Re: Amazon Echo Alexa

2017-02-03 Thread Dane Trethowan
Now that I’ve had mine up and running for a little longer than 24 hours I’m probably in a better position to reply to this eMail than I was Yesterday. Firstly a note to anyone in Australia or outside the US or UK who may be thinking of going down the Echo path, is it worth it? Well yep, I reckon

RE: Amazon Echo Alexa

2017-02-03 Thread John Gurd
I've got the Echo and the Dot. The nice thing about the Spotify app is that you can pick the device you want to use direct from the app including Echo and even Sonos devices. I use the Echo for catching up with News and radio and I also use it to control the central heating and lights with Bri

Re: Amazon Echo Alexa

2017-02-03 Thread Dane Trethowan
Thanks for this. I’d never thought of using the Spotify App to stream directly to the Echo or Dot but I suppose when you think about it the process makes perfect sense, I’ve been giving the Echo voice commands to control Spotify. I’ve been using IOS/Android Apps to control my lighting and other d

RE: Amazon Echo Alexa

2017-02-03 Thread Tom Kaufman
Dane: The Dot can be connected to a stereo, but not the Tap. Tom Kaufman -Original Message- From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Dane Trethowan Sent: Friday, February 03, 2017 5:25 AM To: PC Audio Discussion List Subject: Re: Amazon Echo Alexa Now that I’v

Olympus LS 14

2017-02-03 Thread Andy
Hi all. I've just purchased a second hand Olympus LS14 but cannot find the Record Button. I've got Neal Ewares Podcast on this particular device, but Neal has not made it clear as to where the record button is. Anyone got one of these wee devices and can set me straight? Very best wishes. A

Re: Amazon Echo Alexa

2017-02-03 Thread Dane Trethowan
And the Tap is the one you have right? Is that battery powered? > On 4 Feb 2017, at 6:13 am, Tom Kaufman wrote: > > Dane: The Dot can be connected to a stereo, but not the Tap. > Tom Kaufman > > -Original Message- > From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Dan

Re: Amazon Echo Alexa

2017-02-03 Thread Dane Trethowan
Thanks for prompting me to look up reviews for both Tap and Dot, I could certainly find uses for both these different devices so time to start saving again though both seem quite reasonably priced out here in Australia, one can get the Dot Second Generation for about $120 and the Tap for around

Re: Olympus LS 14

2017-02-03 Thread Hamit Campos
Hi. you know the top row of the 3 round buttons? well the 1 with the hole in it is the record 1. On 2/3/2017 3:44 PM, Andy wrote: Hi all. I've just purchased a second hand Olympus LS14 but cannot find the Record Button. I've got Neal Ewares Podcast on this particular device, but Neal has no

Re: Olympus LS 14

2017-02-03 Thread Hamit Campos
Another cool feature of this thing is that the F2 button the little rectangle button with the lip in the row of 3 long rectangle buttons right under the desplay can make it split files wwhile recording. On 2/3/2017 3:44 PM, Andy wrote: Hi all. I've just purchased a second hand Olympus LS14 b

Using the H6

2017-02-03 Thread Hamit Campos
So folks, how are you all finding using the H6 or even the H5 completely blind? how are ya all dealing with the fact that it doesn't even beep like the Olympus? Also how tricky is it to turn phantum power on and or off having to dive threw menus blind? Have you been able to get ussee to it and

Re: Using the H6

2017-02-03 Thread Dane Trethowan
By H6 are you talking Zoom, Olympus or something else? On 4/02/2017 8:34 AM, Hamit Campos wrote: So folks, how are you all finding using the H6 or even the H5 completely blind? how are ya all dealing with the fact that it doesn't even beep like the Olympus? Also how tricky is it to turn phant

RE: Amazon Echo Alexa

2017-02-03 Thread Tom Kaufman
Yep...that's the one; it has a chargeable battery and seems to have good battery life; seems to charge up fairly quickly! Tom -Original Message- From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Dane Trethowan Sent: Friday, February 03, 2017 3:44 PM To: PC Audio Discussi

Re: Using the H6

2017-02-03 Thread Andy
Hi Hamit. I've had my H6 for just over a year now and love it. To be honest, I don't make too many menu adjustments without sighted assistance. I do loads of local recordings of bands and recently, my local quire's anual performance and the quality of the H6 is astounding. I can usually ge

Re: Amazon Echo Alexa

2017-02-03 Thread Dane Trethowan
Have you tried any "Skills" yet? I've tried a few such as 20 questions, Mystery Radio Theatre etc. On 4/02/2017 10:18 AM, Tom Kaufman wrote: Yep...that's the one; it has a chargeable battery and seems to have good battery life; seems to charge up fairly quickly! Tom -Original Message---

Re: Using the H6

2017-02-03 Thread Dane Trethowan
I don't have the H6 as yet, been meaning to get one for a while though. 'I've had a Zoom H1 for 7 years and I have a couple of Olympus recorders so - whilst I don't have a H6 - I can perhaps make a few comparisons which might be useful. Yes the Olympus recorders do talk and that's convenient

Re: Using the H6

2017-02-03 Thread Hamit Campos
Cool. Yes the Zooms record to 1 folder if you do stereo. if you get into multy then each recorder gose into seprate folders and each mike is put into it's own file. Axept channals 1 and 2. But these may also when you use that bit with the 2 XLRs. On 2/3/2017 7:02 PM, Dane Trethowan wrote: I

Re: Using the H6

2017-02-03 Thread Hamit Campos
Thanks. Can you drop box me a file to hear? You did once when you had trouble burning 1 to a CD but that file turned out to not be 96 KHZ 24 bits. On 2/3/2017 6:19 PM, Andy wrote: Hi Hamit. I've had my H6 for just over a year now and love it. To be honest, I don't make too many menu adjustme

Re: Using the H6

2017-02-03 Thread Hamit Campos
Yes sir I did mean the Zoom. As was clarified later. Sorry I missed this. On 2/3/2017 5:58 PM, Dane Trethowan wrote: By H6 are you talking Zoom, Olympus or something else? On 4/02/2017 8:34 AM, Hamit Campos wrote: So folks, how are you all finding using the H6 or even the H5 completely blin

Re: Using the H6

2017-02-03 Thread Dane Trethowan
Oh yeah, before I forget. If I'm recording something noisey such as a train going by then I turn the levels right down, the levels are controled by their own separate up/down buttons and of course you can monitor what the H1 is picking up through headphones. On 4/02/2017 10:19 AM, Andy wrot

Re: Amazon Echo Alexa

2017-02-03 Thread Dane Trethowan
Interesting, in a review I just read they say that the Amazon Tap sounds better than a lot of Bluetooth speakers available on the market today? They compared it with the Bose Soundlink Mini. Ah well, won't be long until I'm able to hear one for myself and - if the author of the review says it s

Re: Using the H6

2017-02-03 Thread Hamit Campos
Ah yes that's still true. Yeah the H1 was kinda interesting. Thing was you can't pause a recording. You can only stop and then start a new 1. On 2/3/2017 7:13 PM, Dane Trethowan wrote: Oh yeah, before I forget. If I'm recording something noisey such as a train going by then I turn the levels

Re: .aiff file

2017-02-03 Thread Dean Masters
Yes, VLC does play the file. Thanks, Deanb -Original Message- From: N K Shackelford Sent: Thursday, February 02, 2017 11:36 PM To: PC Audio Discussion List Subject: Re: .aiff file Good luck. Let me know if it plays your files. Nance On Thu, Feb 2, 2017 at 8:50 PM, Dean Masters wrot

Re: Using the H6

2017-02-03 Thread Dane Trethowan
Again I never saw that as a problem, all starting a new recording did was create a new Wave file so all one had to do when editing was to joint the two wave files together. On 4/02/2017 11:34 AM, Hamit Campos wrote: Ah yes that's still true. Yeah the H1 was kinda interesting. Thing was you c

RE: Amazon Echo Alexa

2017-02-03 Thread Tom Kaufman
Have tried a few: Cat Facts, Dog Facts; I've also tried News Briefs (I think Amazon calls these "Flash Briefs" obviously I can't vouch for how any of this stuff works in Australia, but here some of them work okay; some work better than others! I've tried TV Shows and TV Info. I'll tell you tha

RE: Amazon Echo Alexa

2017-02-03 Thread Tom Kaufman
The Tap does sound good; while I won't say it has that big booming base, it's not bad! I've not heard the Echo (what I am told is that the Echo doesn't do stereo (don't know why Amazon did that) but the Tap definitely does give you stereo sound! I'd put it in about the same class as the JBL Fl

Re: Amazon Echo Alexa

2017-02-03 Thread Dane Trethowan
these devices are updated quite regularly and - so long as we users provide feedback - then I guess the developers will have plenty to work with. On 4/02/2017 1:07 PM, Tom Kaufman wrote: Have tried a few: Cat Facts, Dog Facts; I've also tried News Briefs (I think Amazon calls these "Flash Bri

Re: Using the H6

2017-02-03 Thread Hamit Campos
Right which is easy enough with SF. It's a thing though if you do for what ever reason end up with loads and loads of files. But the advantage of Zooms and the Olympus LS-100 is that they recorde into folders. Unlike the 14. Which records to the rute recorder folder but you must then move them