RE: Road video microphone

2009-09-21 Thread Tim Noonan
Rode microphones have an excellent reputation particularly because they give very high quality for their price. However, with the Plextalk PTR1 and 2 you do need to watch out for mics which are very sensitive - as they tend to overload the mic preamps of the PTR 1 and 2. This even happens if you

RE: High-quality digital recorder

2009-09-23 Thread Tim Noonan
I have the Olympus DS71, and as a voice recorder it is absolutely top shelf! If you liked your DS 50, you will be in love with the DS 71, for note-taking etc.It has 4 gb flash, so this gives you a lot of recording time. However, this is not a music recording grade machine. It is a voice recorder.

RE: Digital recorders again - Plextalk Pocket and Olympus DS-71

2009-10-07 Thread Tim Noonan
I would guess, in the absence of no hard comparative data, that the audio recording quality of the Pocket is quite a bit better than is the Olympus DS-71, which I do have. I find the Olympus, across a range of external mics does have a degree of background hiss (preamp noise or circuit noise). Th

RE: Sound Forge Versions/names; what they should cost approximately; and which version should I get that is the most accessible (version 8, 9, or 10)

2009-10-11 Thread Tim Noonan
Jim S's website says he has support (perhaps limited) for Sound Forge Studio 9, as well as the full Sound Forge. The development of his scripts for Sound Forge 10 is coming along well, and I find that it is a more responsive application than Sound Forge 9. In the old days, the Sound Forge Studio

RE: Sound Forge Versions/names; what they should cost approximately; and which version should I get that is the most accessible (version8, 9, or 10)

2009-10-11 Thread Tim Noonan
If you want to get version 10, the pricing will increase towards the end of October, so you would save 100 dollars or so buying in the promotional period. Regards Tim -Original Message- From: pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of JardataMailSe

RE: Olympus DM520

2009-10-12 Thread Tim Noonan
Going from the functionality in the Olympus DS71, which has adjustable recording levels, there are either 10, but probably 15 recording volume settings, accessed by pressing the left and right arrows while in record pause or record. In addition, there are still the three microphone sensitivity s

RE: Olympus DM520

2009-10-12 Thread Tim Noonan
g these too. Let's hope someone reviews the Olympus DM series soon. Ray Tim Noonan wrote: Going from the functionality in the Olympus DS71, which has adjustable recording levels, there are either 10, but probably 15 recording volume settings, accessed by pressing the left and right arr

Olympus 550: was RE: Olympus DM520

2009-10-12 Thread Tim Noonan
ear is all. Casey - Original Message - From: "Tim Noonan" To: "'PC Audio Discussion List'" Sent: Monday, October 12, 2009 7:47 PM Subject: RE: Olympus DM520 > In addition to in-built stereo microphones, the other nicer feature of the > DM-550 over th

DM-520 US and DM-550 UK the same

2009-10-13 Thread Tim Noonan
d add in the Edirol R09h and the new Zoom recorder and there are > podcasts > kicking about covering these too. Let's hope someone reviews the Olympus > DM > series soon. > > Ray > > Tim Noonan wrote: > Going from the functionality in the Olympus DS71, which has

RE: Olympus dm-520 question.

2009-10-17 Thread Tim Noonan
file, or out of that folder. My memory is rusty on the limitations of temporary marks. These answers based on experience with various Olympus models, and reading all the FAQs for the DS 520. Regards Tim Noonan -Original Message- From: pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org [mailto:pc-audio-boun

RE: Olympus dm-520 question.

2009-10-17 Thread Tim Noonan
It doesn't have equalisation, but it does have sound field technology to open up the stereo image, and to do bass boost. Once you move away from the file, your place will be lost. Tim -Original Message- From: pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behal

RE: your help wanted re external sound card

2009-10-19 Thread Tim Noonan
It is common for modern laptops and perhaps PCs to use the same socket for line level and mic level inputs, depending on how the settings are in the volume control application, or sound card software. Having said that, please don't ask me for instructions on where to find these settings, as I am r

RE: Attenuation cable and the Olympus DM-520

2009-10-21 Thread Tim Noonan
Barry, The Manual says you need to use an attenuation cable, and they give a product number for an Olympus version. I can tell you that the DM-520 has a mic level input, and no separate line level input is provided. I can't predict the quality you would get with an attenuation input, but overal

RE: Levelator

2009-10-29 Thread Tim Noonan
The Levelator is a great little program designed for levelling the overall volume of speech in audio recordings. It is very neat, fully automated, and works very well so long as the background noise isn't too high in the source recording. With the newer versions (available for PC and Mac) on the

Experiences with sound quality of Audio Engine 2's or Audio Engine 5's and

2009-11-02 Thread Tim Noonan
Hi, I'm researching quality powered two channel (no sub woofer) PC speakers for use in my office/studio to review voice recordings and also for listening to music. I have a recording booth I use for professional voiceover and other voice work. So I'm much more interested in good flat frequency

RE: Recording Audio

2009-11-15 Thread Tim Noonan
Hi, Just curious, you said I use Sound forge and Audio Studio What is Audio Studio, I presume you weren't referring to Studio Recorder? The name is so general, I had no luck doing a Google search for it. Thanks Tim -Original Message- From: pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org [mailto:pc-audi

Comparison of the Olympus DS-71 and the DM-520: RE: Digital recorders again - Plextalk Pocket and Olympus DS-71

2009-11-21 Thread Tim Noonan
> digital recorder that you can take anywhere, that has a good sound > quality, but that is also affordable. I am on a budget. > > > > Sincerely, > > Lauren > - Original Message - > From: "Tim Noonan" > To: "'PC Audio Discussion List&#

RE: Comparison of the Olympus DS-71 and the DM-520: RE: Digitalrecordersagain - Plextalk Pocket and Olympus DS-71

2009-11-21 Thread Tim Noonan
20 be great for that? or is the ds71 a better option. think I have made my decition, but want to be sure before I move forward. thanks! much - Original Message - From: "Tim Noonan" To: "'PC Audio Discussion List'" Sent: Saturday, November 21, 2009 21:28

RE: Some questions about batteries in the Olympus DM-520

2009-12-05 Thread Tim Noonan
machine off and on, so it is easy to be sure your batteries have sufficient juice for a recording session ahead. HTH Tim Tim Noonan Director, Vocal Branding Australia Creating products brands and services that sound as great as they look and feel! Phone: +61 419 779 669 Web: www.vocalbrand

RE: What is a good stereo mic for the DM-520

2009-12-09 Thread Tim Noonan
par in my view. For the record, this machine isn't very downwards compatible with the mic extension cord and remote switch that comes with the DS-50 and the DS-71. I made a remote recording the other day, only to find it was blank. This was with a monaural external mic. Wasn't very happy.

RE: What is a good stereo mic for the DM-520

2009-12-10 Thread Tim Noonan
Very easy, to adjust recording level when set to manual, you press left or right arrows. 16 levels. To increase playback monitor volume through headphones while recording, up and down arrows work in the usual way. Regards Tim Tim Noonan Director, Vocal Branding Australia Transforming products

Instructions for Setting time/date and the Timers on Olympus DS and DM series machines

2009-12-14 Thread Tim Noonan
lock and set timer record using this procedure - it sounbs particularly involved, but is actually not too bad with sound feedback, once you understand its basic operation. Happy recording Tim Tim Noonan Director, Vocal Branding Australia Transforming products, brands and services so they Sound as grea

RE: digital recorders

2009-12-20 Thread Tim Noonan
as a 'take-anywhere' real pocket-sized recorder, with excellent balance of features and quality for high-quality voice capture. Regards Tim Tim Noonan Director, Vocal Branding Australia Transforming products, brands and experiences so they Sound as great as they look and feel! Phone:

RE: Pros and cons of varible bit rate

2009-12-26 Thread Tim Noonan
Also, There are devices, even modern ones, which don't reliably, or indeed at all, cope with VBR. The Olympus machines, even the DM-520 are a case in point - so use VBR with care if you want to guarantee everyone and everything can play your MP3 files. Regards Tim Tim Noonan Director,

RE: Olympus DM-520 record level

2010-01-12 Thread Tim Noonan
volume when recording, so you may wish to reduce this if you are using headphones to monitor. HTH Tim Tim Noonan Director, Vocal Branding Australia Transforming products, brands and experiences so they Sound as great as they look and feel! Phone: +61 419 779 669 Web

RE: Olympus DM-520 record level

2010-01-12 Thread Tim Noonan
(unchangeable) scenes, which all record in WMA, and pre-sets 1 2 and 3 which you can set up in any way you like. As an aside, It may be my imagination, but I think recording in WAVE at 48 k sounds warmer than wave at 44.1, perhaps its to do with down-sampling algorithms. HTH Tim Tim Noonan Director

RE: Olympus DM520 Question

2010-06-03 Thread Tim Noonan
e the software provided with the machine, which isn't that accessible, from what I recall folks saying. Hope this helps a little Tim Tim Noonan Director, Vocal Branding Australia Voices that Perfectly Express the Essence of your Brand Phone: +61 419 779 669 Web: www.vocalbranding.com.au

RE: book sense. vs plextalk

2010-06-06 Thread Tim Noonan
For support of more audio formats such as m4a and Audible Enhanced, the Booksense is probably superior. and for sound output the Booksense is probably better, since there is a model with Bluetooth audio. For quality recording, the Plextalk Pocket is better. Regards Tim Tim Noonan Director

Re: Olympus dm-720?

2016-06-08 Thread Tim Noonan
comings as I've described. Happy to answer any other questions. Regards Tim Tim Noonan Consultant Speaker Coach Phone: +61 419 779 669 Email: t...@timnoonan.com.au Skype: VoiceReadings Twitter: twitter.com/TimNoonan Coaching & Consulting: www.timno

Olympus DM-720 Answers

2016-06-12 Thread Tim Noonan
S-14 - and probably for the LS-P2 - record doesn't always initiate if you aren't already in the correct folder beforehand. Hope these explanations help. Regards Tim Tim Noonan Consultant Speaker Coach Phone: +61 419 779 669 Email: t...@timnoonan.com.au Skype: VoiceReadings

Re: Olympus DM-720 Answers

2016-06-12 Thread Tim Noonan
e how conpact the dm520 is. Is there another newer model that is the same? Steph - Original Message - From: Tim Noonan To: PC Audio Discussion List Date: Monday, June 13, 2016 9:52 am Subject: Olympus DM-720 Answers > > > Hi group, > > my most recent reply was rejecte

Some Further DM-720 Answers

2016-06-13 Thread Tim Noonan
and what does the "List" button do? How is that different from using the f1 button to get to my folders? Thanks again. Jim Tim Noonan Consultant Speaker Coach Phone: +61 419 779 669 Email: t...@timnoonan.com.au Skype: VoiceReadings Twitter: twitter.com/TimNoonan Coaching &a

Re: The evolution of Spotify

2016-08-24 Thread Tim Noonan
Hmmm, With an inquiring mind You could Google that in 1 second. On 25 Aug 2016, at 10:46 AM, Dane Trethowan wrote: I’ve never bothered with Apple Music so I’m wondering can it play Music offline as Spotify can? > On 25 Aug 2016, at 10:21 AM, Brian Olesen wrote: > > Hi, > I'm happy with A

The MM 550 was replaced with the very much superior PXC 550 Travel headphones. Re: Bluetooth Headset

2016-09-05 Thread Tim Noonan
odel has touch buttons which don’t appeal to me all that much though having said that the newer model does have an IOS and Android App which might be useful. Tim Noonan Consultant Speaker Coach Phone: +61 419 779 669 Email: t...@timnoonan.com.au Skype: VoiceReadings Twitter: tw

Re: Bluetooth Headset

2016-09-06 Thread Tim Noonan
tart of this review a minor gripe though I’m sure >>> Senheiser could improve upon this if they really wanted to. >>> >>> Now is the perfect time to buy the Senheiser MM550 headset as its been >>> discontinued and you should be able to get it for a good p

Re: So the new iPhone 7 has been announced

2016-09-07 Thread Tim Noonan
he dock where we can plug in DAC’s if better sound is what we’re after or we have AirPlay. I’ll still be holding onto my iPhone 6 having spent a small fortune on the Arcam DAC . ** Those of a positive and enquiring frame of mind will leave the rest of the halfwits in this world behi

Re: The MM 550 was replaced with the very much superior PXC 550 Travel headphones. Re: Bluetooth Headset

2016-09-20 Thread Tim Noonan
#x27;ve not been disappointed. Noice scance3lling is something I've never bothered about anyway myself. On 6/09/2016 4:23 PM, Tim Noonan wrote: > I've been using the Sennheiser PXC 550 Bluetooth travel headphones for a > month or so now (they have just been released) and they

Re: Best olympus accessible recorder.

2017-03-21 Thread Tim Noonan
1, 2017 10:14 AM To: 'PC Audio Discussion List' Subject: Best olympus accessible recorder. Hi Gang: What is the best accessible olympus recorder out there today. thanks all over the place gang. Tim Noonan Consultant Speaker Coach Phone: +61 419 779 669 Email: t...

Re: What is Bixby and is it like Google Assistant? | Android Central

2017-03-29 Thread Tim Noonan
the halfwits in this world behind. Tim Noonan Consultant Speaker Coach Phone: +61 419 779 669 Email: t...@timnoonan.com.au Skype: VoiceReadings Twitter: twitter.com/TimNoonan Coaching & Consulting: www.timnoonan.com.au Inspirational Speaking: www.visionarycommunica

Re: Victor Reader Stream 2nd Generation

2017-05-03 Thread Tim Noonan
gt;> for that sort of thing - but for those who don't the VR Stream >>>> provides a great entry level to the world of Internet Radio and Podcasting. >>>> >>>> Getting online with the Vision Australia library was a snap so I >>>> downla