Accessible Digital Voice Recorders, the Best ones?

2010-12-05 Thread Matthew Chao
Hello. Am looking for a mid-range to high-range digital voice 
recorder that will record in stereo.  Cannot seem to find the Olympus 
DM4 locally, so wondering if there are any better ones out 
there.  Thanks in advance for your help.--Matthew Chao



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Re: Accessible Digital Voice Recorders, the Best ones?

2010-12-05 Thread Dane Trethowan
Why don't you just get a Zoom H1 and use that? If you can use a cassette 
recorder then you can certainly use a Zoom H1, just turn it on and press the 
record button so that's about as simple as it gets smile.



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 Hello. Am looking for a mid-range to high-range digital voice recorder that 
 will record in stereo.  Cannot seem to find the Olympus DM4 locally, so 
 wondering if there are any better ones out there.  Thanks in advance for your 
 help.--Matthew Chao
 
 
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Re: Accessible Digital Voice Recorders, the Best ones?

2010-12-05 Thread kim kelly

What company makes the Zoom H1?
Where does one get one, and where.

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To: PC Audio Discussion List pc-audio@pc-audio.org
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Subject: Re: Accessible Digital Voice Recorders, the Best ones?


Why don't you just get a Zoom H1 and use that? If you can use a cassette 
recorder then you can certainly use a Zoom H1, just turn it on and press 
the record button so that's about as simple as it gets smile.




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Hello. Am looking for a mid-range to high-range digital voice recorder 
that will record in stereo.  Cannot seem to find the Olympus DM4 locally, 
so wondering if there are any better ones out there.  Thanks in advance 
for your help.--Matthew Chao



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single track softwear

2010-12-05 Thread Bob Seed

Hi folks:
I am looking for an accessible single track software package to record and 
edit speech and convert it to an MP3 file. Any ideas out there? I forgot the 
name of the software package that AFB is using to edit talking books. Would 
this be a software package that anyone would recommend? Basically what I am 
looking for is a package that I can do basic audio editing on to with out 
having to start all over again if I make a mistake in reading the script.  . 



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Re: Accessible Digital Voice Recorders, the Best ones?

2010-12-05 Thread Dane Trethowan
I think in the U.S. if you go to www.samson.com you can get further details 
from there.

You can hear an excellent review of the Zoom H1 on the Blind Cool Tech web site 
at http://www.blindcooltech.com



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On 06/12/2010, at 4:28 AM, kim kelly kim...@q.com wrote:

 What company makes the Zoom H1?
 Where does one get one, and where.
 
 Kim Kelly:
 Alternate  Email:
 kim...@samobile.net
 
 Visit my web site:
 
 http://www.samobile.net/users/kimk59/
 Friends are like sunshine, They always know when to shine on you and make 
 you feel better when you are feeling Down.
 
 
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 To: PC Audio Discussion List pc-audio@pc-audio.org
 Sent: Sunday, December 05, 2010 6:45 AM
 Subject: Re: Accessible Digital Voice Recorders, the Best ones?
 
 
 Why don't you just get a Zoom H1 and use that? If you can use a cassette 
 recorder then you can certainly use a Zoom H1, just turn it on and press the 
 record button so that's about as simple as it gets smile.
 
 
 
 Sent from Dane's Iphone +61457756048
 
 
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 Hello. Am looking for a mid-range to high-range digital voice recorder that 
 will record in stereo.  Cannot seem to find the Olympus DM4 locally, so 
 wondering if there are any better ones out there.  Thanks in advance for 
 your help.--Matthew Chao
 
 
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Re: Accessible Digital Voice Recorders, the Best ones?

2010-12-05 Thread kim kelly
Thanks very much;  looked online and didn't find anything regarding the 
blind.

These websites will help greatly.
Kim Kelly:
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From: Dane Trethowan grtd...@internode.on.net

To: PC Audio Discussion List pc-audio@pc-audio.org
Sent: Sunday, December 05, 2010 9:58 AM
Subject: Re: Accessible Digital Voice Recorders, the Best ones?


I think in the U.S. if you go to www.samson.com you can get further details 
from there.


You can hear an excellent review of the Zoom H1 on the Blind Cool Tech web 
site at http://www.blindcooltech.com




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On 06/12/2010, at 4:28 AM, kim kelly kim...@q.com wrote:


What company makes the Zoom H1?
Where does one get one, and where.

Kim Kelly:
Alternate  Email:
kim...@samobile.net

Visit my web site:

http://www.samobile.net/users/kimk59/
Friends are like sunshine, They always know when to shine on you and 
make you feel better when you are feeling Down.



- Original Message - From: Dane Trethowan 
grtd...@internode.on.net

To: PC Audio Discussion List pc-audio@pc-audio.org
Sent: Sunday, December 05, 2010 6:45 AM
Subject: Re: Accessible Digital Voice Recorders, the Best ones?


Why don't you just get a Zoom H1 and use that? If you can use a cassette 
recorder then you can certainly use a Zoom H1, just turn it on and press 
the record button so that's about as simple as it gets smile.




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Hello. Am looking for a mid-range to high-range digital voice recorder 
that will record in stereo.  Cannot seem to find the Olympus DM4 
locally, so wondering if there are any better ones out there.  Thanks 
in advance for your help.--Matthew Chao



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friend cannot play DRM files from a no longer existing site

2010-12-05 Thread Joanne
Is there a program to remove the license from DRM files, or is there a 
work-around so that my friend can play his purchased files that came from a 
site that no longer exists?  Specifically, the site was called song touch, a 
site that sells Christian albums--or sold them I should say.  But since it no 
longer exists, when my friend goes to play his purchased album, it wants to try 
and connect to get the license.  Does anyone know how to bypass this, or is he 
basically stuck with paid-for files that no longer play?  We appreciate any 
help.
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Running Out of Battery Power with Today's Digital Recorders

2010-12-05 Thread Steve Matzura
Have you ever been in the situation where, while recording something
with your digital recorder, your power source is exhausted and you
lose the remainder of the program, not to mention possibly turning an
SD card into just so much cole slaw?  Has anyone found remedies for
knowing how much juice your juice-provider has left in it?  Do you
find yourself throwing away batteries that probably still have good
life in them, or changing/charging them too frequently, causing them
to develop memories?  I know I have, to all of the above, and since I
bought the original Edirol R1, I've not come up with a suitable
solution.  If you have, I'd love to hear it.

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Re: Running Out of Battery Power with Today's Digital Recorders

2010-12-05 Thread Dane Trethowan
Hi there!

I've not come up against these problems and as you know I'm sure I own a Zoom 
H1.

thankfully the battery life with the H1 is about 10 hours so I have an idea of 
how much power I have left at any one time when I use the unit.

I have a set of 6 rechargeable batteries set aside for the H1 and they're of 
the Sanyo type, they don't have the memory problems that the older type of 
rechargeable batteries have plus you can have them fully charged and pull them 
out when you need them, they're guaranteed to hold 80% of their charge over a 
12 month period which for rechargeable batteries is pretty impressive, they 
take about 4 hours to charge on the charger which came with them so I've plenty 
of battery power in reserve given that the Zoom H1 only takes one battery at a 
time.

Now I'm looking for an external USB battery pack of some description that can 
be charged and that plugs into the Zoom, that would be good as I wouldn't have 
to then keep changing batteries but this solution will do for the moment.



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On 06/12/2010, at 11:17 AM, Steve Matzura numb...@noisynotes.com wrote:

 Have you ever been in the situation where, while recording something
 with your digital recorder, your power source is exhausted and you
 lose the remainder of the program, not to mention possibly turning an
 SD card into just so much cole slaw?  Has anyone found remedies for
 knowing how much juice your juice-provider has left in it?  Do you
 find yourself throwing away batteries that probably still have good
 life in them, or changing/charging them too frequently, causing them
 to develop memories? I know I have, to all of the above, and since I
 bought the original Edirol R1, I've not come up with a suitable
 solution.  If you have, I'd love to hear it.
 
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Re: Running Out of Battery Power with Today's Digital Recorders

2010-12-05 Thread kim kelly

That makes two of us.

Kim Kelly:
Alternate  Email:
kim...@samobile.net

Visit my web site:

http://www.samobile.net/users/kimk59/
Friends are like sunshine, They always know when to shine on you and make 
you feel better when you are feeling Down.



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From: Steve Matzura numb...@noisynotes.com

To: midi-mag midi...@midimag.org; pc-audio pc-audio@pc-audio.org
Sent: Sunday, December 05, 2010 4:17 PM
Subject: Running Out of Battery Power with Today's Digital Recorders



Have you ever been in the situation where, while recording something
with your digital recorder, your power source is exhausted and you
lose the remainder of the program, not to mention possibly turning an
SD card into just so much cole slaw?  Has anyone found remedies for
knowing how much juice your juice-provider has left in it?  Do you
find yourself throwing away batteries that probably still have good
life in them, or changing/charging them too frequently, causing them
to develop memories?  I know I have, to all of the above, and since I
bought the original Edirol R1, I've not come up with a suitable
solution.  If you have, I'd love to hear it.

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Re: Running Out of Battery Power with Today's Digital Recorders

2010-12-05 Thread Dane Trethowan
I should also add that with a Zoom H1, its very unlikely that you'll ever 
corrupt a SD card should the battery go flat in my experience, the unit just 
switches off and all data is safely written to the card.


On 06/12/2010, at 11:39 AM, kim kelly wrote:

 That makes two of us.
 
 Kim Kelly:
 Alternate  Email:
 kim...@samobile.net
 
 Visit my web site:
 
 http://www.samobile.net/users/kimk59/
 Friends are like sunshine, They always know when to shine on you and make 
 you feel better when you are feeling Down.
 
 
 - Original Message - From: Steve Matzura numb...@noisynotes.com
 To: midi-mag midi...@midimag.org; pc-audio pc-audio@pc-audio.org
 Sent: Sunday, December 05, 2010 4:17 PM
 Subject: Running Out of Battery Power with Today's Digital Recorders
 
 
 Have you ever been in the situation where, while recording something
 with your digital recorder, your power source is exhausted and you
 lose the remainder of the program, not to mention possibly turning an
 SD card into just so much cole slaw?  Has anyone found remedies for
 knowing how much juice your juice-provider has left in it?  Do you
 find yourself throwing away batteries that probably still have good
 life in them, or changing/charging them too frequently, causing them
 to develop memories?  I know I have, to all of the above, and since I
 bought the original Edirol R1, I've not come up with a suitable
 solution.  If you have, I'd love to hear it.
 
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Re: Running Out of Battery Power with Today's Digital Recorders

2010-12-05 Thread kim kelly

I tryed to get the podcast and it wouldn't play for some strange reason.
I would have liked to have  heard it.


Kim Kelly:
Alternate  Email:
kim...@samobile.net

Visit my web site:

http://www.samobile.net/users/kimk59/
Friends are like sunshine, They always know when to shine on you and make 
you feel better when you are feeling Down.



- Original Message - 
From: Dane Trethowan grtd...@internode.on.net

To: PC Audio Discussion List pc-audio@pc-audio.org
Sent: Sunday, December 05, 2010 7:19 PM
Subject: Re: Running Out of Battery Power with Today's Digital Recorders


I should also add that with a Zoom H1, its very unlikely that you'll ever 
corrupt a SD card should the battery go flat in my experience, the unit 
just switches off and all data is safely written to the card.



On 06/12/2010, at 11:39 AM, kim kelly wrote:


That makes two of us.

Kim Kelly:
Alternate  Email:
kim...@samobile.net

Visit my web site:

http://www.samobile.net/users/kimk59/
Friends are like sunshine, They always know when to shine on you and 
make you feel better when you are feeling Down.



- Original Message - From: Steve Matzura 
numb...@noisynotes.com

To: midi-mag midi...@midimag.org; pc-audio pc-audio@pc-audio.org
Sent: Sunday, December 05, 2010 4:17 PM
Subject: Running Out of Battery Power with Today's Digital Recorders



Have you ever been in the situation where, while recording something
with your digital recorder, your power source is exhausted and you
lose the remainder of the program, not to mention possibly turning an
SD card into just so much cole slaw?  Has anyone found remedies for
knowing how much juice your juice-provider has left in it?  Do you
find yourself throwing away batteries that probably still have good
life in them, or changing/charging them too frequently, causing them
to develop memories?  I know I have, to all of the above, and since I
bought the original Edirol R1, I've not come up with a suitable
solution.  If you have, I'd love to hear it.

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Re: Running Out of Battery Power with Today's Digital Recorders

2010-12-05 Thread Alexandra GrĂ¼nauer

Hi Dane and Kim,

I bought a usb-charger which doesn't quite do it's job and I'm only halfway 
happy with it. It looks like a normal usb-charger, but has a batery inside 
it. The practical thing, you charge your device via usb and also the batery 
at the same time. The disadvantage is that I am not able to fully charge my 
plextalk pocket player only up to 26 per cent or so. That lasts me quite a 
while, to be fair, but it wasn't quite what I'd expected. Maybe it's worth 
looking round a bit to find a better charger. I'm not quite sure what I've 
got, but can ask a sighted person, if you're interested.


Alexandra
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To: PC Audio Discussion List pc-audio@pc-audio.org
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Sent: Monday, December 06, 2010 1:26 AM
Subject: Re: Running Out of Battery Power with Today's Digital Recorders



Hi there!

I've not come up against these problems and as you know I'm sure I own a 
Zoom H1.


thankfully the battery life with the H1 is about 10 hours so I have an 
idea of how much power I have left at any one time when I use the unit.


I have a set of 6 rechargeable batteries set aside for the H1 and they're 
of the Sanyo type, they don't have the memory problems that the older type 
of rechargeable batteries have plus you can have them fully charged and 
pull them out when you need them, they're guaranteed to hold 80% of their 
charge over a 12 month period which for rechargeable batteries is pretty 
impressive, they take about 4 hours to charge on the charger which came 
with them so I've plenty of battery power in reserve given that the Zoom 
H1 only takes one battery at a time.


Now I'm looking for an external USB battery pack of some description that 
can be charged and that plugs into the Zoom, that would be good as I 
wouldn't have to then keep changing batteries but this solution will do 
for the moment.




Sent from Dane's Iphone +61457756048


On 06/12/2010, at 11:17 AM, Steve Matzura numb...@noisynotes.com wrote:


Have you ever been in the situation where, while recording something
with your digital recorder, your power source is exhausted and you
lose the remainder of the program, not to mention possibly turning an
SD card into just so much cole slaw?  Has anyone found remedies for
knowing how much juice your juice-provider has left in it?  Do you
find yourself throwing away batteries that probably still have good
life in them, or changing/charging them too frequently, causing them
to develop memories? I know I have, to all of the above, and since I
bought the original Edirol R1, I've not come up with a suitable
solution.  If you have, I'd love to hear it.

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RE: Running Out of Battery Power with Today's Digital Recorders

2010-12-05 Thread Christopher Chaltain
What kind of battery does the Plextalk Pocket player have in it? Are you
able to use a different charger and get more than 26% charge on your
Plextalk Pocket? If it's a lithium ion battery and it runs for quite a while
on a 26% charge then the charge sensor may need a recalibration. Try letting
it run all the way down and then giving it a complete charge and see if that
doesn't have it reporting a 100% battery charge.

--
Christopher
chalt...@gmail.com


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From: pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org]
On Behalf Of Alexandra GrĂ¼nauer
Sent: Monday, December 06, 2010 12:28 AM
To: PC Audio Discussion List
Subject: Re: Running Out of Battery Power with Today's Digital Recorders

Hi Dane and Kim,

I bought a usb-charger which doesn't quite do it's job and I'm only halfway 
happy with it. It looks like a normal usb-charger, but has a batery inside 
it. The practical thing, you charge your device via usb and also the batery 
at the same time. The disadvantage is that I am not able to fully charge my 
plextalk pocket player only up to 26 per cent or so. That lasts me quite a 
while, to be fair, but it wasn't quite what I'd expected. Maybe it's worth 
looking round a bit to find a better charger. I'm not quite sure what I've 
got, but can ask a sighted person, if you're interested.

Alexandra
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From: Dane Trethowan grtd...@internode.on.net
To: PC Audio Discussion List pc-audio@pc-audio.org
Cc: midi-mag midi...@midimag.org; pc-audio pc-audio@pc-audio.org
Sent: Monday, December 06, 2010 1:26 AM
Subject: Re: Running Out of Battery Power with Today's Digital Recorders


 Hi there!

 I've not come up against these problems and as you know I'm sure I own a 
 Zoom H1.

 thankfully the battery life with the H1 is about 10 hours so I have an 
 idea of how much power I have left at any one time when I use the unit.

 I have a set of 6 rechargeable batteries set aside for the H1 and they're 
 of the Sanyo type, they don't have the memory problems that the older type

 of rechargeable batteries have plus you can have them fully charged and 
 pull them out when you need them, they're guaranteed to hold 80% of their 
 charge over a 12 month period which for rechargeable batteries is pretty 
 impressive, they take about 4 hours to charge on the charger which came 
 with them so I've plenty of battery power in reserve given that the Zoom 
 H1 only takes one battery at a time.

 Now I'm looking for an external USB battery pack of some description that 
 can be charged and that plugs into the Zoom, that would be good as I 
 wouldn't have to then keep changing batteries but this solution will do 
 for the moment.



 Sent from Dane's Iphone +61457756048


 On 06/12/2010, at 11:17 AM, Steve Matzura numb...@noisynotes.com wrote:

 Have you ever been in the situation where, while recording something
 with your digital recorder, your power source is exhausted and you
 lose the remainder of the program, not to mention possibly turning an
 SD card into just so much cole slaw?  Has anyone found remedies for
 knowing how much juice your juice-provider has left in it?  Do you
 find yourself throwing away batteries that probably still have good
 life in them, or changing/charging them too frequently, causing them
 to develop memories? I know I have, to all of the above, and since I
 bought the original Edirol R1, I've not come up with a suitable
 solution.  If you have, I'd love to hear it.

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