Ripping Question

I normally use cdex to rip cd's. Its a free program and works quite 
well.


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To: "'PC Audio Discussion List'" 
Sent: Tuesday, June 02, 2009 12:10 PM
Subject: CD Ripping Question


I'm just wondering, besides Windows Media Player, what people are using
these days to rip CD.  I tried GoldWave but for some reason the data 
base

doesn't function properly.



Thanks.



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Re: CD Ripping Question

[Kelly Pierce]

Hello,

I use Exact Audio Copy and LAME for MP3 encoding.  Exact Audio Copy
can also encode with the lossless FLAC format and I rip music CD’s in
FLAC.  EAC scans each track twice and compares the .wav forms.  If
there is not a match, it scans the track more than 20 times trying to
obtain two results that match the closest.  In this way, EAC achieves
perfect or near perfect rips of CD’s.  Because the encoder is
external, I can use the latest versions of LAME and FLAC for ripping.
With CDEX, this is tricky to do and one is generally left with the
outdated technology.

With EAC rips, you will be satisfied with the results for your
lifetime. It is that good.

Kelly


On 6/2/09, Dan Kerstetter  wrote:
> Let me correct that email address in my previous posting:
>
>
> dh...@comcast.net
>
> Dan
>
> -Original Message-
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> On Behalf Of Dan Kerstetter
> Sent: Tuesday, June 02, 2009 2:41 PM
> To: 'PC Audio Discussion List'
> Subject: RE: CD Ripping Question
>
> Thanks.
>
> You can email me at:
>
> dh...@comcast.;net
>
> Dan
>
>
> -Original Message-
> From: pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org]
> On Behalf Of Sylvia
> Sent: Tuesday, June 02, 2009 1:46 PM
> To: PC Audio Discussion List
> Subject: Re: CD Ripping Question
>
> I have the installation file and I can send it to you if you like.
>
> - Original Message -
> From: "Dan Kerstetter" 
> To: "'PC Audio Discussion List'" 
> Sent: Tuesday, June 02, 2009 1:48 PM
> Subject: RE: CD Ripping Question
>
>
> Is there a place from which I can download that version.  I lost it on a
> computer crash last year.
>
> Dan
>
>
> -Original Message-
> From: pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org]
> On Behalf Of Sylvia
> Sent: Tuesday, June 02, 2009 1:13 PM
> To: PC Audio Discussion List
> Subject: Re: CD Ripping Question
>
> oh that's 1.51. You really don't need to upgrade the software.
>
> - Original Message -
> From: "Dan Kerstetter" 
> To: "'PC Audio Discussion List'" 
> Sent: Tuesday, June 02, 2009 1:15 PM
> Subject: RE: CD Ripping Question
>
>
> I think the last version I had was 1.50 or something.
>
> Dan
>
>
> -Original Message-
> From: pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org]
> On Behalf Of Sylvia
> Sent: Tuesday, June 02, 2009 12:16 PM
> To: PC Audio Discussion List
> Subject: Re: CD Ripping Question
>
> What version were you using?
>
> - Original Message -
> From: "Dan Kerstetter" 
> To: "'PC Audio Discussion List'" 
> Sent: Tuesday, June 02, 2009 12:18 PM
> Subject: RE: CD Ripping Question
>
>
> That's what I used to use, but when I went to update it, there was no new
> version.
>
> Dan
>
>
> -Original Message-
> From: pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org]
> On Behalf Of Sylvia
> Sent: Tuesday, June 02, 2009 12:07 PM
> To: PC Audio Discussion List
> Subject: Re: CD Ripping Question
>
> I normally use cdex to rip cd's. Its a free program and works quite well.
>
> - Original Message -
> From: "Dan Kerstetter" 
> To: "'PC Audio Discussion List'" 
> Sent: Tuesday, June 02, 2009 12:10 PM
> Subject: CD Ripping Question
>
>
> I'm just wondering, besides Windows Media Player, what people are using
> these days to rip CD.  I tried GoldWave but for some reason the data base
> doesn't function properly.
>
>
>
> Thanks.
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>
>
> Dan
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Re: needing some good audio settings for cd ex when ripping classic rock cds and cds with heavy metal on them

[Kelly Pierce]

Have you tried asking our friend Google  these questions?

Kelly


On 5/19/09, Casey  wrote:
> Hello okay thank you for that.
> Now where can you get this program from the free down load I mean and do you
> then just use the default settings or what settings do you use after you
> have down loaded and installed the program.
>
> Casey
> - Original Message -
> From: "Kelly Pierce" 
> To: "PC Audio Discussion List" 
> Sent: Tuesday, May 19, 2009 11:28 AM
> Subject: Re: needing some good audio settings for cd ex when ripping classic
> rock cds and cds with heavy metal on them
>
>
>> Casey,
>>
>> If you want the best possible results, consider switching to Exact
>> Audio Copy.  It is free and is as accessible with a screen reader as
>> CDEX is.  With EAC, you can easily use the latest version of the Lame
>> MP3 encoder.  CDEX uses one from five years ago or so.  EAC scans each
>> disc several times and then rips the nearest match to perfection it
>> finds.  It sometimes will scan a track more than 20 times to create a
>> digital file with the fewest errors.
>>
>> The ultimate would be to use Exact Audio Copy and FLAC, the Free
>> Lossless Audio Codec.  This will give you a version that sounds
>> exactly the same as your audio CD at about one half to one third the
>> file size.  These rips are absolutely magnificent.  FLAC files play in
>> Winamp and on the Victor Reader Stream.
>>
>> Kelly
>>
>>
>> On 5/19/09, Casey  wrote:
>>> Can anyone out hear please recommend some settings that I can use for cd
>>> ex
>>> that will give me the best results for ripping classic rock cds and cds
>>> with
>>> heavy metal on them.
>>> I would like to have the best sound that I can from these extractions off
>>>
>>> of
>>> these cd's these are my own personal boughten disks they are not home
>>> made
>>> albums.
>>> So all help and recommendations are welcome.
>>>
>>> Casey
>>>
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Re: needing some good audio settings for cd ex when ripping classic rock cds and cds with heavy metal on them

[Kelly Pierce]

Casey,

If you want the best possible results, consider switching to Exact
Audio Copy.  It is free and is as accessible with a screen reader as
CDEX is.  With EAC, you can easily use the latest version of the Lame
MP3 encoder.  CDEX uses one from five years ago or so.  EAC scans each
disc several times and then rips the nearest match to perfection it
finds.  It sometimes will scan a track more than 20 times to create a
digital file with the fewest errors.

The ultimate would be to use Exact Audio Copy and FLAC, the Free
Lossless Audio Codec.  This will give you a version that sounds
exactly the same as your audio CD at about one half to one third the
file size.  These rips are absolutely magnificent.  FLAC files play in
Winamp and on the Victor Reader Stream.

Kelly


On 5/19/09, Casey  wrote:
> Can anyone out hear please recommend some settings that I can use for cd ex
> that will give me the best results for ripping classic rock cds and cds with
> heavy metal on them.
> I would like to have the best sound that I can from these extractions off of
> these cd's these are my own personal boughten disks they are not home made
> albums.
> So all help and recommendations are welcome.
>
> Casey
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Re: Descriptive Video on Commercial DVDs and Downloads

[Kelly Pierce]

The reason I joined the PC Audio list and not the National Federation of 
the blind is because I have a life beyond eating, sleeping, voting, 
working, paying taxes and going to the bathroom.  All of these things the 
NFB wants access to but really nothing else.  Kane, if you want audio 
described movies and television programs in the United States, I encourage 
you to contact your member of Congress to support and co-sponsor 
legislation currently being advanced that would establish this access. 
Sending your monthly dues off to Baltimore and Letting NFB do your talking 
for you has led to your current state of limited options.  this is not a 
partisan opinion but a truthful statement of the facts.


Kelly



- Original Message - 
From: "KANE BROLIN" 

To: "PC Audio Discussion List" 
Cc: "JFW Mailing List" 
Sent: Thursday, March 05, 2009 9:43 PM
Subject: Re: Descriptive Video on Commercial DVDs and Downloads


Gee, I didn't think I would create such a partisan firestorm by throwing 
out

the descriptive video questions.  But it is a fascinating discussion
that has taken turns I did not expect.  I am an NFB member, but do not 
look

at issues with a viewpoint that's as partisan as the Boomer Generation
Federationists.

I don't spend a lot of time with video content at this point in my life, 
but

have run into descriptive video in the past and simply presumed it would
have become more prevalent in the last 5-10 years.  It seems that the 
trend

toward video description actually has reversed itself, at least in the
United States.

So Bruce, are you suggesting that if one finds a DVD series like your
Canadian sitcom that's commercially available, use DVD Audio Extractor as 
a

means of listening to the whole content of the DVD?  Or does this program
simply convert the DVD into a format that some other player such as 
Windows

Media Player or Winamp can process?

Regards,

-Kane
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To: "PC Audio Discussion List" 
Sent: Thursday, March 05, 2009 6:28 PM
Subject: RE: Descriptive Video on Commercial DVDs and Downloads



If you like good humor, try the Canadian TV show Corner Gas. Seasons 2
through the present all have described video on the commercial DVD's.

Bruce

On Thu, 5 Mar 2009, Dave McElroy WA6BEF wrote:

> Oh really?  What planet do you live on?  
>
> NFB and their ilk kind of did it to us when they got the feds to say

that it

> was no longer a requirement.  So now if you really want descriptive
> programming you have to find it outside of our shores.
>
> -Original Message-
> From: pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org

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> On Behalf Of Kane Brolin
> Sent: Thursday, March 05, 2009 1:42 PM
> To: j...@freelists.org
> Cc: Blind iPod Mailing List; pc-audio@pc-audio.org
> Subject: Descriptive Video on Commercial DVDs and Downloads
>
> Hi, folks.
>
> I'm probably about to ask a question that's painfully obvious to many.
> But I'm showing up at the descriptive video/SAP party much later than
> some.  I'm writing to the JAWS list because I am a JAWS user.  I'm
> writing to the Blind iPod list because purchasing video content on
> iTunes is now accessible through use of the J-tunes interface.  So I
> hope others view this question as at least somewhat relevant.
>
> I'm presuming, first of all,  that most Hollywood feature films on DVD
> come with a descriptive video track encoded somewhere on them.  I'm
> presuming the same could be true with downloadable films and TV shows,
> too, as from iTunes.  Certainly, most DVDs representing TV programs
> where action was described in the first place, should have that same
> DVS output on the subsequent DVD release.  If this is true, I'm
> wondering about the following:
>
> 1.  How can I be sure, if a film or TV show is downloaded, to get the
> download version that has descriptive video encoded?  Is there a good
> source for such material?  Is there a way I can know for sure about
> this feature before I buy?
>
> 2.  When playing such downloaded or DVD content on the computer, is
> there a software player that is fairly accessible and which also has a
> menu option I can invok for activating or turning off the
> descriptions?  I've not seen this in RealPlayer or Windows Media
> Player, but maybe I'm just not looking in the right place.
>
> 3.  Am I being completely naive here?  Obviously, I know a lot of
> stuff isn't accessible on its face, and I realize legislation in front
> of Congress is attempting to make much of this universal.  I've heard
> of some people going to a place like the Serotek network to download
> versions of films that have been uploaded specifically for those
> wanting video description.  But is this truly necessary?  Or can the
> same content be obtained through regular channels with just a little
> bit of work on the part of the blind consumer?
>
> Just trying to get a handle on this issue, for my own benefit and for
> others I may encounter.
>
> 

Re: external hard drives

[Kelly Pierce]

unfortunately, your message doesn't say where you are located.  If you are 
in the United States, I find good options for computer hardware on

www.techbargains.com

www.bensbargains.net

TechBargains and Ben's Bargains have slightly different formats.  Check 
them both out.  I have found greater success with Ben for my tech purchases 
the last year.


Kelly


- Original Message - 
From: "Loren Buntemeyer" 

To: 
Sent: Sunday, December 28, 2008 9:15 PM
Subject: external hard drives


I am considering purchasing an external hard drive.  Is there a problem 
with accessibility for any of them?  Are there certain brands to stay away 
from?  Where is my best deal?


Loren

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Re: broadcast recorders

[Kelly Pierce]

I'm not sure what your specifications are for a recorder.  The transom 
website for public radio producers and reporters did a review of the Sony 
PCM D50 earlier this year.  It can be found at:


http://transom.org/tools/recording_interviewing/200803_sony_pcmd50/

Neal Ewers did a review on this recorder on Blind Cool Tech and found it to 
be highly accessible offering incredible results with low background noise 
equivalent to that of minidisc recorders, which were a broadcast standard. 
give Neal's review a listen as well as the audio files on the page with the 
review and hear the difference for yourself.


Kelly






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Subject: broadcast recorders


Do any of you know what broadcast recorders are user friendly for blind 
people? I do news at a radio station in Salt Lake and they want to get me 
a broadcast recorder. But I don't know what would be blind friendly. I 
will talk to you later.


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Re: Studio recorder question:

[Kelly Pierce]

don,

What isn't clear in the manual is that it is necessary to select wave view 
in the view menu rather than time view.  While blind people won't be 
looking at wave patterns, former Sound Forge users like myself are used to 
selecting pieces of audio with the shift and arrow keys and being able to 
enlarge or shrink with the keyboard the increment that is selected.  This 
is called the zoom ratio.  The time view doesn't use the zoom ratio for 
selecting text.  Realize that in Studio Recorder though shrinking or 
expanding the zoom ratio is done with function keys rather than the up and 
down arrow keys, which do something else.


Kelly




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Sent: Sunday, November 09, 2008 11:03 AM
Subject: Re: Studio recorder question:



Hi Kelly.

Thanks for the info.

Yes I need to subscribe to the list, haven't done that yet.
What I didn't see in the manual was exactly what you described moving the 
arrows with the shift key as you would in sound forge or goldwave to move 
a marker that may have been improperly placed.


thanks a  bunch.

Don


Kelly Pierce wrote:
I use the zoom view in SR rather than the time view.  It offers a 
similar method of adjusting a selection as in Sound Forge.  The issue 
isn't moving an edit point but changing the parameters of a selection, 
which is discussed in the manual.


I adjust selections by going to the beginning or end of a selection 
using the control right bracket or control left bracket keys and using 
the right and left arrow keys and the shift key.



BTW:  Are you familiar with the Studio Recorder mailing list?  Details 
are on the SR page on the APH website.


Kelly


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To: 
Sent: Wednesday, November 05, 2008 5:09 PM
Subject: Studio recorder question:



Hi Listers.

In studio recorder if you drop markers with the left or right bracket 
keys and you find they need to be moved slightly, how is this done?


I read the entire manual and didn't see mention of a way to move a 
marker or would you just use scrub at that point?


P.S. does anyone know anything about the Plextalk RE11 remote control 
for studio recorder?


I am looking for a remote control unit that I could preferrably use 
with all recording software such as goldwave, sound forge stuido 
rerecorder etc.


Is this a fantacy?

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Re: Studio recorder question:

[Kelly Pierce]

I use the zoom view in SR rather than the time view.  It offers a similar 
method of adjusting a selection as in Sound Forge.  The issue isn't moving 
an edit point but changing the parameters of a selection, which is 
discussed in the manual.


I adjust selections by going to the beginning or end of a selection using 
the control right bracket or control left bracket keys and using the right 
and left arrow keys and the shift key.



BTW:  Are you familiar with the Studio Recorder mailing list?  Details are 
on the SR page on the APH website.


Kelly


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To: 
Sent: Wednesday, November 05, 2008 5:09 PM
Subject: Studio recorder question:



Hi Listers.

In studio recorder if you drop markers with the left or right bracket 
keys and you find they need to be moved slightly, how is this done?


I read the entire manual and didn't see mention of a way to move a marker 
or would you just use scrub at that point?


P.S. does anyone know anything about the Plextalk RE11 remote control for 
studio recorder?


I am looking for a remote control unit that I could preferrably use with 
all recording software such as goldwave, sound forge stuido rerecorder 
etc.


Is this a fantacy?

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Re: Olympics from bbc

[Kelly Pierce]

yes and after the BBC eliminated shortwave broadcasts to North America, 
listening to them in big cities with all the electrical interference other 
then the Internet is a near impossibility.  I like the radio coverage, but 
the rest of the world that is sighted would rather watch.  NBC will have 
more than 3,000 hours on its broadcast network and cable so most would get 
a cable or satellite hookup.

Kelly




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Re: Amazon mp3 downloader (Hopefully not too far off topic)

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I do know that Utorrent is fully accessible.

Kelly


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> Does anyone know if this is accessible?  Maybe I'm just doing the wrong
> thing, but I can't get it to work.  I'll download an album, but then I 
> cant
> seem to get it to play or get my downloaded files to a point where I can
> just play them.  I may have to get them to restore my access to those 
> files
> if I can figure this out.  Any help would be appreciated!--Brian
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Re: CD Ripping

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I believe EAC, Exact Audio copy can do this.  It also has cue sheet 
creation and some audio players allow you to use the cue sheet to go 
directly to a track in the single file.

Kelly


- Original Message - 
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To: 
Sent: Tuesday, July 15, 2008 1:14 PM
Subject: CD Ripping


>I am looking for a program that will accurately rip a CD, putting all
> tracks into one file the length of the disk, an option not available
> with CDex. I have traditionally been using Easy CD-DA Extractor for
> this, but in 11.5.3 I have not been able to to easily choose my file
> storage location, nor have I been able to find the checkbox for ripping
> all tracks into one file. Any viable and reasonably simple solution
> would be appreciated.
>
> Bruce
> -- 
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Re: Live 365

[Kelly Pierce]

Some Live365 streams are encoded with the MP3Pro technology.  This allows a 
MP3 stream to sound about as good as a stream double its bitrate.  there is 
a couple of different MP3Pro encoders that can be lugged into Winamp.  I 
chose one with no bugs or reported problems and my Live365 streams sound 
great.  I get all the control and flexibility with Winamp with all the 
sound enhancement of the Live365 player.

Kelly


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Sent: Saturday, July 05, 2008 4:17 PM
Subject: Live 365


> Hi Guys
>   I have a subscription to live 365, partly because some of the
> subscription fee goes to help pay the royalties.  They claim that the 
> live
> 365 player has better quality than the other players because it will play
> some types of files that Winamp will not play.  First, does anyone know 
> if
> this is true?  Second, if it is true, are there any scripts for the 
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> Thank you very much for taking the time to answer this question.
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Re: live365

[Kelly Pierce]

go to listen settings and choose external MP3 player.  If you want to know 
what you are listening to, it is necessary to start the stream from the 
Live365 player window and/or have it open while you are listening.  Artist 
and track name do not appear in Winamp's title bar.


Kelly


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Sent: Friday, July 04, 2008 3:56 PM
Subject: live365


> Hello folks is there some way I can play the streams of live365 threw win
> amp?
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Re: Free-For-All Friday

[Kelly Pierce]

Tom,

rather than increase list noise, how about compiling a document of list 
members who are broadcasters which can be accessed on the Internet?  This 
document would be sent monthly with all the other scheduled list reminders. 
It could also be placed on the Pc-Audio website for ongoing and permanent 
access.  Each broadcaster would provide the name of the program or station, 
how and when it can be accessed and a short description of the offering.  I 
believe this would be more useful and effective than scores of individual 
messages.

This way, the list can remain a technical support forum while at the same 
time demonstrating the capacities of blind people with the tools being 
discussed on the list.

Kelly




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From: "albert griffith" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "'PC Audio Discussion List'" 
Sent: Monday, June 09, 2008 4:28 PM
Subject: RE: Free-For-All Friday


> What if posts about web or podcasts could have an indicator in the header 
> of
> the messages.  Like off topic has OT.  This way those who wanted or 
> didn't
> want them could handle the posts in the way they saw fit.  some list 
> members
> would delete them others would send them to a separate folder while 
> others
> could just read them as they arrived.
>
> -Original Message-
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] 
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> On Behalf Of Tom
> Sent: Monday, June 09, 2008 5:22 PM
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> Subject: Free-For-All Friday
>
> I know several list members who have podcasts and webcasts and there are
> probably many others who I do not know about.
> I've been trying to think of a way to help podcasters and webcasters 
> promote
> their casts and came up with this idea.
>
> Maybe a couple times a month, say the first and third Friday of each 
> month,
> we could have a free-for-all Friday when any list member could post a 
> short
> concise message telling about their cast.  I'm thinking posts could be 
> made
> all day Friday UTC.  I would send out a message to the list a few hours
> prior to the start of the Friday time period and explain that it is a
> free-for-all Friday and what UTC time would be in the United States and
> maybe other parts of the world.
>
> If I don't get too many complaints against doing this maybe we can try it
> this Friday, the thirteenth of June.
>
> Send complaints to:
> tom at pc dash audio dot org.
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Re: Unfortunate News From America Online (AOL)

[Kelly Pierce]

Darrell,

In his response, Tom Wlodkowski did not offer a workplan or timeframe on 
how the access concern would be resolved.  He indicated that there was no 
commitment from CBS Radio and other third parties to give AOL the ability 
to modify the interface for accessibility.  Currently what we have are 
promises from time Warner that can't actually be fulfilled.  has anyone 
asked Tom for the time frame for resolution and ongoing updates?

Regarding alternate methods, consider accessing a CBS Radio stream and 
capturing all the URL's that are generated with a program such as Replay 
A/V or URL sniffer.  Plug each URL into Winamp and in nearly all the 
stations I have tried, I eventually connected with the station.  Bookmark 
the station and then access it in Winamp in the future.  I have listened to 
WXRT in Chicago for about a year now with this method.  Other cool CBS 
stations are likely similar.

Kelly




- Original Message - 
From: "Darrell Shandrow" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "PC Audio Discussion List" 
Sent: Friday, June 06, 2008 10:10 PM
Subject: Re: Unfortunate News From America Online (AOL)


> Yeah, really, even I believe a lawsuit or anything close over this 
> situation
> would be jumping the gun.  I'd definitely like to know about alternative
> streaming options though.
>
> - Original Message - 
> From: "albert griffith" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: "'PC Audio Discussion List'" 
> Sent: Friday, June 06, 2008 7:52 PM
> Subject: RE: Unfortunate News From America Online (AOL)
>
>
> I don't think so.  AOL seems to be acting in good faith but we'll have to
> wait and see.
>
> -Original Message-
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] 
> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> On Behalf Of chris ramsay
> Sent: Friday, June 06, 2008 10:32 PM
> To: PC Audio Discussion List
> Subject: Re: Unfortunate News From America Online (AOL)
>
>sounds like time for another law suit. chris
> - Original Message -
> From: "Steve Pattison" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: "Access-L" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "PC-Audio" 
> 
> Sent: Friday, June 06, 2008 10:28 PM
> Subject: Fwd: Unfortunate News From America Online (AOL)
>
>
>> From: Curtis Chong [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>>
>> Greetings and felicitations:
>>
>> I have been asked to post the following message on behalf of Tom
>> Wlodkowski, Director of Accessibility for America Online (AOL).  Mr.
>> Wlodkowski does not bring good news, I am afraid; however, in his
>> favor, he is doing his best to provide us with advance notice and a
>> promise to work to make things better.
>> He and I have worked together for several years on accessibility
>> issues pertaining to America Online, and I believe him to be a man of
>> integrity and a person who is deeply committed to ensuring access to
>> AOL's services by all people with disabilities.
>>
>> Should you wish to contact Mr. Wlodkowski directly, his email address
>> is [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>>
>> Here is Mr. Wlodkowski's message and the original post to which it
>> refers:
>>
>> Cordially,
>>
>> Curtis Chong
>>
>> ---
>>
>> The player Mr. Roderick references in his original GUI Talk post below
>> is one built by AOL. While there were some compatibility issues
>> between the AOL Radio player and JAWS due to the use of javascript, it
>> was generally usable.
>> Regrettably, this player will no longer be available as of June 9. In
>> fact we will take some significant steps backward as we transition to
>> the use of a third party player. We apologize for the inconvenience
>> and plan to work with our partner to improve usability of our new
>> player in subsequent releases.
>>
>> Beginning on June 9, the AOL Radio product will be powered by CBS Radio.
>> The
>> necessity of this new business model was driven by the dramatic
>> increase in the music royalty rates paid for Internet Radio.  This
>> action by the record labels left AOL no choice but to look for an
>> alternative way to stay in the internet radio business. Given the
>> business demands and accelerated transition, there wasn't ample time
>> for us to effective address the major usability issues with the CBS
>> Player. The AOL Radio team is aware of the accessibility barriers
>> presented by this transition, and is committed to addressing the issue
>> with CBS Radio once the new player interface launches on June 9.
>>
>> Please feel free to contact me with any questions or concerns. As you
>> know through the recent release of the accessible webmail product, AOL
>> Instant Messenger and other products, we're committed to ensuring the
>> usability of our products and services with screen access software.
>> There are times however where business needs put us in a situation
>> where we regrettably cannot deliver an accessible interface when a
>> product is first launched.
>> This is the case with AOL Radio. We will certainly look to you, Mr.
>> Roderick
>> and others to test the accessibility of the new player interface once
>> the te

Re: can't hear radio 1

[Kelly Pierce]

I live in Chicago and didn't find the UK restriction on the windows Media 
link.  I used Replay A/V to capture all the URL's generated by the Windows 
Media stream when played using the BBC iPlayer.  When I opened:

mms://wmlive-acl.bbc.co.uk/wms%5Cradio1%5Cradio1_nb_e1s1

in Winamp, Radio One played, using winamp's Windows media codec.  it took a 
little getting used to hearing a host speaking American English on the BBC. 
I've listened to the World Service on shortwave for years and am now 
sampling all BBC stations on the Internet.  For those who aren't aware, the 
BBC stopped shortwave broadcasts to North America.

Kelly


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From: "Barry Chapman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "PC Audio Discussion List" 
Sent: Sunday, June 01, 2008 10:39 PM
Subject: Re: can't hear radio 1


> Hi Audrey,
>
> If you are a JAWS user (it is probably similar with other screen 
> readers):
>
> 1. Open the Radio 1 homepage at http://bbc.co.uk/radio1
>
> 2. Go to the Listen Live link and press enter.  JAWS doesn't make it 
> clear that anything has happened, but some additional links
> then appear.  Two links are:
>
> Listen live | RealPlayer
>
> Listen Live | Windows Media (UK only)
>
> Here in Australia, the RealPlayer stream works, but as stated, the 
> Windows Media stream does not.  I've no idea why one can listen
> with RealPlayer outside the UK, but not with Windows Media player.
>
> Regards,
> Barry Chapman
>
> - Original Message - 
> From: "Audrey Levine" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: 
> Sent: Sunday, June 01, 2008 8:17 PM
> Subject: can't hear radio 1
>
>
> Hi All,
>
> I used to be able to listen to BBC radio1, but now when I click on the
> "listen live" link, the machine goes "ding" and I get frustrated because 
> I
> miss the chart show on Sundays.
> I live in New York City, so maybe the British government cut it off to
> those not living in the UK.
>
> Can someone send me a direct link? Or perhaps, there is another way to
> access it?
>
> Thanks very much.
>
> Audrey
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Re: most popular sound editing program?

[Kelly Pierce]

It's funny that Studio Recorder seems to be missing from this discussion, 
although some say it is highly accessible and excellent for editing spoken 
word audio.

Kelly


- Original Message - 
From: "David Tanner" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "PC Audio Discussion List" 
Sent: Saturday, April 26, 2008 2:36 AM
Subject: Re: most popular sound editing program?


>I would agree.  There are a number of editors that do a fine job, but if 
>they don't have the features you need it doesn't make much difference 
>which is the most popular.
>
> I know that Rick Harmond would agree that Goldwave is an excellent 
> editor, and for a majority of folks it will probably meet or exceed their 
> needs.  But, there are features that one might need that Goldwave does 
> not have or doesn't give as many choices as Sound Forge.  But, that 
> doesn't mean that one pays the much higher price for Sound Forge if they 
> don't need the additional features of Sound Forge and they can do what 
> they need to do with Goldwave.  Plus Goldwave is probably much less 
> likely to crash during an editing session than Sound Forge.
>
>
>
> - Original Message - 
> From: "Ted Phillips" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: "'PC Audio Discussion List'" 
> Sent: Friday, April 25, 2008 3:52 PM
> Subject: RE: most popular sound editing program?
>
>
> : Well, you could talk to ten people, and probably get ten different 
> answers
> : to that question.  I think it depends on what you want to do and how 
> much
> : money you want to spend also.
> :
> : -Original Message-
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Re: Fwd: Accessible Devices Opportunity To Have InputOnTheDesignofNewRadio

[Kelly Pierce]

In many big cities, such as Chicago, the large radio station groups, such 
as Clear Channel, CBS Radio and bonville have a digital broadcast of their 
FM transmission and a second station that is only heard on digital radios. 
Many of these stations stream on the internet so check out your favorite 
local stations and see what they are doing digitally.

Kelly


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From: "albert griffith" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "'PC Audio Discussion List'" 
Sent: Sunday, April 06, 2008 9:43 PM
Subject: RE: Fwd: Accessible Devices Opportunity To Have 
InputOnTheDesignofNewRadio


> Are there any stations broadcasting both their regular streams and their
> second channel which you could receive with a radio designed to pick it 
> up?
> thanks
>
> -Original Message-
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] 
> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> On Behalf Of Kelly Pierce
> Sent: Sunday, April 06, 2008 10:39 PM
> To: PC Audio Discussion List
> Subject: Re: Fwd: Accessible Devices Opportunity To Have Input
> OnTheDesignofNewRadio
>
> enabling or disabling the audio cues is how the built-in accessibility on
> the talking cell phones work.
>
> personally, I would like access to the meta information on HD radios, 
> such
> as song title and artist.  A few HD stations in Chicago have just added
> deejays that now recap the songs they have just played.  However, many 
> still
> don't because of the expectation of access to the metadata.
>
> Kelly
>
>
> - Original Message -
> From: "Gary G Schindler" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: "PC Audio Discussion List" 
> Sent: Friday, April 04, 2008 3:04 PM
> Subject: Re: Fwd: Accessible Devices Opportunity To Have Input On
> TheDesignofNewRadio
>
>
>>I agree this would be a good idea, for you don't want sighted people
>>thinking this  is a radio for mostly blind people . if that happens, it
>>doesn't sell and  the  merchandise disappears from store shelves pretty
>>quickly.
>>
>> - Original Message -
>> From: "Gary Wood" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>> To: "PC Audio Discussion List" 
>> Sent: Friday, April 04, 2008 1:02 PM
>> Subject: Re: Fwd: Accessible Devices Opportunity To Have Input On
>> TheDesign ofNewRadio
>>
>>
>>> That sounds like that would be a great idea!
>>> - Original Message -
>>> From: "Chris Skarstad" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>>> To: "PC Audio Discussion List" 
>>> Sent: Friday, April 04, 2008 4:32 AM
>>> Subject: Re: Fwd: Accessible Devices Opportunity To Have Input On
>>> TheDesign of NewRadio
>>>
>>>
>>>> Hi.  I think what would be really cool is to have them build a
>>>> radio, but instead of it being a specialized radio designed
>>>> specifically for the blind, which is how this sounds, what they
>>>> might be able to do is build it exactly like a regular radio ,but
>>>> find some kind of a way to enable the accessibility features. These
>>>> could be enabled and disabled at will, most likely through a button
>>>> that is clearly marked on the radio itself or the remote, if it has
>>>> one.  This way, we wouldn't have to have sighted help, just to get
>>>> to the features we need.
>>>>  so a blind person could use the unit just as readily as a sighted
>>>> person could.  If menus are involved, I would hope that some kind of
>>>> audible clicks, or beeps, or even better, some kind of audible voice
>>>> prompts could be used, making it easier to set the time on the
>>>> clock, set up presets, tell what preset we're on, etc.  I know a lot
>>>> of radios and CD players are menu based nowadays.  So if the
>>>> accessibility features could be enabled and disabled, that would be
>>>> a good way to do it.
>>>>
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Re: A question about audiophile 192 and recording.

[Kelly Pierce]

I believe the issue is with the Delta Audio interface and not the card 
itself.  it took me two days and reading the manual five times and a few 
visits from a sighted friend to fully figure this out.  to record 
successfully using the Delta Audio interface, go to the patch bay/router 
tab in the interface, which is opened through control panel.  Tab down to 
the drop down list of H/W Out.  press the down arrow until you hear H/w Out 
monitor/mixer.  Now close the interface.  Windows will remember your 
settings.  this enables the interface to recognize the audio coming from 
the input jacks.  the sound coming out of your speakers may not sound as 
nice as compared to .wav out so you may wish to change this back when 
finished recording.  However, the monitor/mixer setting will allow audio to 
come into the Delta interface for recording.

I have the Audiophile 24/96 and my recordings sound great and the music 
sounds excellent.  Ben folds is now coming through my speakers and he 
sounds better with this card than the system at the club.

Kelly


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To: "'PC Audio Discussion List'" 
Sent: Monday, April 07, 2008 5:34 AM
Subject: A question about audiophile 192 and recording.


> Hello!
> I have a M-audio delta audiophile 192 soundcard.
> I have a question which i really do not understand.
> When i am recording somthing through my m-audio card and then tries to
> listen to it nothing is heard.
> I have set my recording software to record from the m-audio device.
> Is this because the card isn't a full duplex card or what to call it?
> Any help appreciated.
> /Anders.
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Re: Fwd: Accessible Devices Opportunity To Have Input On TheDesignofNewRadio

[Kelly Pierce]

enabling or disabling the audio cues is how the built-in accessibility on 
the talking cell phones work.

personally, I would like access to the meta information on HD radios, such 
as song title and artist.  A few HD stations in Chicago have just added 
deejays that now recap the songs they have just played.  However, many 
still don't because of the expectation of access to the metadata.

Kelly


- Original Message - 
From: "Gary G Schindler" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "PC Audio Discussion List" 
Sent: Friday, April 04, 2008 3:04 PM
Subject: Re: Fwd: Accessible Devices Opportunity To Have Input On 
TheDesignofNewRadio


>I agree this would be a good idea, for you don't want sighted people 
>thinking this
> is a radio for mostly blind people . if that happens, it doesn't sell and 
> the
> merchandise disappears from store shelves pretty quickly.
>
> - Original Message - 
> From: "Gary Wood" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: "PC Audio Discussion List" 
> Sent: Friday, April 04, 2008 1:02 PM
> Subject: Re: Fwd: Accessible Devices Opportunity To Have Input On 
> TheDesign
> ofNewRadio
>
>
>> That sounds like that would be a great idea!
>> - Original Message - 
>> From: "Chris Skarstad" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>> To: "PC Audio Discussion List" 
>> Sent: Friday, April 04, 2008 4:32 AM
>> Subject: Re: Fwd: Accessible Devices Opportunity To Have Input On 
>> TheDesign
>> of NewRadio
>>
>>
>>> Hi.  I think what would be really cool is to have them build
>>> a  radio, but instead of it being a specialized radio designed
>>> specifically for the blind, which is how this sounds, what they might
>>> be able to do is build it exactly like a regular radio ,but find some
>>> kind of a way to enable the accessibility features. These could be
>>> enabled and disabled at will, most likely through a button that is
>>> clearly marked on the radio itself or the remote, if it has
>>> one.  This way, we wouldn't have to have sighted help, just to get to
>>> the features we need.
>>>  so a blind person could use the unit just as readily as a sighted
>>> person could.  If menus are involved, I would hope that some kind of
>>> audible clicks, or beeps, or even better, some kind of audible voice
>>> prompts could be used, making it easier to set the time on the clock,
>>> set up presets, tell what preset we're on, etc.  I know a lot of
>>> radios and CD players are menu based nowadays.  So if the
>>> accessibility features could be enabled and disabled, that would be a
>>> good way to do it.
>>>
>>>
>>>
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Re: Lame Encoder Question

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Have you asked our friend Google about this?  He's pretty good about 
accurately answering these kind of questions.

Kelly


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Sent: Monday, March 31, 2008 5:54 PM
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> Where can I get a copy of the lame encoder which will work with GoldWave 
> to
> allow the program to rip CD's?
>
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> Thanks.
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Re: ripping audio

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Rick,

Hydrogen Audio has a full discussion on the joint stereo controversy, 
including extensive commentary from one of the leading members of the 
development teams of the technology.  With recent Lame codecs, the 
technology has fully matured and I now rip all my stereo CD's at 256 VBR in 
joint stereo using Exact Audio copy.  Nothing beats EAC at any price. 
Joint stereo now offers a better listenable sound with the same or smaller 
file size than CBR.  Try ripping a few of your favorite albums with EAC 
using both and then decide.

Kelly





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Subject: ripping audio


> Hi everyone,
>
> I have about 200 cd's that I ripped back in 2003.  I didn't know a lot 
> about ripping audio then and I used a high priced mp3 ripper from Xing 
> labs called audio cataylist 2.0 .  I ripped everything at 160 k bit joint 
> stereo 44.1 khz sample rate.   I'm seriously thinking about re ripping 
> all the cd's again.  I'm considering WMA lossless, or Mp3 at 320  k bit. 
> Any suggestions?  I hear people say do not do joint stereo?  What do you 
> audiophiles out there suggest?  Also is Windows media player up to the 
> task?  I know it can do both mp3 and wma lossless formats.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Rick
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Re: Sound devices for the PC

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Dane,

A couple of years ago, I wanted to obtain excellent audio at a reasonable 
price.  After sifting through years worth of messages on this list and that 
of blind tech, the consensus from the enlightened and informed was the 
Audiophile 2496 sound card from M-Audio.  The card includes the Delta audio 
interface.  My aim was to increase the sound quality of the music I listen 
to using my computer and to also feed voice recordings from the community 
recorded with a minidisc recorder into it.  My research and decision was 
confirmed by a conversation I had with Tom McCann, proprietor of Dancing 
dots.  tom created a really nice web page, sorting out the sound card issue 
for blind musicians.  It can be found at:

http://www.dancingdots.com/prodesc/soundcards.htm

When I bought the Audiophile 2496 a couple of years ago, it was the sound 
card installed in his superduper audio recording workstation.  I bought two 
sound cards from tom and his Dancing Dots business, whose price was 
competitive with vendors on the Internet.

My techie who I originally found on Craigslist came by one weekend and 
installed the sound cards on two computers as well as the Delta audio 
interface.  He also adjusted JAWS so it used the computer's onboard sound 
card on one of the machines.

The sound quality is excellent with a greater depth and clarity than what I 
thought possible from a computer sound card.  It is especially bright and 
clear when playing audio in 24 bit mode in Winamp.  the card is quiet, 
producing no background noise at regular sound levels.  I decided not to go 
with the Creative cards, including the Audigy, after reading many end user 
experiences of mediocre quality and a relatively high noise floor compared 
to the Audiophile 2496.  I had used the SoundBlaster card with my DOS 
machines in the 1990s and with my first Windows machine this decade.  End 
users spoke about a good, but not truly great sound from Audigy cards and 
there were a fair number of reports of enough quantization noise  that it 
posed a real irritation for some.  I did not find these reports from 
Audiophile 2496 end users though.  While I was comfortable with Creative 
products, I wanted a device to take me to the next level in audio quality 
from a computer's on board sound card or a SoundBlaster.  I came to realize 
that an Audigy would not fully take me to this new place of high quality 
audio that I had never been before.

The drawback to this card and most of the M-Audio cards is that they are 
intended to be used with either a mixer or microphone pre-amplifier.  There 
is no microphone input on this and most M-audio cards.  Also, all the 
complaints on all the online forums about the documentation and learning 
curve of the Delta audio interface are absolutely true and accurate.  the 
interface is complex and the documentation is skimpy and poorly worded.  I 
read through the manual about five times before fully understanding it.  In 
my day job, I read through lengthy and complicated policy and program 
documents all the time so a software manual is hardly a challenging 
undertaking.  Yet, I was on my fifth reading when I did a sentence by 
sentence analysis of the manual when I finally got it, which was about 
after two or three days of staying focused on this device.  I knew I could 
call tom of Dancing dots with some questions but I first had to know enough 
to formulate a question!

the trickiest part was configuring the card for recording.  both the card 
and the mixing sections in the Delta interface needed to be configured 
properly for audio input from the card's line in jacks to be recorded 
properly.  In the end, I now easily obtain broadcast quality recordings 
with many complements.

For those like me who work in a corporate environment or large government 
agency here in the United States, being able to use a Mac with voice Over 
is a near impossibility.  rather than learn two operating systems, I use 
Microsoft Windows exclusively as do hundreds of millions of others 
throughout the world.  This serves me well with quality audio output and 
very good audio recording and editing options.

Kelly




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To: "PC Audio Discussion List" 
Sent: Saturday, February 16, 2008 5:55 AM
Subject: Sound devices for the PC


Hi everyone!
Ok (as surprising as this may sound to a lot of people) I'm a novice
with the PC technology (or trashbox as I prefer to call it http://www.istore.com.au and looked at the Creative brand,
there's no shortage of sound devices there it would seem but which one
to buy? Should I in fact steer clear of Creative completely and go for
something else?
Any thoughts on this would be greatly appreciated.
As a footnote to this, my Trashbox is approaching its fifth birthday
so I'm wanting something which will be compatible with my current
Trashbox and will be compatible with a new Trashbox which I plan to
purchase in about 6 months all be

Re: VLC Keystrokes

[Kelly Pierce]

Should we get in touch with Freedom Scientific or the VLC development team? 
As the VLC volume control seems to work without difficulty with window 
eyes, it might be best if FS took a look at this problem.  It appears that 
VLC is an up and coming media player.  I was on the website of WPFW in 
Washington today to find the stream URL to capture a program while I was at 
work.  they have configured things so various players can load 
automatically.  VLC was on the list along with iTunes, Winamp, Real Player 
and Windows Media player.

Kelly


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From: "Dane Trethowan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "'PC Audio Discussion List'" 
Sent: Tuesday, November 27, 2007 8:26 PM
Subject: RE: VLC Keystrokes


> Well, if that's what you have to do then that's what you have to do but 
> it
> sounds like an awful lot of trouble to have to go to though.
>
>
> -Original Message-
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] 
> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> On Behalf Of Dean Martineau
> Sent: Wednesday, 28 November 2007 12:12 PM
> To: 'PC Audio Discussion List'
> Subject: RE: VLC Keystrokes
>
> As a JAWS user, if I were using this program , I would create a new
> configuration file for vlc, then go into the Keyboard manager for Vlc and
> disable the Next and Previous paragraph functions, which you won't use in
> Vlc anyway, thereby liberating those keystrokes for use by the media 
> player
> without first having to type the JAWS pass through key.
>
> Dean
>
>
>
> -Original Message-
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] 
> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> On Behalf Of albert griffith
> Sent: Tuesday, November 27, 2007 5:02 PM
> To: 'PC Audio Discussion List'
> Subject: RE: VLC Keystrokes
>
> You may not be the exception for the rule as it pertains to Window eyes.
> The post to which you replied concerned a jaws user.
>
> -Original Message-
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] 
> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> On Behalf Of Dane Trethowan
> Sent: Tuesday, November 27, 2007 10:46 AM
> To: PC Audio Discussion List
> Subject: Re: VLC Keystrokes
>
> Ok I must be the exception to the rule then, my volume up and down keys 
> work
> find when Window-Eyes is running, no need to press any other key
> combinations before volume up or down either.
>
> On 28/11/2007, at 3:32 AM, James Scholes wrote:
>
>> The volume up and down (ctrl + up/down) will not work unless your
>> screen reader is shut down, or in the case of jaws, if you press
>> insert and
>> 3 (on
>> the number row) before pressing the hotkey. Please note that if you
>> press insert and 3, the volume hotkeys will work once, after which you
>> must press insert and 3 again, better just to shut down the screen
>> reader.
>>
>> James Scholes
>>
>> ==
>>
>> Contact Details:
>>
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>>
>> Check out my blog at
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>>
>>
>> --
>> From: "Dean Masters" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>> Sent: Tuesday, November 27, 2007 5:29 PM
>> To: "PC Audio Discussion List" 
>> Subject: Re: VLC Keystrokes
>>
>>> The volume up and down don't work for me either. I am joining their
>>> e-mail list. I will post a question about this and let you know if I
>>> find out anything.
>>>
>>> Dean
>>>
>>> - Original Message -
>>> From: "Kelly Pierce" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>>> To: "PC Audio Discussion List" 
>>> Sent: Sunday, November 25, 2007 11:53 PM
>>> Subject: Re: VLC Keystrokes
>>>
>>>
>>>> Is anyone else having the same trouble I am having with volume
>>>> control?
>>> It
>>>> cannot be adjusted on my computer, even though I tried the control
>>>> up and
>>>> control down keys.  I reassigned the hotkeys with the same
>>>> result.  The
>>>> volume level does not budge.
>>>>
>>>> Kelly
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> - Original Message -
>>>> From: "Dean Masters" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>>>> To: "PC Audio" 
>>>> Sent: Sunday, November 25, 2007 9:28 PM
>>>> Subject: VLC Keystrokes
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> A list of the default keystrokes for VLC Media Player can be
>>>>> found at:
>>>>>
>>>>> http://www.keyxl.com/aaa4cff/235/VLC-keyboard-

Re: VLC Keystrokes

[Kelly Pierce]

Is anyone else having the same trouble I am having with volume control?  It 
cannot be adjusted on my computer, even though I tried the control up and 
control down keys.  I reassigned the hotkeys with the same result.  The 
volume level does not budge.

Kelly


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To: "PC Audio" 
Sent: Sunday, November 25, 2007 9:28 PM
Subject: VLC Keystrokes


>A list of the default keystrokes for VLC Media Player can be found at:
>
> http://www.keyxl.com/aaa4cff/235/VLC-keyboard-shortcuts.htm
>
> In the preferences you can change the keystroke but with JAWS 8 I could 
> only
> hear the tag for the first five keystroke combinations so had no idea 
> what
> all the other keystrokes did.
>
> Dean
>
> I personally know someone who literally is older than dirt.
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Supercopyright Download

[Kelly Pierce]

Here's the info from Send Space:

File Name: SUPERsetup.exe
Size: 26MB  
Description: supercopyright file converter 
Download Link: 
http://www.sendspace.com/file/0wqe4z 


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Re: A new conversion utility:

[Kelly Pierce]

No problem.  will do.

Kelly


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From: "Sarah" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "PC Audio Discussion List" 
Sent: Saturday, November 24, 2007 1:57 PM
Subject: Re: A new conversion utility:


> Hello. can ou upload it to sendspace when o are done getting it? I can't 
> get aim working with bitlbee  for the moment.
>
> SA&G
> - Original Message - 
> From: "Kelly Pierce" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: "PC Audio Discussion List" 
> Sent: Saturday, November 24, 2007 10:17 AM
> Subject: Re: A new conversion utility:
>
>
> I'm downloading it now.  the download speed is rather slow.  I found the
> download link at:
>
> http://www.erightsoft.net/S6Kg1.html
>
> The file will take more than an hour to download from this site.  I can
> transfer it to interested folks once I get it.  Just zap me on AIM.  My
> screen name is kellyjosef.
>
> Kelly
>
>
> - Original Message - 
> From: "albert griffith" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: "'PC Audio Discussion List'" 
> Sent: Thursday, November 22, 2007 10:44 AM
> Subject: A new conversion utility:
>
>
>>I receive a news letter, Gizmo Richards, and he mentioned his favorite
>> converter software was super copyright, the copyright is made with the
>> symbol not the word.  It's free and the developer seems real devoted. 
>> He
>> won't allow it to be sold and doesn't accept affiliate sites.
>> www.erightsoft.info
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Re: A new conversion utility:

[Kelly Pierce]

My download ran at 6 kbps and I have DSL!

Kelly


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Sent: Saturday, November 24, 2007 1:49 PM
Subject: RE: A new conversion utility:


> It seems this is the only distribution site.  They want no affiliates. 
> My
> download was running at 36KPBS.
>
> -Original Message-
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] 
> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> On Behalf Of Kelly Pierce
> Sent: Saturday, November 24, 2007 10:17 AM
> To: PC Audio Discussion List
> Subject: Re: A new conversion utility:
>
> I'm downloading it now.  the download speed is rather slow.  I found the
> download link at:
>
> http://www.erightsoft.net/S6Kg1.html
>
> The file will take more than an hour to download from this site.  I can
> transfer it to interested folks once I get it.  Just zap me on AIM.  My
> screen name is kellyjosef.
>
> Kelly
>
>
> - Original Message -
> From: "albert griffith" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: "'PC Audio Discussion List'" 
> Sent: Thursday, November 22, 2007 10:44 AM
> Subject: A new conversion utility:
>
>
>>I receive a news letter, Gizmo Richards, and he mentioned his favorite
>> converter software was super copyright, the copyright is made with the
>> symbol not the word.  It's free and the developer seems real devoted. 
>> He
>> won't allow it to be sold and doesn't accept affiliate sites.
>> www.erightsoft.info
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Re: A new conversion utility:

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I'm downloading it now.  the download speed is rather slow.  I found the 
download link at:

http://www.erightsoft.net/S6Kg1.html

The file will take more than an hour to download from this site.  I can 
transfer it to interested folks once I get it.  Just zap me on AIM.  My 
screen name is kellyjosef.

Kelly


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Sent: Thursday, November 22, 2007 10:44 AM
Subject: A new conversion utility:


>I receive a news letter, Gizmo Richards, and he mentioned his favorite
> converter software was super copyright, the copyright is made with the
> symbol not the word.  It's free and the developer seems real devoted.  He
> won't allow it to be sold and doesn't accept affiliate sites.
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Re: Soundforge and reducing hiss, static, etc.

[Kelly Pierce]

mastering the world of PC Audio has for me required a big investment in 
learning and gaining an understanding of audio concepts as well as tools. 
Also, if one is not highly familiar with their screen reader and Windows 
accessibility features, they will likely be lost and confused.  Much of 
this learning happened for me off the Internet with books and audio 
tutorials.  I have not found a quick fix for gaining skills in this area.

Kelly




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From: "Mac Norins" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "PC Audio Discussion List" 
Sent: Thursday, November 15, 2007 7:48 PM
Subject: Re: Soundforge and reducing hiss, static, etc.


> Thanks for chiming in, Judy!  I have the package, as well; I am just 
> saying
> that I haven't used it much and don't have the knowledge necessary to use 
> it
> and blanket statements about plug ins is not going to change that, in the
> short term!
> Signing Off,
>
> -Mac-
> - Original Message - 
> From: "Judy W" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: "PC Audio Discussion List" 
> Sent: Thursday, November 15, 2007 5:33 PM
> Subject: RE: Soundforge and reducing hiss, static, etc.
>
>
>
> I personally don't care what people choose to use for sound reduction. I 
> am
> just saying that I can use the plugin that you can purchase for 
> SoundForge 6
> with jaws and Jim's scripts.  It was cheaper for me to buy the product as 
> a
> bundle and I got a very good deal. The noise reduction was designed to 
> work
> with the product.
>
> I am sure someone can find better noise reduction, but how much do you 
> want
> to pay and do you want to struggle with using it.
>
> Just my opinion,
>
> Judy
>
>
>
> -Original Message-
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Mac Norins
> Sent: Thursday, November 15, 2007 5:41 PM
> To: PC Audio Discussion List
> Subject: Re: Soundforge and reducing hiss, static, etc.
>
>
> I'm not talking about anyone being knocked, rather, that what you are
> proposing may be out of the leagues of some of us, regarding installing 
> plug
> ins, to Soundforge and all the ramifications that this feat may involve! 
> I,
> for one, have used Soundforge 6.0, for quite awhile, but, on only a
> rudimentary level, wherein I can edit, normalize, resample(if I want to
> convert a file, that I have recorded, in mp3, back to wave), etc., etc.,
> etc..  In other words, I haven't explored the Noise Reduction realm, much 
> at
> all and wouldn't have a clue, as to getting rid of "machine" noise, as
> opposed to hiss and other things!  Does that make my point of view a 
> little
> clearer, Dane?  I am not knocking you, either, just trying to prevent
> "Knowledge Frustration"!
>
> Regards,
>
> -Mac-
> - Original Message -
> From: "Dane Trethowan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: "PC Audio Discussion List" 
> Sent: Thursday, November 15, 2007 2:40 PM
> Subject: Re: Soundforge and reducing hiss, static, etc.
>
>
> Sure! I'm not knocking anyone, the point I was making was that the
> Noise Reduction plug-ins marketed alongside Sound Forge are not the be-
> al and end-all of plug-ins. I'll have the information later on today.
>
> On 16/11/2007, at 6:39 AM, Mac Norins wrote:
>
>> Well, are you prepared to educate anyone who is willing to follow
>> your lead,
>> as to how to use the plug ins, that you are talking about, when you
>> find and
>> "publish" your info, to the list?  One has to remember that not
>> everyone has
>> the same amount of expertise that you may have, in this realm, Dane!
>>
>> Regards,
>>
>> Mac Norins
>> - Original Message -
>> From: "Dane Trethowan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>> To: "PC Audio Discussion List" 
>> Sent: Thursday, November 15, 2007 4:32 AM
>> Subject: Re: Soundforge and reducing hiss, static, etc.
>>
>>
>> Now before we go any further here, I think it worth reminding everyone
>> that you do not have to use the Sound Forge Noise reduction plug-ins
>> specifically for reducing noise or hiss, in fact its probably better
>> that you don't as there are far more affective and far more accessible
>> plug-ins out there which will work with Sound Forge and other
>> compatible software such as Adobe Audition, Total Recorder etc. Its
>> been a good while since I've used some of these things, I've referred
>> to them on list before so I'll dig around my software collection and
>> get back to the list with the name and the web site of the plug-ins I
>> purchased.
>> All adjustments and settings were completely accessible with a screen
>> reader providing feedback when adjustments were made.
>>
>> On 15/11/2007, at 10:16 PM, Kathy Szinnyey wrote:
>>
>>> Stupid question for you guys and gals:  Do I have to have the more
>>> expensive
>>> version to get those plug-ins?
>>>
>>>
>>> Listen to Kathy and Fred on the Web at
>>>
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>>>
>>> http://www.fredkate.libsyn.com
>>>
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>>> To: "PC Audio Discussion List" 
>>> S

Re: the worth of bit rates:

[Kelly Pierce]

Albert,

How old are you?  Older people ten to have a diminished ability to hear 
certain frequencies than younger people.  Also, bit rate alone can't simply 
be compared, according to the folks at HydrogenAudio.  The developers of 
the Lame MP3 encoder report that accuracy of the ripped track, variability 
of the bit rate and the ability to distribute sounds throughout the stereo 
field all have an impact on the sound quality and file size.  The Lame 
presets are the results from exhaustive listener tests on highly trained 
ears from several continents.

Kelly


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To: "'PC Audio Discussion List'" 
Sent: Tuesday, November 13, 2007 8:34 PM
Subject: the worth of bit rates:


>I know this is a rather subjective question but I'm just looking for some
> input here.  I've been ripping my disks to the WMA lossless format.
> However, to make a file easier to send, I ripped the same disk to 
> mp3256kpbs
> and it was a fifth the size of the track ripped to lossless.  Now, I 
> didn't
> hear a difference but the reason might be because I'm playing the tracks
> through only fair speakers, about $100 for the pair with a small sub 
> woofer.
> My question is; do those of you with better sound systems notice a real
> difference in the quality of these formats?thanks for your input.
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Re: Writing file names:

[Kelly Pierce]

I don't know about the situation presently, but Unix when I was using it 
did not accommodate file manes with spaces, like Windows and the Mac do. 
Therefore, people who create files on some Unix servers use underlines 
instead of spaces.

Kelly


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> Often I see names of files, usually music, with underlines substituting 
> for
> the spaces between words.  what's the purpose of this and are there
> advantages to composing titles this way instead of the  track and its 
> author
> separated by spaces?
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Re: What program is the best for birning music CDS?

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Indeed, EAC performs an analysis of all the CD drives connected to a system 
and creates offsets and individualized profiles for each of those drives.

Kelly

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Sent: Saturday, October 06, 2007 6:28 PM
Subject: Re: What program is the best for birning music CDS?


Well actually, if it comes to just copying Audio CD'S and you want
accurate results all the time then Exact Audio Copy thrashes Nero,
the main reason being that with Exact Audio Copy you can set the
ofsets for your drive, with Nero you can't.

On 07/10/2007, at 5:53 AM, nick danger wrote:

> Hi,
>
> Exactly, Nero is a complete suite of audio and video programs.
>
> Tony
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>
>
> No, the features do not stop the capability. It hcomes with several
> different programs (the burning program is nero burning rom). The
> media
> player is nero showtime, etc.
>
>
>
> Tristan Bussiere
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> Sent: Saturday, October 06, 2007 3:42 PM
> Subject: Re: What program is the best for birning music CDS?
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>
>> But because Nero does more than one thing from what i heard it is
>> not good
>> at any of it. I want a stand-alone one.
>> - Original Message -
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>>
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>>> Nero 6.0 (most accessible), Nero 7.0 (95.9% accessible), and
>>> trial of
>>> Nero
>>> 8.0 beta ( I would say about 85% accessible). The percentage of
>>> accessibleness is based off of JAWS, not Window Eyes..
>>>
>>> download Nero at:
>>> www.nero.com
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Tristan Bussiere
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>>> Subject: What program is the best for birning music CDS?
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Re: What program is the best for birning music CDS?

[Kelly Pierce]

They all perform about the same in quality as the output needs to meet 
highly specific industry specifications.  for a greater understanding, 
check out Burn World at:

http://www.burnworld.com/

Personally, I use either Nero or the CD burning functionality built into 
Windows XP.

Kelly



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Subject: What program is the best for birning music CDS?


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Re: Ripping with Nero frustrations:

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Use CDEX or EAC for ripping.  both are free and deliver good, and in the 
case of EAC, the highest quality results.

In general, people often have many more positive experiences with 
stand-alone single function programs than with combination programs that 
act like a 100 bladed Swiss Army knife in the digital age.

Kelly

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Sent: Thursday, October 04, 2007 2:47 PM
Subject: Ripping with Nero frustrations:


> Ok I have one person, Nick Danger who says I need to purchase the encoder
> and others who say I can rip with Nero but no one can tell me which
> component to use to make it happen.  Any thoughts will help.
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Re: Getting track titles from CD when ripping to MP3

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One of the benefits of using a stand alone CD ripper such as CDEX or Exact 
Audio Copy is that these programs are highly configurable.  Both programs 
allow you take the CDDB information about the disc and have it displayed in 
many different ways, depending upon user preferences.  Often, mass market 
all-in-one offerings that do a number of tasks, such as Windows Media 
player, may not do all of them well.  Win Media can play audio files, rip 
CD's, and burn CD's and do it less accessibly with fewer options than 
Winamp, EAC and Nero.

Kelly


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Sent: Saturday, September 29, 2007 7:28 PM
Subject: Getting track titles from CD when ripping to MP3


> So how do I get the track titles to either appear as the file name or as
> the Title field in an MP3 file I'm ripping from an audio CD?
> I can use MS Media Player 10, or Audition 1.5.
> Currently, I get only "track" and the number, with nothing in the
> information fields.
> TIA
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Re: Sony MZB-100 won't record in cool weather!

[Kelly Pierce]

What about underneath your armpit?

Kelly

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Sent: Monday, September 17, 2007 12:25 PM
Subject: Re: Sony MZB-100 won't record in cool weather!


> This morning I tried keeping it in my shirt pocket under a sweat 
> shirt
> and a fleece jacket but it still wouldn't work when I needed it.  I'll
> concentrate on keeping the battery real warm tomorrow.
>
>   Jerry
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Re: Alternative to CDex

[Kelly Pierce]

You must be thinking of Exact Audio copy, which will provide you with the 
highest quality rips of your CD's:

http://www.exactaudiocopy.de/en/

it does this by reading and comparing the wave form of each sector and 
making a copy only when a match occurs.  it will do this more than 20 times 
if necessary to find the closest match, including slowing down the read 
speed of the CD player to obtain the best possible read of the data.  CDEX 
does not perform this error correction.  Also, CDEX does not use the most 
up to date Lame codec.

Kelly



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Subject: Alternative to CDex


>I believe it was on this list that someone posted information about 
>another third party ripping program besides CDex.
>
> Could the person who posted that info please post a link from which it 
> can be downloaded?
>
> Thanks.
>
> Dan
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Re: How does one Cross-fade in Winamp 5.x

[Kelly Pierce]

For those using the Audiophile 2496 and other sound cards that can play 24 
bit audio, this plug in only supports 16 bit.  To use this plugin, it is 
necessary to disable 24 bit playback in winamp.

I liked how it nicely faded things.  It was so slick and the interface was 
highly configurable.  However, i really missed the enhanced sound quality 
of 24 bit audio and much superior sound quality.  What a tough choice to 
make.

Kelly


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Sent: Sunday, September 16, 2007 5:37 AM
Subject: Re: How does one Cross-fade in Winamp 5.x


> Rick, Ok download this one and just run the executable.  It should set up
> the sqrsoft plug-in automatically. You will need to run the executable 
> once
> downloaded and it will put the dll in your winamp folder under plug-ins.
> If it doesn't set the plugin open preferences in Winamp with control + P,
> arrow to the output plugin, tab twice to the list and select it.
> The default settings should work well.
> You have successfully uploaded a file called
> SqrSoft_Advanced_Crossfading_Output.exe (72 KB), to sendspace.
> You can use the following link to retrieve your file:
>
> http://www.sendspace.com/file/gsvh83
>
>
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> From: "Rick Alfaro" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: "'PC Audio Discussion List'" 
> Sent: Sunday, September 16, 2007 1:06 AM
> Subject: RE: How does one Cross-fade in Winamp 5.x
>
>
> Dave,
>
> Definitely, very interested as long as I don't have to use 2 running 
> copies
> of Winamp to do the cross fading.  I would appreciate the link.  Thanks
> much.
>
> --Warmest regards,
>
> --Rick Alfaro
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>
>
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> Sent: Saturday, September 15, 2007 8:22 PM
> To: PC Audio Discussion List
> Subject: Re: How does one Cross-fade in Winamp 5.x
>
> Rick, When I started using Winamp back in the 90s I tried using its
> crossfading capabilities (so-called) but never got satisfactory results. 
> So
>
> I started using the SQR Advanced Crossfading plug-in and am still using 
> it.
> If you're interested I can send you a link to it.
>
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> To: "'PC Audio Discussion List'" 
> Sent: Saturday, September 15, 2007 6:05 PM
> Subject: How does one Cross-fade in Winamp 5.x
>
>
>> Ok folks sorry for the lack of knowledge here, but I am starting to use
>> Winamp to pipe music to me setup in the living room via an FM 
>> transmitter
>> and have some great play lists put together.  Now I would like to have 
>> the
>> next song in the play list fade in before the current song is finished
>> playing.  I may even have the current song fade out a bit as well while
>> the
>> next song fades in, but I can't seem to figure out how to accomplish 
>> this
>> in
>> Winamp 5.35.  I remember there used to be a cross-fade option in Winamp
>> preferences back in the 2.x days, but it doesn't seem to be there any
>> more.
>> Can someone that knows what they are doing point me in the right
>> direction?
>> I only want to use one copy of Winamp and would rather not have to run 2
>> instances of Winamp to do this.  I know this used to be possible with 
>> one
>> copy of Winamp, within the current play list.  Thanks in advance for any
>> hints on this.  If there is a Winamp plug-in that will do this, that 
>> would
>> be fine as well.
>>
>>
>>
>> --Warmest regards,
>>
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Re: Good digital recorder for recording confreences and lectures

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The best quality from any recorder will happen with an external microphone 
placed six to nine inches from the speaker's mouth.  I know that this 
requires toting around at least 25 feet of thick microphone cord and a 
tripod microphone stand, which is inconvenient and a hassle.  yet the great 
result will speak for themselves many years into the future.

Kelly
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Sent: Thursday, September 13, 2007 6:54 PM
Subject: Good digital recorder for recording confreences and lectures


> Hello.  I have listened to many of the podcasts about digital recorders. 
> I
> would like a small one for recording conferences and lectures.  I would 
> love
> the ease of use of the Olympus Ds-50, and don't need more space than it 
> is
> limited to, but want to get the best quality I can.  My frames of 
> reference
> are cassette-recorder built-in mics and the build-in mic on the PtR2, 
> which
> is terrible.
>
> If I were to spend under US $300,
>
> 1.  Does the Ds-50 do a good job in conference situations, better than 
> the
> two benchmarks I've mentioned?
>
> 2.  How does your recorder, whichever you use, do in lecture or 
> conference
> situations?
>
> I appreciate nay input.
>
> Thanks.
> Dean
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Re: Some CDEX questions

[Kelly Pierce]

No, the popular commercial programs do not do this, likely because it takes 
a lot longer to produce a higher quality rip than one of average quality. 
While fully accessible, EAC has so many configuration options that it is a 
geek's paradise.

There is a lot of documentation available online in accessible format. The 
program can be operated from the keyboard, and all the menus can be 
accessed with a screen reader.

Kelly


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To: "PC Audio Discussion List" 
Sent: Monday, September 03, 2007 11:48 PM
Subject: Re: Some CDEX questions


> Does winamp, windows media, or ITunes have error correction, wave form 
> comparison, or rescanning of tracks?  Or is eac the only program that 
> does this.  Will definitely look in to it.
>  ----- Original Message - 
>  From: Kelly Pierce
>  To: PC Audio Discussion List
>  Sent: Monday, September 03, 2007 11:26 PM
>  Subject: Re: Some CDEX questions
>
>
>  Not necessarily.  CDEX doesn't have error correction and wave form
>  comparison, rescanning the same track two dozen times.  EAC can often
>  salvage a scratched disc.  there is much discussion on the Internet
>  comparing the two programs, check it out.
>
>  Kelly
>
>  - Original Message - 
>  From: "GianniP46" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>  To: "PC Audio Discussion List" 
>  Sent: Monday, September 03, 2007 9:49 PM
>  Subject: Re: Some CDEX questions
>
>
>  >a lot of my D.J. friends are ripping in either I tunes or windows media
>  >player at about 192 or 256.  If I use CDEX with the insane settings 
> wont
>  >that be just as good if not better?
>  >  - Original Message - 
>  >  From: Kelly Pierce
>  >  To: PC Audio Discussion List
>  >  Sent: Monday, September 03, 2007 10:21 PM
>  >  Subject: Re: Some CDEX questions
>  >
>  >
>  >  if you really want the highest quality rips possible, use Exact Audio
>  > copy
>  >  with the Lame extreme preset.  With the current version of Lame,
>  > variable
>  >  bit rates with joint stereo deliver the extra fullness and richness 
> when
>  > it
>  >  is needed.  EAC does offer a preset for 320 CBR, but the developer 
> calls
>  >  this setting insane.
>  >
>  >  EAC, unlike CDEX, scans each track, looking for two exactly identical
>  > wave
>  >  forms or the closest exact match possible.  It repeatedly scans a 
> tract,
>  >  dozens of times if needed, before ripping it.  CDEX does not perform
>  > this
>  >  error checking analysis.
>  >
>  >  If you want the best rips in town, use EAC.  It takes longer to 
> learn,
>  > but
>  >  the rips sound really great.  CDEX is easy to use and I still rip 
> audio
>  >  books with it.  For industrial strength music output, I use EAC.
>  >
>  >  Kelly
>  >
>  >
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>  >  Sent: Monday, September 03, 2007 7:46 PM
>  >  Subject: Some CDEX questions
>  >
>  >
>  >  > Hi,
>  >  > I got cdex installed, but I have some questions about the
>  > configuration
>  >  > options.  What is the best quality setting for MP3s?  I want my
>  > bitrates
>  >  > to be 320 at a constant bitrate as I heard that constant bitrates 
> are
>  > the
>  >  > best.  Is that true? Is CBR the best?
>  >  > Is it good to enable jitter correction?
>  >  > Also, What is the best ripping method to use.  I want to create the
>  > best
>  >  > mp3s with the highest quality possible with no artifacts.  I am a 
> D.J.
>  >  > and will be using my mp3s for gigs.  Thanks to all in advance!
>  >  >
>  >  >
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Re: Some CDEX questions

[Kelly Pierce]

Not necessarily.  CDEX doesn't have error correction and wave form 
comparison, rescanning the same track two dozen times.  EAC can often 
salvage a scratched disc.  there is much discussion on the Internet 
comparing the two programs, check it out.

Kelly

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To: "PC Audio Discussion List" 
Sent: Monday, September 03, 2007 9:49 PM
Subject: Re: Some CDEX questions


>a lot of my D.J. friends are ripping in either I tunes or windows media 
>player at about 192 or 256.  If I use CDEX with the insane settings wont 
>that be just as good if not better?
>  ----- Original Message - 
>  From: Kelly Pierce
>  To: PC Audio Discussion List
>  Sent: Monday, September 03, 2007 10:21 PM
>  Subject: Re: Some CDEX questions
>
>
>  if you really want the highest quality rips possible, use Exact Audio 
> copy
>  with the Lame extreme preset.  With the current version of Lame, 
> variable
>  bit rates with joint stereo deliver the extra fullness and richness when 
> it
>  is needed.  EAC does offer a preset for 320 CBR, but the developer calls
>  this setting insane.
>
>  EAC, unlike CDEX, scans each track, looking for two exactly identical 
> wave
>  forms or the closest exact match possible.  It repeatedly scans a tract,
>  dozens of times if needed, before ripping it.  CDEX does not perform 
> this
>  error checking analysis.
>
>  If you want the best rips in town, use EAC.  It takes longer to learn, 
> but
>  the rips sound really great.  CDEX is easy to use and I still rip audio
>  books with it.  For industrial strength music output, I use EAC.
>
>  Kelly
>
>
>  - Original Message - 
>  From: "GianniP46" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>  To: "PCAudioList" 
>  Sent: Monday, September 03, 2007 7:46 PM
>  Subject: Some CDEX questions
>
>
>  > Hi,
>  > I got cdex installed, but I have some questions about the 
> configuration
>  > options.  What is the best quality setting for MP3s?  I want my 
> bitrates
>  > to be 320 at a constant bitrate as I heard that constant bitrates are 
> the
>  > best.  Is that true? Is CBR the best?
>  > Is it good to enable jitter correction?
>  > Also, What is the best ripping method to use.  I want to create the 
> best
>  > mp3s with the highest quality possible with no artifacts.  I am a D.J.
>  > and will be using my mp3s for gigs.  Thanks to all in advance!
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