Re: Easy CD-DA Extractor

2006-09-24 Thread Yardbird
Dana, Just by the by, I also have this application, but have never become even as proficient with it as you seem to have. Even the basic stuff about the interface-- excluding the menus, which operate and read fine) have frustrated me beyond my ability to tolerate. I can tab and/or control tab

Re: FM transmitter recommendation needed

2005-05-06 Thread Yardbird
May I ask what sort of material you two transmit from your computers to your stereo systems? Is this your way of using music files as a substitution for the CDs you might pick from a shelf and load into your stereo if you could find them, for instance? Or are there other purposes, as well? Th

Understanding and comparing compression formats

2005-05-06 Thread Yardbird
I've just been learning how to rip music from CDs to my hard drive using several different programs, and the one that interests me most at present is Windows Media Player because of the variety of formats it offers. As I explore and test these formats, one thing confuses me: You can rip Window

Re: Understanding and comparing compression formats

2005-05-07 Thread Yardbird
stuff, I would greatly appreciate if you would send a copy my way. I can tell that you already are light years a head of me when it comes to understanding this stuff. Smile Thanks Shannon - Original Message - From: "Yardbird" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "PC-Audio"

Re: FM transmitter recommendation needed

2005-05-07 Thread Yardbird
he kitchen. That is nice when the weather permits and so long as that what ever I am reading is suitable for all ages to hear. smile. With the transmitter sending my chosen material to the stereo or bedroom radio. I am free to do and listen to what ever I want to. It is a great thing. Shannon

Re: FM transmitter recommendation needed

2005-05-07 Thread Yardbird
ransmitter into the other side. This way sound comes out in both places i.e.. the room ware the computer is and, in the living room through the stereo. Does that help? Shannon Shannon - Original Message - From: "Yardbird" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "PC audio discussion list.

Re: FM transmitter recommendation needed

2005-05-07 Thread Yardbird
Shannon, Thanks for the link. I did go there and look at a few recent posts, but it looks like it would be a project to learn how to use the archives and guess where to find the simple, concise sort if information I'm seeking. All I want is an idea of where to find the transmitters, what vari

Re: ARTICLE ON FM TRANSMITTERS

2005-05-07 Thread Yardbird
Thanks very much, Sharon. That helps a lot. Now I feel prepared to understand further discussion of this topic when it arises again on the list. I've appreciated other Access World coverage of products, but hadn't thought to look on that site for this. Again, thanks. Daniel - Original Mess

Re: Understanding and comparing compression formats

2005-05-07 Thread Yardbird
ows Media files. to verify this, just go to bestbuy.com and review the portable CD players available for sale. Most play MP3 files but only one can also play windows Media files as well. I encode most of the music I rip in MP3 at 256 bit in full stereo at the very highest quality. Kelly - Or

Re: FM transmitter recommendation needed

2005-05-08 Thread Yardbird
Hi, I confess I don't have the background to understand what this below response means. For one thing, what's a TSU? And is there another way to phrase the statement below? Sorry, but it's an unfamiliar area to me and I'd really like to learn something. Thanks, Daniel - Original Message

Re: ARTICLE ON FM TRANSMITTERS

2005-05-08 Thread Yardbird
n Menu review. i can't remember off hand whether they've reviewed just the Veronica or also the C crane transmitters, but i know at least one is there. If this is new to you i'll clarify and get you the exact link if I can, smile. Susan - Original Message - From: &quo

Re: Understanding and comparing compression formats

2005-05-08 Thread Yardbird
t chances are you'll want to take them with you at some point and want to invest in a portable player. Having them ripped into MP3 will give you a much greater choice of player when that day comes. Regards. Kevin E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] - Original Message - From: "Yardbird

Re: Understanding and comparing compression formats

2005-05-08 Thread Yardbird
n anything else but your computer. Maybe you might now but chances are you'll want to take them with you at some point and want to invest in a portable player. Having them ripped into MP3 will give you a much greater choice of player when that day comes. Regards. Kevin E-mail: [EMAIL PROTEC

Re: Understanding and comparing compression formats

2005-05-08 Thread Yardbird
hey are known. Don't confuse disc type with the format of the disc as described above. Regards. Kevin E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] - Original Message - From: "Yardbird" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "PC audio discussion list. " Sent: Sunday, May 08, 2005 7:35 PM Subj

Re: Understanding and comparing compression formats

2005-05-08 Thread Yardbird
er (compressed) formats, like the popular MP3 format. The latest version of CDex can be downloaded from: http://www.cdex.n3.net System Requirements Status of CDex Acknowledgements Change log Kevin E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] - Original Message - From: "Yardbird" <[EMAIL PRO

Re: ARTICLE ON FM TRANSMITTERS

2005-05-08 Thread Yardbird
website for a Main Menu review. i can't remember off hand whether they've reviewed just the Veronica or also the C crane transmitters, but i know at least one is there. If this is new to you i'll clarify and get you the exact link if I can, smile. Susan - Original Message

CDs suddenly not playing

2005-05-08 Thread Yardbird
This is strange. Usually, the way I have things set up, when I insert a regular music CD in the drive, I get one of two results (I haven't sorted out when which one happens, sorry): Either I get a Windows message asking me to choose a number of options from a list or simply decline any of the opt

Premier CD Creator

2005-05-08 Thread Yardbird
Is anyone familiar with this program? I've been exploring a trial version of it, to see if it might suffice for my simple CD-burning needs, and maybe as a backup for ripping, after CdEx, which seems a little more flexible in its settings.Andis free, after all. But whatever. Anyway, I've run into

CdEx settings check

2005-05-08 Thread Yardbird
I've just read several sections of the CdEx Help documentation, and I'd like to show how I set things, one option at a time. Please comment if I seem to have misunderstood something. My intention is to use settings that the manual seems to be saying will be adequate and reasonably high fidelit

Fw: CdEx settings check

2005-05-09 Thread Yardbird
This is the third of the three. - Original Message - From: "Yardbird" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "PC-Audio" Sent: Sunday, May 08, 2005 4:28 PM Subject: CdEx settings check I've just read several sections of the CdEx Help documentation, and I'd like to

Fw: Premier CD Creator

2005-05-09 Thread Yardbird
This is the second of three I'm reposting. - Original Message - From: "Joel Deutsch" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "PC-Audio" Sent: Sunday, May 08, 2005 3:46 PM Subject: Premier CD Creator Is anyone familiar with this program? I've been exploring a trial version of it, to see if it might su

Cd won't play

2005-05-09 Thread Yardbird
I'm going to repost three requests for assistance I sent to the list yesterday, none of which have been acknowledged or responded to yet. I'm thinking that they may have fallen between the cracks for having been sent on a Sunday. c - Original Message - From: "Joel Deutsch" < [EMAIL PROTECT

Re: CdEx settings check

2005-05-09 Thread Yardbird
will yield a better result. 9. VBR method - VBR default - this basically tells the encoder that you wish to use variable bit rates. There's little to choose in the individual different VBR methods in my opinion so why not the default. 10. VBR quality - VBR 0 - the highest quality for

Re: CdEx settings check

2005-05-09 Thread Yardbird
3. This will yield a better result. 9. VBR method - VBR default - this basically tells the encoder that you wish to use variable bit rates. There's little to choose in the individual different VBR methods in my opinion so why not the default. 10. VBR quality - VBR 0 - the highest quality

Re: CdEx settings check

2005-05-09 Thread Yardbird
, it determined that the track could stand even more compression than when I had the variable bit rate inadvertently disabled? Naive questions, I know. Just trying to figure this out. - Original Message - From: "Yardbird" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "PC audio discussion

CD won't (wouldn't) play on WMP

2005-05-09 Thread Yardbird
Just to report that my WMP is playing my audio CDs when I insert them into the CD drive today.I have no idea why it went on strike yesterday. But still the player isn't showing any CD information while the CD's playing. Maybe I messed up or forgot to set something about the setting where you a

Re: Understanding and comparing compression formats

2005-05-10 Thread Yardbird
compression formats Hi. There was a full version of CDEX released after this beta but unfortunately version 1.51 didn't work on many peoples machines and so the beta lived on. Regards. Kevin E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] - Original Message - From: "Yardbird" <

Re: Understanding and comparing compression formats

2005-05-10 Thread Yardbird
ng and comparing compression formats Hi. There was a full version of CDEX released after this beta but unfortunately version 1.51 didn't work on many peoples machines and so the beta lived on. Regards. Kevin E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] - Original Message - From: "Yardbird" &l

Re: Understanding and comparing compression formats

2005-05-11 Thread Yardbird
iplied by 4 minutes and 128kbps multiplied by 2 minutes plus 256kbps multiplied by 2 minutes. Regards. Kevin E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] - Original Message - From: "Yardbird" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "PC audio discussion list. " Sent: Wednesday, May 11, 2005 12:40 AM

Re: Understanding and comparing compression formats

2005-05-12 Thread Yardbird
s. It sounds to me like it suggests going to vbr-abr. I'm trying to learn this stuff too. I'm also wondering what advantage there is to using the default vbr settings is. - Original Message - From: "Yardbird" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "PC audio discussion list. &quo

Re: Understanding and comparing compression formats

2005-05-12 Thread Yardbird
ogram. I'm straying off topic for this list, so I'll be quiet now. - This message was written and composed on the Pac mate. -- Visit my blog at http://wil.wilanddenise.com -- -Original Message- From: "Yardbi

Re: CdEx settings check

2005-05-12 Thread Yardbird
of 261.5kbps. If you'd like me to take a look and listen to that track ripped in both ways just send it along to me at the address below. I'll let you know what I find off list. Regards. Kevin E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] - Original Message - From: "Yardbird" <[E

Re: Burning CDs with Windows Media Player

2005-05-12 Thread Yardbird
list using nero too so you won't be stuck for help and advice. Regards. Kevin E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] - Original Message - From: "Yardbird" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "PC-Audio" Sent: Thursday, May 12, 2005 1:04 AM Subject: Burning CDs with Windows Media Pl

Re: Understanding and comparing compression formats

2005-05-12 Thread Yardbird
those potential errors. Kevin E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] - Original Message - From: "Yardbird" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "PC audio discussion list. " Sent: Thursday, May 12, 2005 3:25 PM Subject: Re: Understanding and comparing compression formats > Just one thing

Re: Understanding and comparing compression formats

2005-05-12 Thread Yardbird
one, they suggest a floor of 64 kbps. I tried what Kevin suggested, setting vbr to default, and set the floor at 128 kbps, and the ceiling at 320 kbps. It did sound better that way, I think. - Original Message - From: "Yardbird" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "PC audio discus

Re: Understanding and comparing compression formats

2005-05-12 Thread Yardbird
arts of the song, > and more information to represent the more complex parts. However, this > mode > relies heavily on the encoder's model of how you perceive quality, and > could > lead to a few "bad choices" in the encoding process. If possible, you may > want to s

Re: Burning CDs with Windows Media Player

2005-05-12 Thread Yardbird
-mail and MSN/Windows Messenger: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Web Site (including info on my weekly commentaries): http://www.ogts.net Info on the Best TV Show of All Time: http://www.cornergas.com On Thu, 12 May 2005, Yardbird wrote: > Well, in all modesty, I've been hoping to avoid the (for me) high

Re: Burning CDs with Windows Media Player

2005-05-12 Thread Yardbird
//www.cornergas.com On Thu, 12 May 2005, Yardbird wrote: > Hi Bruce, > where do you find this product? Do you have the URL of some place that > offers it? Also, do you happen to know of any reviews of it online, > especially by blind access people? > > Thanks. > > ---

Re: Burning CDs with Nero, it's not as bad as you think

2005-05-12 Thread Yardbird
Windows Messenger: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Web Site (including info on my weekly commentaries): http://www.ogts.net >Info on the Best TV Show of All Time: http://www.cornergas.com > >On Thu, 12 May 2005, Yardbird wrote: > > > Hi Bruce, > > where do you find this prod

Re: Burning CDs with Windows Media Player

2005-05-12 Thread Yardbird
Windows Media Player Remember, when you price other solutions, that you should keep the total cost in mind. Nero can do incremental backups as well as various kinds of cds, for example. Other packages might do the same.. - Original Message - From: "Yardbird" <[EMAIL PROTEC

Re: Burning CDs with Windows Media Player

2005-05-14 Thread Yardbird
-- Bruce Toews E-mail and MSN/Windows Messenger: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Web Site (including info on my weekly commentaries): http://www.ogts.net Info on the Best TV Show of All Time: http://www.cornergas.com On Thu, 12 May 2005, Yardbird wrote: > Hi Bruce, > where do you find this product? Do you have t

Burning CDs with Windows Media Player

2005-05-15 Thread Yardbird
Recently, I was successful in teaching myself to rip music from CDs using Windows Media Player, which I'm glad to have done even though I intend to primarily use CDex for this purpose. Always good to know more than one way to do something. But I'm not having such success learning the burn proc

Re: converting text to audio

2005-05-21 Thread Yardbird
Scott, So far as I'm aware, there *is* in the current version of Open Book (version 7x) the ability to do just this, though I haven't learned yet how to do it, myself. There is a mailing list specifically for Open Book Users, and if you write to me privately, I'll find the subscription informat

Re: converting text to audio

2005-05-21 Thread Yardbird
PM Subject: Re: converting text to audio Yardbird, I recently tried and purchased TextAloud, and just love it. I like to copy files to a cdrw, and listen to them on my Victor Reader Classic. It's really one of the best buys I've made in a while. The rendering is only as good as my err

Re: converting text to audio

2005-05-21 Thread Yardbird
Good luck, Scott - Original Message - From: "Yardbird" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "PC audio discussion list. " Sent: Saturday, May 21, 2005 5:18 PM Subject: Re: converting text to audio > Scott, > So far as I'm aware, there *is* in the current versi

Ipodder won't install

2005-05-22 Thread Yardbird
Having decided to spend some time this Sunday afternoon reading up on how to subscribe to and download podcasts, I launched the copy of Ipodder 2.0 that I'd successfully installed a couple of weeks ago. I was about to explore the interface and its menus and options with Jaws, when I got a notic

Re: Ipodder won't install

2005-05-22 Thread Yardbird
t. But if it's something on my computer that's resisting or sabotaging the installation, I have no idea what that might be. As before, knowledgeable advice will be appreciated. Daniel - Original Message - From: "Yardbird" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "PC-Audio

Re: Ipodder won't install

2005-05-22 Thread Yardbird
tly the same way. So it doesn't seem to involve >some >glitch or bug in the programs themselves or their installation procedures >that's at fault. But if it's something on my computer that's resisting or >sabotaging the installation, I have no idea what that mi

re unable to install Ipodder

2005-05-22 Thread Yardbird
Earlier, Chris the tunehead was kind enough to reply to my inquiry below, although I seem to have confused him by adding a second message to the first. So here's my original question, again. I hope someone can help with this because it prevents me from either reinstalling my previous version o

Re: re unable to install Ipodder

2005-05-22 Thread Yardbird
A system restore? You mean the method for undoing changes you've made in Windows? I don't understand how this would help. Nothing disappeared. I uninstalled a program. This wasn't an accident. It was intentional. And now I'm having problems installing it once again. I wouldn't want to r

Re: re unable to install Ipodder

2005-05-23 Thread Yardbird
hen download it again. I hope this helps. Maybe Chris Garsted can help you get back on track using iPodder again. This is just a suggestion, but this is the only thing I can add, at this point. If this doesn't help, I hope you find further help. - Original Message - From: "Yardbird

Re: re unable to install Ipodder

2005-05-23 Thread Yardbird
ting it is to have a program that you use, and then you're not able to use it. I just thought I'd give you a suggestion. Maybe others will have more to offer. - Original Message - From: "Yardbird" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "PC audio discussion list. "

Re: re unable to install Ipodder

2005-05-23 Thread Yardbird
Re: re unable to install Ipodder > > >You might need to go where you installed iPodder 2.0, and uninstall it. >Then go to the Tunehead online where the link to download it resides, then >download it again. I hope this helps. Maybe Chris Garsted can help you >get >back on track us

Re: re unable to install Ipodder

2005-05-23 Thread Yardbird
st. " > >Sent: Sunday, May 22, 2005 11:30 PM > >Subject: Re: re unable to install Ipodder > > > > > >You might need to go where you installed iPodder 2.0, and uninstall it. > >Then go to the Tunehead online where the link to download it resides, >

Re: re unable to install Ipodder

2005-05-23 Thread Yardbird
the link to download it resides, then >download it again. I hope this helps. Maybe Chris Garsted can help you >get >back on track using iPodder again. This is just a suggestion, but this is >the only thing I can add, at this point. If this doesn't help, I hope you >find fur

Re: re unable to install Ipodder

2005-05-23 Thread Yardbird
>Subject: Re: re unable to install Ipodder > > > > > >You might need to go where you installed iPodder 2.0, and uninstall it. > >Then go to the Tunehead online where the link to download it resides, > >then > >download it again. I hope this helps. Maybe C

Re: re unable to install Ipodder

2005-05-23 Thread Yardbird
t;From: "Gary Wood" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >To: "PC audio discussion list. " > >Sent: Sunday, May 22, 2005 11:30 PM > >Subject: Re: re unable to install Ipodder > > > > > >You might need to go where you installed iPodder 2.0, and uninstall i

Re: re unable to install Ipodder

2005-05-23 Thread Yardbird
TED]> >>To: "PC audio discussion list. " >>Sent: Sunday, May 22, 2005 11:30 PM >>Subject: Re: re unable to install Ipodder >> >> >>You might need to go where you installed iPodder 2.0, and uninstall it. >>Then go to the Tunehead online wher

Re: re unable to install Ipodder

2005-05-23 Thread Yardbird
o jeffbishop.net. I hope you can find it. It seemed easy to download and install. - Original Message - From: "Yardbird" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "PC audio discussion list. " Sent: Monday, May 23, 2005 2:04 PM Subject: Re: re unable to install Ipodder > Chris

Re: Ipodder won't install

2005-05-23 Thread Yardbird
--- This message was written and composed on the Pac mate. -- Visit my blog at http://wil.wilanddenise.com -- -Original Message- From: "Yardbird" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent:

Re: re unable to install Ipodder

2005-05-23 Thread Yardbird
effbishop.net. I hope you can find it. It seemed easy to download and install. - Original Message - From: "Yardbird" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "PC audio discussion list. " Sent: Monday, May 23, 2005 2:04 PM Subject: Re: re unable to install Ipodder >

Re: re unable to install Ipodder

2005-05-23 Thread Yardbird
ere you installed iPodder 2.0, and uninstall it. >>Then go to the Tunehead online where the link to download it resides, then >>download it again. I hope this helps. Maybe Chris Garsted can help you >>get >>back on track using iPodder again. This is just a suggestion, but

Re: re unable to install Ipodder

2005-05-23 Thread Yardbird
w.cornergas.com On Mon, 23 May 2005, Yardbird wrote: > P.S. > > A note to anyone who tries this: When I first gave the command to > download, > Windows and IE prevented it, bragging that they were protecting my system > from aliens. Following the instructions to do the easiest t

Very basic iPodder question, to start with

2005-05-24 Thread Yardbird
Okay, here goes: I've successfully downloaded and installed the iPodder v. 2.0.1 Beta, and have just read over its instructions in the readme file for the first time. After the list of improvements that the Beta version offers, the actual instructions seem to be exactly the same as the readme fil

Re: Ipodder won't install

2005-05-24 Thread Yardbird
his message was written and composed on the Pac mate. > -- > Visit my blog at > http://wil.wilanddenise.com > -- > > > > -Original Message- >From: "Yardbird" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Sent

Re: Very basic iPodder question, to start with

2005-05-24 Thread Yardbird
Hi Christopher, In other words, it's kind of academic for me to be wondering why the operation is called synchronizing (has anyone thought to use the Jaws dictionary to force it to say "sink" instead of pronouncing "synch" the way it does? Drives me nuts). I guess that just refers to setting i

Unhandled exception error message when exiting iPodder Beta

2005-05-25 Thread Yardbird
Well, I have this iPodder version installed now and was just exploring what I can with Jaws, which for the moment all seems pretty inscrutable to me. Which makes me wonder, is there some place where theyre's a real primer or instructional text with full explanation, as there would be in an old-

Easy CD *extractor*?

2005-05-26 Thread Yardbird
I missed most of a recent thread discussing this program, and just now realized that it must not be the same thing as the Roxio Easy CD/DVD *Creator.* Is this also a program for burning and copying CDs? Is it screen reader accessible? How much does it cost? Is there a Web page where I can le

Re: Easy CD *extractor*?

2005-05-26 Thread Yardbird
y commentaries): http://www.ogts.net Info on the Best TV Show of All Time: http://www.cornergas.com On Thu, 26 May 2005, Yardbird wrote: > I missed most of a recent thread discussing this program, and just now > realized that it must not be the same thing as the Roxio Easy CD/DVD > *Cre

Re: Easy CD *extractor*?

2005-05-26 Thread Yardbird
CTED] Web Site (including info on my weekly commentaries): http://www.ogts.net Info on the Best TV Show of All Time: http://www.cornergas.com On Thu, 26 May 2005, Yardbird wrote: > I missed most of a recent thread discussing this program, and just now > realized that it must not be the same thin

Re: Easy CD *extractor*?

2005-05-26 Thread Yardbird
E-mail and MSN/Windows Messenger: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Web Site (including info on my weekly commentaries): http://www.ogts.net Info on the Best TV Show of All Time: http://www.cornergas.com On Thu, 26 May 2005, Yardbird wrote: > I missed most of a recent thread discussing this program, and just

Re: Easy CD *extractor*?

2005-05-26 Thread Yardbird
I don't have any problem. I don't understand what you mean by asking me that. Thanks, Daniel - Original Message - From: "Brian Olesen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "PC audio discussion list. " Sent: Thursday, May 26, 2005 4:12 PM Subject: Re: Easy CD *e

Re: Easy CD *extractor*?

2005-05-26 Thread Yardbird
ah, okay. Someone, I won't mention who, supplied the name without the dash. Thanks. - Original Message - From: "Dana S. Leslie" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "PC audio discussion list. " Sent: Thursday, May 26, 2005 5:02 PM Subject: Re: Easy CD *extractor*?

Re: Easy CD *extractor*?

2005-05-26 Thread Yardbird
uce -- Bruce Toews E-mail and MSN/Windows Messenger: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Web Site (including info on my weekly commentaries): http://www.ogts.net Info on the Best TV Show of All Time: http://www.cornergas.com On Thu, 26 May 2005, Yardbird wrote: > Bruce, well of *course* you don't regret

Re: Easy CD *extractor*?

2005-05-26 Thread Yardbird
y commentaries): http://www.ogts.net Info on the Best TV Show of All Time: http://www.cornergas.com On Thu, 26 May 2005, Yardbird wrote: > Bruce, well of *course* you don't regret paying for it if you can't > remember > the prrice! Or maybe it was so expensive that you bl

Re: Easy CD *extractor*?

2005-05-26 Thread Yardbird
Easy CD-DA Extractor to support this format, Nero has to be installed on your computer. David Truong E-mail and MS messenger: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Skype: blindboxer1967 Home Page: http://members.optusnet.com.au/davidtruong/ -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL P

Easy CD extractor's formidable price

2005-05-26 Thread Yardbird
n my weekly commentaries): http://www.ogts.net Info on the Best TV Show of All Time: http://www.cornergas.com On Thu, 26 May 2005, Yardbird wrote: > ah, okay. Someone, I won't mention who, supplied the name without the > dash. > Thanks. > > - Original Message - >

On the fly ripping and burning

2005-05-27 Thread Yardbird
Lately, I've been downloading and exploring a number of programs for ripping, burning and copying music. And one thing I've noticed while reading the documentation for these applications. That's that they don't all agree with, who was it, I think Keith, who in the course of describing how to

Re: On the fly ripping and burning

2005-05-27 Thread Yardbird
quot; Sent: Friday, May 27, 2005 7:59 PM Subject: Re: On the fly ripping and burning Hi Daniel, Are you using a cd rom drive, or cdrw drive when you do your ripping? If you use a cdrw drive, the ripping will go much faster. R Q J ----- Original Message - From: "Yardbird" <[EMAIL PROTE

Re: On the fly ripping and burning

2005-05-28 Thread Yardbird
d and is good only for using as a coaster or tying together with other ruined CD's and Robbie Williams CD's to scare birds from your vegetable plot in the garden. Like most things, personal preferences dictate whether you will use "on the fly" or not but I see it as a guarante

Re: On the fly ripping and burning

2005-05-28 Thread Yardbird
re quite right that I was talking more specifically about copying audio CD's when I wrote those words rather than burning acompilation from your hard drive. Sorry for any confusion caused. Regards. Kevin E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] - Original Message - From: "Yardbird" <[EM

Kevin: On the fly, another question

2005-05-28 Thread Yardbird
Kevin, Let's say I use the method of ripping that involves writing a file or image to disk and then ripping from that, the method you prefer for its prudence. Okay. So what if a CD I'm ripping tracks from turns out to have the kinds of flaws that elicit this "jitter" error report and mean that

Re: Kevin: On the fly, another question

2005-05-28 Thread Yardbird
Kevin E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] - Original Message - From: "Yardbird" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "PC-Audio" Sent: Saturday, May 28, 2005 4:31 PM Subject: Kevin: On the fly, another question > Kevin, > Let's say I use the method of ripping that involve

Re: Kevin: On the fly, another question

2005-05-28 Thread Yardbird
ed to fulfil high quality sound reproduction. Hope that's clearer. Kevin E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] - Original Message - From: "Yardbird" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "PC audio discussion list. " Sent: Saturday, May 28, 2005 5:26 PM Subject: Re: Kevin: On the f

Re: On the fly ripping and burning

2005-05-28 Thread Yardbird
coaster. The underrun protection somehow smooths out the data transfer between the computer and the rewriter so that this doesn't happen, effectively maintaining a constant flow of data between the two. Regards. Kevin E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] - Original Message - From: "Yar

Re: Kevin: On the fly, another question

2005-05-28 Thread Yardbird
loper obviously wants their program to rip and burn at the maximum speed and quality so why would they build in a feature who's only purpose would be to slow you down? It's pretty obvious I think that the trade off is that you forgo some quality for speed and so it's really a persona

Very basic Real Player/burning question (was Burning with RealPlayer)

2005-05-29 Thread Yardbird
Pardon me for asking a really elementary question here. But I tried to explore both Windows Media Player and Real Player to see if I could take advantage of their capability to burn a music CD from .mp3 tracks stored in the subfolders of my c:\my music folder. Which is where you select such f

Re: Very basic Real Player/burning question (was Burning withRealPlayer)

2005-05-29 Thread Yardbird
updated. This would mean that if I put more music files on the pc with whatever program I could find them easily by using the my library function. It's a cataloging function for media files. - Original Message - From: "Yardbird" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "PC audio di

Re: Very basic Real Player/burning question (wasBurningwithRealPlayer)

2005-05-29 Thread Yardbird
burn a cd goes, I knew I could do it because that's what the help file told me so I just fooled around until I got it to work. Anyway, unlike some people if I see a question I can answer then you'll get an answer and not some smart ass reply. That's what the list is supposed to be

Re: Kevin: On the fly, another question

2005-05-30 Thread Yardbird
ail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] - Original Message - From: "Dana S. Leslie" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "PC audio discussion list. " Sent: Monday, May 30, 2005 2:24 AM Subject: Re: Kevin: On the fly, another question > Yardbird, > > Pardon me for jumping in, but I think y

Re: Burning with RealPlayer

2005-05-30 Thread Yardbird
Accessible help file? Do you mean that there's a book or topic heading in the help documentation dedicated to accessibility techniques? I remember seeing a keyboard command list, but don't remember an entire accessibility section. I'll look again, if you say there is one, though. list -

Re: Burning with RealPlayer

2005-05-30 Thread Yardbird
I have a question about this part of the operation, also. I went into the Library configuration things in the Files menu, and got to where I was presented with a list of file types from which to choose which would be noticed and imported into the library. Well, I couldn't figure out how to ma

Re: Burning with RealPlayer

2005-05-30 Thread Yardbird
t; Sent: Monday, May 30, 2005 12:33 PM Subject: Re: Burning with RealPlayer Yardbird, I can't find anything like what you're talking about in the My Library preferences section. The only place I find anything like that is in the mediaTypes preferences. and these do not control the media t

Re: Very basic Real Player/burning question (wasBurningwithRealPlayer)

2005-05-31 Thread Yardbird
ayer where to search for media files and every so often my library is updated. This would mean that if I put more music files on the pc with whatever program I could find them easily by using the my library function. It's a cataloging function for media files. - Original Message -

Re: Very basic Real Player/burningquestion(wasBurningwithRealPlayer)

2005-05-31 Thread Yardbird
day, May 29, 2005 10:55 AM Subject: Re: Very basic Real Player/burning question (was Burning withRealPlayer) The My library option is simply a way of organizing the media files on your pc in to groups. What I have done is to tell Realplayer where to search for media files and every so often my

Re: Burning with RealPlayer

2005-05-31 Thread Yardbird
menu, go to the Folder Options menu, press ctrl-tab twice, so that you're on the third tab in the dialogue, the File Types tab. Explore the settings on that tab. Let me know if you have any further questions, once you've done so. - Original Message - From: "Yardbird" &

comparing Easy CD Extractor vs. Easy CD/DVD Creator v. 6

2005-05-31 Thread Yardbird
- Original Message - From: "Dana S. Leslie" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "PC audio discussion list. " As I mentioned to Donna, I've been trying out various CD ripping and burning programs to find the one that's most screen reader accessible and user friendly for me, and sells for the lowes

Re: comparing Easy CD Extractor vs. Easy CD/DVD Creator v. 6

2005-05-31 Thread Yardbird
P.S. Does either of these two programs allow for simply copying a music CD? - Original Message - From: "Yardbird" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "PC audio discussion list. " Sent: Tuesday, May 31, 2005 3:40 PM Subject: comparing Easy CD Extractor vs. Easy CD/DVD Crea

Re: comparing Easy CD Extractor vs. Easy CD/DVD Creator v. 6

2005-06-01 Thread Yardbird
ednesday, June 01, 2005 5:56 AM Subject: Re: comparing Easy CD Extractor vs. Easy CD/DVD Creator v. 6 you can coppy with creater. but not with extracter. - Original Message - From: "Yardbird" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "PC audio discussion list. " Sent: Tuesday, May

Re: comparing Easy CD Extractor vs. Easy CD/DVD Creator v. 6

2005-06-01 Thread Yardbird
a disks and will allow creation of a data disk as well as music and .mp3 disks. Clifford >>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] 5/31/2005 6:00:31 PM >>> P.S. Does either of these two programs allow for simply copying a music CD? ----- Original Message - From: "Yardbird" <[

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