Hi, think you're refering to the Sony PMCD50 which is exspensive and a pro level recorder with 24 bit depth recording and 96Khz sampling rate support. It will support pro mics but you have to buy a separate XLR interface if you want to use regular pro-style mics. so no, the Plextor wouldn't be on a par with that, but that's not to decry the virtues of the accessible Plextor recorder we're discussing.
Ray cov...@ccs.covici.com wrote: OK, this brings up the question is the Plextalk better than the Sony (and I may have the wrong model number) pcd5m -- which I know is not as accessible, but it looks like it does a great job of recording. Ray <rays-h...@raynetbrm.plus.com> wrote: > Bruce, that's very interesting re. recording level meters. that clinches it > for me as I do want something like a semi-pro accessible recorder with raw > .wav recording. > > Worth pointing out too that mic pre-amps from Fell Audio here in the UK will > make the recorder usable with balanced mics. Is it folks like Sound > Professionals in the US that do this sort of thing too? > > Ray > > Bruce Toews wrote: > My understanding is that the Book Sense does not have things like > talking level meters and so on. The Plextalk Pocket does. In my view > this fact alone makes it a superior choice. > > Bruce > > > On Fri, 09 Oct 2009 14:20:45 -0400, "kathy szinnyey" > <joyfulreneg...@insightbb.com> said: > > Just to add more to this mix, how is recording quality with the Booksense > > as compared to the Plextalk? Anyone > > know? > > > > Peace, > > Kathy > > > > On Fri, 09 Oct 2009 09:35:26 -0500, Sunshine wrote: > > > > > > >well, compaired to the olympus recorders the stream is horid, in the > > >recording aspect. > > >but the plextalk pocket far surpasses the recording of any one of the > > >olympus recorders. > > >----- Original Message ----- > > >From: "Tim Grady" <tgr...@cavtel.net> > > >To: "PC Audio Discussion List" <pc-audio@pc-audio.org> > > >Sent: Friday, October 09, 2009 6:31 AM > > >Subject: Re: Blind Computer Users Plextalk Pocket ptp1 version > > >3.0firmwarenowavailable. > > > > > > > > >Well, the Stream can't record wma files, so I have no idea what you > > >were comparing but is there a users list for the plextalk pocket? > > >On Oct 9, 2009, at 2:07 AM, Andran Deventer wrote: > > > > > >>The xtreme has been on the market much longer. > > >> > > >>And I heard some recordings made by the xtreme. They're probably > > >>even worse > > >>than that of the olympus. > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >>-----Original Message----- > > >>From: pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc- > > >>audio.org] > > >>On Behalf Of Tim Grady > > >>Sent: 08 October 2009 10:33 PM > > >>To: PC Audio Discussion List > > >>Subject: Re: Blind Computer Users Plextalk Pocket ptp1 version 3.0 > > >>firmwarenowavailable. > > >> > > >>Why do you say that about unprotected wma support? The Stream has > > >>had that > > >>for quite some time. > > >>On Oct 8, 2009, at 12:13 PM, Andran Deventer wrote: > > >> > > >>>I realise that some folks may think that some of are perhaps hyping > > >>>this device a bit too much, but I must say I am impressed by the > > >>>frequency of update to the firmware of the pocket. And I believe > > >>>these are really meaningful changes especially the WMA support. > > >>>Plextor definitely seems to have gotten it right on this one. > > >>> > > >>>Andre > > >>> > > >>> > > >>> > > >>>-----Original Message----- > > >>>From: pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc- > > >>>audio.org] > > >>>On Behalf Of G-Dog > > >>>Sent: 08 October 2009 01:14 PM > > >>>To: PC Audio Discussion List > > >>>Subject: Fw: Blind Computer Users Plextalk Pocket ptp1 version 3.0 > > >>>firmwarenow available. > > >>> > > >>>FYI....G-Dog! > > >>>plextalk pocket firmware. > > >>>Release note > > >>>7 October, 2009 > > >>>PLEXTALK Pocket PTP1 version 3 Released. > > >>>Read more texts and books with fast navigation. > > >>>PLEXTALK Pocket PTP1 Firmware Upgrade: Version 3 Shinano Kenshi Co., > > >>>Ltd. > > >>>and Plextor are pleased to announce the release of PLEXTALK Pocket > > >>>PTP1 new > > >>>firmware, Version 3. > > >>>Version 3 has added more format support: Microsoft Word .doc and WMA > > >>>(Windows Media Audio)*. > > >>>* Pocket PTP1 supports only unprotected WMA at present. > > >>>The playable content/formats on PLEXTALK Pocket PTP1 Version 3 are: > > >>>Daisy 2.02, ANSI/NISO Z39.86/DAISY 3.0, NLS, Bookshare, RFB&D TXT, > > >>>HTML, DOC > > >>>MP3, WAV, AMR-MB+, DAISY ADPCM2, OGG, WMA unprotected Version 3 has > > >>>more > > >>>simplified operation and is more intuitive such as: > > >>>Faster key response, > > >>>Option to suppress a key sound after pressing, Announce file/folder > > >>>name as > > >>>audio track/album name Automatic bookmark numbering More features > > >>>have been > > >>>added on Version 3 for your easy navigation, recording sound quality > > >>>and > > >>>others. > > >>>7 languages are available currently with Version 3 and other language > > >>>versions will be released accordingly. > > >>>For more details, please see the release note. > > >>>[Pocket PTP1] Firmware Upgrade: Version 3.00 New Contents Support > > >>>Microsoft > > >>>Word .doc file support: To read a Microsoft Word .doc file on SD > > >>>card or USB > > >>>flash memory by the TTS engine. Pocket PTP1 categorizes MS Word .doc > > >>>in > > >>>'text'. > > >>>WMA (Window Media Audio) support: To play back unprotected WMA > > >>>format audio > > >>>files on SD card or USB flash memory. > > >>>Bookshare book playback improvement: To announce the title name of a > > >>>Bookshare book. > > >>>To navigate a Bookshare book by page properly. > > >>>More Simplified and Intuitive Operations All key responses have been > > >>>improved. A key confirmation sound or a voice prompt comes up more > > >>>quickly > > >>>after pressing a key (fast forward, rewind, level navigation, direct > > >>>title/content jump, menu selection, etc.). > > >>>New option to eliminate the sounds made after key press. On 'Select > > >>>the Key > > >>>Press Confirmation Sound' of 'System Settings' on the Menu, you can > > >>>choose > > >>>those sound 'On' or 'Off' > > >>>Announce an album/track name of audio content. On 'Reading audio > > >>>file name' > > >>>of 'Playback > > >>>Settings' of the Menu, you can choose the announcing options of > > >>>either 'Read > > >>>Album/Track Name' or 'Read Album/Track Number'. Pocket PTP1 > > >>>announces a > > >>>folder name where the audio content is stored as the album name, and > > >>>a file > > >>>name without the file extension as the track name of the audio > > >>>content. > > >>>Automatic bookmark numbering. If you do not want to determine the > > >>>number of > > >>>a bookmark you are going to set, just press the Bookmark Key twice > > >>>then > > >>>press the Enter Key, so Pocket PTP1 will automatically give the > > >>>smallest > > >>>bookmark number you were not using. If you press the '0' Key and the > > >>>Enter > > >>>Key after you press the Bookmark Key twice, Pocket PTP1 will also > > >>>give you > > >>>the smallest number automatically. > > >>>Changed the title/folder/category announcements. When you select a > > >>>title > > >>>after pressing the Title Key, Pocket PTP1 makes simple announcements > > >>>than > > >>>the previous versions. > > >>>And when you want to select a folder by pressing the 'Up' Key > > >>>following the > > >>>Title Key, Pocket PTP1 announces the folder name. > > >>>Play text files more naturally when going to the next line. > > >>>Changed the order of the items in 'System Settings' of the Menu. > > >>>'Initialize > > >>>all settings to default' has been moved to the last item. > > >>>More Powerful Navigation > > >>>Added two navigation levels for text playback; 'line' and 'screen'. > > >>>1) Forty > > >>>words or 2) less than forty words before a carriage return have been > > >>>defined > > >>>as a 'line'. > > >>>Forty lines has been defined as a 'screen'. > > >>>Now you can navigate a text file by screen, paragraph, line, > > >>>sentence, word > > >>>or character., and a DAISY title by heading (level 1 to 6), group, > > >>>page, > > >>>phrase, screen, paragraph, line, sentence, word or character if such > > >>>items > > >>>are defined on the DAISY title. > > >>>Added a DAISY-like level navigation feature for html files by > > >>>recognizing H1 > > >>>through > > >>>H6 heading levels. > > >>>Recording and Playing Feature Enhancement Improved the recording > > >>>sound > > >>>quality by MP3 for DAISY recording and voice memo. > > >>>Added MP3 high-quality modes on 'Back-up' of music CD. After > > >>>pressing the > > >>>'9' Key to back up a music CD on a CD drive connected to Pocket > > >>>PTP1, you > > >>>can select > > >>>'MP3 > > >>>256kbps high-quality' or 'MP3 128kbps high-quality' in addition to > > >>>the > > >>>previous modes, > > >>>'MP3 256kbps', 'MP3 128kbps' and 'PCM'. When you select either of > > >>>the two > > >>>modes, you can back up better sound quality music titles into a SD > > >>>card. > > >>>Please note that those modes need 20% to 90% more time to back up > > >>>the music > > >>>than the previous > > >>>MP3 > > >>>modes. > > >>>Enhanced the compatibility with variety of MP3 formats. > > >>>To announce decryption key information on the Menu. After you > > >>>install a key > > >>>to decrypt a PDTB title (for example, books from NLS or RFB&D), you > > >>>can > > >>>check whether the key has been installed properly by hearing this > > >>>announcement. 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