Thanks Marty, not sure where to do that, but I'll find
it.
--- Marty Rimpau <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Hi, Shawn, I would tell winamp you're using a lan
> connection, but I
> even did that when I was using dial-up to prevent it
> from going on line
> every time I would try and play a stream, and even
> on dial-up, it
> didn't seem to hurt anything.
> On Thu, 8 Jul 2004 04:03:12 -0700 (PDT), shawn klein
> wrote:
>
> >Thanks Marty. My Dad and I will be networked too,
> so
> >sometimes we'll both be using the connection at the
> >same time, so I don't think I'll set it up to 0. Do
> I
> >need to tell winamp somehow that I'm no longer on
> dial
> >up? When I installed it, it asked me my connection
> >type.
> >Shawn
> >--- Marty Rimpau <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> >> Hi, Shawn, I have done it that way, but if you
> have
> >> a fast enough
> >> connection, you can move both those track bars to
> 0
> >> with the home key,
> >> and see what that does, but on my system, that
> >> causes streams to skip.
> >>
> >> On Wed, 7 Jul 2004 04:01:58 -0700 (PDT), shawn
> klein
> >> wrote:
> >>
> >> >Hi Marty, wish I'd known there was something I
> >> could
> >> >do before, lol. We'll be getting DSL Friday, so
> I
> >> >won't have to worry about the dial up. Is it
> still
> >> a
> >> >good idea to set it up that way with 256 by 256
> >> >connection?
> >> >Shawn
> >> >--- Marty Rimpau <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> >> >> Hi, Marie, go to preferences with control p,
> and
> >> >> then from the
> >> >> tree-view, select plugins, and then input, and
> >> then
> >> >> tab over to the
> >> >> list, and select the first one, the mp3
> encoder,
> >> and
> >> >> then tab to the
> >> >> configure button, and press the space bar,
> upon
> >> >> which you'll be in a
> >> >> tab control, and you should be focused on the
> >> >> general tab, for points
> >> >> of reference, but once you've done that,
> control
> >> >> shift tab to the
> >> >> streaming tab, and once there, tab to the
> track
> >> >> bars, the first one,
> >> >> with window-eyes will say 20 of 50, so, press
> the
> >> >> end key, to put that
> >> >> at 50 of 50, then tab to the next track bar,
> >> which
> >> >> should default to 40
> >> >> of 50, but again, press the end key on the six
> >> pack
> >> >> to bring this to 50
> >> >> of 50, that would be 100 per cent, if you're
> >> using
> >> >> jaws, tab to the
> >> >> okay button, and press the space bar, then tab
> to
> >> >> the close button, and
> >> >> again, press the space bar, and you're done,
> >> >> because, with the buffer
> >> >> as wide as it will go, there is less
> likelihood
> >> of
> >> >> break up with
> >> >> streams. With your 56k connection, just leave
> >> the
> >> >> edit box at 64kbps,
> >> >> that is before the track bars, but if you had
> a
> >> >> slower connection, I
> >> >> would have instructed you to change this to
> 128,
> >> but
> >> >> if you did that,
> >> >> the stream would have taken a long time to
> >> buffer.
> >> >> These settings also
> >> >> assume that you're trying to listen to a
> dial-up
> >> >> stream, because if you
> >> >> try to listen to a stream like broad band,
> which
> >> >> would be too fast for
> >> >> your connection, that would be another reason
> why
> >> >> winamp would buffer,
> >> >> because it couldn't fill its' buffer fast
> enough.
> >>
> >> >> Hope this helps you,
> >> >> and if anybody has any corrections to make,
> >> please
> >> >> do so, but this is
> >> >> what I do to insure less break ups from
> streams.
> >>
> >> >> On Tue, 6 Jul 2004 18:58:32 -0700, mimi wrote:
> >> >>
> >> >> >Hi, Gang.
> >> >> >
> >> >> >I'm having a bit of a problem listening to
> >> online
> >> >> broadcasts through Winamp. I have a dialup
> >> >> connection and the stream often starts and
> stops
> >> >> when I am listening. Is there any way to
> >> fine-tune
> >> >> Winamp 2.90 so that the breakup would stop?
> The
> >> >> broadcast seems to skip as well a little bit.
> >> >> >
> >> >> >When I used to have cable or DSL, I noticed
> some
> >> >> breakup, but not as severe as this. So, I'm
> >> >> wondering if maybe some special fine-tuning
> needs
> >> to
> >> >> be done before tuning into online broadcasts
> >> again.
> >> >> Part of the reason I don't have DSL anymore,
> is
> >> many
> >> >> of the providers tie you to a contract and I
> just
> >> >> got out of one when I got no satisfaction from
> a
> >> >> provider. I find it to be a high speed
> hheadache
> >> >> when the technicians will not come out and
> assist
> >> >> live with a problem. Being without sighted
> help
> >> I
> >> >> have to wrestle with this alone.
> >> >> >
> >> >> >Any tips on fine-tuning Winamp 2.90 would be
> >> >> appreciated. It is the version I am most
> >> >> comfortable with as the latest version 5.03 is
> >> not
> >> >> screen reader friendly even with Window-Eyes.
> >> There
> >> >> are too many inaccessible features with 5.03,
> >> which
> >> >> is why I took it off my system after getting
> it
> >> back
> >> >> from the shop.
> >> >> >
> >> >> >Mimi
> >> >> >
> >> >> >
> >> >> >
> >> >> >
> >> >> >
> >> >>
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> >> >>
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