HI Kevin, Actually it sounded very good, considering that the pitch was also sped up. It was incredibly smooth.
I haven't yet played with shifting the pitch back down to compensate for the speed increase but will do this next. Also, there are libraries that developers can import into their iOS apps which take care of time-stretching for you so a dev will not need to do this themselves. (as I'm doing now) :) So really this comes down to which way the developer decides to process their audio. If the Downcast developer is curious, I did this using Apple's native 3D audio library called OpenAL. this is an open-source audio library which Apple has chosen to use as its default 3D audio support for gaming and such on Mac and iOS. The reason that people might think there is a limit is that if you use the conventional means of playing iPod audio or even some of the convenience classes offered by Apple which most developers might look to first, then pitch / speed may be supported up to 2x. Using something like openAL though, that doesn't apply. Hope this helps! Smiles, Cara :) On May 25, 2013, at 5:34 PM, Kevin Barry <krba...@gmail.com> wrote: That's good to know. How did it sound? The Stream's method of speeding up audio is very smooth and natural. At 08:32 PM 5/25/2013, you wrote: > thanks Kevin. > > Just to let you and the list know, I've just confirmed that the 2x speed is > easily increased. In fact, I just played a file at 8x. -And this was without > writing my own decoding method. > > Just FYI! :) > > Thanks a bunch and hope this helps! > > Have a great weekend!!! > > Cara :)On May 25, 2013, at 4:34 PM, Kevin Barry <krba...@gmail.com> wrote: > > I've heard it from a few places but the one I recall is from the developer of > the Downcast app. > There are other speeds but 2x is about it. Some apps will state it as 3x > though. > > At 07:15 PM 5/25/2013, you wrote: > > Hi Kevin, where have you heard that iOS has any limits on playback speed of > > an audio file? > > > > to my knowledge there are no Apple-imposed limits on how fast you can > > process / play an audio file. Some of the built-in audio classes have > > limits but there are many ways to play audio on iOS as well as decoding > > files yourself. > > > > So am just wondering if you have more info on this… > > > > Thanks so much! > > > > Cara :) > > On May 25, 2013, at 1:33 PM, Kevin Barry <krba...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > No, as IOS has fixed limits on playback speed and that is the one thing I > > worry about with regard to the new app. > > It has double speed but it's not as Good as speed 4 on the Stream which is > > double. > > > > At 04:22 PM 5/25/2013, you wrote: > > > Hi, > > > > > > How would you know since there is no NLS app yet? Comparing the machine > > > to other apps is like comparing Apples to oranges in my opinion. > > > Wouldn't you need to actually compare the machines performance to that of > > > its corresponding app? > > > > > > Ricardo Walker > > > rica...@appletothecore.info > > > Twitter:@apple2thecore > > > www.appletothecore.info > > > > > > On May 25, 2013, at 3:58 PM, Cristóbal <crismuno...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > > > That and the fact that the machine offers a faster rate of playback > > > > than what any iOS app can do. > > > > > > > > From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On > > > > Behalf Of Chuck Dean > > > > Sent: Saturday, May 25, 2013 9:19 AM > > > > To: viphone@googlegroups.com > > > > Subject: Re: NLS Update on Talking Book App > > > > > > > > Hi Joe, > > > > While I am looking forward to the IOS app, there is something about > > > > using the talking book machine supplied by NLS that is comforting. I > > > > like the physical buttons and the sturdy feel of the machine. Perhaps > > > > it is just a throwback to when I first started using talking books on > > > > cassette... Which was a big deal back then. > > > > > > > > Chuck (mobile) > > > > Pleez x cuze any tie ping or spelin airors. > > > > > > > > On May 25, 2013, at 9:12 AM, Alan Paganelli > > > > <alanandsuza...@earthlink.net> wrote: > > > > > > > > I have to agree with you here. I have an iPhone 4 and even a Nano 5 > > > > and yet I still take my Victor Reader Stream with me. The 1 thing I do > > > > like about the new Stream is it's ability to be recharged via a USB > > > > connector this saving the need for yet one more recharger in the bag. > > > > Still, it would be nice to have a talking book handy for those times > > > > when your sitting around with your thumb up your nose waiting for > > > > something or some one! <grin> > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > > From: Joe > > > > To: viphone@googlegroups.com > > > > Sent: Friday, May 24, 2013 6:20 PM > > > > Subject: RE: NLS Update on Talking Book App > > > > > > > > I'm an iPhone user, and I still use a Victor Stream to listen to NLS > > > > books. > > > > I prefer the convenience of tactile buttons to navigate, quickly > > > > stop/start, > > > > and change formats. It's going to take me a long time to get used to a > > > > touch > > > > screen to do things you can easily accomplish with a keypad.--Joe > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On > > > > Behalf > > > > Of Sieghard Weitzel > > > > Sent: Tuesday, May 21, 2013 11:07 PM > > > > To: viphone@googlegroups.com > > > > Subject: RE: NLS Update on Talking Book App > > > > > > > > Hi Christopher and John, > > > > > > > > Many on this list who take full advantage of all the wonderful features > > > > and > > > > capabilities of the iPhone forget that there are still a lot of people > > > > out > > > > there who are blind or visually impaired and who either don't want or > > > > don't > > > > need a smartphone which comes with half a mortgage in the form of an > > > > expensive monthly plan. > > > > > > > > For me the Stream or Booksense both of which I owned at one point also > > > > don't > > > > have any attraction anymore and instead of spending $300 or $350 or > > > > whatever > > > > these devices cost nowadays on one of these I'd much rather buy an iPod > > > > Touch or iPad Mini as a companion device for my iPhone. 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