[all-audio] Olympus LS-14 Recorder
I finally received my LS-14 recorder today so here are my impressions. I know the internal speaker of a recorder is terribly important to some people. For me an internal speaker doesn’t mean much and I suppose that’s probably because I’ve used so many professional recording solutions without speakers so I’m probably used to monitoring with headphones. I will say that the internal speaker of the LS-14 does grab the attention of the ears and has quite a pleasant sound to it. The LS-14 is bigger than I had expected but small enough for portable field use. If you want something smaller then go for the LS-P4 which has several advantages over the LS-14. The LS-P4 has a better voice guidance system though still no match for the DM4 in this area. I’ve played with the Smart Level -rehursal - mode of the LS-14 which is very nice however its not the final say when it comes to adjusting levels. In the end it comes down to your personal taste, do you want the smart level function of the LS-14 or perhaps you would prefer the “Look Ahead” buffer of the LS-P4. Whatever your preference both seem to work well. I have my LS-14 running from a USB Powerbank and I’m going to test to see just how much battery life I’ll et from the bank on the recorder in the next few days. I’m not at all concerned that the LS-14 cannot recharge batteries internally, the Zoom recorders don’t do this so again its something I’ve become accustomed to. The plastic build of the LS-14 is excellent and not the shoddy plastic build that was the Olympus DM-7. The Line-in socket is a welcome addition to a recorder of this size and I look forward to capturing audio from it. I hope an included line-in will mean a pretty much record and forget idea when capturing. As yet I’ve not set the Date and Time, voice Guidance doesn’t work with this setting it seems. The menu system takes a little getting used to but at least it can be navigated. I haven’t yet found a way to erase multiple files form memory, I can certainly erase 1 file at a time. I’m pleased to see the Olympus recorder supporting PCM Wave format all the way up to 96KHZ 24-bit so very good for those of us who want to record from turntables or want that extra excitement when capturing live music. Its a pity the LS-14 will not record FLAC and its quite possible that the processor in the LS-14 isn’t quite powerful enough to manage what the LS-P4 does in this regard. So that’s pretty much it as far as I’m concerned with the LS-14 which I’ve been exploring for the last 2 hours. I found Neal’s review very helpful along with the knowledge obtained from other list members here. -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Groups.io Links: You receive all messages sent to this group. View/Reply Online (#1965): https://groups.io/g/all-audio/message/1965 Mute This Topic: https://groups.io/mt/29939004/21656 Group Owner: all-audio+ow...@groups.io Unsubscribe: https://groups.io/g/all-audio/leave/1074140/405281159/xyzzy [arch...@mail-archive.com] -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
Re: [all-audio] Over-The-Ear Headphones
Hi Steve. I used to have a lovely set of headphones as you described. They had a hard plastic band that ran behind my head from ear to ear. I'd love another set as I can also where my Scotland cap. I always wanted to know what they were called, so perhaps I'll look at the - pardon the spelling - Zenhieser site for "over the head headphones". If you find a nice pair, could you please advise me of them please. Very best wishes. Andy Logue. - Original Message - From: "Steve Jacobson" To: Sent: Wednesday, February 20, 2019 2:43 AM Subject: [all-audio] Over-The-Ear Headphones Hi, I used to have some Sony over-the-ear headphones that did not have a headband but had long hooks that went over the top of each ear to hold them in place. These were flat headphones that covered the ear but did not extend into the ear. The headphones in question were discontinued several years ago, but I wondered if anyone on this list has found something similar that one might be able to buy today. Best regards, Steve Jacobson -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Groups.io Links: You receive all messages sent to this group. View/Reply Online (#1966): https://groups.io/g/all-audio/message/1966 Mute This Topic: https://groups.io/mt/29934072/21656 Group Owner: all-audio+ow...@groups.io Unsubscribe: https://groups.io/g/all-audio/leave/1074140/405281159/xyzzy [arch...@mail-archive.com] -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
Re: [all-audio] Over-The-Ear Headphones
Andy, The headphones I am looking for do not have a band at all. They depend on hooks that go over the top of each ear. The reason I liked that aspect is that they are a good deal more portable, no folding or hinges to break. However, I will let you know if I find anything like that. I think I've seen some with a band that goes across the back of the neck, though. They are usually described as sports headphones as I recall. Best regards, Steve Jacobson -Original Message- From: all-audio@groups.io On Behalf Of Andy via Groups.Io Sent: Wednesday, February 20, 2019 4:36 AM To: all-audio@groups.io Subject: Re: [all-audio] Over-The-Ear Headphones Hi Steve. I used to have a lovely set of headphones as you described. They had a hard plastic band that ran behind my head from ear to ear. I'd love another set as I can also where my Scotland cap. I always wanted to know what they were called, so perhaps I'll look at the - pardon the spelling - Zenhieser site for "over the head headphones". If you find a nice pair, could you please advise me of them please. Very best wishes. Andy Logue. - Original Message - From: "Steve Jacobson" To: Sent: Wednesday, February 20, 2019 2:43 AM Subject: [all-audio] Over-The-Ear Headphones Hi, I used to have some Sony over-the-ear headphones that did not have a headband but had long hooks that went over the top of each ear to hold them in place. These were flat headphones that covered the ear but did not extend into the ear. The headphones in question were discontinued several years ago, but I wondered if anyone on this list has found something similar that one might be able to buy today. Best regards, Steve Jacobson -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Groups.io Links: You receive all messages sent to this group. View/Reply Online (#1967): https://groups.io/g/all-audio/message/1967 Mute This Topic: https://groups.io/mt/29934072/21656 Group Owner: all-audio+ow...@groups.io Unsubscribe: https://groups.io/g/all-audio/leave/1074140/405281159/xyzzy [arch...@mail-archive.com] -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
Re: [all-audio] Olympus LS-14 Recorder
Dain to erace everything after you've been playing stuff hit the function key all the way to the left. Then hit the erace key. Now if you remember how erace use to work on the older recorders were you had to conferm 2 times you'll be good. But before that you'll get a choice of erace 1 file or all or multible. Choose all. Yeah Smart Mode ain't perfect. But it can be and has mostly been for me. Shame the LS-100 didn't have it and shame the LS-14 don't have XLRs. Again things I thought after getting mine when I got it. On 2/20/2019 5:04 AM, Dane Trethowan wrote: I finally received my LS-14 recorder today so here are my impressions. I know the internal speaker of a recorder is terribly important to some people. For me an internal speaker doesn’t mean much and I suppose that’s probably because I’ve used so many professional recording solutions without speakers so I’m probably used to monitoring with headphones. I will say that the internal speaker of the LS-14 does grab the attention of the ears and has quite a pleasant sound to it. The LS-14 is bigger than I had expected but small enough for portable field use. If you want something smaller then go for the LS-P4 which has several advantages over the LS-14. The LS-P4 has a better voice guidance system though still no match for the DM4 in this area. I’ve played with the Smart Level -rehursal - mode of the LS-14 which is very nice however its not the final say when it comes to adjusting levels. In the end it comes down to your personal taste, do you want the smart level function of the LS-14 or perhaps you would prefer the “Look Ahead” buffer of the LS-P4. Whatever your preference both seem to work well. I have my LS-14 running from a USB Powerbank and I’m going to test to see just how much battery life I’ll et from the bank on the recorder in the next few days. I’m not at all concerned that the LS-14 cannot recharge batteries internally, the Zoom recorders don’t do this so again its something I’ve become accustomed to. The plastic build of the LS-14 is excellent and not the shoddy plastic build that was the Olympus DM-7. The Line-in socket is a welcome addition to a recorder of this size and I look forward to capturing audio from it. I hope an included line-in will mean a pretty much record and forget idea when capturing. As yet I’ve not set the Date and Time, voice Guidance doesn’t work with this setting it seems. The menu system takes a little getting used to but at least it can be navigated. I haven’t yet found a way to erase multiple files form memory, I can certainly erase 1 file at a time. I’m pleased to see the Olympus recorder supporting PCM Wave format all the way up to 96KHZ 24-bit so very good for those of us who want to record from turntables or want that extra excitement when capturing live music. Its a pity the LS-14 will not record FLAC and its quite possible that the processor in the LS-14 isn’t quite powerful enough to manage what the LS-P4 does in this regard. So that’s pretty much it as far as I’m concerned with the LS-14 which I’ve been exploring for the last 2 hours. I found Neal’s review very helpful along with the knowledge obtained from other list members here. -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Groups.io Links: You receive all messages sent to this group. View/Reply Online (#1968): https://groups.io/g/all-audio/message/1968 Mute This Topic: https://groups.io/mt/29939004/21656 Group Owner: all-audio+ow...@groups.io Unsubscribe: https://groups.io/g/all-audio/leave/1074140/405281159/xyzzy [arch...@mail-archive.com] -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
Re: [all-audio] Olympus LS-14 Recorder
Yes it is a shame about XLR connectivity however the unit is small so adding that functionality would have made the recorder that little bit larger. I can see a good reason as to why people would buy this recorder if it had XLR connectivity as it would be a very cheap and practical studio device even though the unit isn't a multi track recorder. As things stand I'm very pleased with the recorder the way it is and I'll probably end up using the recorder more often than I've done the LS-P4 though its early days yet and the P4 does have some advantages over the 14. As for the LS-100? Well it sits in the bottom draw. -Original Message- From: all-audio@groups.io On Behalf Of Hamit Campos Sent: Thursday, 21 February 2019 1:51 AM To: all-audio@groups.io Subject: Re: [all-audio] Olympus LS-14 Recorder Dain to erace everything after you've been playing stuff hit the function key all the way to the left. Then hit the erace key. Now if you remember how erace use to work on the older recorders were you had to conferm 2 times you'll be good. But before that you'll get a choice of erace 1 file or all or multible. Choose all. Yeah Smart Mode ain't perfect. But it can be and has mostly been for me. Shame the LS-100 didn't have it and shame the LS-14 don't have XLRs. Again things I thought after getting mine when I got it. On 2/20/2019 5:04 AM, Dane Trethowan wrote: > I finally received my LS-14 recorder today so here are my impressions. > I know the internal speaker of a recorder is terribly important to some > people. For me an internal speaker doesn’t mean much and I suppose that’s > probably because I’ve used so many professional recording solutions without > speakers so I’m probably used to monitoring with headphones. > I will say that the internal speaker of the LS-14 does grab the attention of > the ears and has quite a pleasant sound to it. > The LS-14 is bigger than I had expected but small enough for portable field > use. If you want something smaller then go for the LS-P4 which has several > advantages over the LS-14. > The LS-P4 has a better voice guidance system though still no match for the > DM4 in this area. > I’ve played with the Smart Level -rehursal - mode of the LS-14 which is very > nice however its not the final say when it comes to adjusting levels. > In the end it comes down to your personal taste, do you want the smart level > function of the LS-14 or perhaps you would prefer the “Look Ahead” buffer of > the LS-P4. Whatever your preference both seem to work well. > I have my LS-14 running from a USB Powerbank and I’m going to test to see > just how much battery life I’ll et from the bank on the recorder in the next > few days. > I’m not at all concerned that the LS-14 cannot recharge batteries internally, > the Zoom recorders don’t do this so again its something I’ve become > accustomed to. > The plastic build of the LS-14 is excellent and not the shoddy plastic build > that was the Olympus DM-7. > The Line-in socket is a welcome addition to a recorder of this size and I > look forward to capturing audio from it. I hope an included line-in will mean > a pretty much record and forget idea when capturing. > As yet I’ve not set the Date and Time, voice Guidance doesn’t work with this > setting it seems. > The menu system takes a little getting used to but at least it can be > navigated. > I haven’t yet found a way to erase multiple files form memory, I can > certainly erase 1 file at a time. > I’m pleased to see the Olympus recorder supporting PCM Wave format all the > way up to 96KHZ 24-bit so very good for those of us who want to record from > turntables or want that extra excitement when capturing live music. > Its a pity the LS-14 will not record FLAC and its quite possible that the > processor in the LS-14 isn’t quite powerful enough to manage what the LS-P4 > does in this regard. > So that’s pretty much it as far as I’m concerned with the LS-14 which I’ve > been exploring for the last 2 hours. > I found Neal’s review very helpful along with the knowledge obtained from > other list members here. > > > > -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Groups.io Links: You receive all messages sent to this group. View/Reply Online (#1969): https://groups.io/g/all-audio/message/1969 Mute This Topic: https://groups.io/mt/29939004/21656 Group Owner: all-audio+ow...@groups.io Unsubscribe: https://groups.io/g/all-audio/leave/1074140/405281159/xyzzy [arch...@mail-archive.com] -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
Re: [all-audio] playlist maker
Thanks. It has been so long since I did that I forgot how. Could you remind me, barry? Alternatively, you can use the dir command line function in Windows to create a list of files which you can save to a .m3u file. -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Groups.io Links: You receive all messages sent to this group. View/Reply Online (#1970): https://groups.io/g/all-audio/message/1970 Mute This Topic: https://groups.io/mt/29895638/21656 Group Owner: all-audio+ow...@groups.io Unsubscribe: https://groups.io/g/all-audio/leave/1074140/405281159/xyzzy [arch...@mail-archive.com] -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
Re: [all-audio] Olympus LS-14 Recorder
That is 1 thing I did find interesting about the new DM-720 and the P4. I think they had the British lady say more stuff. Am I right? That's also why they don't and won't match the DM-4. The DM-4 had an actual TTS engine in it. On 2/20/2019 9:57 AM, Dane Trethowan wrote: Yes it is a shame about XLR connectivity however the unit is small so adding that functionality would have made the recorder that little bit larger. I can see a good reason as to why people would buy this recorder if it had XLR connectivity as it would be a very cheap and practical studio device even though the unit isn't a multi track recorder. As things stand I'm very pleased with the recorder the way it is and I'll probably end up using the recorder more often than I've done the LS-P4 though its early days yet and the P4 does have some advantages over the 14. As for the LS-100? Well it sits in the bottom draw. -Original Message- From: all-audio@groups.io On Behalf Of Hamit Campos Sent: Thursday, 21 February 2019 1:51 AM To: all-audio@groups.io Subject: Re: [all-audio] Olympus LS-14 Recorder Dain to erace everything after you've been playing stuff hit the function key all the way to the left. Then hit the erace key. Now if you remember how erace use to work on the older recorders were you had to conferm 2 times you'll be good. But before that you'll get a choice of erace 1 file or all or multible. Choose all. Yeah Smart Mode ain't perfect. But it can be and has mostly been for me. Shame the LS-100 didn't have it and shame the LS-14 don't have XLRs. Again things I thought after getting mine when I got it. On 2/20/2019 5:04 AM, Dane Trethowan wrote: I finally received my LS-14 recorder today so here are my impressions. I know the internal speaker of a recorder is terribly important to some people. For me an internal speaker doesn’t mean much and I suppose that’s probably because I’ve used so many professional recording solutions without speakers so I’m probably used to monitoring with headphones. I will say that the internal speaker of the LS-14 does grab the attention of the ears and has quite a pleasant sound to it. The LS-14 is bigger than I had expected but small enough for portable field use. If you want something smaller then go for the LS-P4 which has several advantages over the LS-14. The LS-P4 has a better voice guidance system though still no match for the DM4 in this area. I’ve played with the Smart Level -rehursal - mode of the LS-14 which is very nice however its not the final say when it comes to adjusting levels. In the end it comes down to your personal taste, do you want the smart level function of the LS-14 or perhaps you would prefer the “Look Ahead” buffer of the LS-P4. Whatever your preference both seem to work well. I have my LS-14 running from a USB Powerbank and I’m going to test to see just how much battery life I’ll et from the bank on the recorder in the next few days. I’m not at all concerned that the LS-14 cannot recharge batteries internally, the Zoom recorders don’t do this so again its something I’ve become accustomed to. The plastic build of the LS-14 is excellent and not the shoddy plastic build that was the Olympus DM-7. The Line-in socket is a welcome addition to a recorder of this size and I look forward to capturing audio from it. I hope an included line-in will mean a pretty much record and forget idea when capturing. As yet I’ve not set the Date and Time, voice Guidance doesn’t work with this setting it seems. The menu system takes a little getting used to but at least it can be navigated. I haven’t yet found a way to erase multiple files form memory, I can certainly erase 1 file at a time. I’m pleased to see the Olympus recorder supporting PCM Wave format all the way up to 96KHZ 24-bit so very good for those of us who want to record from turntables or want that extra excitement when capturing live music. Its a pity the LS-14 will not record FLAC and its quite possible that the processor in the LS-14 isn’t quite powerful enough to manage what the LS-P4 does in this regard. So that’s pretty much it as far as I’m concerned with the LS-14 which I’ve been exploring for the last 2 hours. I found Neal’s review very helpful along with the knowledge obtained from other list members here. -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Groups.io Links: You receive all messages sent to this group. View/Reply Online (#1971): https://groups.io/g/all-audio/message/1971 Mute This Topic: https://groups.io/mt/29939004/21656 Group Owner: all-audio+ow...@groups.io Unsubscribe: https://groups.io/g/all-audio/leave/1074140/405281159/xyzzy [arch...@mail-archive.com] -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
Re: [all-audio] Olympus LS-14 Recorder
As we’ve lamented previously its terribly sad that Olympus chose not to carry on with the development of the DM-4 as it included a whole heap of useful features that were never finished. > On 21 Feb 2019, at 2:25 am, Hamit Campos wrote: > > That is 1 thing I did find interesting about the new DM-720 and the P4. I > think they had the British lady say more stuff. Am I right? That's also why > they don't and won't match the DM-4. The DM-4 had an actual TTS engine in it. > > On 2/20/2019 9:57 AM, Dane Trethowan wrote: >> Yes it is a shame about XLR connectivity however the unit is small so adding >> that functionality would have made the recorder that little bit larger. >> I can see a good reason as to why people would buy this recorder if it had >> XLR connectivity as it would be a very cheap and practical studio device >> even though the unit isn't a multi track recorder. >> As things stand I'm very pleased with the recorder the way it is and I'll >> probably end up using the recorder more often than I've done the LS-P4 >> though its early days yet and the P4 does have some advantages over the 14. >> As for the LS-100? Well it sits in the bottom draw. >> >> >> -Original Message- >> From: all-audio@groups.io On Behalf Of Hamit Campos >> Sent: Thursday, 21 February 2019 1:51 AM >> To: all-audio@groups.io >> Subject: Re: [all-audio] Olympus LS-14 Recorder >> >> Dain to erace everything after you've been playing stuff hit the function >> key all the way to the left. Then hit the erace key. Now if you remember how >> erace use to work on the older recorders were you had to conferm 2 times >> you'll be good. But before that you'll get a choice of erace 1 file or all >> or multible. Choose all. Yeah Smart Mode ain't perfect. But it can be and >> has mostly been for me. Shame the LS-100 didn't have it and shame the LS-14 >> don't have XLRs. Again things I thought after getting mine when I got it. >> >> On 2/20/2019 5:04 AM, Dane Trethowan wrote: >>> I finally received my LS-14 recorder today so here are my impressions. >>> I know the internal speaker of a recorder is terribly important to some >>> people. For me an internal speaker doesn’t mean much and I suppose that’s >>> probably because I’ve used so many professional recording solutions without >>> speakers so I’m probably used to monitoring with headphones. >>> I will say that the internal speaker of the LS-14 does grab the attention >>> of the ears and has quite a pleasant sound to it. >>> The LS-14 is bigger than I had expected but small enough for portable field >>> use. If you want something smaller then go for the LS-P4 which has several >>> advantages over the LS-14. >>> The LS-P4 has a better voice guidance system though still no match for the >>> DM4 in this area. >>> I’ve played with the Smart Level -rehursal - mode of the LS-14 which is >>> very nice however its not the final say when it comes to adjusting levels. >>> In the end it comes down to your personal taste, do you want the smart >>> level function of the LS-14 or perhaps you would prefer the “Look Ahead” >>> buffer of the LS-P4. Whatever your preference both seem to work well. >>> I have my LS-14 running from a USB Powerbank and I’m going to test to see >>> just how much battery life I’ll et from the bank on the recorder in the >>> next few days. >>> I’m not at all concerned that the LS-14 cannot recharge batteries >>> internally, the Zoom recorders don’t do this so again its something I’ve >>> become accustomed to. >>> The plastic build of the LS-14 is excellent and not the shoddy plastic >>> build that was the Olympus DM-7. >>> The Line-in socket is a welcome addition to a recorder of this size and I >>> look forward to capturing audio from it. I hope an included line-in will >>> mean a pretty much record and forget idea when capturing. >>> As yet I’ve not set the Date and Time, voice Guidance doesn’t work with >>> this setting it seems. >>> The menu system takes a little getting used to but at least it can be >>> navigated. >>> I haven’t yet found a way to erase multiple files form memory, I can >>> certainly erase 1 file at a time. >>> I’m pleased to see the Olympus recorder supporting PCM Wave format all the >>> way up to 96KHZ 24-bit so very good for those of us who want to record from >>> turntables or want that extra excitement when capturing live music. >>> Its a pity the LS-14 will not record FLAC and its quite possible that the >>> processor in the LS-14 isn’t quite powerful enough to manage what the LS-P4 >>> does in this regard. >>> So that’s pretty much it as far as I’m concerned with the LS-14 which I’ve >>> been exploring for the last 2 hours. >>> I found Neal’s review very helpful along with the knowledge obtained from >>> other list members here. >>> >>> >>> >>> >> >> >> >> >> >> > > > > -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Groups.io Links: You receive all messages sent to this group. View/Reply Online (#1972):
Re: [all-audio] Olympus LS-14 Recorder
Yeah I know right? It even had a DAISY player in it. Dude think of this. What a world if Olympus had continued the stuff in the DM-4 in the LS-100. Or in what ever new machine they do. Let's hope the LS-100 wasn't also an 1 off kinda thing too. On 2/20/2019 10:29 AM, Dane Trethowan wrote: As we’ve lamented previously its terribly sad that Olympus chose not to carry on with the development of the DM-4 as it included a whole heap of useful features that were never finished. On 21 Feb 2019, at 2:25 am, Hamit Campos wrote: That is 1 thing I did find interesting about the new DM-720 and the P4. I think they had the British lady say more stuff. Am I right? That's also why they don't and won't match the DM-4. The DM-4 had an actual TTS engine in it. On 2/20/2019 9:57 AM, Dane Trethowan wrote: Yes it is a shame about XLR connectivity however the unit is small so adding that functionality would have made the recorder that little bit larger. I can see a good reason as to why people would buy this recorder if it had XLR connectivity as it would be a very cheap and practical studio device even though the unit isn't a multi track recorder. As things stand I'm very pleased with the recorder the way it is and I'll probably end up using the recorder more often than I've done the LS-P4 though its early days yet and the P4 does have some advantages over the 14. As for the LS-100? Well it sits in the bottom draw. -Original Message- From: all-audio@groups.io On Behalf Of Hamit Campos Sent: Thursday, 21 February 2019 1:51 AM To: all-audio@groups.io Subject: Re: [all-audio] Olympus LS-14 Recorder Dain to erace everything after you've been playing stuff hit the function key all the way to the left. Then hit the erace key. Now if you remember how erace use to work on the older recorders were you had to conferm 2 times you'll be good. But before that you'll get a choice of erace 1 file or all or multible. Choose all. Yeah Smart Mode ain't perfect. But it can be and has mostly been for me. Shame the LS-100 didn't have it and shame the LS-14 don't have XLRs. Again things I thought after getting mine when I got it. On 2/20/2019 5:04 AM, Dane Trethowan wrote: I finally received my LS-14 recorder today so here are my impressions. I know the internal speaker of a recorder is terribly important to some people. For me an internal speaker doesn’t mean much and I suppose that’s probably because I’ve used so many professional recording solutions without speakers so I’m probably used to monitoring with headphones. I will say that the internal speaker of the LS-14 does grab the attention of the ears and has quite a pleasant sound to it. The LS-14 is bigger than I had expected but small enough for portable field use. If you want something smaller then go for the LS-P4 which has several advantages over the LS-14. The LS-P4 has a better voice guidance system though still no match for the DM4 in this area. I’ve played with the Smart Level -rehursal - mode of the LS-14 which is very nice however its not the final say when it comes to adjusting levels. In the end it comes down to your personal taste, do you want the smart level function of the LS-14 or perhaps you would prefer the “Look Ahead” buffer of the LS-P4. Whatever your preference both seem to work well. I have my LS-14 running from a USB Powerbank and I’m going to test to see just how much battery life I’ll et from the bank on the recorder in the next few days. I’m not at all concerned that the LS-14 cannot recharge batteries internally, the Zoom recorders don’t do this so again its something I’ve become accustomed to. The plastic build of the LS-14 is excellent and not the shoddy plastic build that was the Olympus DM-7. The Line-in socket is a welcome addition to a recorder of this size and I look forward to capturing audio from it. I hope an included line-in will mean a pretty much record and forget idea when capturing. As yet I’ve not set the Date and Time, voice Guidance doesn’t work with this setting it seems. The menu system takes a little getting used to but at least it can be navigated. I haven’t yet found a way to erase multiple files form memory, I can certainly erase 1 file at a time. I’m pleased to see the Olympus recorder supporting PCM Wave format all the way up to 96KHZ 24-bit so very good for those of us who want to record from turntables or want that extra excitement when capturing live music. Its a pity the LS-14 will not record FLAC and its quite possible that the processor in the LS-14 isn’t quite powerful enough to manage what the LS-P4 does in this regard. So that’s pretty much it as far as I’m concerned with the LS-14 which I’ve been exploring for the last 2 hours. I found Neal’s review very helpful along with the knowledge obtained from other list members here. -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Groups.io Links: You receive all messages sent to this group. View/Reply Online (#1973): https:/
[all-audio] Speaking about Olympus. An Ls-100 question
Hi folks, Hope you're all doing good. We just received a used ls-100 in very fine condition. I wonder. Is it possible to find a good solid ls-100 specialised carrying case for this recorder? I'd prefer some leather but at least something that has been made for this special unit would be nice. Thanks in advance. Brian -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Groups.io Links: You receive all messages sent to this group. View/Reply Online (#1974): https://groups.io/g/all-audio/message/1974 Mute This Topic: https://groups.io/mt/29941574/21656 Group Owner: all-audio+ow...@groups.io Unsubscribe: https://groups.io/g/all-audio/leave/1074140/405281159/xyzzy [arch...@mail-archive.com] -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
Re: [all-audio] Olympus LS-14 Recorder
Only time will tell. > On 21 Feb 2019, at 2:39 am, Hamit Campos wrote: > > Yeah I know right? It even had a DAISY player in it. Dude think of this. What > a world if Olympus had continued the stuff in the DM-4 in the LS-100. Or in > what ever new machine they do. Let's hope the LS-100 wasn't also an 1 off > kinda thing too. > > On 2/20/2019 10:29 AM, Dane Trethowan wrote: >> As we’ve lamented previously its terribly sad that Olympus chose not to >> carry on with the development of the DM-4 as it included a whole heap of >> useful features that were never finished. >> >> >>> On 21 Feb 2019, at 2:25 am, Hamit Campos wrote: >>> >>> That is 1 thing I did find interesting about the new DM-720 and the P4. I >>> think they had the British lady say more stuff. Am I right? That's also why >>> they don't and won't match the DM-4. The DM-4 had an actual TTS engine in >>> it. >>> >>> On 2/20/2019 9:57 AM, Dane Trethowan wrote: Yes it is a shame about XLR connectivity however the unit is small so adding that functionality would have made the recorder that little bit larger. I can see a good reason as to why people would buy this recorder if it had XLR connectivity as it would be a very cheap and practical studio device even though the unit isn't a multi track recorder. As things stand I'm very pleased with the recorder the way it is and I'll probably end up using the recorder more often than I've done the LS-P4 though its early days yet and the P4 does have some advantages over the 14. As for the LS-100? Well it sits in the bottom draw. -Original Message- From: all-audio@groups.io On Behalf Of Hamit Campos Sent: Thursday, 21 February 2019 1:51 AM To: all-audio@groups.io Subject: Re: [all-audio] Olympus LS-14 Recorder Dain to erace everything after you've been playing stuff hit the function key all the way to the left. Then hit the erace key. Now if you remember how erace use to work on the older recorders were you had to conferm 2 times you'll be good. But before that you'll get a choice of erace 1 file or all or multible. Choose all. Yeah Smart Mode ain't perfect. But it can be and has mostly been for me. Shame the LS-100 didn't have it and shame the LS-14 don't have XLRs. Again things I thought after getting mine when I got it. On 2/20/2019 5:04 AM, Dane Trethowan wrote: > I finally received my LS-14 recorder today so here are my impressions. > I know the internal speaker of a recorder is terribly important to some > people. For me an internal speaker doesn’t mean much and I suppose that’s > probably because I’ve used so many professional recording solutions > without speakers so I’m probably used to monitoring with headphones. > I will say that the internal speaker of the LS-14 does grab the attention > of the ears and has quite a pleasant sound to it. > The LS-14 is bigger than I had expected but small enough for portable > field use. If you want something smaller then go for the LS-P4 which has > several advantages over the LS-14. > The LS-P4 has a better voice guidance system though still no match for > the DM4 in this area. > I’ve played with the Smart Level -rehursal - mode of the LS-14 which is > very nice however its not the final say when it comes to adjusting levels. > In the end it comes down to your personal taste, do you want the smart > level function of the LS-14 or perhaps you would prefer the “Look Ahead” > buffer of the LS-P4. Whatever your preference both seem to work well. > I have my LS-14 running from a USB Powerbank and I’m going to test to see > just how much battery life I’ll et from the bank on the recorder in the > next few days. > I’m not at all concerned that the LS-14 cannot recharge batteries > internally, the Zoom recorders don’t do this so again its something I’ve > become accustomed to. > The plastic build of the LS-14 is excellent and not the shoddy plastic > build that was the Olympus DM-7. > The Line-in socket is a welcome addition to a recorder of this size and I > look forward to capturing audio from it. I hope an included line-in will > mean a pretty much record and forget idea when capturing. > As yet I’ve not set the Date and Time, voice Guidance doesn’t work with > this setting it seems. > The menu system takes a little getting used to but at least it can be > navigated. > I haven’t yet found a way to erase multiple files form memory, I can > certainly erase 1 file at a time. > I’m pleased to see the Olympus recorder supporting PCM Wave format all > the way up to 96KHZ 24-bit so very good for those of us who want to > record from turntables or want that extra excitement when capturing live > music. > Its a pity the LS-
Re: [all-audio] Speaking about Olympus. An Ls-100 question
Very possible from Olympus themselves. > On 21 Feb 2019, at 2:59 am, Brian Olesen wrote: > > Hi folks, > Hope you're all doing good. > We just received a used ls-100 in very fine condition. > I wonder. Is it possible to find a good solid ls-100 specialised carrying > case for this recorder? > I'd prefer some leather but at least something that has been made for this > special unit would be nice. > > Thanks in advance. > > Brian > > > > -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Groups.io Links: You receive all messages sent to this group. View/Reply Online (#1976): https://groups.io/g/all-audio/message/1976 Mute This Topic: https://groups.io/mt/29941574/21656 Group Owner: all-audio+ow...@groups.io Unsubscribe: https://groups.io/g/all-audio/leave/1074140/405281159/xyzzy [arch...@mail-archive.com] -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
Re: [all-audio] Olympus LS-14 Recorder
Yep that's right. Like Enya says at the end of Only Time. Who knows? Only Time. On 2/20/2019 11:28 AM, Dane Trethowan wrote: Only time will tell. On 21 Feb 2019, at 2:39 am, Hamit Campos wrote: Yeah I know right? It even had a DAISY player in it. Dude think of this. What a world if Olympus had continued the stuff in the DM-4 in the LS-100. Or in what ever new machine they do. Let's hope the LS-100 wasn't also an 1 off kinda thing too. On 2/20/2019 10:29 AM, Dane Trethowan wrote: As we’ve lamented previously its terribly sad that Olympus chose not to carry on with the development of the DM-4 as it included a whole heap of useful features that were never finished. On 21 Feb 2019, at 2:25 am, Hamit Campos wrote: That is 1 thing I did find interesting about the new DM-720 and the P4. I think they had the British lady say more stuff. Am I right? That's also why they don't and won't match the DM-4. The DM-4 had an actual TTS engine in it. On 2/20/2019 9:57 AM, Dane Trethowan wrote: Yes it is a shame about XLR connectivity however the unit is small so adding that functionality would have made the recorder that little bit larger. I can see a good reason as to why people would buy this recorder if it had XLR connectivity as it would be a very cheap and practical studio device even though the unit isn't a multi track recorder. As things stand I'm very pleased with the recorder the way it is and I'll probably end up using the recorder more often than I've done the LS-P4 though its early days yet and the P4 does have some advantages over the 14. As for the LS-100? Well it sits in the bottom draw. -Original Message- From: all-audio@groups.io On Behalf Of Hamit Campos Sent: Thursday, 21 February 2019 1:51 AM To: all-audio@groups.io Subject: Re: [all-audio] Olympus LS-14 Recorder Dain to erace everything after you've been playing stuff hit the function key all the way to the left. Then hit the erace key. Now if you remember how erace use to work on the older recorders were you had to conferm 2 times you'll be good. But before that you'll get a choice of erace 1 file or all or multible. Choose all. Yeah Smart Mode ain't perfect. But it can be and has mostly been for me. Shame the LS-100 didn't have it and shame the LS-14 don't have XLRs. Again things I thought after getting mine when I got it. On 2/20/2019 5:04 AM, Dane Trethowan wrote: I finally received my LS-14 recorder today so here are my impressions. I know the internal speaker of a recorder is terribly important to some people. For me an internal speaker doesn’t mean much and I suppose that’s probably because I’ve used so many professional recording solutions without speakers so I’m probably used to monitoring with headphones. I will say that the internal speaker of the LS-14 does grab the attention of the ears and has quite a pleasant sound to it. The LS-14 is bigger than I had expected but small enough for portable field use. If you want something smaller then go for the LS-P4 which has several advantages over the LS-14. The LS-P4 has a better voice guidance system though still no match for the DM4 in this area. I’ve played with the Smart Level -rehursal - mode of the LS-14 which is very nice however its not the final say when it comes to adjusting levels. In the end it comes down to your personal taste, do you want the smart level function of the LS-14 or perhaps you would prefer the “Look Ahead” buffer of the LS-P4. Whatever your preference both seem to work well. I have my LS-14 running from a USB Powerbank and I’m going to test to see just how much battery life I’ll et from the bank on the recorder in the next few days. I’m not at all concerned that the LS-14 cannot recharge batteries internally, the Zoom recorders don’t do this so again its something I’ve become accustomed to. The plastic build of the LS-14 is excellent and not the shoddy plastic build that was the Olympus DM-7. The Line-in socket is a welcome addition to a recorder of this size and I look forward to capturing audio from it. I hope an included line-in will mean a pretty much record and forget idea when capturing. As yet I’ve not set the Date and Time, voice Guidance doesn’t work with this setting it seems. The menu system takes a little getting used to but at least it can be navigated. I haven’t yet found a way to erase multiple files form memory, I can certainly erase 1 file at a time. I’m pleased to see the Olympus recorder supporting PCM Wave format all the way up to 96KHZ 24-bit so very good for those of us who want to record from turntables or want that extra excitement when capturing live music. Its a pity the LS-14 will not record FLAC and its quite possible that the processor in the LS-14 isn’t quite powerful enough to manage what the LS-P4 does in this regard. So that’s pretty much it as far as I’m concerned with the LS-14 which I’ve been exploring for the last 2 hours. I found Neal’s review very helpful along
Re: [all-audio] Olympus LS-14 Recorder
Olympus are certainly known for their Dictation offerings and not their professional recording offerings and let's face it, the Olympus LS-100 - despite of its many shortcomings in my view - is aimed at the professional market. Whether Olympus can hold their own against the Zoom H6 for example in this market? It’s a tall order for Olympus given that the Zoom H6 - whilst capable of so much more - is at a similar price to the Olympus LS-100. Having said all that we have to acknowledge that it wasn't all that long ago when Zoom was a completely unheard of name in the world of professional audio recorders. Now Zoom have set a whole heap of benchmarks that the so-called professional brands such as Tascam and Roland can only dream of. If you listen to many of the reviews of the Zoom F8N for example you'll note how inthusiastic the reviewers are about the recorders and its not just the feature set they're raving about but the price of one of these recorders means that you don't have to robb a bank to purchase something that makes damn nice audio recordings and has the flexibility for all sorts of recording situations whether you be a film maker, recording your company meeting, recording Podcasts or just singing along to your Casio Piano and Yamaha Keyboard as I've done - the neighbours ran away when they heard it too -. Seriously though, I don't yet have a keyboard amp but its one of the items on my "To Purchase" list, at the moment I use headphones. -Original Message- From: all-audio@groups.io On Behalf Of Hamit Campos Sent: Thursday, 21 February 2019 3:32 AM To: all-audio@groups.io Subject: Re: [all-audio] Olympus LS-14 Recorder Yep that's right. Like Enya says at the end of Only Time. Who knows? Only Time. On 2/20/2019 11:28 AM, Dane Trethowan wrote: > Only time will tell. > > >> On 21 Feb 2019, at 2:39 am, Hamit Campos wrote: >> >> Yeah I know right? It even had a DAISY player in it. Dude think of this. >> What a world if Olympus had continued the stuff in the DM-4 in the LS-100. >> Or in what ever new machine they do. Let's hope the LS-100 wasn't also an 1 >> off kinda thing too. >> >> On 2/20/2019 10:29 AM, Dane Trethowan wrote: >>> As we’ve lamented previously its terribly sad that Olympus chose not to >>> carry on with the development of the DM-4 as it included a whole heap of >>> useful features that were never finished. >>> >>> On 21 Feb 2019, at 2:25 am, Hamit Campos wrote: That is 1 thing I did find interesting about the new DM-720 and the P4. I think they had the British lady say more stuff. Am I right? That's also why they don't and won't match the DM-4. The DM-4 had an actual TTS engine in it. On 2/20/2019 9:57 AM, Dane Trethowan wrote: > Yes it is a shame about XLR connectivity however the unit is small so > adding that functionality would have made the recorder that little bit > larger. > I can see a good reason as to why people would buy this recorder if it > had XLR connectivity as it would be a very cheap and practical studio > device even though the unit isn't a multi track recorder. > As things stand I'm very pleased with the recorder the way it is and I'll > probably end up using the recorder more often than I've done the LS-P4 > though its early days yet and the P4 does have some advantages over the > 14. > As for the LS-100? Well it sits in the bottom draw. > > > -Original Message- > From: all-audio@groups.io On Behalf Of Hamit > Campos > Sent: Thursday, 21 February 2019 1:51 AM > To: all-audio@groups.io > Subject: Re: [all-audio] Olympus LS-14 Recorder > > Dain to erace everything after you've been playing stuff hit the function > key all the way to the left. Then hit the erace key. Now if you remember > how erace use to work on the older recorders were you had to conferm 2 > times you'll be good. But before that you'll get a choice of erace 1 file > or all or multible. Choose all. Yeah Smart Mode ain't perfect. But it can > be and has mostly been for me. Shame the LS-100 didn't have it and shame > the LS-14 don't have XLRs. Again things I thought after getting mine when > I got it. > > On 2/20/2019 5:04 AM, Dane Trethowan wrote: >> I finally received my LS-14 recorder today so here are my impressions. >> I know the internal speaker of a recorder is terribly important to some >> people. For me an internal speaker doesn’t mean much and I suppose >> that’s probably because I’ve used so many professional recording >> solutions without speakers so I’m probably used to monitoring with >> headphones. >> I will say that the internal speaker of the LS-14 does grab the >> attention of the ears and has quite a pleasant sound to it. >> The LS-14 is bigger than I had expected but small enough for portable >> field use. If you want so
Re: [all-audio] Olympus LS-14 Recorder
Oh yeah agreed. I mean if that Holywood sound goes indy vid of the Zoom F4 the little sister of the F8 origenal is anything to go buy dam dude these things are pretty near dam Sound Devices quality sounding. Can't tell how close though as I've not heard an NT1-A on them. Speaking of Sound-Devices, they now have their Mix Pre recorders too. So yeah. Once I was reflecting on the fact that woe now for the price of the Plextalk PTR2 you can get something that yes doesn't talk like the PTR2 but it has 8 XLRs and 2 more with the Zoom EX H6 snap off peace. Wow dude for $900 you can record in 9.1 surround sound. Yeah the LS-100 was the same price of the H6. But again the H6 can give you up to 5.1 surround sound. Sure the 100 could multi track. But like you once said what's the point with only 2 XLRs? In my case it came down as I've said meh maybe 3 times before to accessibility or multi channal. So with the advent of Aira and Be My Eyes I chose multi channal 5.1 surround. Now I guess I just have to learn Reaper and see how you do 5.1 or 6 channal audio with it if it even does. On 2/20/2019 12:03 PM, Dane Trethowan wrote: Olympus are certainly known for their Dictation offerings and not their professional recording offerings and let's face it, the Olympus LS-100 - despite of its many shortcomings in my view - is aimed at the professional market. Whether Olympus can hold their own against the Zoom H6 for example in this market? It’s a tall order for Olympus given that the Zoom H6 - whilst capable of so much more - is at a similar price to the Olympus LS-100. Having said all that we have to acknowledge that it wasn't all that long ago when Zoom was a completely unheard of name in the world of professional audio recorders. Now Zoom have set a whole heap of benchmarks that the so-called professional brands such as Tascam and Roland can only dream of. If you listen to many of the reviews of the Zoom F8N for example you'll note how inthusiastic the reviewers are about the recorders and its not just the feature set they're raving about but the price of one of these recorders means that you don't have to robb a bank to purchase something that makes damn nice audio recordings and has the flexibility for all sorts of recording situations whether you be a film maker, recording your company meeting, recording Podcasts or just singing along to your Casio Piano and Yamaha Keyboard as I've done - the neighbours ran away when they heard it too -. Seriously though, I don't yet have a keyboard amp but its one of the items on my "To Purchase" list, at the moment I use headphones. -Original Message- From: all-audio@groups.io On Behalf Of Hamit Campos Sent: Thursday, 21 February 2019 3:32 AM To: all-audio@groups.io Subject: Re: [all-audio] Olympus LS-14 Recorder Yep that's right. Like Enya says at the end of Only Time. Who knows? Only Time. On 2/20/2019 11:28 AM, Dane Trethowan wrote: Only time will tell. On 21 Feb 2019, at 2:39 am, Hamit Campos wrote: Yeah I know right? It even had a DAISY player in it. Dude think of this. What a world if Olympus had continued the stuff in the DM-4 in the LS-100. Or in what ever new machine they do. Let's hope the LS-100 wasn't also an 1 off kinda thing too. On 2/20/2019 10:29 AM, Dane Trethowan wrote: As we’ve lamented previously its terribly sad that Olympus chose not to carry on with the development of the DM-4 as it included a whole heap of useful features that were never finished. On 21 Feb 2019, at 2:25 am, Hamit Campos wrote: That is 1 thing I did find interesting about the new DM-720 and the P4. I think they had the British lady say more stuff. Am I right? That's also why they don't and won't match the DM-4. The DM-4 had an actual TTS engine in it. On 2/20/2019 9:57 AM, Dane Trethowan wrote: Yes it is a shame about XLR connectivity however the unit is small so adding that functionality would have made the recorder that little bit larger. I can see a good reason as to why people would buy this recorder if it had XLR connectivity as it would be a very cheap and practical studio device even though the unit isn't a multi track recorder. As things stand I'm very pleased with the recorder the way it is and I'll probably end up using the recorder more often than I've done the LS-P4 though its early days yet and the P4 does have some advantages over the 14. As for the LS-100? Well it sits in the bottom draw. -Original Message- From: all-audio@groups.io On Behalf Of Hamit Campos Sent: Thursday, 21 February 2019 1:51 AM To: all-audio@groups.io Subject: Re: [all-audio] Olympus LS-14 Recorder Dain to erace everything after you've been playing stuff hit the function key all the way to the left. Then hit the erace key. Now if you remember how erace use to work on the older recorders were you had to conferm 2 times you'll be good. But before that you'll get a choice of erace 1 file or all or multible. Choose all. Yeah
Re: [all-audio] Over-The-Ear Headphones
Hi Steve. Sports Headphones eh? I can understand that because they were very light and very strong and the band up from your colour acted like a sort of spring, pressing the earpads gently onto your ears plus they had the hook like features that would make them very safe for Jogging or even running. Very best wishes. Andy. - Original Message - From: "Steve Jacobson" To: Sent: Wednesday, February 20, 2019 2:09 PM Subject: Re: [all-audio] Over-The-Ear Headphones Andy, The headphones I am looking for do not have a band at all. They depend on hooks that go over the top of each ear. The reason I liked that aspect is that they are a good deal more portable, no folding or hinges to break. However, I will let you know if I find anything like that. I think I've seen some with a band that goes across the back of the neck, though. They are usually described as sports headphones as I recall. Best regards, Steve Jacobson -Original Message- From: all-audio@groups.io On Behalf Of Andy via Groups.Io Sent: Wednesday, February 20, 2019 4:36 AM To: all-audio@groups.io Subject: Re: [all-audio] Over-The-Ear Headphones Hi Steve. I used to have a lovely set of headphones as you described. They had a hard plastic band that ran behind my head from ear to ear. I'd love another set as I can also where my Scotland cap. I always wanted to know what they were called, so perhaps I'll look at the - pardon the spelling - Zenhieser site for "over the head headphones". If you find a nice pair, could you please advise me of them please. Very best wishes. Andy Logue. - Original Message - From: "Steve Jacobson" To: Sent: Wednesday, February 20, 2019 2:43 AM Subject: [all-audio] Over-The-Ear Headphones Hi, I used to have some Sony over-the-ear headphones that did not have a headband but had long hooks that went over the top of each ear to hold them in place. These were flat headphones that covered the ear but did not extend into the ear. The headphones in question were discontinued several years ago, but I wondered if anyone on this list has found something similar that one might be able to buy today. Best regards, Steve Jacobson -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Groups.io Links: You receive all messages sent to this group. View/Reply Online (#1980): https://groups.io/g/all-audio/message/1980 Mute This Topic: https://groups.io/mt/29934072/21656 Group Owner: all-audio+ow...@groups.io Unsubscribe: https://groups.io/g/all-audio/leave/1074140/405281159/xyzzy [arch...@mail-archive.com] -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
Re: [all-audio] playlist maker
Hi Tim, Create a batch file in Notepad or another text editor. You could call it playlist.bat If, for example, you want the playlist to include all MP3 files on your C: drive, type or copy the following to the file. dir/s/b "c:\*.mp3">c:\playlist.m3u When you run the batch file, which you can do by locating it with Windows Explorer and pressing enter on it, the paths and filenames of all MP3 files on your C: drive will be written to c:\playlist.m3u. You can then open playlist.m3u in your preferred media player. If you wish to add, delete or re-order files, you can do this in Notepad or another text editor. Say then you only wanted MP3 files on your C: drive in the folders Pop Music and Country Music including sub-folders, you could modify the code as follows: dir/s/b "c:\Pop Music\*.mp3">c:\playlist.m3u dir/s/b "c:\Country Music\*.mp3">>c:\playlist.m3u Note that the second line has two greater than signs so that it is appended to the file rather than over-writing it. I hope this helps. Thanks, Barry Chapman -Original Message- From: all-audio@groups.io [mailto:all-audio@groups.io] On Behalf Of Tim Grady Sent: Thursday, 21 February 2019 2:10 AM To: all-audio@groups.io Subject: Re: [all-audio] playlist maker Thanks. It has been so long since I did that I forgot how. Could you remind me, barry? Alternatively, you can use the dir command line function in Windows to create a list of files which you can save to a .m3u file. -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Groups.io Links: You receive all messages sent to this group. View/Reply Online (#1981): https://groups.io/g/all-audio/message/1981 Mute This Topic: https://groups.io/mt/29895638/21656 Group Owner: all-audio+ow...@groups.io Unsubscribe: https://groups.io/g/all-audio/leave/1074140/405281159/xyzzy [arch...@mail-archive.com] -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
