Hi Suzanne, that is what I found as well, so must be something we both are missing. :)
On Jun 27, 2012, at 8:02 AM, Suzanne Wilson wrote: > When I'm playing the podcast, I see buttons for rewinding, pause, and fast > forward but nothing for speed. What am I missing? > > Suzanne > > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Daniel Miller" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Wednesday, June 27, 2012 7:04 AM > Subject: RE: Speeding up playback: was [New post] Apple releases free > 'Podcasts' app for iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch > > >> Hi, >> >> There's a button in the playback controls once you start playing a podcast. >> One button cycles through half speed, normal, 1.5 and 2x speeds. >> As far as show notes, I also agree that's something that needs to be added, >> since from what I can remember, you can view them in iTunes? Unless that app >> does show them we just don't know where? >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf >> Of Scott Howell >> Sent: Wednesday, June 27, 2012 5:59 AM >> To: [email protected] >> Subject: Re: Speeding up playback: was [New post] Apple releases free >> 'Podcasts' app for iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch >> >> So, I decided to try the Apple Podcast app and I have to admit I could not >> locate the option for increasing the speed. WOUld someone be so kind as to >> tell me where this can be found? The one thing I gather the APple Podcast >> app does not have is a way to display the show notes etc. That is something >> I do like and hope they would add. If not I think this would really not put >> the Podcast app in the running with those already available. >> >> >> On Jun 27, 2012, at 6:37 AM, Garth Humphreys wrote: >> >>> I like the suggestion of making the speed control a picker, this would be >> nice. Although I find that the double tap and hold to bring up the full list >> of options in downcast a good way of getting to the speed you want fairly >> quickly. On the comparison between downcast's and iCatcher's top speed, I >> did do a little testing a while back to see since to me they sounded pretty >> much the same. At the time I started the same podcast on both my iPad and >> iPhone, one in each app and found that they stayed fairly well in sync, one >> at 2X and the other at 3X. >>> >>> You might ask what prompted me to waste my time doing this :) I think >>> at the time I was just thinking to myself that 3x on downcast didn't >>> really sound any quicker than 2x on iCatcher and I just had to find >>> out. Now I really might get around to seeing exactly how long it does >>> take me to listen to an hour long show. I would tell myself to get a >>> life if I wasn't already to busy to fit one in LOL >>> >>> Garth >>> >>> >>> On 27/06/2012, at 3:06 PM, Cristobal wrote: >>> >>>> I could be wrong, but Downcast feels slightly faster to me than >>>> iCatcher. I too have not done any tests to verify this, but just by >>>> ear, it sounds just a bit faster when maxed out. Perhaps not enough >>>> to be really considered 3 x like they supposedly say, but still. This >>>> is why I even wrote the Downcast developer requesting that they >>>> increase the playback rate since I too use it for audiobook playback >>>> and any other spoken word audio material. Although, if they were to >>>> do that, I would imagine that they'd have to change the current >>>> button set up for changing the speed to a picker action where one can >>>> adjust the playback speed since it can be adjusted by quarter increments >> and already that can get somewhat tedious. >>>> >>>> Getting back to the Apple podcast app though, accessible though it >>>> may be, their fastest speed just doesn't cut it for heavy usage. I am >>>> going to play around with their podcast search feature since I don't >>>> find Downcast's search feature as robust as it could be. >>>> >>>> Now, if the rumored NLS app were to come out and it have the playback >>>> speed option as the digital players, I'd be all over that like ugly on an >> ape. >>>> >>>> >>>> -----Original Message----- >>>> From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On >>>> Behalf Of Garth Humphreys >>>> Sent: Tuesday, June 26, 2012 8:42 PM >>>> To: [email protected] >>>> Subject: Speeding up playback: was [New post] Apple releases free >> 'Podcasts' >>>> app for iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch >>>> >>>> I also love to speed up the playback of podcasts and audio books. The >>>> app speed up player pro is the fastest that I know of. The one thing >>>> that annoys me is the way various apps label the playback speed. Let >>>> me explain, Downcast's fastest speed is labelled as 3X and iCatcher's >>>> fastest speed is labelled as 2X. Actually if you put both of these >>>> devices at their fastest speed, they playback audio at the same rate. >>>> I haven't checked exactly how long it takes to playback an hours >>>> content on both apps to see which is the correct label but I believe that >> iCatcher is correct in naming the speed 2X. >>>> I know that I can't listen to a 1 hour show in Downcast in only 20 >> minutes. >>>> It probably stems from the fact that Apples own apps incorrectly >>>> label the fastest speed they do as 2X. >>>> As I said Speed Up Player Pro is the fastest I have come across. It's >>>> fastest is 2.5X and I believe that like iCatcher they have correctly >>>> labelled the speed control. >>>> >>>> >>>> Garth >>>> >>>> On 27/06/2012, at 12:26 PM, "Rose Combs" <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> >>>>> Depends on the podcast, some I wish I could speed up a lot, >>>>> especially on days when I have just a few minutes to listen,. Slow >>>>> talkers annoy me when I am trying to get information quickly, which is >> always. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> -----Original Message----- >>>>> From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On >>>>> Behalf Of Daniel Miller >>>>> Sent: Tuesday, June 26, 2012 4:35 PM >>>>> To: [email protected] >>>>> Subject: RE: [New post] Apple releases free 'Podcasts' app for >>>>> iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch >>>>> >>>>> Yes, I find the fact that you can speed up podcasts up to be >>>>> redundant, since they're spoken word content, which in my view >>>>> speeding that up hinders consumption of the information. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> -----Original Message----- >>>>> From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On >>>>> Behalf Of Scott Howell >>>>> Sent: Tuesday, June 26, 2012 6:31 PM >>>>> To: [email protected] >>>>> Subject: Re: [New post] Apple releases free 'Podcasts' app for >>>>> iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch >>>>> >>>>> What do you find redundant and stupid? The fact you can play the >>>>> content at >>>>> 1.5 or double the speed? Does this affect the consumption of the >>>>> information? I have to assume the playback speed is the same as the >>>>> Music app. I do wish Apple would allow 3X which would really move >>>>> things >>>> along. >>>>> >>>>> On Jun 26, 2012, at 4:49 PM, Daniel Miller wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> The podcast app can play them at normal, 1.5, or double speed, for >>>>>> anyone that would want that kind of thing. I personally find that >>>>>> to be redundant and stupid, but that's just me. >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> -----Original Message----- >>>>>> From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On >>>>>> Behalf Of Fred Olver >>>>>> Sent: Tuesday, June 26, 2012 3:49 PM >>>>>> To: [email protected] >>>>>> Subject: Re: [New post] Apple releases free 'Podcasts' app for >>>>>> iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch >>>>>> >>>>>> Jim, turn your ears on fast speed. >>>>>> >>>>>> Fred Olver >>>>>> >>>>>> ----- Original Message ----- >>>>>> From: "Jim Fettgather" <[email protected]> >>>>>> To: <[email protected]> >>>>>> Sent: Tuesday, June 26, 2012 3:35 PM >>>>>> Subject: Re: [New post] Apple releases free 'Podcasts' app for >>>>>> iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>>> This app does not appear to have a way to adjust the speed at >>>>>>> which the podcasts play. >>>>>>> This feature is absolutely critical. >>>>>>> Unless I am missing something. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> On 6/26/12, Jennie Facer <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>>>>> I wonder how accessible this is? 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