JAWS9 and Winamp queries

2009-02-19 Thread Tom
I host two shows per week on worldwidebluegrass.com from Bendigo, Victoria, Australia. Till recently I used JAWS7 and Winamp5.23 but have now upgraded to JAWS9.0; I find Winamp collapses quite easily; do the later Winamp versions have this problem? Are there stability and other user friendly advant

Re: Setting Recording Levels in Vista

2009-02-19 Thread Ray
ope you get an answer to this question Mary - and by the way, your messages are getting through. I recall lengthy threads on this subject some time ago, and it all seems to hinge around the fact that the settings for enabling recording in Vista's Control Panel application are hidden until you know

Re: program for correcting jitter errors

2009-02-19 Thread Ray
There's another program called Exact Audio Copy, I think. This is said to rip Cds very accurately. Suggest you do a Google for this program. Ray. Sylvia wrote: I have tried it but it notices the errors as well. - Original Message - From: "Don Ball" To: "PC Audio Discussion List" Sen

JAWS9 and Winamp queries

2009-02-19 Thread geoff morris
I host two shows per week on worldwidebluegrass.com from Bendigo, Victoria, Australia. Till recently I used JAWS7 and Winamp5.23 but have now upgraded to JAWS9.0; I find Winamp collapses quite easily; do the later Winamp versions have this problem? Are there stability and other user friendly advant

Re: mp3 players best for totally blind people

2009-02-19 Thread Lauren
Can this product play all the stuff you can on an Ipod Nano or Zen Stone? Sincerely, Lauren - Original Message - From: "Don Ball" To: "PC Audio Discussion List" Sent: Wednesday, February 18, 2009 11:04 PM Subject: Re: mp3 players best for totally blind people The victor reader str

Re: program for correcting jitter errors

2009-02-19 Thread Sunshine
also easy cd da extracter does the same thing - Original Message - From: "Ray" To: "PC Audio Discussion List" Sent: Thursday, February 19, 2009 4:07 AM Subject: Re: program for correcting jitter errors There's another program called Exact Audio Copy, I think. This is said to rip Cd

Re: mp3 players best for totally blind people

2009-02-19 Thread Lauren
Are there stuff you can't run on Zen Stone that you can with the Ipod Nano? Sincerely, Lauren - Original Message - From: "Christopher Chaltain" To: "PC Audio Discussion List" Sent: Wednesday, February 18, 2009 2:34 PM Subject: Re: mp3 players best for totally blind people As oth

Re: mp3 players best for totally blind people

2009-02-19 Thread Christopher Chaltain
Remember that the iPod's are an Apple product and will primarily play MP3, WAV and Apple formats. From the technical specifications at http://www.apple.com/ipodnano/specs.html: Audio formats supported: AAC (16 to 320 Kbps), Protected AAC (from iTunes Store), MP3 (16 to 320 Kbps), MP3 VBR, Audi

Re: JAWS9 and Winamp queries

2009-02-19 Thread Peter Scanlon
Hey Jeff, I'm still talking about doing a show on the ACB Radio Interactive. Collecting stuff on MP3 aqnd making sure it is tagged properly. I am also considering whethere to use a program called Station Playlist instead of Winamp. This program is much more than a player, it allows automatic sh

Re: mp3 players best for totally blind people

2009-02-19 Thread Terese Ann Goren
Hi All, I'm curious myself if anyone can suggest an accessible player that has a good amount of storage. I have a rather large library and although I don't need to carry it all around with me I would like something bigger then 10 gigs. I don't mind installing rockbox. Thanks for your s

Re: mp3 players best for totally blind people

2009-02-19 Thread Larry
Hey Terese. If you're looking for quantity, I know for sure that the Ipod Nano has an 80 gig model and I think there's one even larger than that. I haven't used one, but lots of people on this list own that player. Larry Larry Naessens Vinylguy Café ...a burn above the rest At Vinylguy Café

RE: mp3 direct cut

2009-02-19 Thread Peter Alan Smith
There is a little plugin for goldwave that allows one to cut and paste with mp3's. The only reason I know is that I tried to do it once when I didn't have the plugin and this message came on telling me that I couldn't, but offered me the download. So I don't know where I got it, but GW should hav

Re: mp3 players best for totally blind people

2009-02-19 Thread Larry
Hey Lauren. I'm not sure about the Ipod Nano as I don't own one. But the Victor Reader Stream will play everything that the Stone will play and more. Actually, I have both a Stone and a Victor Reader Stream and I use both of them a lot. Larry Larry Naessens Vinylguy Café ...a burn above the

Re: Setting Recording Levels in Vista

2009-02-19 Thread David Bailes
Hi Mari, 1. You can open the Sound dialog by opening the start menu and typing sound. The first match will probably be sound recorder, but you can just arrow down one to sound, and then press enter. 2. Press ctrl+tab to move to the recording page, where there's a list of devices. Select a dev

Re: mp3 players best for totally blind people

2009-02-19 Thread Sunshine
i would also like to take notice that the plex talk pocket is far above what the stream can do in quality and portablity since the victor reader stream is bigger then the plex talk pocket the pocket will fit in your pocket it right now does not play ogg files but it can play mp3s, wav files, txt

Re: Digitizing Tape without Hearing Sound

2009-02-19 Thread Sunshine
how about muting the playback of the sound card i could do that in the other card i used to use and that worked great for me - Original Message - From: "Samuel Wilkins" To: "pc-audio" Sent: Thursday, February 19, 2009 1:53 PM Subject: Digitizing Tape without Hearing Sound I am tryi

RE: Setting Recording Levels in Vista

2009-02-19 Thread Mari Dole
Hi David, Thank you so much. I am still getting used to this new system, and your instructions are clear. Mari -Original Message- From: pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of David Bailes Sent: Thursday, February 19, 2009 9:57 AM To: pc-aud

Re: mp3 players best for totally blind people

2009-02-19 Thread Gary Schindler
let's say that with the plextalk you don't have to do any conversion of the files you record with any proprietary software, and the stream only records in monaural. they are both good for what they are designed to do. - Original Message - From: "Sunshine" To: "PC Audio Discussion Lis

Digitizing Tape without Hearing Sound

2009-02-19 Thread Samuel Wilkins
I am trying to digitize 4 cassette tapes. However, I have to sit and listen to it while this is happening. This is very annoying, especially if I'm trying to get on with work. Is there a way to digitize the tape without having to listen to it? I am using a Sound Blaster Audigy 2ZS, Goldwave 5.25

Re: mp3 players best for totally blind people

2009-02-19 Thread Html-man
I have an IRiver h10 20 gb and it works fine Html-man Msn: html-...@libero.it Skype: html-man visit my website at: http://www.html-man.net Jonathan Mosen List Founder Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives and more... http://www.pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blan

Re: program for correcting jitter errors

2009-02-19 Thread Timothy
CDex can also do this. 1. Open the settings window with the f4 key. 2. Switche to the "CD Drive" tab. 3. Shift+Tab to the "Ripping Method" combo box. 4. Switch to one of the Paranoia modes. Personally, I use "Paranoia, Full" whenever I encounter an error. 5. Tab to the "OK" button, and activate it

Re: mp3 players best for totally blind people

2009-02-19 Thread Lauren
What formats does this play; does it work out of the box and how much is it and where do you get it from? Sincerely, Lauren - Original Message - From: "Html-man" To: "PC Audio Discussion List" Sent: Thursday, February 19, 2009 3:45 PM Subject: Re: mp3 players best for totally blind

Re: mp3 players best for totally blind people

2009-02-19 Thread Ray
I do think the Plextor Pocket is going to turn out to be the best option by far for those wanting high quality pro level recording in stereo. the only thing you could want that it doesn't have is 24 bit epth recording which would be good particularly for music. I aught to go and look at the spec

Re: mp3 players best for totally blind people

2009-02-19 Thread Bruce Toews
I would suggest that the best comparison to make is that the Plextalk is a very good recorder that has some playback functionality, and the Stream is a very good player that has some recording functionality. As has been said elsewhere. they are both very good for what they have been designed to do.

Re: mp3 players best for totally blind people

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Re: mp3 players best for totally blind people

2009-02-19 Thread Html-man
It talks with rockbox installed, therefore most formats are supported (mp3, ogg, wave, mpc, ...) but not ones like Audible format or drm protected music. I've found it on Ebay, paid about 70 pounds. Cheers, Html-man Msn: html-...@libero.it Skype: html-man visit my website at: http://

Re: mp3 players best for totally blind people

2009-02-19 Thread Sunshine
if you are talking about agc level/ manual yes it does whic works quite nicely and from what i heard they are going to make the plextalk pocket more and more useable then the stream this is what peter told me - Original Message - From: "Ray" To: "PC Audio Discussion List" Sent: Thursd

RE: Digitizing Tape without Hearing Sound

2009-02-19 Thread dean martineau
I suspect you are using Windows xp or earlier. Go into the properties of your sound card and choose play. In that dialog, you may find options to check or uncheck what channels play. Make sure line in is unchecked. Also, in the recording properties, make sure line in is checked, not anything ca

RE: mp3 players best for totally blind people

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Re: mp3 players best for totally blind people

2009-02-19 Thread Sunshine
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Re: mp3 players best for totally blind people

2009-02-19 Thread Christopher Chaltain
The iPod Nano looks like it comes in a 8GB and a 16GB capacity at the moment. Remember, it's the iPod Nano 4th Generation that has the talking menus feature. It looks like the iPod Classic has a 120GB version at the moment, but I don't think it's accessible. I got the above information from

Re: mp3 players best for totally blind people

2009-02-19 Thread Gary Schindler
it acts like it has a limiter, which you can't control. the only thing you can do is set the machine from auto to manual. as Neal has said, it is a little hard to get an exact level when recording so you have to settle for a happy medium. - Original Message - From: "Ray" To: "PC Aud

RE: mp3 players best for totally blind people

2009-02-19 Thread André van Deventer
Hi bruce and all As I stated on another list, I must also agree with you. I don't think the two devices are really in composition. They are meant for two slightly different segments of the market. But I do believe plextor has come up with a winner here. -Original Message- From: pc-a

Recording my screen reader

2009-02-19 Thread DayStar Promotions
Hi all, I would like to be able to record what my screen reader, Window-Eyes is reading on screen through my computer sound card. On my computer, I now have XP Home, WinAmp, and WMP. After recording, I would like to be able to have access to standard playback controls such as rewind, fast f

Re: mp3 players best for totally blind people

2009-02-19 Thread Sunshine
actually with the manual level you can get quite good results and dont have that problem - Original Message - From: "Gary Schindler" To: "PC Audio Discussion List" Sent: Thursday, February 19, 2009 6:40 PM Subject: Re: mp3 players best for totally blind people it acts like it has a l