Fwd: iTunes 12.1.1 for Windows
From: Scott Erichsen piano...@scotterichsen.com To: vi...@freelists.org Apple releases iTunes 12.1.1 update for Windows with playback improvements, Outlook syncing fixes, more After releasing iTunes 12.1 in January adding a Notification Center widget for OS X Yosemite users on the Mac, Apple has released a minor update to iTunes 12.1 specifically for Windows users. According to the release notes, iTunes 12.1.1 addresses an issue that caused audio playback to glitch while also improving syncing between Outlook and iPhones and iPads. Apple also says the update “improves compatibility with screen readers.” The latest version is rolling out now so iTunes users on Windows should be able to update soon I have successfully tried this with JAWS 16.0.1925 and the results are really good. Thanks Apple for listening! Scot
The Future of Winamp
Hi all, Is it just me or is anyone else concerned about the future development of Winamp? The last version came out in mid December 2013 just before Winamp was taken over by Radionomy. See www.radionomy.com and www.winamp.com. I wrote to the developers of Winamp on Twitter a few weeks ago asking about the future of Winamp and received no response. I hope I'm wrong but I'm starting to think even though there have been promises of new versions of Winamp that development of Winamp has been abandoned. I know that there are plenty of other good audio players such as Foobar2000 and VLC media player available. the reason I like Winamp is mainly because of the extra functionality added to Winamp when it is used with the Window-Eyes scripts. Regards Steve.
Re: The Future of Winamp
Hi Tom and all, Regarding the installer for Winamp one thing I have done for a very long time is to save all the installers of the programs I use on two external hard disks. The reason I do this on two disks is that if one disk fails I'll still have a copy of the installers as it is unlikely that both hard disks will fail at the same time. I also save the serial numbers of any software I buy on those same hard disks. This has helped me tremendously a few times when I've had to format my hard disk or put software on to a new computer. If you have all the installers and serial numbers it means that you don't have to download all the software again and that saves a huge amount of time and frustration! Also you don't have the problem of recovering a lost serial number of any software you have purchased. I just checked and Winamp can still be downloaded from www.majorgeeks.com and probably many other places as well. Just download and save the installer and you'll have a copy if you ever need to install it again for any reason. Regards Steve. On 18/02/2015 8:09 AM, Tom Kaufman wrote: The other thing is, if something happens and I lose my version of Winamp, is it still possible to get the last version that came out?
Fwd: iTunes12.1 accessibility
Hi all, I don't use iTunes myself but I'm just passing this on for those people who do. Regards Steve. From: Scott Erichsen piano...@scotterichsen.com To: vi...@freelists.org Hi all, I’m sharing the following from Freedom Scientific to help clear up confusion as to why iTunes 12.1 is inaccessible to JAWS and other screen readers under 64bit windows. With iTunes 12.1 and 64-bit iTunes Apple inadvertently introduced an accessibility problem with accessing the album list and perhaps other lists in the iTunes UI. (The problem does not exist in the 32-bit version of iTunes.) It impacts JAWS, Narrator, and Window Eyes. All three of these products use 64-bit components to obtain MSAA event information inside of the iTunes process generating the events. This generally offers better performance than receiving events out-of-process. NVDA uses the out-of-process technique and is primarily a 32-bit app, even on 64-bit windows. The nature of the iTunes bug is such that it does not impact 32-bit processes receiving events out-of-process. Just to let everyone know. We have had some success getting in touch with an engineer on the iTunes for Windows team at Apple. We have given them the information they need to get this resolved and will have to give them a chance to resolve it now. Hope this helps. Scott
New Version of TapinRadio Available
Hi all, The following message from the developer of TapinRadio was posted on Twitter a couple of days ago: For visually impaired users be patient as QT support is experiencing some issues with accessibility but we're preparing new version. Please try the beta version which might solve the accessibility issues http://tinyurl.com/l26ypxf End of tweets. This link is a direct link to download TapinRadio version 1.60.2 beta2. Actually I hadn't noticed any accessibility issues in the previous version. I've been running this beta for a couple of days now and although it is in beta it seems very stable and I haven't had any problems with it. If you want to follow the developer of TapinRadio on Twitter the username is tapin_radio Regards Steve.
GoldWave Version 6.10 is Released
Hi all, I don't use this myself but GoldWave version 6.10 has just been released and is available from www.goldwave.ca Here are the changes in this version: Improved help when a screen reader is active Several other improvements and fixes Regards Steve.
CDex Version 1.77 is now Available
Hi all, CDex version 1.77 has just been released and it can be downloaded from http://cdexos.sourceforge.net I don't use this program so I'm not able to answer any questions about it. Here are the changes in this version: -Updated genre list, containing new ID3 extensions -Fixed writing ID3v2.4 tags -Fixed writing combined ID3v2.4+ID3v1 tags -Fixed setting description for attached cover art -Fixed spelling errors in genre list -Fixed setting MIME type for ID3v2.3 cover art -Fixed setting MIME type for ID3v2.4 cover art -Performance improvements -Bug fixes Regards Steve.
Foobar2000 Version 1.3.7 is now Available
Hi all, I don't use this program myself but for those people who do Foobar2000 version 1.3.7 has just been released and can be downloaded from www.foobar2000.org Here are the changes in this version: Fixed FLAC seeking regression from the previous version. Added support for MP4 DASH files. Fixed PPHS resampler crash on extreme sample rates. Fixed missing WavPack mime type handler. Improved DirectSound output behaviors with low-latency configurations (mainly for new ABX Comparator). Regards Steve.
CDex Version 1.76 is now Available
Hi all, CDex version 1.76 has just been released and can be downloaded from http://cdexos.sourceforge.net Here are the changes in this version: Improved Unicode conversion Added default Digital CD playback Fixed display of special characters Updated GOGO-no-coda encoder to 3.13 Fixed wrong Unicode byte order mark Fixed start menu creation Updated Italian language files Updated Basque language files Fixed writing ID3v2.3 tags Performance improvements Bug fixes Regards Steve.
Discount Available on EZ CD Audio Converter
Hi all, Poikosoft the makers of EZ CD Audio converter (previously called Easy CD-DA Extractor) currently have the product available with a 20 percent discount off the normal price. This offer ends on the 31st of December this year. For more details go to www.poikosoft.com The program isn't completely accessible but it is usable with screen readers. Regards Steve.
Scripts was Re: Discount Available on EZ CD Audio Converter
Hi Hank, You don't say what screen reader you're using but there are Window-Eyes scripts available that were originally designed to work with Easy CD-DA Extractor available on AppCentral at www.gwmicro.com/sc I don't use them myself but they might help you. Regards Steve. On 30/12/2014 10:41 AM, Hank Smith, and Seeing-eye dog Iona wrote: is there any scripts for this program they have changed a few things and I can't get it to allow me to pick what folders I want my stuff saved to as a example.
Re: Podcatchers
Hi Ketan, Two programs you might like to try are Accessible Podcatcher which is free and available from www.webbie.org.uk/accessiblepodcatcher/index.htm And QCast which I use and is designed to work with screen readers and is shareware available from http://q-continuum.net/qcast I hope this helps. Regards Steve. On 29/12/2014 4:38 AM, Ketan Kothari wrote: I am using Windows 7 with NVDA/JAWS 15. Can anyone suggest a light programme for podcasts? I remember I had one Australian programme which was very light but am forgetting the name. Please do help.
CDex Version 1.75 is now Available
Hi all, Version 1.75 of CDex is now available and it can be downloaded from http://cdexos.sourceforge.net Here are the changes in this version: -Added full CUE sheet creation support -Updated FLAC encoder to FLAC 1.3.1 -significant encoding speedup -improved compression levels -fixed heap write / read overflow vulnerability -Updated libvorbis encoder binaries -Updated libogg encoder binaries -Fixed crash in CUE sheet generation -Fixed writing FLAC CUE sheet -Fixed writing metadata to CUE sheets -Performance improvements -Bug fixes Regards Steve.
Re: CDex Version 1.75 is now Available
Hi Alexandra and all, I don't know why development of CDex has suddenly become a lot more active. However if updates to any software come out regularly I usually think it is a good thing because it means bugs are being fixed and people are taking an interest in improving the program. Regards Steve. On 18/12/2014 9:31 AM, Alexandra Grünauer wrote: Hi Steve, Thanks for all the information on CDEx. Does anyone know why they release so many versions with such short intervals? There didn't used to be a new release for years and now they do one like every five minutes.
CDEX Version 1.74 is Released
Hi all, For those people who use CDEX version 1.74 has just been released. You can download it from http://cdexos.sourceforge.net Below are the changes in this version: -Fixed music file tag creation -Updated Polish language files -Updated Finnish language files -Updated Albanian language files -Updated Slovak language files -Updated zlib -Improved id3lib loading -Updated id3lib to newer version -Updated taglib to version 1.9.1 -Fixed unicode error when using libsndfile -Updated libsndfile to version 1.0.25 -Performance improvements -Bug fixes Regards Steve.
Update on TapinRadio Crashing
Hi all, Recently there was some discussion about TapinRadio crashing for some people on the list. I mentioned that I had solved this problem by uninstalling my anti-virus program which is ESET Smart Security version 8, updating TapinRadio with the latest station presets and then re-installing ESET Smart Security. Since then I've found that every time I update the station presets in TapinRadio with my anti-virus program installed I get the problem other people have reported with an error similar to web downloader not responding. So I have actually uninstalled my anti-virus program, updated the TapinRadio presets and then reinstalled ESET Smart Security for a second time. After the second installation of ESET Smart Security I went into the options of TapinRadio and turned off the option to check for new station listings automatically. Since I've turned this option off I haven't had any problems with TapinRadio crashing. However while I can now listen to stations on TapinRadio I can't update the presets for fear of TapinRadio crashing again. I'm using Windows 7 32-bit with all important Windows Updates installed. I hope a solution to this problem can be found for those of us who are getting the crashes in TapinRadio. Regards Steve.
Total Recorder and Window-eyes 9 Beta 1
Hi all, I don't know if other people have noticed this or not but when using versions of Window-Eyes prior to version 9 beta 1 and in Total Recorder for me responsiveness was very sluggish when going through the menus. I'd press the up and down arrow keys and it would take roughly a second after pressing the up and down arrow keys before each menu item was spoken. I'm delighted to say that since installing the first beta of version 9 responsiveness is very quick and all the sluggishness has gone. This makes using Total Recorder with Window-Eyes a far more pleasant experience! Regards Steve.
CDEX Version 1.73 is Released!
Hi all, CDEX version 1.73 is now available and you can download it from http://cdexos.sourceforge.net Here are the changes in this version: -Fixed saving configuration profiles -Fixed saving encoder profiles -Added MusicBrainz to FreeDB gateway -Improved reading configuration files -Improved language selection and display -Improved usage of Windows visual styles -Fixed using LocalCDDB -Fixed paths when saving encoded files -Fixed libvorbis configuration -Fixed typography errors -Internal improvements -Bug fixes I use another CD ripper program so I'm not able to answer any questions about CDEX. Just passing on the information for people who use the program. Regards Steve.
Fwd: Radio Broadcasting Software For the PC, some excellent news!
Forwarded Message Subject:Fwd: Radio Broadcasting Software For the PC, some excellent news! Date: Tue, 4 Nov 2014 09:31:42 +1100 From: Dane Trethowan grtd...@internode.on.net Reply-To: PC Audio Discussion List pc-audio@pc-audio.org To: PC Audio Discussion List pc-audio@pc-audio.org Hi again! The original poster of the eMail has given me permission to forward his work to the list, if anyone has further enquiries then they can contact him directly to get progress reports on development etc. Begin forwarded message: From: Gordon Smith gor...@mac-access.net Subject: Radio Broadcasting Software For the PC, some excellent news! Date: 3 November 2014 6:31:44 am AEDT Hello everybody For the last couple of weeks I have been working with the developers of a software package called “RadioBOSS” to make their software accessible. I wrote them a long report outlining the accessibility requirements and, within 48 hours of my doing so, they have produced a beta which removes the accessibility issues almost completely. Their formerly graphically drawn boxes are now standard group box controls, and it is possible to navigate between them via the keyboard. The software has excellent audio processing, oodles of keyboard hot keys, built-in streaming/DSP encoders, (including Icecast 2.0 and Shoutcast 2.0), full support for uploading playlists to a remote server, full song requester facilities, accurate top-of-the-hour rotation timing, multiple file formats supported, on-the-fly recording of broadcasts, multiple simultaneous input/output sound devices, dynamically updated music libraries, Copy Paste queuing, automatic playlist generation suitable for full 24/7 automation, and much much more. The software comes in three different flavours, depending upon your needs. But even the most expensive “Advanced” license is priced at just $199.00 US which, in comparison even to things like Station Playlist Creator and Sam Broadcaster, is a very affordable price. Indeed, to license SPL and Studio Pro you’re looking at $450 for the two apps together. This comes as an all-in-one application and is, as I say, cheaper than Station Playlist Creator Pro on its own. I shall continue to work with the developers to further accessibility. But it shows what can be achieved if one approaches a developer in the right way. I went to them politely and demonstrated my willingness to play the game, so to speak, by purchasing 4 licenses for the Advanced edition which can be used on my four machines here to broadcast. I am excited as to the prospects of using this software, and once we iron out a few more of the issues, I am confident that we will end up with a very accessible and highly effective means of putting one’s programming to air. If you immediately rush off to download it, I should warn you against downloading the main release setup version on their website. It is not fully accessible at all. Many of the tabs and panels are not available in that version. If you want to download and try the beta, you’ll need to access their Forum and download as a guest from there. Alternatively, get back to me off list and I’l send you a copy of the beta. Gordon ** 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
TapinRadio Presets
Hi all, For users of TapinRadio I've noticed the presets list is often updated on Monday or Tuesday of each week. Also for users of TapinRadio Pro only if you press Control+N while in TapinRadio you can see a list of stations that have been added in the latest list of presets so this feature makes it very easy to see newly added stations. I particularly like this feature. Regards Steve.
Re: My TapinRadio Problem Solved
Hi Chuck, I didn't have to reinstall TapinRadio as I already had it installed. What I did was to uninstall my anti-virus software which in my case is ESET Smart Security 8 and then reinstall it again and TapinRadio worked normally again. Before uninstaling my anti-virus program I tried disabling it to see if TapinRadio would work but that didn't help. Regards Steve. On 12/11/2014 12:24 AM, Charles Krugman wrote: Steve, did you uninstall the antivirus software before reinstalling Tapin Radio?. I still have the error message about the corrupted Tapin Radio file.
CDEX Version 1.72 is now Available
Hi all, CDEX version 1.72 is now available and you can download it from http://cdexos.sourceforge.net I don't use CDEX myself so I'm not able to answer any questions about the program. Here are the changes in this version: Encoder updates Updated to FLAC 1.30 Updated to Ogg 1.3.2 Updated to Vorbis 1.3.4 Updated to FAAC 1.28 and FAAD 2.7 Added missing encoder files Installer fixes Internal improvements Bug fixes Regards Steve.
My TapinRadio Problem Solved
Hi all, Just an update to let people know that I solved the problem I was having with TapinRadio crashing. The solution for me was to uninstall and then reinstall my anti-virus program which is ESET Smart Security version 8. Since doing this I can update TapinRadio presets and listen to stations without any problems. It will be interesting to see if I can update the next lot of new presets. If I can't at least next time I'll know where to start to find a solution. I hope this helps others who are having similar problems with TapinRadio. Regards Steve.
Re: My TapinRadio Problem Solved
Hi Chuck, Thanks for your message. I neglected to mention that first of all I tried disabling my firewall and anti-virus software to see if TapinRadio would let me hear stations and that didn't work. So I tried completely uninstalling my anti-virus software and reinstalling it again and that solved the problem. Yes it was a bit of work and inconvenient but I'm glad it fixed the problem. Of course whether you do this or not is completely up to you but this was the only thing that worked for me. Regards Steve. On 11/11/2014 2:43 PM, Charles Krugman wrote: well I tried to disable the AVG firewall and redownloaded the file from the web site. When installing the file however I received an error message stating that this file is corrupt and that I should find a new version of the program. I'm not sure if there is any other part of AVG to disable and I'm not really to spend uninstalling and reinstalling it so I'm looking for other solutions.
Re: Tapin Radio crashes when doing a search
Thanks Chuck. I'm running the edition of TapinRadio for Windows 7 and still having the problem so it doesn't appear to be related to the operating system being used. I hope a solution is found soon! Regards Steve. On 9/11/2014 6:22 PM, Charles Krugman wrote: I have had the same problem over the past few weeks. I can't get it to play at all and can't browse stations in different genres. I am using the version for Windows 8.1. I also tried to contact them several times with no response and am not sure where they are based but I think its in Europe.
Re: Tapin Radio crashes when doing a search
Hi Ray, Thanks for your message. Unfortunately I have tried uninstalling and then reinstalling TapinRadio twice already and this didn't fix the crashes. I'm glad it is working well for you though. Regards Steve. On 10/11/2014 1:01 AM, Ray Williams wrote: you may need to reinstall the program. I have never had any problems with tapin at all. by the way, they are here in the states. good luck.
Can anyone Listen to Stations Using TapinRadio
Hi all, We've heard from a number of people who are having problems with TapinRadio crashing. I'm wondering if anyone on the list can successfully listen to stations on TapinRadio at the moment. I know it worked well previously so I'm only interested to know if some people can hear stations using TapinRadio currently. Often I can't even get into the stations menu to hear a station since the crashes started. If some people can still listen to stations using TapinRadio this will show that not everyone is having problems. However if no one on the list can now listen to stations using TapinRadio I think it is more likely that this crash is a problem on the TapinRadio end. Feedback would be appreciated and I hope this issue is resolved quickly! Regards Steve.
Re: Can anyone Listen to Stations Using TapinRadio
Thanks Tom. The latest version of Tapinradio is 1.60.1. The version number of TapinRadio is displayed in the title bar of the program. It is interesting that you can listen to a station without any problems. Regards Steve. On 10/11/2014 9:42 AM, Tom Kaufman wrote: Hello Steve and list: I'm not certain that I have the very latest version of Tapin Radio! However I have one of our local stations up...and it's working just fine! If I run into any problems, I will certainly let the lst know and will shoot an email to their support link!
Re: Tapin Radio crashes when doing a search
Hi Chris and all, Chris, thanks for your message. Unfortunately I don't have a solution to your problem but I'm having a similar problem with TapinRadio that started recently. Your message helped confirm the fact that I'm not the only one having this problem. For me though I now get similar messages to you when I try to go into the Stations menu. Tapinradio crashes for me when I do this and gives me the same message to what you get. I'm using ESET Smart Security as my virus checker and recently upgraded to version 8 of this program. I don't know if this is related to the TapinRadio problem or not though. Hoping anyone having this problem finds a solution eventually. Regards Steve. On 9/11/2014 3:34 AM, Chris Skarstad wrote: As the subject line says, as of this past week for whatever reason, Tapin Radio has suddenly started to crash on me when performing a search by typing something into the edit box on the main screen. For example, when I type a station's call letters, a dialogue suddenly appears and says, Tapin radio failed to load presets, would you like to download them from our website? there are yes, no, and cancel buttons. when I press yes, a download button appears but when i press it, the program crashes. When i answer no, another dialogue appears and says, couldn't load presets, pre-mature end of document, with an ok button. I've tried completely uninstalling and re-installing the program with both the free and paid versions and it still exhibits this behavior. I've been using Tapin for ages now and have never seen this. I wrote to the support folks for Tapin Radio and haven't received any kind of response, so I figured i'd ask here. The only major change I made lately is that I installed a newer version of Nod 32 antivirus on my machine, so I wonder if the 2 aren't fighting with each other?So if anyone knows if there's a fix for this, I'd appreciate it. I miss using Tapin to listen to internet radio!
Foobar2000 Version 1.3.5 is now Available
I don't use this myself but for those who use this audio player Foobar2000 version 1.3.5 is now available from www.foobar2000.org. Here are the changes in this version: Fixed deadlock when encountering an incomplete multi-part RAR file Internal changes for the upcoming ABX component update Added “Show now playing in playlist” menu command (hidden by default, useful mostly for binding shortcuts) Fixed inconsistent capitalization of some menu items Regards Steve.
CDEX Version 1.71 is now Available
Hi all, I don't use CDEX myself but for those who do version 1.71 is now the latest stable version and it can be downloaded from http://cdexos.sourceforge.net Here are the changes in this version: -Fix for configuration settings -Use special Windows folder ApplicationData -Encoder updates -Updated LAME to version 3.99.5 -Updated CD-ROM Drive offsets -Improvements to CDDB querying -Updated translations -Added new installer languages -Improvements to language files -Bug fixes Regards Steve.
Firefox 33 to Add Voice and Video Calling
Hi all, I don't know if this feature of Firefox will work with screen readers but I've just read that Firefox 33 which is currently in beta will let you make free voice and video calls from Firefox without the need to download any plug-ins or install any additional software. With new stable versions of Firefox being released about every six weeks we should be able to try this feature fairly soon. If you're happy to try beta software you could download Firefox 33 beta 8 which is the latest beta and try the feature now. I'm running version 32 which is the latest stable version so I haven't tried this feature. More information about this can be found in the article at http://tinyurl.com/m67a4yo Regards Steve.
Re: How Do I Tell My Computer I Want Winamp To Play The CD?
Hi Tom, The answers Dan has given you are completely correct and will definitely work. However as is often the case in Windows there are several ways to achieve the same result. Another method to fix this problem is to change settings in Winamp. When in the main Winamp Window press Control+P to go to the Winamp preferences. Tab until you get to a treeview in the preferences dialogue box and make sure you are on General Preferences by pressing either the up or down arrow keys. If the General Preferences branch of the treeview is closed expand it using the right arrow key. Next press the down arrow key until you get to an item in the treeview called File Types. Next press Tab until you get to an option called Launch Winamp for Audio CDs. this is a checkbox, make sure it is checked. Next Tab until you get to a button called Close and press space on that. If everything worked correctly When you insert an audio CD it should be played in Winamp. I hope this helps. Regards Steve. On 23/09/2014 5:04 AM, Tom Kaufman wrote: Hello list: I've just received a CD that I want to play; normally, Winamp goes ahead and plays it; at least it used to be that Windows would ask me what I wanted to do! But now, Express rip insists on coming up.and there seems to be _no way_ to stop it! When it comes up, I can't just close it out and go on; it insists on me telling it whether I want to certify that this is an unsilenced CD.or whatever! Am running Windows 7-64 bit; running Jaws 15. Any help or information will be much appreciated!
Important for users of GW Connect Fwd: Support for SkypeKit ends August 4
From: gw-n...@gwmicro.com Dear fans and supporters of GWConnect. We were notified by Microsoft earlier today that support for SkypeKit, the heart of GWConnect, ended yesterday, July 31, 2014 and no further updates will be available. In addition, on Monday August 4, 2014 SkypeKit will stop working which means GWConnect will also stop working. We were hoping for a different outcome but this is beyond our control. We also hoped for a greater warning but again, we just became aware today. Everyone who purchased a 12-month license for GWConnect will receive a prorated refund. In other words, if 11 months ago you purchased the 12-month license, your refund will be much smaller than the person who purchased it today. There are no 1 month licenses that ran for less than 1 month so those are not affected. We will contact everyone who is receiving a refund as quickly as possible. We sincerely wished for a different ending but we truly thank all of you who supported this fine product. Please stay in touch with us as we continue to provide new and better products in the future. Best Regards, Your AI Squared team
Re: Audio players for listening to internet streams
Hi all, I don't use it myself as I'm very happy with Winamp but I know that some blind people use Foobar 2000 very successfully with Windows screen readers. It can be downloaded from www.foobar2000.org Also while it isn't strictly an audio player you may like to try TapinRadio available from www.tapinradio.com TapinRadio will let you listen to thousands of stations online very easily. There is both a free and pro version of TapinRadio. I have the pro version which offers some additional features. the developer of TapinRadio is vision impaired so he is aware of screen readers. Regards Steve. On 21/07/2014 6:11 AM, Brian Hartgen wrote: I have not been part of this mailing list for many years but have just resubscribed. Can anyone please help? Are there any other accessible Windows-based media players available please other than Winamp, principally for listening to internet radio on a computer? In a search, I came across Mapler, which seemed to be extremely accessible, at http://www.mar-dy.com/MaPlEr/MaPlEr.php However it seems this may no longer be in development, I am not sure. What please would people recommend? Thank you very much.
Re: Audio players for listening to internet streams
Hi Peter, QCast available from http://q-continuum.net/qcast will let you adjust the speed of audio files but it can't play streaming audio. It is shareware and designed to work with screen readers. Regards Steve. On 21/07/2014 7:46 AM, Peter Scanlon wrote: I think the question is not about a browser but an actual player. I'd also like to know of a player that allows you to speed up the play of a file like the A P HStudio Recorder.
Foobar 2000 Version 1.3.3 is Released
Hi all, Foobar 2000 version 1.3.3 is now available and can be downloaded from www.foobar2000.org. I don't use this program so I'm not able to answer any questions about it. Below are the changes in this version. Regards Steve. Converter: added AAC (iTunes), AAC (FDK) and AAC (Winamp/FhG) modes. Winamp/FhG mode added in beta 2. Updated FFmpeg to 2.3 [1.3.3 final]. ReplayGain scanner: added an override for treating extreme peaks as errors. Default User Interface: improved handling of high DPI displays, added high-resolution button images. Corrected Motion Picture Experts Group Layer 3 MP3 seeking performance regression from 1.3, file caching related. “Save Playlist” commands now remember the last used format [1.3.3 final]. Added an option not to transfer tags when converting [1.3.3 final].
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: Question About Winamp And MP4 Files
Hi Tom, While in Winamp try pressing Alt+V while the video is playing. Then if you want to see the video in full screen mode press Alt+Enter. I hope this helps. Regards Steve. On 4/07/2014 7:28 AM, Tom Kaufman wrote: Hello list: Am wondering if there's a way to get Winamp to play the video of an MP4 file? I got a video the other night; if I just click it as is, it comes up in Winamp; only thing is that it plays only the audio! I can see the video if I have it play in something like VLC (and that's fine) but was just wondering if I could make Winamp play the video as well and if so, how is it done?
CDEX Version 1.70 is Now Available
Hi all, CDEX version 1.70 has just been released and can be downloaded from http://cdexos.sourceforge.net I don't use it myself so I'm not able to answer any questions about the program. Regards Steve.
Re: Replay media catcher.
Hi Anders, It costs $49.95 US. I use it and really like it for getting Youtube videos and much more. Regards Steve. On 23/06/2014 6:50 AM, Anders Holmberg wrote: Hi! What does replay media catcher cost?
Re: Converting YouTube to MP3
Hi Peter, I also use Replay Media Catcher as has already been mentioned on this list. Another program I use that can download videos is Internet Download Manager available from www.internetdownloadmanager.com. You may also like to have a look at the link at http://webloggerz.com/best-free-mp3-video-downloader-online I don't know how accessible the programs listed at the above link are though. I hope this helps. Regards Steve. On 16/05/2014 8:06 AM, Peter Scanlon wrote: What are folks using these days to do this. To MP3 or other format. Hopefully something that is Jaws friendly.
Re: play list maker
Hi Joe, The free and accessible file manager FileDir will do what you want and a lot more. You can download it from www.empowermentzone.com/dirsetup.exe If you try it the option to create a playlist is in the Misc menu. Regards Steve. On 15/05/2014 1:47 AM, Joe Giovanelli wrote: Is there a program which will create a playlist when I point it to a folder?
Does Anyone still use Callburner?
Hi all, A while ago the Skype recorder Callburner was quite popular and I know there were some efforts made to make the program accessible. I noticed the program is still available at www.callburner.com. Does anyone know if the product is still being developed and if so is it still accessible? Thanks. Regards Steve.
Warning about burnAware 7
Hi all, Today I upgraded to BurnAware 7 and found that as so often is the case they have a new interface that looks visually appealing but it is no longer possible to navigate the menus using the keyboard. I'm using the premium edition but this probably applies to all editions. I wrote to them through their support link on their home page at www.burnaware.com and I'd suggest anyone else concerned about this issue write to them as well. You will need to complete a CAPTCHA before sending your message. For those who don't know BurnAware is a CD burning program for Windows that used to be very accessible. Regards Steve.
Important Shoutcast changes
Hi all, During the transition period where Radionomy take over from AOL as the owners of Winamp there are some changes being made to Shoutcast. You can read the details at http://forums.winamp.com/showthread.php?t=375305 Regards Steve.
Re: Podcast Program
Hi Andrea, I use Golden Ear available from http://brooklynnorth.com However development on this program seems to have stopped but it still works well for me. There's also QCast available from http://q-continuum.net/qcast This is shareware and written by Christopher toth who is a blind person so it is written with screen reader users in mind. I haven't tried QCast. Regards Steve. On 14/02/2014 11:23 AM, Andrea Sherry wrote: So what program is the flavour of the month these days? I believe it used to be something called Juice? What are people using now?
Re: Audio Studio Recorder, Do I Have The Mae Right?
Hi Dane, You were very close! the name of the program you are thinking of is Studio Recorder. Regards Steve. On 10/02/2014 12:00 PM, Dane Trethowan wrote: I believe that The American Printing House for the Blind market an excellent audio editing package, is the name Audio Studio Recorder?
Winamp Home Page
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.
Winamp Scripts Version 4.0 for Window-Eyes are now Available
Hi all, Version 4.0 of the Winamp scripts for Window-eyes are now available. Below are the changes in this version of the scripts: • Window-Eyes 8.4 is required for this version of the Winamp app. • Made the startup processing of the Winamp app much faster. • By user request, the following items are now available as global hotkeys as long as the winamp window is open: • SpeakTotalTrackTime • SpeakCurrentPlayTime • SpeakCurrentPlayTimeRemaining • Make sure to enable this functionality in the Winamp App Preferences menu (Control-Shift-P) and in the Miscellaneous Settings dialog. • Time announcement changes: • All time announcements will no longer speak seconds if the value is 0. • Hours has been added as a part of the formatting for the displaying of time values for a track. • More refinements on time display have also been made to provide a richer speech response. • The App menu from the Menu Bar has been adjusted to provide menu items for each help topic available. • Fixed the loading of ACB Radio bookmarks since the release of the ACB Radio Tuner changed the XML location and format of the technical information. You can either get the scripts from http://tinyurl.com/ka7dso6 or by using the AppGet app (press Windows Key and G). If you haven't purchased Window-Eyes and you'd still like to try this app and you have a licensed copy of Microsoft Office 2010 or higher installed you can download a free copy of Window-Eyes at www.windoweyesforoffice.com Regards Steve.
Article: Winamp finds a buyer -- and it’s not Microsoft
This article is taken from http://tinyurl.com/pa4jq5r The home page for Radionomy mentioned in the article is www.radionomy.com Regards Steve. Winamp finds a buyer -- and it’s not Microsoft By Wayne Williams Winamp was a massively popular media player in the nineties, but it withered under AOL’s ownership, and failed to move with the times. Few people were surprised when a month ago AOL finally decided to cut its losses, announcing that, starting December 20 2013, the site and associated cloud services, including Shoutcast, would no longer be available to the public. A petition to save the media player garnered close to 50,000 signatures, and Spotify created a fun tribute called Spotiamp, but the writing looked to be firmly on the wall for Winamp, despite rumors that Microsoft was interested in saving the service. Today it appears that Winamp has indeed found a savior, but it’s not one that anyone was expecting. Although there’s been no official announcement yet (hardly surprising given it’s New Year’s Day), a Whois request now shows Winamp’s name servers pointing to Radionomy, a service that lets you discover, listen to and create online radio stations. If Radionomy is indeed the new owner it bodes well for Shoutcast’s survival, but what it will mean for the Winamp media player is less clear. Hopefully we’ll have a better idea once an official announcement is made.
Re: New Build of Winamp 5.666 now available
Hi Petro, You can definitely install this new version of Winamp over the top of your existing version. I don't know if your copy of Winamp will auto update to this version or not as I always install new versions of Winamp manually and don't wait for automatic updates. Regards Steve. On 14/12/2013 4:04 PM, Petro T. Giannakopoulos wrote: Does one install this version over the top of his existing Winamp version? Will Winamp auto update on its own to this new version?
New Build of Winamp 5.666 now available
Hi all, A new build of Winamp Winamp 5.666 build 3516 was released a couple of days ago. This is a very minor update to Winamp but apparently many bugs were fixed. So if you want the absolute latest version before development of Winamp ends on 20 December it might be an idea to download and install this new build. A direct link to the file is at: http://tinyurl.com/nbbu7cm the list of changes in this version is below. Regards Steve. * Improved: Added a Reset button to clear history in the Open/Add URL dialog * Improved: Added an option to disable the mouse wheel from altering the volume * Improved: Added more commandline switches (run: winamp.exe /? to see full list) * Improved: All menus now use the skinned style when option is enabled in ML settings * Improved: Disable all online features when no internet connection selected in Prefs * Improved: High DPI text scaling compatibility fixes for dialogs library views * Improved: Increased notification area tooltips up to 128 chars (instead of 64) * Improved: Library views now optionally group the 'Play' and 'Enqueue' buttons * Improved: Mass metadata editor from library now also available in Playlist Editor * Improved: Retry UAC prompt if user previously selected No (for relevant settings) * Improved: Speed-up of Winamp shutdown process * Improved: [gen_ff] Added a setting to control show/hide time for docked toolbars * Improved: [gen_ml] Drag drop handling tweaks * Improved: [ml_downloads] Added 'Size' column * Improved: [ml_history] New options for resuming playback (for podcasts or all files) * Improved: [ml_history] Added a 'Play Offset' column with right-click option to clear * Improved: [ml_local] Added Podcast, BPM Rating fields to Ctrl+E metadata editor * Improved: [ml_local/history/pmp] Added F8 to refresh current search * Improved: [ml_nowplaying/wire] Added support to use alternative services * Improved: [ml_playlists] Option to use source file instead of database-managed copy * Improved: [ml_pmp] Added a simple view to match Local library support * Improved: [pmp_android/usb] Added disc support to File Name Formatting * Fixed: Agent not using Winamp window if a clone is already running (eg. KMPlayer) * Fixed: Fallback issue with lang packs when loading accelerator tables * Fixed: Length not being read when set to read titles on load * Fixed: Ratings-related freeze on right-clicking large selections in playlist editor * Fixed: Saving to wrong extension for the 'Save As' action in the Alt+3 Artwork tab * Fixed: Unicode characters not displayed in taskbar if some old plug-ins are present * Fixed: Various issues with aero-peek and docking of freeform skins as an appbar * Fixed: [gen_ff] Docking to bottom/right when windowframe scale is anything but 1.0 * Fixed: [gen_jumpex] Broken 'Add to Library' shell menu item * Fixed: [gen_jumpex] 'Jump to File' window not always visible when pressing 'J' or 'F3' * Fixed: [gen_tray] Lockup/double-start issues when using the 'Prev' action * Fixed: [in_flac] Removal of embedded artwork * Fixed: [in_midi] Memory comparison crash with badly formed .kar files * Fixed: [libmp4v2] Crash due to invalid pointer check on corrupt files * Fixed: [ml_local] Search filters with unicode characters not being remembered * Fixed: [ml_playlists] Remove invalid characters from playlist name on export * Fixed: [pmp_android/usb] Crash on bad path * Fixed: [pmp_android/usb] Use filename if no metadata available to generate filepath * Misc: [installer] Added a Winamp (Safe Mode) option to start menu icons * Misc: More general tweaks, improvements, fixes and optimizations (lots of them!) * Updated: [enc_fhgaac] Fraunhofer AAC Encoder v3.02.16 * Updated: [enc/in_vorbis] libogg 1.3.1 * Updated: [gen_jumpex] JTFE v1.32 * Updated: [in_wave] libsndfile 1.0.25
Winamp Shutting down on December 20, 2013
Hi all, the following information is taken from the Winamp home page at www.winamp.com: Winamp.com and associated web services will no longer be available past December 20, 2013. Additionally, Winamp Media players will no longer be available for download. Please download the latest version before that date. end of article. If you want to get the latest version which is now 5.66 I'd strongly encourage you to download it while you can! A direct link to the file is at http://tinyurl.com/kkxgont It is not known if Winamp will still function normally after it is no longer being developed. It is certainly popular in the blind community. Below are the changes in version 5.66: * Improved: Added a Reset button to clear history in the Open/Add URL dialog * Improved: Added an option to disable the mouse wheel from altering the volume * Improved: Added more commandline switches (run: winamp.exe /? to see full list) * Improved: All menus now use the skinned style when option is enabled in ML settings * Improved: Disable all online features when no internet connection selected in Prefs * Improved: High DPI text scaling compatibility fixes for dialogs library views * Improved: Increased notification area tooltips up to 128 chars (instead of 64) * Improved: Library views now optionally group the 'Play' and 'Enqueue' buttons * Improved: Mass metadata editor from library now also available in Playlist Editor * Improved: Retry UAC prompt if user previously selected No (for relevant settings) * Improved: Speed-up of Winamp shutdown process * Improved: [gen_ff] Added a setting to control show/hide time for docked toolbars * Improved: [gen_ml] Drag drop handling tweaks * Improved: [ml_downloads] Added 'Size' column * Improved: [ml_history] New options for resuming playback (for podcasts or all files) * Improved: [ml_history] Added a 'Play Offset' column with right-click option to clear * Improved: [ml_local] Added Podcast, BPM Rating fields to Ctrl+E metadata editor * Improved: [ml_playlists] Option to use source file instead of database-managed copy * Improved: [ml_nowplaying/wire] Added support to use alternative services * Improved: [ml_pmp] Added a simple view to match Local library support * Improved: [pmp_android/usb] Added disc support to File Name Formatting * Fixed: Agent not using Winamp window if a clone is already running (eg. KMPlayer) * Fixed: Length not being read when set to read titles on load * Fixed: Ratings-related freeze on right-clicking large selections in playlist editor * Fixed: Saving to wrong extension for the 'Save As' action in the Alt+3 Artwork tab * Fixed: Unicode characters not displaying in taskbar when some old plugins are present * Fixed: Various issues with aero-peek and docking of freeform skins as an appbar * Fixed: [gen_jumpex] 'Jump to File' window not always visible when pressing 'J' or 'F3' * Fixed: [gen_ff] Docking to bottom/right when windowframe scale is anything but 1.0 * Fixed: [gen_tray] Lockup/double-start issues when using the 'Prev' action * Fixed: [in_flac] Removal of embedded artwork * Fixed: [in_midi] Memory comparison crash with badly formed .kar files * Fixed: [libmp4v2] Crash due to invalid pointer check on corrupt files * Fixed: [pmp_android/usb] Crash on bad path * Fixed: [pmp_android/usb] Use filename if no metadata available to generate filepath * Misc: [installer] Added a Winamp (Safe Mode) option to start menu icons * Misc: More general tweaks, improvements, fixes and optimizations (lots of them!) * Updated: [enc_fhgaac] Fraunhofer AAC Encoder v3.02.16 * Updated: [enc/in_vorbis] libogg 1.3.1 * Updated: [gen_jumpex] JTFE v1.3 * Updated: [in_wave] libsndfile 1.0.25 To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org
Re: Where do you get Winamp Pro? was RE: Winamp Shutting down on December20, 2013
Hi all, Sorry for the confusion. If you go to www.winamp.com/media-player/all and when you're at the top of that page use your screen reader's find command to search for Winamp.com without the quotes and start reading from there you should find the message about Winamp shutting down. Regarding Winamp Pro the link I gave in my previous version is for the free version of Winamp. However if you've already purchased a serial number for Winamp Pro and entered it into Winamp the latest version will turn into Winamp Pro. It looks like you can no longer buy Winamp pro though. I've been using Winamp Pro since 2004. Regards Steve. On 21/11/2013 8:18 AM, Evan Reese wrote: Don't know. I got mine from their site, but when I went up there just now, (and didn't find anything about anything no longer being available after December 20), I did however find that the Winamp Pro store is no longer available. There might be other places to get it though, albeit not the latest version. Mine is version 5.62, but I don't know whether that is the latest Pro version or not. To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org
Re: Scheduling in winamp
Hi, I purchased Winamp Pro for $10 in 2004 and it doesn't have this feature. You don't say what screen reader you're using but if you're using Window-Eyes 8.3 the Window-Eyes Winamp app will let you do this in the free version of Winamp. See the brief section below from the documentation for the Window-Eyes Winamp app: Control-Shift-F12 - Add an alarm to launch a bookmark or file at a specified time. Control-Shift-Windows-F12 - Open the Alarm Maintenance window to Add, Edit, Remove or Remove All Alarms. The Add button here allows manual entry of all fields and not specifying a file or bookmark. Regards Steve. On 9/11/2013 7:41 PM, Robert Doc Wright wrote: Does anyone know if the paid version of winamp will allow me to schedule winamp to start playing at a particular part of the day? To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org
Re: Fwd: Foobar 2000 class begins October 1
Hi Peter, Personally I'm very happy with Winamp especially because the Window-Eyes scripts add so many useful features to the program. I haven't used Foobar2000 apart from trying it very briefly once and then uninstalling it. I probably wouldn't use it myself but it is always good to have choices. Regards Steve. On 26/09/2013 8:11 AM, Peter Scanlon wrote: Thanks Steve, Why would someone who uses Winamp look at changing to this. Just wondering what advantages there are? Have you used it. To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org
Fwd: Foobar 2000 class begins October 1
This class will be held online at www.vipconduit.com. Regards Steve. From: Becky Buckner be...@vipconduit.com To: vip-annou...@vipconduit.com Class name. Learning Foobar 2000 with Start Button. Time and date. 8:00 PM eastern time every Tuesday night starting on October first. Location. The Village Square. Number of classes. 5. Requirements. A copy of Foobar 2000, and a good knowledge of the keyboard as well as a supporting membership on the VIP Conduit. Class description. Foobar 2000 is a very full featured accessible Audio player that allows you to play your audio files as well as manipulate playlists , convert files from one type to another, and several other tasks to numerous to mention here. I recommend installing the program before you start the class. Here is a link to the Foobar 2000 download page. http://www.foobar2000.org/download I've also made a short audio tutorial showing you how to install The Foobar 2000 program as well. You can download a copy of the tutorial at this link. http://startbutton1.home.comcast.net/FB2K-install.mp3 Here is what I will be covering during the class. Foobar 2000 class syllabus. Class 1. 1. Resetting to factory defaults. 2. the basic interface. 3. Preferences, output devices 4. Preferences, keyboard commands Class 2 1. Making a new playlist. 2. Adding files to your playlist. 3. Manipulating your playlist 4. Saving your playlist. 5. Using q points. Class 3 1. Updating your copy of Fb2k 2. Setting Shell Integration 3. Ripping a CD. 4. File conversion. Class 4 1. Plugins. 2. My favorite plugins. 3. Updating your plugins. Class 5 1. Backing up your settings. 2. Taking questions, and cleanup. This class syllabus is subject to change at any time. I hope to see you there. To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org
Re: Looking for a program or utility
Hi Don, You may like to have a look at the program Balabolka which is free. However I don't use it myself so I'm not sure if it is able to perform batch conversions of files in the way you want. It is available from www.cross-plus-a.com/balabolka.htm. I hope this helps. Regards Steve. On 11/09/2013 5:11 AM, Donald L. Roberts wrote: I hope to find a utility or program which will convert a large group of text files to mp3 audio files. The operative phrase is large group. I can easily do this individually. But I hope to find something which allows me to place a lengthy list of text files and then the program will convert each to individual mp3 files. Is this what text aloud does? It sticks in my mind that there was another such program, but I cannot recall its name. To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org
Re: TapIn Radio
Hi Milton, The following information is from the TapinRadio home page and lists the advantages of TapinRadio Pro over the free edition. The word Yes after a feature indicates that feature is only available in the Pro edition. I have TapinRadio Pro and really like it. The list of features is below: Backup favorites Yes No Multiple instances Yes No Advanced scheduler Yes No Station listing updated weekly Yes No Price $15.00 Free I hope this helps. Regards Steve. On 2/09/2013 1:02 AM, Milton Ota wrote: Can anyone tell me what is the advantages of paying for TapIn Radio? To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org
Re: TapIn Radio
Hi Tom, No after a feature means that feature isn't available in the free version. I hope this is clear. Regards Steve. On 2/09/2013 10:22 AM, Tom Kaufman wrote: Um..maybe I' missing something here, but after each listing (at least the way I read it) it says both yes and no after each feature! I have the free version and like it; I have been told that one of the advantages of having the pro version is the ability to receive updates (or that is, be notified of updates to Tapin without having to check! To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org
Re: downloading videos from utube
Hi Peter, I use a Windows program called Replay Media Catcher to do this and I find it works very well with Window-eyes and possibly other screen readers. You can buy it from www.applian.com. Also you may like to have a look at this article that describes 15 ways to download Youtube videos at http://savedelete.com/download-youtube-videos.html I haven't tried any of the methods mentioned in the article though. Regards Steve. On 4/07/2013 11:31 PM, Peter Cliff wrote: Hi everyone I would like to know which accessible audio file is suitable for downloading anything from utube. To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org
Fwd: Compressing mono files in CDex
Hi all, I'm passing on this message for a friend who isn't on the list. If anyone can help please make sure your messages are sent to John at john-...@bigpond.com Regards Steve. From: J P Machin john-...@bigpond.com Hi Steve, Please could you ask your friends on pc-audio if someone could advise me about a problem I have in compressing mono wav files to mono MP3 files using CDex version 1.70 beta 4. In an earlier version I had, CDex compress mono wav files to mono mp3 files. Now that I have the latest version of CDex, I find that when I try to compress a mono wav file, Sound Forge opens the resulting MP3 file as two channel stereo. I think the earlier version of CDex had options in settings in which you could select Mono, Stereo or J.stereo. These options may not be what I need to make mono MP3 files. But, I can't find similar options in version 1.70 beta 4. Does anyone know if there is a setting in the new version that will allow me to convert mono wav files to mono MP3 with the view of producing smaller files than stereo ones? Thanks for any help John To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org
Re: Where can I get the Hope Program?
Hi Kevin, You can download Hope from www.q-continuum.net However to use it you'll need the activation key you were given when you bought the program. I don't use Hope myself though so I can't answer any other questions about the program. Regards Steve. On 25/06/2013 2:06 PM, Kevin Minor wrote: For those of you wondering what Hope is, it's a blind-friendly interface to Pandora. I purchased this program a few years ago, but I had to reformat my hard drive and I lost all the information to get it. If someone knows where to get it I'd appreciate it. To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org
Replay Media Catcher and Replay Video Capture
Hi all, Just a point of clarification about the programs being discussed here. There are two separate programs: Replay Video Capture and Replay Media Catcher. Note carefully the different spelling of the last word in both programs. I use Replay Media Catcher 5 with Window-eyes and find it fairly accessible but you do have to use the mouse cursor in some parts of the program. I also have Replay Video Capture 6 also developed by Applian and I don't find that very accessible. I hope this helps. Regards Steve. To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org
Special Extended Trial of GoldWave Sound Editor
Hi all, To celebrate being in development for 20 years the GoldWave sound editor for Windows currently has a much longer than usual trial period available. Goldwave can be downloaded from www.goldwave.com. The cost of GoldWave is as follows: US$49 (Lifetime) • US$19 (One Year). The details are below: 4 May. GoldWave turns 20! Enjoy a 4 month free trial! User ID: NFEMBJP8C, License: PH6N2AL5E, Expires: 2013/08/28. Pass it on! I don't use goldWave myself so I'm not able to answer any questions about the program. Regards Steve. To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org
Re: extracting DVD audio with easy CD 16
Hi Ray, What you are wanting to do can be done with a program with a similar name called DVD Audio Extractor available from www.dvdae.com. An easy mistake to make given the similar names! This can't be done with Easy CD-DA Extractor 16 or as it is now called EZ CD Audio Converter. I don't own DVD Audio extractor myself but I've heard it demonstrated and I know it is very accessible. It is shareware. I hope this helps. Regards Steve. On 5/01/2013 9:00 PM, Ray T. Mahorney wrote: I recall someone made a passing reference to being able to do this. Does my memory fail me or can this be done if so how? Also in order to do it if it can be done are there any additional codecs I would need? To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org
New Name for Easy CD-DA Extractor
The following is from the Poikosoft home page: 'Easy CD-DA Extractor' is now known as 'EZ CD Audio Converter' Only the name of the program has changed. Easy CD-DA Extractor licenses will remain valid for EZ CD Audio Converter. EZ CD Audio Converter version 1.0 is now available from www.poikosoft.com with the following changes: Name changed from Easy CD-DA Extractor to EZ CD Audio Converter New user interface Improved audio quality Opus audio codec Faster startup time Regards steve. To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org
Re: accessible tv viewing applications with jaws
Hi Paul, You might like to try Internet TV available from www.whitestick.co.uk/progs/internet_tv1.21.exe this is a free program for watching TV on the Internet and quite accessible. Regards Steve. On 15/09/2012 6:15 AM, paul faucheux wrote: hi list are there any accessible legal apps to view tv on my pc i specifically want to no weather there are any apps that work with jaws 12. i have found a lot of apps but there are mostly rippoffs. i dont mind spending a little money so if anyone o this list has any suggestions please let me no. To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org
Discontinued Products from Applian
Hi all, Applian who make Replay AV and other software related to working with audio and video now have a number of discontinued products available to download. I'm not certain but I believe the discontinued products are available for free. Personally I don't really like using discontimnued software but if you don't care about this you may find something useful. The link is: http://applian.com/downloads.php To get to the discontinued products the quickest way is to use your screen reader's Find command and search for the word discontinued. Regards Steve. To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org
GWConnect Version 2.0 is now Available
Hi all, GW Micro have released GWConnect version 2.0. For anyone not familiar with GWConnect it is an accessible interface to Skype designed to work with Window-Eyes and other screen readers. It can be downloaded from www.gwmicro.com/App_Central/Apps/App_Details/?scriptid=1353 Below is a list of the 71 changes that have been made in this version. Regards Steve. GWConnect can now be made ad-free for non-Window-Eyes customers. Please visit http://www.gwmicro.com/catalog/gw_connect for details. GWConnect's startup time has been reduced. You can now rename contacts in GWConnect. Either choose the Rename item from the Contact/Context menus or hit F2. If the renamed text is blank, GWConnect will fall back to the contact's own display name or phone number (in the case of Skype Out contacts). A new privacy dialog has been added to the Skype menu. This will allow you to limit who can call you, send you IMs, etc. Also under the Skype menu is a voicemail options window. Here you can enable/disable whether voicemail is active for your account as well as record your own greeting. Note that it appears that for this feature to work, you have to explicitly enable the voicemail option from your Skype account on the web if you haven't already done so. Added SMS support. Note that the Skype Kit only supports sending SMS messages. There is presently no way to receive them. Additionally, you must have sufficient Skype Out credit or sending the message will fail. Added an Answer item to the Call menu so you can now use this directly from the main UI in addition to the dialog or global hotkeys. When a call begins, GWConnect will now tell you who's calling if you have enabled speech messages. Under the call menu is a Hold/Resume Conversation menu item. This will let you put the active call on hold locally and resume it. GWConnect will announce the new status of the conversation; e.g. conversation on hold or conversation resumed. The Contact menu has a View Mood Text item for people who weren't able to see the full mood text column. All this does is open a message box with the mood text for easier review. Added Alt F1 through Alt F12 (excluding Alt F4) to switch to different preset contact views such as Skype Contacts, Skype Out Contacts, etc. The name of the new view is also announced. There is a new tab in the options window called Startup Shutdown. All choices related to GWConnect's startup, minimization, and shutdown behavior have been moved here. Added an option to the Startup Shutdown tab to ask you whether you want to close GWConnect on exit. This is enabled by default. Added the option to have Alt-F4 minimize GWConnect rather than close it outright. This option is found in Options/Startup Shutdown. Added an option to automatically answer incoming calls (under Options/General). When active, any incoming calls will be answered but only if you aren't already in a call with someone else. If you are, the caller is sent immediately to voicemail. In options/general is an edit box where you can instruct GWConnect to hang up if you don't answer an incoming call after X number of seconds (default is 30). Enter only whole numbers greater than 0. Note that this option will only do something if you have set this value to be greater than 0 and if you have enabled voicemail for your account. An option to speak timestamps for incoming and outgoing chat messages has been added to Options/Speech (default is unchecked). This setting is entirely independent of the show timestamps option for the message log. A new checkbox has been added to the speech tab to cause GWConnect to always say alert prior to any of its messages. This is disabled by default. Note that this only applies to program-generated events such as when contacts sign in, a message is received, etc. Anything you do which would normally cause speech (such as changing contact views, reading messages in text chat windows, etc. will not produce the extra alert text. The message log tab in the options dialog has been renamed to History. Under the history tab of the options window is a new group of radio buttons which will let you choose how much text chat and recent event history should be retrieved. The default is to only retrieve activity from the last 30 days. Added a checkbox under the Startup Shutdown tab of the options window to let you choose whether to run GWConnect when Windows starts. There is now no need to re-run the setup program or manually delete the GWConnect shortcut from the local user's startup group if you want to change this behavior after installing GWConnect. A setting has been added to Options/Files which will allow you to have GWConnect automatically close file transfer windows when they complete. You can now automatically accept incoming files when the respective checkbox is checked in the Files tab of the options window. When enabled, any existing file will
Audacity Version 2.0 is Released
Hi all, Audacity version 2.0 is now available and can be downloaded from http://audacity.sourceforge.net I don't use Audacity myself so I'm not able to answer any questions about the program. The major new features in Audacity 2.0 are listed below. Regards Steve. Many effects significantly improved, especially Equalization, Noise Removal and Normalize. Vocal Remover now included plus GVerb on Windows and Mac. VAMP analysis plug-ins now supported. Improved label tracks with Sync-Lock Tracks feature in the Tracks Menu. Multiple clips per track. Tracks and selections can be fully manipulated using the keyboard. Many more keyboard shortcuts. New Device Toolbar to manage inputs and outputs. Timer Record feature. New Mixer Board view with per-track VU meters. Automatic Crash Recovery in the event of abnormal program termination. Fast On-Demand import of WAV/AIFF files if read directly from source. FLAC now fully supported. Added support for optional FFmpeg library for import/export of AC3/M4A/WMA and import of audio from video files. To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org
TapinRadio Problem Fixed
Hi all, The problem with the server hosting TapinRadio appears to be fixed. Also the latest version of TapinRadio is version 1.56.1 in case people wanted to check if they had the current version. Regards Steve. To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org
Easy CD-DA Extractor Version 16.0.1 is now Available
Easy CD-DA Extractor version 16.0.1 is now available from www.poikosoft.com and the changes are below. -Steve. Ogg Vorbis codec updated to v1.3.3 Rearranging files and folders using Drag and Drop now works (again) in CD/DVD Creator Internet database access thru Proxy Server now works (again) Fixed multi-language user interface problems Included latest language files Fixed Ogg Vorbis encoder crashing with Compilation / Part of compilation metadata enabled Fixed character encoding problem with Track artist in MusicBrainz query (was missing UTF8 to Unicode translation) To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org
TapinRadio and Window-Eyes
Hi all, For Window-Eyes users TapinRadio works much better with Window-Eyes 7.5.3 that was released last week. Below is a short quote from the Window-eyes documentation about this: Window-Eyes now includes native support for QT-based software such as Virtual Box, the Accessible Kindle Reader from Amazon, Tappin Radio, and more. The QT Support app from App Central is no longer required. End quote. However if you are still using a version of Window-Eyes earlier than 7.5.3 you will need the QT Support app. Version 7.5.3 is a free upgrade for those people using version 7.5 of Window-Eyes or higher. I hope this helps. Regards Steve. To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org
Re: All, Tapin Radio Pro
Hi Kim, I can't check this for sure but from memory in the free edition of TapinRadio there are links to buy and register the pro edition in the Help menu. I hope this helps. Regards Steve. On 9/02/2012 1:24 PM, kim kelly wrote: Yes, How in the world does one purchase it? I sent an email to the support team because I didn't find a place to purchase. To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org
Script for Easy CD-DA Extractor now Available
Hi all, A Window-Eyes script for Easy CD-DA Extractor has just been released. It can be downloaded from www.gwmicro.com/sc or you can get it through the AppGet or Install Packages script. Information about the script is below. -Steve. Easy CD-DA Extractor Enhanced 1.0 by Vic Beckley This app causes the main control where the song titles show up in all three parts of the program to speak automatically as you arrow through it. The checked or unchecked status will not speak. FYI, in the CD Ripper portion of the program, all titles are selected when you first insert a CD. If you move the selection, then all are unselected and you have to press the spacebar on a title to check it. This app also adds the following default hot keys: Control-T in the CD Creator portion of the program checks how much time you have used on your disc and how much time there is left. Control-1 goes to the Audio CD Ripper. Control-2 goes to the Audio Converter. Control-3 goes to the CD/DVD Creator. Control-4 goes to the Metadata Editor. Control-L goes to the list of files in each portion of the program. Control-B starts a burn task when in the CD/DVD Creator. Control-E erases a rewritable disc when in the CD/DVD Creator. Control-Shift-I creates a disc image when in the CD/DVD Creator. Control-I burns a disc image when in the CD/DVD Creator. Control-R starts the ripping process when in the Audio CD Ripper. As a hint, bringing up the context menu while in the list of songs in any of the program yields many valuable options. I am working on getting the app to notify you when a burning task has been successfully completed. If you have any problems, comments or suggestions, please contact me by E-mail. For your convenience, I have added a menu choice on the Apps Menu which will open a blank message in your default E-mail client addressed to me. There are several other helpful options there. Regards Steve. To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org
Re: All, Tapin Radio Pro
Hi all, I also own Tapinradio Pro. One of the features I really like in the pro edition is the ability to get a list of new stations that have recently been added to the database. The hotkey for this option is Control N. It is also available from the Stations Menu. Regards Steve. On 9/02/2012 3:00 AM, chris hallsworth wrote: I just bought the pro version of Tapin Radio. It was only £10 and that's for a lifetime license. See an earlier post of mine for the comparison between pro and free versions. To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org
Re: All, Tapin Radio Pro
Hi Kim, TapinRadio Pro costs 15 US dollars. I hope this helps. Regards Steve. On 9/02/2012 12:32 PM, kim kelly wrote: How much is it? Those of us in the US? To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org
Easy CD-DA Extractor Version 16 is now Available
Hi all, Easy CD-DA Extractor version 16 is now available and one place where you can download it from is at www.poikosoft.com. Here are the changes in this version: New features in Easy CD-DA Extractor 16 Latest improvements include: GD3 premium metadata service Dolby Pulse AAC and HE AAC encoder Multicore audio converter that can run up to 8 parallel conversions Support for high-resolution audio including conversion from 5.1 and 7.1 Enhancements to the Cover Art handling including support for PNG and GIF formats User interface improvements Improved ReplayGain loudness calculation using accurate ITU-R BS.1770 algorithm Can take advantage of processor multimedia features for maximum performance Amazon Cover Art search updated New Apple Lossless encoder with 24-bit encoding support New LAME MP3 encoder (v3.99.4) Support for additional metadata fields Support for converting audio from video files (.avi .mov .mkv .mpg .mpeg .vob .m2ts .divx .flv) Support for Musepack SV7, Musepack SV8, and Ogg Vorbis aoTuV formats Ogg Vorbis codec updated to the latest version Support for converting pseudo-compressed variant of AIFF known as AIFF-C To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org
TapinRadio Version 1.52 is now Available
Hi all, TapinRadio version 1.52 is now available. Changes in this version only benefit people who are using TapinRadio Pro. Below is a table comparing the two editions: Pro vs. Free Check the following comparison table to see the differences between the two versions of TapinRadio. Features Pro Free Group favorites Yes No Backup favorites Yes No Recording wishlist Yes No Multiple instances Yes No Price $15.00 Free If this is a bit confusing all of the features with Yes after them are only available in TapinRadio Pro. I bought TapinRadio Pro last week and the process for buying the program is very accessible. Both editions of TapinRadio are available from www.tapinradio.com. Regards Steve. To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org
TapinRadio Version 1.51.1 is now Available
Hi all, TapinRadio version 1.51.1 has just been released and can be downloaded from www.tapinradio.com Here are the changes in this version: Updated: Language files Updated: Minor problems Removed: Reloading favorites backup Also during the installation of TapinRadio there is now a question about whether you're using a screen reader. Regards Steve. To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org
Re: blind friendly dj software?
Hi Hank, You may like to listen to a review of Zulu DJ software on a recent edition of Innovations. You can download the MP3 file at http://goo.gl/Oimzp And learn more about the program at www.nch.com.au/dj/index.html I don't use this program myself so I'm not able to answer any questions about the program. Regards Steve. On 16/01/2012 5:26 PM, Hank Smith wrote: hello is there any blind friendly djing software/ I am wanting to do my own mixes both myself and using automatic beat matching. To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org
TapinRadio Version 1.51 is now Available
TapinRadio version 1.51 is now available and you can download it from www.tapinradio.com Here are the changes in this version: Added: Now possible to purchase a pro version Added: Online help Added: Now shows the playing status of current station in favorites list Added: Right click now mutes sound if left disabled for system tray menu TapinRadio is a Windows program that makes it very easy to listen to thousands of stations online. For best results when using TapinRadio Window-Eyes users should install the QT Support app available from https://www.gwmicro.com/App_Central/Apps/App_Details/?scriptid=1225 Regards Steve. To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org
Re: Possible Problems With New Version Of Tapin Radio
Hi Tom, I can't anser all of your questions but your problem with the menus has been fixed in version 1.50.1 of TapinRadio which is even newer than version 1.50 that was released a few days ago. So you need version 1.50.1. I hope this helps. Regards Steve. On 2/01/2012 6:40 PM, Tom Kaufman wrote: Hello list: First of all, I'm not saying that there _are_ definitely problems with Tapin Radio 1.50, but it could be; let me explain: I downloaded the latest version of Tapin Radio the other night. I first began to notice that if I tried to bring up the tools menu, my computer would make that noise that says a-oh! You're in trouble; don't you do that.oh..you've really screwed it up! Well I got past that, but have discovered that when I arrow to the Genre's thing, then it just sits there and won't move! Another thing: I tried re-installing it; I get a dialog, but it just says s yes or No (Jaws _Will not_ read me what the dialog says, so I have no way to know what it's asking me for! So can anybody on here tell me what your experiences with Tapin Radio's latest updates are? Should we just go back to 1.41 (or which ever version it was? Or is this a problem that is due to my computer? I'm running Windows XP service pack 3 and Jaws 13. Feedback appreciated! To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org
Warning about TapinRadio
Hi all, In case people weren't aware TapinRadio version 1.50 and higher now comes with an add-on called SweetIM that enhances instant messaging. During the installation of TapinRadio two check boxes to install SweetIM are checked by default. Whether you install SweetIM is completely up to you but personally I don't like any programs that encourage me to install add-ons and toolbars that are completely unrelated to the program. The latest version of TapinRadio is currently version 1.50.1. I still like this program but thought in the interest of fairness this fact should be made clear. Regards Steve. To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org
Fwd: Accessible Software from DVDVideoSoft
From: David Goldfield dgold...@asb.org To: n...@freelists.org Just got this press release which not only may be of interest to some of you but which also mentions NVDA. DVDVideoSoft Programs are Fully Accessible for People with Visual Impairments DVDVideoSoft has updated YouTube software and now it features compatibility with screen reading software (screen readers) that is widely used among blind and disabled people. (PRWEB) December 02, 2011 DVDVideoSoft, a leading free software developer who thinks highly of every user, made its software compatible with screen readers, special software applications that attempt to identify and interpret what is being displayed on the screen. Today DVDVideoSoft releases new updates for YouTube software which includes special compatibility mode for such software. Some months ago DVDVideoSoft redesigned the most popular programs from the list of 40+ tools included in Free Studio. All YouTube downloading software featured a new interface that appeared to be of no use for blind, visually impaired people who use screen reading software to work with computers. So, based on core principle of following users' needs, the staff arrived at the decision to make the software fully accessible for the people with visual impairments. Thereby, a new option has been embedded in all YouTube downloading software. Now it is possible with one click to enable compatibility with screen reading software in the Options menu of the main program window. The new functionality was tested with NVDA screen readers. Thus all users can enjoy using DVDVideoSoft software again without any limitation. Moreover, the company has slightly simplified YouTube software interface and proved itself again as a developer of free, simple and user friendly software. Due to thoroughly elaborated interface all extensive functionality is accessible and comprehensive for advanced users as for neophytes. DVDVideoSoft company's representative, Alex Wang comments: First of all we must thank our users for their feedback that we get soon after new releases and updates. It helps us react quickly and eliminate all difficulties our users are confronted with. The most important thing is that now absolutely all users have the possibility to enjoy not only the new interface of our programs, but all new functions embedded in redesigned YouTube software. There are no more obstacles for it. All-in-one package Free Studio includes all recent updates which can be downloaded from official web site http://www.dvdvideosoft.com. ### Contact Information Alex Wang DVDVideoSoft Limited http://dvdvideosoft.com To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org
Re: SProblems playing stream
Hi Dane, The direct URL to the stream for 2UE is: http://streaming.mytalk.com.au/2ue?MSWMExt=.asf Another option is to go to www.australianliveradio.com Where they have a direct link to the stream. I hope this helps. Regards Steve. On 13/12/2011 3:00 AM, Dane trethowan wrote: Normally this problem wouldn't effect me as my Squeezebox Boom and Ootunes on my IOS devices - iPhone and iPad - play every radio stream I put past them but its seems a different matter with my Windows and Mac computers. I'm trying to listen to the Radio 2UE audio stream at http://www.2ue.com.au, I find the Listen now link and click on it, a player window pops up and that's about as far as i get, anyone got any suggestions? This happens on every computer I've tried it on and I've tried it on 5, 3 Windows machines and 2 Macs. To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org
GoldWave Version 5.65 is now Available
GoldWave version 5.65 is now available from www.goldwave.com Here are the changes in this version: New audio I/O for Windows Vista/7 Improved support for M4A files (Windows 7 only) New Open URL command (Windows 7 only) Support for VST plug-ins (still in beta testing) New Stereo Center effect Artwork in File Information Redesigned Batch Processing window USB HID foot pedal support New Tone Meter visual (audible volume level meter) New Copy From File edit command option in Batch Processing New recording button for one click recording Many, many other minor improvements, features, and fixes (see WhatsNew.txt for detailed list) Important notes: VST support is still in beta testing. More feedback is required. With the exception of a minor update or two, this will be the last version of GoldWave for older versions of Windows (XP and below). Version 5.70 and later will require at least Windows Vista. To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org
Station Playlist Scripts Version 3.5 for Window-Eyes are now Available
Hi all, Station Playlist Scripts Version 3.5 for Window-Eyes are now Available. Below are the changes in this version of the scripts. Regards Steve. GW Toolkit Version 8.4.2 or later is required for this release. Custom Request List Reading Settings have been implemented. This new functionality relates to the new window in Studio which is access from the View Menu followed by the Listeners Requests (Control-Q) command. This includes the ability to control which columns and headers are spoken as well as the utilization of Enhanced Arrow keys within the Request List window. The Custom Track List configuration dialog has been enhanced to allow for both the Track List or the Request List to be configured. The determination is based on what menu item is selected from the Scripts menu in the Window-Eyes control panel. If an item is added to the Play List that is a Requested track (through the use of the Request window or break code) then a tone will play when it gains focus. In addition, you will hear the name of the person who requested the track. Key Toggle Announcements such as the Microphone, Pause key, Mute status, etc, can now be either announced via speech or a short series of tones can be played to alert the user. Toggle between settings with Control-Shift-S. A sound can be configured to play when the feature is enabled and disabled. These sounds can be configured in the StationPlaylist Studio Script Preferences. Reorganized the Script Menus for the Studio scripts and added many new options. The new options were removed as hotkeys from the Studio Scripts to consolidate all configuration logic into the menus with the exception of the Preferences dialog. Removed the following hotkeys: Studio Key Help (Insert-W - merged with standard help in Insert-H), Watch Event Resets, Email Author, Select Sound Card, Hotkey Global State Manager, Alert Time Settings, Time Interval Settings and Custom Track List Reading Settings. They are still available from the Apps menu in Window-Eyes. The Track List Find functionality was re-organized. No change should be seen by end-users. Fixed an issue with the GetStaticText function on shutdown of Studio. Fixed a reported bug in the GetControlKeys function. Corrected the dash key for cart assignments in Cart Learn Mode. Pressing the key would generate an error in Cart Learn Mode. Very extensive manual updates have been made. To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org
Foobar2000 Version 1.1.8 is Released
Hi all, For anyone who uses Foobar2000 version 1.1.8 has just been released and can be downloaded from www.foobar2000.org I'm not sure what has changed in this version. Also I don't use this program myself so I'm not able to answer any questions about the program. Regards Steve Email: s...@internode.on.net MSN Messenger: internetuser...@hotmail.com Skype: steve1963 Twitter: steve9782 To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org
MusicMenu App now Available for window-eyes
Hi all, A new MusicMenu app for Window-Eyes has just been released and can be downloaded from App Central at https://www.gwmicro.com/App_Central Details about this app are below. -Steve. Press Alt-Shift-M to play music files. Select a file from the list and press play to hear the file. Press next to hear the next selection. Pres previous to hear the previous selection. Press pause_resume to stop and resume a selection. Press repeat_song to keep playing the same song repeatedly. Press stop to stop a file or just select another file and press play. Press close to close the app. If A song is playing when you close the app, it will continue to play. Press help to go to the standard help dialog. Press up arrow and down arrow on the volume control. The volume can be adjusted from 1 to 10--the default is 5. The new volume will take effect any time a song starts playing--using play, next, previous, or pause_resume. The short-cuts for the options are listed below: Play--enter Next--n Previous--p Pause_Resume--a Repeat_Song--r Stop--s Close--escape Help--h Volume--v All of the music files that you want included in the list must be in a subfolder of the folder where the MusicMenu app resides. The subfolder which is created is called MusicMenu This app requires the GWAudioKit to be fully functional. If the GWAudioKit is not installed, the app will still work; however, only .wav files will be played. Also, pause_resume, repeat_song, and volume will not be available! Regards Steve Email: s...@internode.on.net MSN Messenger: internetuser...@hotmail.com Skype: steve1963 Twitter: steve9782 To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org
Sonar App for Window-Eyes now Available
GW Micro have just released an app to make Sonar work better with Window-Eyes. The app is available on AppCentral at https://www.gwmicro.com/App_Central/Apps/App_Details/?scriptid=1346 I don't use Sonar myself as I'm not a musician but I hope this may help some people who are musicians and use Window-Eyes. The details are below. -Steve. Sonar Enhance supports Sonar X1, running on a system with a screen resolution for 1024x768 or (preferably) greater. Typically, you'll have the most success when using the default screenset, accessed by pressing the number 1 while in the track view. Registry settings to enable Sonar accessibility settings are enabled automatically. The following list of keys provide enhancements of functionality when using Sonar X1: B - Announces the Browser window I - Announces the Inspector window Insert-F8 - Displays a list of available control bar icons. Control-Alt-M - Speaks Peak Meter value. Windows-Alt-M - Toggles auto speak Peak Meter changes. Control-T - Displays a dialog containing a list of all visible tracks. Control-Alt-C - Displays a dialog containing a list of all visible audio clips. Control-Alt-Shift-C - Displays a dialog containing a list of properties for the selected track. Control-Alt-B - Switches to the media browser. Control-Alt-P - Switches to the plugin browser. Control-Alt-S - Switches to the synth rack. The Now Time is announced when movement keys such as Control-Page Up, Control-Page Down, Tab, and Shift-Tab are used. Comma, Shift-Comma, and Control-Shift-Comma all announce whether the current track is selected or not. Regards Steve Email: s...@internode.on.net MSN Messenger: internetuser...@hotmail.com Skype: steve1963 Twitter: steve9782 To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org
Station Playlist Studio Scripts version 3.4.2 for Window-Eyes are now Available
Station Playlist Studio Scripts version 3.4.2 for Window-Eyes are now available. Here are the changes in this version: By popular demand, Window-Eyes 7.2 or later will now work with the Studio scripts. GW Toolkit Version 8.3.7 or later is required for this release. Watch Event Tracking Reset capability is now provided. Press Control-Insert-R to invoke the feature. You may use this if you feel alerts are not being performed as you might expect. Toggle Warning type Alert notifications from speech to a tone with the Control-Shift-W key. A change to the Braille Clock time has been made. In prior versions a key on the Braille display had to be pressed to turn off the Clock display. Now, pressing the Time hotkey (Insert-T) twice quickly while Braille is showing the time will cancel the display. The Messages configuration dialog hotkey has been removed so that it doesn't conflict with Qwitter . The function can still be accessed by using the Scripts or Apps menu depending on your version of Window-Eyes. A bug with removing messages from the Messages dialog has been fixed. The Message Maintenance functionality now only allows for Beginner and Advanced message strings. Intermediate messages have been removed from the treeview. Those messages previously defined as Intermediate will be treated as Advanced messages. During the installation process prior messages that were defined as Intermediate are migrated to Advanced Messages unless an Advanced Message already exists. In that case the item will be removed. Added logic to the CheckForChangedKeys function so that Key Functions that get renamed from version to version are now updated without user-intervention. This insures that all functionality continues from version to version. Debug data logic is now written to a separate log file. The City List now doesn't show the SamEncoder Hotkeys as a city name. Corrected the Script Menu Use Different Sound Card logic. A small number of manual updates were made. Regards Steve Email: s...@internode.on.net MSN Messenger: internetuser...@hotmail.com Skype: steve1963 Twitter: steve9782 To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org
Winamp Version 5.62 is now Available
Winamp version 5.62 is now available and one place where you can download it from is at http://download.gdownload.nullsoft.com/winamp/client/winamp562_full_emusic-7plus_en-us.exe This is a direct link to the file. Make sure you have the entire URL as some email programs may split this long URL on to the next line. Here are the changes in this version: * New: Fraunhofer AAC Codec with VBR encoding support * New: [theora.w5s] Theora decoder for MKV * Improved: [ml_local] New extra large albumart and option to hide album title * Improved: [in_mp3/jnetlib/ml_wire] http status code 303 307 redirection support * Fixed: [in_midi] Added a buffer overflow check for malformed Controller Change messages * Fixed: [in_midi] SysEx message processing integer underflow vulnerability * Fixed: [in_mod] Crash on .IT files with 0 channels (thanks: Luigi Auriemma) * Fixed: [in_mp4] Crash on truncated files * Fixed: [in_mp4] Distortion on MP4 files with malformed stts data * Fixed: [jnetlib] Memory leak when connecting to https streams * Fixed: [ml_impex] Importing playcount data * Fixed: [ml_local] Advanced Query Builder * Fixed: [nsvdec_vp5] Integer underrun (thanks: Luigi Auriemma) * Fixed: [pmp_wifi] Playlist syncing * Fixed: [vis_milk2] Some presets not reacting to music (Milkdrop v2.24) * Fixed: [vp6] Crash on rescaling with irregular video sizes (thanks: Luigi Auriemma) * Fixed: [vp6] Integer underrun in Deblocking filter when picture size is 0,0 * Misc: Default Restore file associations at Winamp start setting to off on Vista+ * Misc: More general tweaks, improvements, fixes and optimizations * Misc: Redesigned SHOUTcast Radio online service view (new school classic options) * Misc: Replaced CT aacPlusDecoder.w5s with new FhG aacdec.w5s * Misc: Replaced CT enc_aacplus.dll with new FhG enc_fhgaac.dll * Misc: Toolbar now compatible with Firefox 5 Regards Steve Email: s...@internode.on.net MSN Messenger: internetuser...@hotmail.com Skype: steve1963 Twitter: steve9782 To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org
Re: Reaper Tutorial
Hi Steve, I can't answer your question but I can tell you who made the Reaper tutorial. It was from the Cisco Academy for the Vision Impaired who offer online courses and are based in the state of Western Australia, in Australia. You can find their contact details at the following link: www.ciscovision.org/contact.php I hope this helps. Regards Steve. On Sun, 12 Jun 2011 08:38:02 -0400 Steve Matzura numb...@noisynotes.com wrote: I downloaded and listened to the Reaper tutorial given via what appeared to be Teamtalk that was posted here recently. Brilliant stuff all around! I finally learned how to do things with it that I only had heard were possible but had no idea how to do. I just wish that whoever made that MP3 would have added some metadata to indicate who produced it and how to get in touch with them should anyone have questions, which I do have one of, although it's not specific to Reaper. I want to know, where do all you brilliant mix-masters and masher-uppers go to get your source material? I've found a couple sites that specialize in grist for the mashup and remix mills--that being raw instrumental and vocal tracks--but they're almost always by these independent artists of which I have never heard. Now, I profess no great knowledge of music past, say, 1985, but I do hear modern radio and I do recognize some of the names and some of the musics it produces, but I've never seen any site that has breakups of songs I recognize. Where do folks go to get this stuff? Regards Steve Email: s...@internode.on.net MSN Messenger: internetuser...@hotmail.com Skype: steve1963 Twitter: steve9782 To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org
Easy CD-DA Extractor Version 15 is now Available
Easy CD-DA Extractor version 15 is now available and one place where you can download it from is at www.poikosoft.com. Here are the changes in this version: Changed version numbering to prevent confusion about yearly upgrades or yearly subscriptions (that don't exist). V15 is included in v2011 license; customers who purchased v2011 will get all v15 upgrades for free. MusicBrainz now gets correct metadata for subsequent discs of multi-disc releases ID3V2 character encoding (Unicode/UTF/Ansi) setting now works New output filename template handling Silence removal DSP now removes analog silence Re-optimized all encoders and decoders with SSE/SSE2/SSE3 instruction sets enabled and added backward compatible code paths for old processors that do not support SSE/SSE2/SSE3 multimedia instructions Regards Steve Email: s...@internode.on.net MSN Messenger: internetuser...@hotmail.com Skype: steve1963 Twitter: steve9782 To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org
Easy CD-DA Extractor Version 2011.3 is now Available
This version actually came out in late April but as far as I know the details haven't been posted on this list. It is available from www.poikosoft.com. Below are the changes for the last few versions of the program: Version 2011.3 Fixed the bug where data error was shown when ripping the last track even there was no actual data error Fixed the bug where Total Discs and Disc Number symbols in Output Filename field was not loaded correctly from a profile when other than english-language was in use Fixed the bug where mono input files were encoded to MP3 at double speed because MP3 encoder was always expecting stereo samples Fixed the bug where cursor was not visible in the list editors when other than 96 dpi display mode (Windows large fonts) was enabled Fixed the bug where some multi-language user interface components were translated wrong Fixed the bug where some encoders, decoders, and metadata handlers were compiled with debugging info enabled - performance improvements ! Added Play in default player on-double click feature (Audio Converter, Metadata Editor, Audio CD Burner, MP3 CD Burner) Adjusted some user interface components default size and positions Updated FLAC encoder, decoder, and metadata handler; compiled with the latest Ogg library v1.2.2 Updated Ogg Vorbis encoder, decoder, and metadata handler; compiled with the latest Vorbis library v1.3.2 and the latest Ogg library v1.2.2 Updated Monkey's Audio encoder, decoder, and metadata handler; compiled with the latest Monkey's Audio SDK 4.11 Re-compiled all encoders and decoders with SSE and SSE2 instruction sets enabled - performance improvements ! Version 2011.2 Faster startup time, because Windows ACM Audio Codec enumeration moved from on-startup to on-access Version 2011.1 Updated device access layer so that it fixes ripping and/or burning crash that may have occured on rare occasions when there were incompatible drivers in the system Version 2011 Multicore support: Audio Converter can run up to 8 simultaneous conversions Audio CD Ripper runs simultaneous ripping encoding New audio converter engine: Convert from multichannel files Convert and downmix from 5.1 and 7.1 Convert from all bit depths (8, 16, 24, 32, 32fp, 64fp) Convert from any samplerate Convert to up to 24-bit/192kHz Improved User Interface: Profiles in Audio CD Ripper and Audio Converter High-DPI aware Supports all Windows DPI font size settings New configuration panes for all encoders Saves the state of the ripper and converter windows New metadata support: Compilation / Part of compilation Replaygain Track Gain and Track Peak All new 24-bit DSP: Filters are applied with 24-bit resolution Supports ReplayGain track gain calculation for all audio formats Normalize with ReplayGain, Peak Level, or Average RMS All filters rewritten and optimized New encoder, decoder, and metadata plug-ins: All encoders and decoders rewritten and optimized for maximum speed All codecs are now plug-in type, they can be removed, added and updated without updating the software itself ID3V2 support for WAV and AIFF formats Plus many other minor improvements here and there Regards Steve Email: s...@internode.on.net MSN Messenger: internetuser...@hotmail.com Skype: steve1963 Twitter: steve9782 To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org
Skype for Windows Version 5.3.0.116 is Released
Skype for Windows version 5.3.0.116 is released and you can download it at http://goo.gl/ZDji This is a hotfix for Skype that fixes Skype crashing which was being experienced by a small number of Skype users. The details are below: Peter Parkes on May 26, 2011. Earlier today, a corruption occured in a small percentage of users' systems that resulted in some of our community not being able to sign in to Skype. We issued some instructions which would allow you to get back online, but understand that they're fairly technical, and have been working hard to produce a version of Skype for Windows which fixes this problem automatically. If you're using Skype for Windows, and have experienced problems logging in, please update Skype to the latest version now . We plan to release an update to Skype for Mac tomorrow. Regards Steve Email: s...@internode.on.net MSN Messenger: internetuser...@hotmail.com Skype: steve1963 Twitter: steve9782 To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org
Skype Version 5.3.0.113 is now Available
Skype version 5.3.0.113 is now released and a direct link to download the file is at http://goo.gl/Emo07 Here are the changes in this version: Group video calling Fixed potential Skype crashing scenario while participating in Group Video Call. Install Skype started up in English instead of users local language if it was ran under different user account, than installed Regards Steve Email: s...@internode.on.net MSN Messenger: internetuser...@hotmail.com Skype: steve1963 Twitter: steve9782 To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org
