Re: Are any apple MP 3 players blind accessible?
But couldn't you use ITunes to make recordings? - Original Message - From: "DJ DOCTOR P" To: "PC Audio Discussion List" Sent: Friday, April 16, 2010 8:08 AM Subject: Re: Are any apple MP 3 players blind accessible? High Garry, Yes the iPad does have Voice Over. I know this because, I called and spoke to someone at Apple about the iPad a few weeks ago. But when I discovered I couldn't use that to make recordings, I decided to get a Mack Book Pro instead. Hope this helps. My best regards. John. - Original Message - From: "Gary Wood" To: "PC Audio Discussion List" Sent: Friday, April 16, 2010 3:01 AM Subject: Re: Are any apple MP 3 players blind accessible? Does anybody know yet if Voiceover is in the new IPad? - Original Message - From: "russell Bourgoin" To: "PC Audio Discussion List" Sent: Thursday, April 15, 2010 8:20 AM Subject: Re: Are any apple MP 3 players blind accessible? Hi Joe, The fourth and fifth generation Nanno and the i-pod toudch with 32 and 64 gigs are accessible. Many people are using a script called j-tunes to run with Jaws and itunes. Apple is making most of their new gear available with access features built right in. Voiceover comes built into macs and the ipod touch and iphones. Hope this helps and let me know if you need more info. Rusty > At 03:06 AM 4/15/2010, Joe spake thusly:- Well, the subject line asks the question. I'd also like to know if any of them speak what's on screen. Thanks. Joe. To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org Life isn't so much about how to survive the storm, it is about the willingness to dance in the rain !! Visit me at: http://www.thesoundzone.com To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org
Re: Audible and Windows Media Player 12
Hi, Sam. If you want to install or reinstall WMP 12 the logical place to begin would be to log into microsoft.com and run a sight search for Windows Media Player 12. I have Version 11 on my home and work systems and wasn't aware that MS had even upgraded WMP. If WMP has in fact been upgraded this should get you to the link to download the update. Good luck. HTH Rob Tabor - Original Message - From: "Samuel Wilkins" To: "'PC Audio Discussion List'" Cc: "'Technology list for the Blind and Vision Impaired'" Sent: Wednesday, April 21, 2010 12:49 PM Subject: Audible and Windows Media Player 12 Hello, I am have just found I am unable to play Audible books in Enhanced audio on Windows Media Player 12. I used to be able to but now I can not. I tried restoring to an earlier system restore point but the earliest restore point was at too later date. Whenever I try and play it, it doesn't bring up the section navigation dialog which it used to. It doesn't even play anything. It looks visually normal. It will play Format 4 files however I have some books which don't sound good in format 4 and only really work in enhanced audio. Audible have not been able to find a solution. I have been look in the control panel of windows recently and am not sure whether my tinkering has caused this to happen. I have tried uninstalling and reinstalling Audible Manager without success. I am using Windows 7 and, as far as I know, there is no way to download Windows Media Player 12. Does anyone have any suggestions? To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org
Re: Are any apple MP 3 players blind accessible?
High Garry, The last time I tried to use iTunes, I couldn't get it to work right. And , this was long before I bought an iPod. My best regards. John. - Original Message - From: "Gary Wood" To: "PC Audio Discussion List" Sent: Thursday, April 22, 2010 3:34 AM Subject: Re: Are any apple MP 3 players blind accessible? But couldn't you use ITunes to make recordings? - Original Message - From: "DJ DOCTOR P" To: "PC Audio Discussion List" Sent: Friday, April 16, 2010 8:08 AM Subject: Re: Are any apple MP 3 players blind accessible? High Garry, Yes the iPad does have Voice Over. I know this because, I called and spoke to someone at Apple about the iPad a few weeks ago. But when I discovered I couldn't use that to make recordings, I decided to get a Mack Book Pro instead. Hope this helps. My best regards. John. - Original Message - From: "Gary Wood" To: "PC Audio Discussion List" Sent: Friday, April 16, 2010 3:01 AM Subject: Re: Are any apple MP 3 players blind accessible? Does anybody know yet if Voiceover is in the new IPad? - Original Message - From: "russell Bourgoin" To: "PC Audio Discussion List" Sent: Thursday, April 15, 2010 8:20 AM Subject: Re: Are any apple MP 3 players blind accessible? Hi Joe, The fourth and fifth generation Nanno and the i-pod toudch with 32 and 64 gigs are accessible. Many people are using a script called j-tunes to run with Jaws and itunes. Apple is making most of their new gear available with access features built right in. Voiceover comes built into macs and the ipod touch and iphones. Hope this helps and let me know if you need more info. Rusty > At 03:06 AM 4/15/2010, Joe spake thusly:- Well, the subject line asks the question. I'd also like to know if any of them speak what's on screen. Thanks. Joe. To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org Life isn't so much about how to survive the storm, it is about the willingness to dance in the rain !! Visit me at: http://www.thesoundzone.com To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org
Re: Audible and Windows Media Player 12
Hello Rob, I tried looking for Windows Meida Plyaer 12 on Microsoft and I couldn't find anything. I could only find information and I don't think any other versions work on Windows 7. To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org
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Hi. I don't have windows 7, but I'm using the card you asked about. Its one of the best consumer cards out there. I thought it was discontinued last year but if you can still get it, I think you'll like it. The other suggestion about getting a digital mixing board though, is a good one and may suit you even better. Take care, Joe. To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org
Re: I'm thinking about becoming an ape man
Easy CDDA Extractor is the answer to all your questions. If you can, get an earlier version, like 11.5. It's more accessible than current versions. On Tue, 20 Apr 2010 00:44:25 -0400, you wrote: >Hi Listers, > > I've heard a lot of good things re: the ape lossless >protocol. I would like to know the best way to play these. I did >some snooping around the web today and found that there is a plug-in >that will make winamp play ape files. Someone from anothe list >mentioned the vlc player plays this material. I'm wondering if >there's any software that works on converting these files to wav >files, which I very well know how to encode to mp3's. I'd be happy >to hear from folks who know about these sorts of things. Thanks for ideas! > >Rusty > > >Life isn't so much about how to survive the storm, >it is about the willingness to dance in the rain !! >Visit me at: http://www.thesoundzone.com > > >To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: >pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org
Re: I'm thinking about becoming an ape man
On Wed, 21 Apr 2010 13:38:03 +1000, you wrote: >If you're going to do something like this then I can't really see anything to >be gained over using APe then you'd get with FLAC, there are several problems >with APE, one being that its not a standard format across platforms, it >requires a lot of processing power to decode and so on so given that, why not >settle for FLAC or - if you want better lossless compression again - why not >Wavepak. Since I've never heard of Wavepak, can I assume that it, too, is not that prevalent across platforms? To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org
Re: I'm thinking about becoming an ape man
High Steve, I don't know about other platforms, but wav files will play on both Windows and Mack systems without any problems. Linux, that is a whole other horse. I don't know about that one at all! Hope this helps. My best regards. John. - Original Message - From: "Steve Matzura" To: "PC Audio Discussion List" Sent: Thursday, April 22, 2010 6:12 PM Subject: Re: I'm thinking about becoming an ape man On Wed, 21 Apr 2010 13:38:03 +1000, you wrote: If you're going to do something like this then I can't really see anything to be gained over using APe then you'd get with FLAC, there are several problems with APE, one being that its not a standard format across platforms, it requires a lot of processing power to decode and so on so given that, why not settle for FLAC or - if you want better lossless compression again - why not Wavepak. Since I've never heard of Wavepak, can I assume that it, too, is not that prevalent across platforms? To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org
Re: what is bard and where to find it?
On Mon, 19 Apr 2010 06:33:49 -0400, you wrote: >I've heard of Bard but don't really know details. Is this a service where we >can download talking books without having to have something like a Victor >Stream? I would like to know about it and where to sign up, especially if it >is simply a download of talking books service. Thanks. I don't like any of the answers you got because they didn't address a key question you had. You specifically asked, do you have to have something like a Victor Reader Stream. The answer is yes, you do. There are currently three such players available for purchase--the Stream itself, the Book sense and the latest Icon. They all require a decryption key, which comes in a file that you load into the aforementioned device. You get this decryption key from the National Library Service after you give them the serial number of your device and they contact the manufacturer to validate that serial number. The key file and instructions for installing it are returned to you via email from the NLS. The free option, of course, is to get a player directly from NLS. It's a lot larger and less versatile than the other pay options I mentioned, but it's a darn good machine with a lot of capabilities on its own, and really good playback audio, far better than the old orange boxes they used to give out masquerading as cassette players (LOL). The good thing is, you can get a BARD login from NLS today, start downloading books, and save them for when you get a player. If you don't know where your nearest regional library is, get yourself onto the Library of Congress National Library Service main Website, where I'm sure you can look that information up easily. To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org
Re: what is bard and where to find it?
High Steve, when I had vision in both of my eyes, I've seen those cassette players in different collars. The first one I saw in 1982, was brown. They called it the C-77. The red ones were called C-76's and the green ones were called C-78's. It was only in 1985, is when I saw the C-1 for the first time. Its collar, was bright yellow. But 25 years later, they're still out, and they are still in use! Please don't ask me what collar they are these days, I wouldn't be able to tell you that. I lost my vision in both of my eyes later on in my life when I was in my early 20's. John. - Original Message - From: "Steve Matzura" To: "PC Audio Discussion List" Sent: Thursday, April 22, 2010 6:24 PM Subject: Re: what is bard and where to find it? On Mon, 19 Apr 2010 06:33:49 -0400, you wrote: I've heard of Bard but don't really know details. Is this a service where we can download talking books without having to have something like a Victor Stream? I would like to know about it and where to sign up, especially if it is simply a download of talking books service. Thanks. I don't like any of the answers you got because they didn't address a key question you had. You specifically asked, do you have to have something like a Victor Reader Stream. The answer is yes, you do. There are currently three such players available for purchase--the Stream itself, the Book sense and the latest Icon. They all require a decryption key, which comes in a file that you load into the aforementioned device. You get this decryption key from the National Library Service after you give them the serial number of your device and they contact the manufacturer to validate that serial number. The key file and instructions for installing it are returned to you via email from the NLS. The free option, of course, is to get a player directly from NLS. It's a lot larger and less versatile than the other pay options I mentioned, but it's a darn good machine with a lot of capabilities on its own, and really good playback audio, far better than the old orange boxes they used to give out masquerading as cassette players (LOL). The good thing is, you can get a BARD login from NLS today, start downloading books, and save them for when you get a player. If you don't know where your nearest regional library is, get yourself onto the Library of Congress National Library Service main Website, where I'm sure you can look that information up easily. To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org
Re: what is bard and where to find it?
BARD is the Braille and Audio Reading Download. It is a website with downloadable National Library Service (NLS) digital books. You must be a registered National Library Service patron in order to sign up for the BARD service. As a registered NLS patron you can donwload the digital books and magazines to a victor reader stream if you wish to buy one...or you can contact your library for the blind and ask to receive an NLS digital machine. your local library for the blind may have one for you immediately, or you may need to be added to a waiting list, depending on player availability. Once you have a machine, you can receive digital books on the NLS cartridges or you can purchase a commercial flash drive, download the books to the flash drive and listen to them through the NLS digital machine. There are many options avaialbe. Speak with the staff of your local library for the blind. Valerie On Thu, Apr 22, 2010, Steve Matzura said: > On Mon, 19 Apr 2010 06:33:49 -0400, you wrote: > >>I've heard of Bard but don't really know details. Is this a service where we >>can download talking books without having to have something like a Victor >>Stream? I would like to know about it and where to sign up, especially if it >>is simply a download of talking books service. Thanks. > > I don't like any of the answers you got because they didn't address a > key question you had. You specifically asked, do you have to have > something like a Victor Reader Stream. The answer is yes, you do. > There are currently three such players available for purchase--the > Stream itself, the Book sense and the latest Icon. They all require a > decryption key, which comes in a file that you load into the > aforementioned device. You get this decryption key from the National > Library Service after you give them the serial number of your device > and they contact the manufacturer to validate that serial number. The > key file and instructions for installing it are returned to you via > email from the NLS. > > The free option, of course, is to get a player directly from NLS. It's > a lot larger and less versatile than the other pay options I > mentioned, but it's a darn good machine with a lot of capabilities on > its own, and really good playback audio, far better than the old > orange boxes they used to give out masquerading as cassette players > (LOL). > > The good thing is, you can get a BARD login from NLS today, start > downloading books, and save them for when you get a player. If you > don't know where your nearest regional library is, get yourself onto > the Library of Congress National Library Service main Website, where > I'm sure you can look that information up easily. > > > To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: > pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org > -- Valerie Lewis, Director LI Talking Book Library Administrator of Outreach Services Suffolk Cooperative Library System 631-286-1600, x1365 To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org
