Sony voice recorder
Hubby got one of these, forgot which model. Anybody got one? If so, need a bit of instructions on how to make more accessible to totally blind. Thanks, Nance Nancy Shackelford Walk On Faith & Trust In Love - Michael Reed
Re: More airPlay Devices
Please keep us posted; I'm going to need another system for either bedroom, living room or both and definitely can't afford Bose! Nance Nancy Shackelford Walk On Faith & Trust In Love - Michael Reed - Original Message - From: "Dane Trethowan" To: "PC Audio Discussion List" Sent: Sunday, February 23, 2014 12:08 PM Subject: More airPlay Devices Okay folks, another day and already another 20 Google searches and I found what seems to be a most interesting airPlay device, well actually its a Tompson 2.1 channel speaker system which supports both Bluetooth and airPlay, with luck I'll have the system early next week so will be able to tell you all about it though I'm not expecting the system to sound anything like the Bose or B&W systems we've been discussing but still, it may very well be a good entry level solution for someone. ** Dane Trethowan Skype: grtdane12 Phone US (213) 438-9741 Phone U.K. 01245 79 0598 Phone Australia (03) 9005 8589 Mobile: +61400494862 faceTime +61400494862 Fax +61397437954 Twitter: @grtdane
Re: The Bowers And Wilkins A7 airPlay System
Hi! Just to add to what I've already written so sorry about the extra irritation . The B&W stuff also have a LAN connection so - if the Wi-Fi turns out to be a real issue - you can at least look at alternative ways of connection, connection straight to your router for example or connected to a switch. On 24 Feb 2014, at 4:47 pm, Dane Trethowan wrote: > Okay a few questions here, do the people having problems talk about Wi-Fi > congestion at all? How many other Wi-Fi networks are in the area for example? > > One reviewer for a magazine mentioned for instance that he had to contend > with 23 other networks in his area, that's a hell of a lot of traffic so he > then made appropriate adjustments to his router which solved the issues, have > the customers at Amazon posted about tweaking their routers? I'll be > perfectly honest with you, I reckon about 0.5% of people who own a Wi-fi > Router would know anything about tweaking the Wi-Fi settings let alone give a > damn about doing it for better performance. > > Okay so that out of the way, what sort of places were the people writing > these reviews using their A7 system in, was the router a considerable > distance from the A7 itself? If the router was say at one end of a rather > large house and the A7 at the other then perhaps its time to get a Wireless > extender. > > And finally, did the customer bother to use say Google and trouble shoot some > of these issues they were having? Did they indeed bother to read the manual > for the A7 to see if any suggestions were offered. > > So many factors in reviews and so much depends on Customer knowledge of the > product. > > On 24 Feb 2014, at 2:12 pm, Mary Otten wrote: > >> Well, I am a big fan of B&W when it comes to the sound of their >> speakers. But I have to say that the only thing the bad ratings on >> amazon talk about is the issue with the drop outs from the network. >> People talked about using the same set up with other speakers and not >> having the problem. So it makes me think there might be some fire with >> this smoke. >> >> Mary >> >> >> > > > ** > > Dane Trethowan > Skype: grtdane12 > Phone US (213) 438-9741 > Phone U.K. 01245 79 0598 > Phone Australia (03) 9005 8589 > Mobile: +61400494862 > faceTime +61400494862 > Fax +61397437954 > Twitter: @grtdane > > > > ** Dane Trethowan Skype: grtdane12 Phone US (213) 438-9741 Phone U.K. 01245 79 0598 Phone Australia (03) 9005 8589 Mobile: +61400494862 faceTime +61400494862 Fax +61397437954 Twitter: @grtdane
Re: The Bowers And Wilkins A7 airPlay System
Okay a few questions here, do the people having problems talk about Wi-Fi congestion at all? How many other Wi-Fi networks are in the area for example? One reviewer for a magazine mentioned for instance that he had to contend with 23 other networks in his area, that's a hell of a lot of traffic so he then made appropriate adjustments to his router which solved the issues, have the customers at Amazon posted about tweaking their routers? I'll be perfectly honest with you, I reckon about 0.5% of people who own a Wi-fi Router would know anything about tweaking the Wi-Fi settings let alone give a damn about doing it for better performance. Okay so that out of the way, what sort of places were the people writing these reviews using their A7 system in, was the router a considerable distance from the A7 itself? If the router was say at one end of a rather large house and the A7 at the other then perhaps its time to get a Wireless extender. And finally, did the customer bother to use say Google and trouble shoot some of these issues they were having? Did they indeed bother to read the manual for the A7 to see if any suggestions were offered. So many factors in reviews and so much depends on Customer knowledge of the product. On 24 Feb 2014, at 2:12 pm, Mary Otten wrote: > Well, I am a big fan of B&W when it comes to the sound of their > speakers. But I have to say that the only thing the bad ratings on > amazon talk about is the issue with the drop outs from the network. > People talked about using the same set up with other speakers and not > having the problem. So it makes me think there might be some fire with > this smoke. > > Mary > > > ** Dane Trethowan Skype: grtdane12 Phone US (213) 438-9741 Phone U.K. 01245 79 0598 Phone Australia (03) 9005 8589 Mobile: +61400494862 faceTime +61400494862 Fax +61397437954 Twitter: @grtdane
Re: soundforge editing question
Hi Dan, There is an option called Seek cursor on playback which is toggled on and off with the letter f. Try pressing f and see if that helps. Thanks, Barry Chapman - Original Message - From: "dan thompson" To: "PC Audio Discussion List" Sent: Monday, February 24, 2014 2:45 PM Subject: soundforge editing question Hi all, When editing a sound byte, I use to be able to do the following, and now I can not. I will put these steps down first and then explain more. 1. I press the letter q to make sure cuing is on. 2. 2. I then press the spacebar to start the sound byte playing. 3. 3. Next, I would hold down the left shift key and arrow to the right. 4. Sound forge would play the sound byte as I move to the right, stopping when I stop arrowing. However, now in order to hear where my selection has stopped, I have to listen through the whole section that has been selected. This takes up much more time. I am not sure what has gotten unchecked or changed and am hoping someone on this list does. So simply put, I once could just select the sound and soundforge would just play the selected data. If I stopped arrowing, sound would stop immediately. If I moved the arrow right or left, sound would respond immediately with the new stopping place. I hope I explained my question. I would be glad to share my phone off list withsomeone if they are willing to help out. It is probably something I accidently checked off or on. Thanks for reading this long email.
soundforge editing question
Hi all, When editing a sound byte, I use to be able to do the following, and now I can not. I will put these steps down first and then explain more. 1. I press the letter q to make sure cuing is on. 2. 2. I then press the spacebar to start the sound byte playing. 3. 3. Next, I would hold down the left shift key and arrow to the right. 4. Sound forge would play the sound byte as I move to the right, stopping when I stop arrowing. However, now in order to hear where my selection has stopped, I have to listen through the whole section that has been selected. This takes up much more time. I am not sure what has gotten unchecked or changed and am hoping someone on this list does. So simply put, I once could just select the sound and soundforge would just play the selected data. If I stopped arrowing, sound would stop immediately. If I moved the arrow right or left, sound would respond immediately with the new stopping place. I hope I explained my question. I would be glad to share my phone off list withsomeone if they are willing to help out. It is probably something I accidently checked off or on. Thanks for reading this long email.
Re: The Bowers And Wilkins A7 airPlay System
Well, I am a big fan of B&W when it comes to the sound of their speakers. But I have to say that the only thing the bad ratings on amazon talk about is the issue with the drop outs from the network. People talked about using the same set up with other speakers and not having the problem. So it makes me think there might be some fire with this smoke. Mary
Re: The Bowers And Wilkins A7 airPlay System
I'm not doubting what you're saying but I have to wonder about some of those Amazone reviews, I have a radio here by Sangean for example and some of the customer reviews I've seen for it have been something out of the commics, written by people who shouldn't even own a radio nor have they ever listened to one it would appear. On 24 Feb 2014, at 10:32 am, Mary Otten wrote: > The bad thing about the a7, as discussed in several customer reviews on > amazon.com, is that its streaming lacks robustness. Lots of dropping > out and needing to reconnect or sometimes reinstall the network > connection entirely. Great sound. Lousy streaming seems to be the > majority view. For 800 bucks, that's not ok! > > mary > > ** Dane Trethowan Skype: grtdane12 Phone US (213) 438-9741 Phone U.K. 01245 79 0598 Phone Australia (03) 9005 8589 Mobile: +61400494862 faceTime +61400494862 Fax +61397437954 Twitter: @grtdane
Re: Apple TV
good suggestion. - Original Message - From: "Rick Alfaro" To: "PC Audio Discussion List" Sent: Sunday, February 23, 2014 7:26 PM Subject: Re: Apple TV This is an issue for codes like that. You can back out of the dialog and go back in to have it repeated, but there is no way to review the code by itself like character by character. The best you can do is record the dialog with your recorder of choice then play it back bit by bit to try to understand the code which can be a challenge sometimes as well. Best Regards, Rick alfaro On 2/23/2014 2:15 PM, Gary Schindler wrote: As a new Apple TV user myself, my biggest complaint is that I haven't found out how I can get voiceover to repeat information I may want repeated, say a code for subscription access. can this be done? - Original Message - From: "Steve Jacobson" To: "PC Audio Discussion List" Sent: Sunday, February 23, 2014 10:28 AM Subject: Re: Apple TV Gary, My response last night got stuck so is late, but the Apple TV shouldn't affect cable at all, it doesn't generally even use the same connections unless you're using an HDMI cable from your cable box. Please explain more about your setup. Also, I've had an Apple TV for a year now and am very happy. There are a good number of things you can do with it for free. For example, you can search for and watch a lot on YouTube, and there is a radio option that has a good number of options as well. There is a lot that can be watched on PBS as well. While not free, the $7.99 a month Netflix streaming option let's you watch a lot of stuff on your Apple TV without paying for each program. If you have other Apple devices such as an iPhone, there are some things you can do to share iTunes music between devices, and you can send your iPhone output to your Apple TV which is nice if you have your Apple TV connected to a stereo. You will need an Apple ID, but you don't need to pay to get that. While Dane is correct that there are restrictions, the big one being that accessing your personal music must be done through iTunes, there are home sharing options that let you access music from another computer on your network that provide some flexibility. I have found the Netflix interface to be much nicer than accessing it through a computer. It would be interesting to know how Raspberry Pie handles that. When someone says "It's accessible but not out of the box and there are several ways to go" as was said about Raspberry pie, that sets off alarm bells for me. Since you have already made the purchase of the Apple TV, I'd be surprised if you regret it. What concerns me a little is that there may not be a clear understanding of what the Apple TV is, and some of us can help with that. Generally, you can pay to get some programming and you can get some for free, but there aren't really apps as such. You will have to select which input you want to be watching on your TV, and that isn't always simple on some TV's but can usually be mastered. However, we need to understand better how your system is set up and what you already understand so that we don't give you a bunch of useless information. Best regards, Steve Jacobson On Sun, 23 Feb 2014 04:09:14 -0500, Gary Wood wrote: I did buy one. We tried setting it up the other day, but for some reason, I couldn't get anything on cable. What's the advantages of the Rasberry Pie? - Original Message - From: "Dane Trethowan" To: "PC Audio Discussion List" Sent: Sunday, February 23, 2014 12:42 AM Subject: Re: Apple TV The Apple TV is a separate device from your cable system, nothing whatever to do with the cable system, are you thinking of buying one? The Apple TV is a good system, I have one but there are better systems available such as the Raspberry Pi running XMC Media Center. On 23 Feb 2014, at 1:50 pm, Gary Wood wrote: When someone sets up Apple TV, can he or she still watch the cable channels normally watched, or can they only watch ones on the Apple TV system? ** Dane Trethowan Skype: grtdane12 Phone US (213) 438-9741 Phone U.K. 01245 79 0598 Phone Australia (03) 9005 8589 Mobile: +61400494862 faceTime +61400494862 Fax +61397437954 Twitter: @grtdane
Re: Apple TV
This is an issue for codes like that. You can back out of the dialog and go back in to have it repeated, but there is no way to review the code by itself like character by character. The best you can do is record the dialog with your recorder of choice then play it back bit by bit to try to understand the code which can be a challenge sometimes as well. Best Regards, Rick alfaro On 2/23/2014 2:15 PM, Gary Schindler wrote: As a new Apple TV user myself, my biggest complaint is that I haven't found out how I can get voiceover to repeat information I may want repeated, say a code for subscription access. can this be done? - Original Message - From: "Steve Jacobson" To: "PC Audio Discussion List" Sent: Sunday, February 23, 2014 10:28 AM Subject: Re: Apple TV Gary, My response last night got stuck so is late, but the Apple TV shouldn't affect cable at all, it doesn't generally even use the same connections unless you're using an HDMI cable from your cable box. Please explain more about your setup. Also, I've had an Apple TV for a year now and am very happy. There are a good number of things you can do with it for free. For example, you can search for and watch a lot on YouTube, and there is a radio option that has a good number of options as well. There is a lot that can be watched on PBS as well. While not free, the $7.99 a month Netflix streaming option let's you watch a lot of stuff on your Apple TV without paying for each program. If you have other Apple devices such as an iPhone, there are some things you can do to share iTunes music between devices, and you can send your iPhone output to your Apple TV which is nice if you have your Apple TV connected to a stereo. You will need an Apple ID, but you don't need to pay to get that. While Dane is correct that there are restrictions, the big one being that accessing your personal music must be done through iTunes, there are home sharing options that let you access music from another computer on your network that provide some flexibility. I have found the Netflix interface to be much nicer than accessing it through a computer. It would be interesting to know how Raspberry Pie handles that. When someone says "It's accessible but not out of the box and there are several ways to go" as was said about Raspberry pie, that sets off alarm bells for me. Since you have already made the purchase of the Apple TV, I'd be surprised if you regret it. What concerns me a little is that there may not be a clear understanding of what the Apple TV is, and some of us can help with that. Generally, you can pay to get some programming and you can get some for free, but there aren't really apps as such. You will have to select which input you want to be watching on your TV, and that isn't always simple on some TV's but can usually be mastered. However, we need to understand better how your system is set up and what you already understand so that we don't give you a bunch of useless information. Best regards, Steve Jacobson On Sun, 23 Feb 2014 04:09:14 -0500, Gary Wood wrote: I did buy one. We tried setting it up the other day, but for some reason, I couldn't get anything on cable. What's the advantages of the Rasberry Pie? - Original Message - From: "Dane Trethowan" To: "PC Audio Discussion List" Sent: Sunday, February 23, 2014 12:42 AM Subject: Re: Apple TV The Apple TV is a separate device from your cable system, nothing whatever to do with the cable system, are you thinking of buying one? The Apple TV is a good system, I have one but there are better systems available such as the Raspberry Pi running XMC Media Center. On 23 Feb 2014, at 1:50 pm, Gary Wood wrote: When someone sets up Apple TV, can he or she still watch the cable channels normally watched, or can they only watch ones on the Apple TV system? ** Dane Trethowan Skype: grtdane12 Phone US (213) 438-9741 Phone U.K. 01245 79 0598 Phone Australia (03) 9005 8589 Mobile: +61400494862 faceTime +61400494862 Fax +61397437954 Twitter: @grtdane
Re: Class start moved to a new start time?
Robert, You may have better luck if you contact them via their email address listed on their web site. At least that's how I contacted them along with my registration form. John On 2/23/2014 8:06 AM, Robert Doc Wright wrote: at least you received a response. I filled out a registration form in the middle of the January and I have yet to here from them. If we can't look at ourselves, and ask, why? then where does the learning start? - Original Message - From: "John Chilelli" To: "PC Audio Discussion List" Sent: Sunday, February 23, 2014 12:52 AM Subject: Fwd: Re: Class start moved to a new start time? Hi Dane and all, I wanted to enroll into the Cisco Audio Editing Fundamentals class a couple of weeks ago. When I wrote to them, I received the following: Subject: Re: Class start moved to a new start time? Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2014 11:13:35 +0800 From: Kerry Hoath To: John Chilelli CC: cavii...@ciscovision.org Sorry it is not running this semester. it should run semester2. Regards, Kerry. On 11/02/2014 11:05 AM, John Chilelli wrote: Hi! Just a couple of days ago I learned about your Audio Editing Fundamentals class. I am interested in taking this class. But then someone on one of the blind lists wrote to me and said that your class was not currently available due to a lack of student interest. Is this correct? Is it still slated to start sometime in the third week of February or not? Could you please let me know when the next class starts? Please confirm. Thank you, John Chilelli Erie, PA Hi! I'm doing a course with this organisation and I make mention of them as they offer an Audio Editing Workshop course which is currently taking enrolments, find out more at http://www.ciscovision.org/ ** Dane Trethowan Skype: grtdane12 Phone US (213) 438-9741 Phone U.K. 01245 79 0598 Phone Australia (03) 9005 8589 Mobile: +61400494862 faceTime +61400494862 Fax +61397437954 Twitter: @grtdane
Re: Apple TV
Apple TV has absolutely nothing to do with cable or your cable box. It has it's own content and content from other providers that Apple has contracted with. If you are expecting to replace your cable box with the Apple TV I'm afraid you are going to be disappointed. All you have access to is what is on the Apple TV menus and anything else Apple decides to add in the future. Best Regards, Rick alfaro On 2/23/2014 4:54 AM, Gary Wood wrote: Well I did get Voiceover, and I was able to find a lot in the menus. I will have to get back with all of you when I find out more. I feel that even though I have my Apple TV set up, that I should be able to choose whether I want to hear it, or the regular cable TV. I had to replace the cablebox, so I'll have to have it hooked up again sometime to see if I have better luck this time. I hope it works this time. I bought this before I ever heard of Rasberry Pie. - Original Message - From: "Dane Trethowan" To: "PC Audio Discussion List" Sent: Sunday, February 23, 2014 4:13 AM Subject: Re: Apple TV The Raspberry Pi running XBMC Media Center or similar has a huge advantage over the Apple TV, its open source meaning that its not restricted in any way as the Apple TV is. Now since you've got an Apple TV I suppose we may as well do some trouble shooting, how do you have the device connected firstly and does anything happen at all when the Apple TV is booted/ On 23 Feb 2014, at 8:09 pm, Gary Wood wrote: I did buy one. We tried setting it up the other day, but for some reason, I couldn't get anything on cable. What's the advantages of the Rasberry Pie? - Original Message - From: "Dane Trethowan" To: "PC Audio Discussion List" Sent: Sunday, February 23, 2014 12:42 AM Subject: Re: Apple TV The Apple TV is a separate device from your cable system, nothing whatever to do with the cable system, are you thinking of buying one? The Apple TV is a good system, I have one but there are better systems available such as the Raspberry Pi running XMC Media Center. On 23 Feb 2014, at 1:50 pm, Gary Wood wrote: When someone sets up Apple TV, can he or she still watch the cable channels normally watched, or can they only watch ones on the Apple TV system? ** Dane Trethowan Skype: grtdane12 Phone US (213) 438-9741 Phone U.K. 01245 79 0598 Phone Australia (03) 9005 8589 Mobile: +61400494862 faceTime +61400494862 Fax +61397437954 Twitter: @grtdane ** Dane Trethowan Skype: grtdane12 Phone US (213) 438-9741 Phone U.K. 01245 79 0598 Phone Australia (03) 9005 8589 Mobile: +61400494862 faceTime +61400494862 Fax +61397437954 Twitter: @grtdane
Re: Apple TV
Is the XMC media center accessible? Last time I tried it the answer was no because it used all bit mapped graphics but this was under Windows. Is this really accessible under Linux? Best Regards, Rick alfaro On 2/23/2014 12:42 AM, Dane Trethowan wrote: The Apple TV is a separate device from your cable system, nothing whatever to do with the cable system, are you thinking of buying one? The Apple TV is a good system, I have one but there are better systems available such as the Raspberry Pi running XMC Media Center. On 23 Feb 2014, at 1:50 pm, Gary Wood wrote: When someone sets up Apple TV, can he or she still watch the cable channels normally watched, or can they only watch ones on the Apple TV system? ** Dane Trethowan Skype: grtdane12 Phone US (213) 438-9741 Phone U.K. 01245 79 0598 Phone Australia (03) 9005 8589 Mobile: +61400494862 faceTime +61400494862 Fax +61397437954 Twitter: @grtdane
Re: The Bowers And Wilkins A7 airPlay System
The bad thing about the a7, as discussed in several customer reviews on amazon.com, is that its streaming lacks robustness. Lots of dropping out and needing to reconnect or sometimes reinstall the network connection entirely. Great sound. Lousy streaming seems to be the majority view. For 800 bucks, that's not ok! mary
Re: Apple TV
Dane, I agree, but I would think that he would already know if they had to disconnect the cable box, but yes, we need more information. I had to buy an HDMI to Analog converter for about $30 US for mine so I could use it through an older TV and that has worked all right. If he has analog inputs that may be an option. The bottom line, though, is that we need to know more about his setup as we have both already said. Best regards, Steve Jacobson On Mon, 24 Feb 2014 05:12:16 +1100, Dane Trethowan wrote: >Hi! >I can't comment any further then I have already done on this thread but I'm >wondering if the equipment Gary is using has limited HDMI connectivity, that >is to say only 1 HDMI port for example, if this is the case then that may cause problems given that you either have the Cable Box connected or the Apple TV connected so perhaps that's what Gary' getting at when he says he should have a choice of watching Apple TV or Cable? So Gary yes please, give us more details and I'm sure we'll be able to find a solution to the problem. >On 24 Feb 2014, at 2:28 am, Steve Jacobson wrote: >> Gary, >> >> My response last night got stuck so is late, but the Apple TV shouldn't >> affect cable at all, it doesn't generally even use the same connections >> unless you're >> using an HDMI cable from your cable box. Please explain more about your >> setup. >> >> Also, I've had an Apple TV for a year now and am very happy. There are a >> good number of things you can do with it for free. For example, you can >> search for and watch a lot on YouTube, and there is a radio option that has >> a good number of options as well. There is a lot that can be watched on PBS >> as well. While not free, the $7.99 a month Netflix streaming option let's >> you watch a lot of stuff on your Apple TV without paying for each program. >> If you >> have other Apple devices such as an iPhone, there are some things you can do >> to share iTunes music between devices, and you can send your iPhone >> output to your Apple TV which is nice if you have your Apple TV connected to >> a stereo. You will need an Apple ID, but you don't need to pay to get that. >> >> >> While Dane is correct that there are restrictions, the big one being that >> accessing your personal music must be done through iTunes, there are home >> sharing options that let you access music from another computer on your >> network that provide some flexibility. I have found the Netflix interface >> to be >> much nicer than accessing it through a computer. It would be interesting to >> know how Raspberry Pie handles that. When someone says "It's accessible >> but not out of the box and there are several ways to go" as was said about >> Raspberry pie, that sets off alarm bells for me. Since you have already >> made >> the purchase of the Apple TV, I'd be surprised if you regret it. What >> concerns me a little is that there may not be a clear understanding of what >> the Apple >> TV is, and some of us can help with that. Generally, you can pay to get >> some programming and you can get some for free, but there aren't really apps >> as >> such. You will have to select which input you want to be watching on your >> TV, and that isn't always simple on some TV's but can usually be mastered. >> However, we need to understand better how your system is set up and what you >> already understand so that we don't give you a bunch of useless >> information. >> >> Best regards, >> >> Steve Jacobson >> >> On Sun, 23 Feb 2014 04:09:14 -0500, Gary Wood wrote: >> >>> I did buy one. We tried setting it up the other day, but for some reason, >>> I >>> couldn't get anything on cable. What's the advantages of the Rasberry Pie? >>> - Original Message - >>> From: "Dane Trethowan" >>> To: "PC Audio Discussion List" >>> Sent: Sunday, February 23, 2014 12:42 AM >>> Subject: Re: Apple TV >> >> >>> The Apple TV is a separate device from your cable system, nothing whatever >>> to do with the cable system, are you thinking of buying one? The Apple TV >>> is >>> a good system, I have one but there are better systems available such as >>> the >>> Raspberry Pi running XMC Media Center. >> >>> On 23 Feb 2014, at 1:50 pm, Gary Wood wrote: >> When someone sets up Apple TV, can he or she still watch the cable channels normally watched, or can they only watch ones on the Apple TV system? >> >> >>> ** >> >>> Dane Trethowan >>> Skype: grtdane12 >>> Phone US (213) 438-9741 >>> Phone U.K. 01245 79 0598 >>> Phone Australia (03) 9005 8589 >>> Mobile: +61400494862 >>> faceTime +61400494862 >>> Fax +61397437954 >>> Twitter: @grtdane >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >** >Dane Trethowan >Skype: grtdane12 >Phone US (213) 438-9741 >Phone U.K. 01245 79 0598 >Phone Australia (03) 9005 8589 >Mobile: +61400494862 >faceTime +61400494862 >Fax +61397437954 >Twitter: @
The Bowers And Wilkins A7 airPlay System
This is the big one in the family, down from that you have the A5. I'm reading a review on the a& right now and it sounds the dream of speaker systems with all the right features and sound, its airPlay of course but you can interface it directly into your computer via the USB socket thus its your Computer Speaker system too and digitally linked to your computer for good measure thus better sound quality. They're not cheap however, you're looking at around $800 for one of these room shakers. ** Dane Trethowan Skype: grtdane12 Phone US (213) 438-9741 Phone U.K. 01245 79 0598 Phone Australia (03) 9005 8589 Mobile: +61400494862 faceTime +61400494862 Fax +61397437954 Twitter: @grtdane
Re: Apple TV
I don't think it can, the Apple TV has very little control, the sort of control you'd find in a dedicated Screen Reader, say Voiceover on the iPhone etc. On 24 Feb 2014, at 6:15 am, Gary Schindler wrote: > As a new Apple TV user myself, my biggest complaint is that I haven't found > out how I can get voiceover to repeat information I may want repeated, say a > code for subscription access. can this be done? > - Original Message - From: "Steve Jacobson" > To: "PC Audio Discussion List" > Sent: Sunday, February 23, 2014 10:28 AM > Subject: Re: Apple TV > > >> Gary, >> >> My response last night got stuck so is late, but the Apple TV shouldn't >> affect cable at all, it doesn't generally even use the same connections >> unless you're >> using an HDMI cable from your cable box. Please explain more about your >> setup. >> >> Also, I've had an Apple TV for a year now and am very happy. There are a >> good number of things you can do with it for free. For example, you can >> search for and watch a lot on YouTube, and there is a radio option that has >> a good number of options as well. There is a lot that can be watched on PBS >> as well. While not free, the $7.99 a month Netflix streaming option let's >> you watch a lot of stuff on your Apple TV without paying for each program. >> If you >> have other Apple devices such as an iPhone, there are some things you can do >> to share iTunes music between devices, and you can send your iPhone >> output to your Apple TV which is nice if you have your Apple TV connected to >> a stereo. You will need an Apple ID, but you don't need to pay to get that. >> >> While Dane is correct that there are restrictions, the big one being that >> accessing your personal music must be done through iTunes, there are home >> sharing options that let you access music from another computer on your >> network that provide some flexibility. I have found the Netflix interface >> to be >> much nicer than accessing it through a computer. It would be interesting to >> know how Raspberry Pie handles that. When someone says "It's accessible >> but not out of the box and there are several ways to go" as was said about >> Raspberry pie, that sets off alarm bells for me. Since you have already made >> the purchase of the Apple TV, I'd be surprised if you regret it. What >> concerns me a little is that there may not be a clear understanding of what >> the Apple >> TV is, and some of us can help with that. Generally, you can pay to get >> some programming and you can get some for free, but there aren't really apps >> as >> such. You will have to select which input you want to be watching on your >> TV, and that isn't always simple on some TV's but can usually be mastered. >> However, we need to understand better how your system is set up and what you >> already understand so that we don't give you a bunch of useless >> information. >> >> Best regards, >> >> Steve Jacobson >> >> On Sun, 23 Feb 2014 04:09:14 -0500, Gary Wood wrote: >> >>> I did buy one. We tried setting it up the other day, but for some reason, I >>> couldn't get anything on cable. What's the advantages of the Rasberry Pie? >>> - Original Message - From: "Dane Trethowan" >>> >>> To: "PC Audio Discussion List" >>> Sent: Sunday, February 23, 2014 12:42 AM >>> Subject: Re: Apple TV >> >> >>> The Apple TV is a separate device from your cable system, nothing whatever >>> to do with the cable system, are you thinking of buying one? The Apple TV is >>> a good system, I have one but there are better systems available such as the >>> Raspberry Pi running XMC Media Center. >> >>> On 23 Feb 2014, at 1:50 pm, Gary Wood wrote: >> When someone sets up Apple TV, can he or she still watch the cable channels normally watched, or can they only watch ones on the Apple TV system? >> >> >>> ** >> >>> Dane Trethowan >>> Skype: grtdane12 >>> Phone US (213) 438-9741 >>> Phone U.K. 01245 79 0598 >>> Phone Australia (03) 9005 8589 >>> Mobile: +61400494862 >>> faceTime +61400494862 >>> Fax +61397437954 >>> Twitter: @grtdane >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> > > ** Dane Trethowan Skype: grtdane12 Phone US (213) 438-9741 Phone U.K. 01245 79 0598 Phone Australia (03) 9005 8589 Mobile: +61400494862 faceTime +61400494862 Fax +61397437954 Twitter: @grtdane
Re: Apple TV
As a new Apple TV user myself, my biggest complaint is that I haven't found out how I can get voiceover to repeat information I may want repeated, say a code for subscription access. can this be done? - Original Message - From: "Steve Jacobson" To: "PC Audio Discussion List" Sent: Sunday, February 23, 2014 10:28 AM Subject: Re: Apple TV Gary, My response last night got stuck so is late, but the Apple TV shouldn't affect cable at all, it doesn't generally even use the same connections unless you're using an HDMI cable from your cable box. Please explain more about your setup. Also, I've had an Apple TV for a year now and am very happy. There are a good number of things you can do with it for free. For example, you can search for and watch a lot on YouTube, and there is a radio option that has a good number of options as well. There is a lot that can be watched on PBS as well. While not free, the $7.99 a month Netflix streaming option let's you watch a lot of stuff on your Apple TV without paying for each program. If you have other Apple devices such as an iPhone, there are some things you can do to share iTunes music between devices, and you can send your iPhone output to your Apple TV which is nice if you have your Apple TV connected to a stereo. You will need an Apple ID, but you don't need to pay to get that. While Dane is correct that there are restrictions, the big one being that accessing your personal music must be done through iTunes, there are home sharing options that let you access music from another computer on your network that provide some flexibility. I have found the Netflix interface to be much nicer than accessing it through a computer. It would be interesting to know how Raspberry Pie handles that. When someone says "It's accessible but not out of the box and there are several ways to go" as was said about Raspberry pie, that sets off alarm bells for me. Since you have already made the purchase of the Apple TV, I'd be surprised if you regret it. What concerns me a little is that there may not be a clear understanding of what the Apple TV is, and some of us can help with that. Generally, you can pay to get some programming and you can get some for free, but there aren't really apps as such. You will have to select which input you want to be watching on your TV, and that isn't always simple on some TV's but can usually be mastered. However, we need to understand better how your system is set up and what you already understand so that we don't give you a bunch of useless information. Best regards, Steve Jacobson On Sun, 23 Feb 2014 04:09:14 -0500, Gary Wood wrote: I did buy one. We tried setting it up the other day, but for some reason, I couldn't get anything on cable. What's the advantages of the Rasberry Pie? - Original Message - From: "Dane Trethowan" To: "PC Audio Discussion List" Sent: Sunday, February 23, 2014 12:42 AM Subject: Re: Apple TV The Apple TV is a separate device from your cable system, nothing whatever to do with the cable system, are you thinking of buying one? The Apple TV is a good system, I have one but there are better systems available such as the Raspberry Pi running XMC Media Center. On 23 Feb 2014, at 1:50 pm, Gary Wood wrote: When someone sets up Apple TV, can he or she still watch the cable channels normally watched, or can they only watch ones on the Apple TV system? ** Dane Trethowan Skype: grtdane12 Phone US (213) 438-9741 Phone U.K. 01245 79 0598 Phone Australia (03) 9005 8589 Mobile: +61400494862 faceTime +61400494862 Fax +61397437954 Twitter: @grtdane
Re: Audio Editing Workshop Course
I have to admit to being surprised at not seeing anything about the pending course on this list before now? . On 24 Feb 2014, at 5:17 am, tim cumings wrote: > the audio editing course has been cancelled for this semester because there > were not enough students. . > - Original Message - From: "Dane Trethowan" > To: "PC Audio Discussion List" > Sent: Sunday, February 23, 2014 2:01 AM > Subject: Audio Editing Workshop Course > > > Hi! > > I'm doing a course with this organisation and I make mention of them as they > offer an Audio Editing Workshop course which is currently taking enrolments, > find out more at > > http://www.ciscovision.org/ > > > ** > > Dane Trethowan > Skype: grtdane12 > Phone US (213) 438-9741 > Phone U.K. 01245 79 0598 > Phone Australia (03) 9005 8589 > Mobile: +61400494862 > faceTime +61400494862 > Fax +61397437954 > Twitter: @grtdane > > > > > ** Dane Trethowan Skype: grtdane12 Phone US (213) 438-9741 Phone U.K. 01245 79 0598 Phone Australia (03) 9005 8589 Mobile: +61400494862 faceTime +61400494862 Fax +61397437954 Twitter: @grtdane
Re: Audio Editing Workshop Course
the audio editing course has been cancelled for this semester because there were not enough students. . - Original Message - From: "Dane Trethowan" To: "PC Audio Discussion List" Sent: Sunday, February 23, 2014 2:01 AM Subject: Audio Editing Workshop Course Hi! I'm doing a course with this organisation and I make mention of them as they offer an Audio Editing Workshop course which is currently taking enrolments, find out more at http://www.ciscovision.org/ ** Dane Trethowan Skype: grtdane12 Phone US (213) 438-9741 Phone U.K. 01245 79 0598 Phone Australia (03) 9005 8589 Mobile: +61400494862 faceTime +61400494862 Fax +61397437954 Twitter: @grtdane
Re: Apple TV
Hi! I can't comment any further then I have already done on this thread but I'm wondering if the equipment Gary is using has limited HDMI connectivity, that is to say only 1 HDMI port for example, if this is the case then that may cause problems given that you either have the Cable Box connected or the Apple TV connected so perhaps that's what Gary' getting at when he says he should have a choice of watching Apple TV or Cable? So Gary yes please, give us more details and I'm sure we'll be able to find a solution to the problem. On 24 Feb 2014, at 2:28 am, Steve Jacobson wrote: > Gary, > > My response last night got stuck so is late, but the Apple TV shouldn't > affect cable at all, it doesn't generally even use the same connections > unless you're > using an HDMI cable from your cable box. Please explain more about your > setup. > > Also, I've had an Apple TV for a year now and am very happy. There are a > good number of things you can do with it for free. For example, you can > search for and watch a lot on YouTube, and there is a radio option that has a > good number of options as well. There is a lot that can be watched on PBS > as well. While not free, the $7.99 a month Netflix streaming option let's > you watch a lot of stuff on your Apple TV without paying for each program. > If you > have other Apple devices such as an iPhone, there are some things you can do > to share iTunes music between devices, and you can send your iPhone > output to your Apple TV which is nice if you have your Apple TV connected to > a stereo. You will need an Apple ID, but you don't need to pay to get that. > > While Dane is correct that there are restrictions, the big one being that > accessing your personal music must be done through iTunes, there are home > sharing options that let you access music from another computer on your > network that provide some flexibility. I have found the Netflix interface to > be > much nicer than accessing it through a computer. It would be interesting to > know how Raspberry Pie handles that. When someone says "It's accessible > but not out of the box and there are several ways to go" as was said about > Raspberry pie, that sets off alarm bells for me. Since you have already made > the purchase of the Apple TV, I'd be surprised if you regret it. What > concerns me a little is that there may not be a clear understanding of what > the Apple > TV is, and some of us can help with that. Generally, you can pay to get some > programming and you can get some for free, but there aren't really apps as > such. You will have to select which input you want to be watching on your > TV, and that isn't always simple on some TV's but can usually be mastered. > However, we need to understand better how your system is set up and what you > already understand so that we don't give you a bunch of useless > information. > > Best regards, > > Steve Jacobson > > On Sun, 23 Feb 2014 04:09:14 -0500, Gary Wood wrote: > >> I did buy one. We tried setting it up the other day, but for some reason, I >> couldn't get anything on cable. What's the advantages of the Rasberry Pie? >> - Original Message - >> From: "Dane Trethowan" >> To: "PC Audio Discussion List" >> Sent: Sunday, February 23, 2014 12:42 AM >> Subject: Re: Apple TV > > >> The Apple TV is a separate device from your cable system, nothing whatever >> to do with the cable system, are you thinking of buying one? The Apple TV is >> a good system, I have one but there are better systems available such as the >> Raspberry Pi running XMC Media Center. > >> On 23 Feb 2014, at 1:50 pm, Gary Wood wrote: > >>> When someone sets up Apple TV, can he or she still watch the cable >>> channels normally watched, or can they only watch ones on the Apple TV >>> system? > > >> ** > >> Dane Trethowan >> Skype: grtdane12 >> Phone US (213) 438-9741 >> Phone U.K. 01245 79 0598 >> Phone Australia (03) 9005 8589 >> Mobile: +61400494862 >> faceTime +61400494862 >> Fax +61397437954 >> Twitter: @grtdane > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ** Dane Trethowan Skype: grtdane12 Phone US (213) 438-9741 Phone U.K. 01245 79 0598 Phone Australia (03) 9005 8589 Mobile: +61400494862 faceTime +61400494862 Fax +61397437954 Twitter: @grtdane
More airPlay Devices
Okay folks, another day and already another 20 Google searches and I found what seems to be a most interesting airPlay device, well actually its a Tompson 2.1 channel speaker system which supports both Bluetooth and airPlay, with luck I'll have the system early next week so will be able to tell you all about it though I'm not expecting the system to sound anything like the Bose or B&W systems we've been discussing but still, it may very well be a good entry level solution for someone. ** Dane Trethowan Skype: grtdane12 Phone US (213) 438-9741 Phone U.K. 01245 79 0598 Phone Australia (03) 9005 8589 Mobile: +61400494862 faceTime +61400494862 Fax +61397437954 Twitter: @grtdane
Re: need helping with humming on blue yeti pro.
got it from guitar center could have bought it from amozon but I needed to look at it, and it's what I needed heavy duty stand for around 70 dollars. very heavy stand. - Original Message - From: "Christopher Wright" To: "PC Audio Discussion List" Sent: Saturday, February 22, 2014 2:15 PM Subject: Re: need helping with humming on blue yeti pro. Where did you buy the stand and boom arm. - Original Message - From: "angel.adorno1" To: "PC Audio Discussion List" Sent: Saturday, February 22, 2014 10:43 AM Subject: Re: need helping with humming on blue yeti pro. oh it's fixed I got a stand with a boom arm and I attached the shock mount to it and it's great now. thanks for the help. - Original Message - From: "Casey" To: "PC Audio Discussion List" Sent: Thursday, February 20, 2014 1:49 PM Subject: Re: need helping with humming on blue yeti pro. Hello where can you purchase this Microphone from in the united states? and for about how much will I be able to purchase this microphone for. On 2/15/2014 11:37 AM, Curtis Delzer wrote: also you may wish to change patterns, or if recording in stereo, from the microphone, the best solution is isolation from the hum source, and I do mean vibration, since the Yetti seems to be prone to it. I truly do love mine! One other thing is to record at a lower volume level and see if that cuts down on acoustic hum as well, or use a 120Hz filter in your audio software. I made one in Sound Forge, copying the data from the 60Hz one and changing the frequencies to 120Hz. I did that for 50Hz also for European and Canadian recordings which have hum. -- Curtis Delzer. HS. K 6 V F O San Bernardino, CA. curtis1...@verizon.net skype: curtis1014 On Fri, 14 Feb 2014 07:28:33 + "Ray" wrote: You're getting some good tips on this and I found the link to Mic technique good. Whatever mic you are using you will get this problem if its sitting directly above the computer. I've moved my Rode mic over to another purch to the side of the desk, and though its not very convenient it cuts down the hum and vibration quite a bit. I speak pretty close to the mic without encouraging pops. Sometimes I use a bit of base roll-off in the audio editor. One more thing which can help is a mic shock mount, which should isolate the mic from stand-borne noise. Hope some of that helps. Ray. -- Casey
Re: Apple TV
Gary, My response last night got stuck so is late, but the Apple TV shouldn't affect cable at all, it doesn't generally even use the same connections unless you're using an HDMI cable from your cable box. Please explain more about your setup. Also, I've had an Apple TV for a year now and am very happy. There are a good number of things you can do with it for free. For example, you can search for and watch a lot on YouTube, and there is a radio option that has a good number of options as well. There is a lot that can be watched on PBS as well. While not free, the $7.99 a month Netflix streaming option let's you watch a lot of stuff on your Apple TV without paying for each program. If you have other Apple devices such as an iPhone, there are some things you can do to share iTunes music between devices, and you can send your iPhone output to your Apple TV which is nice if you have your Apple TV connected to a stereo. You will need an Apple ID, but you don't need to pay to get that. While Dane is correct that there are restrictions, the big one being that accessing your personal music must be done through iTunes, there are home sharing options that let you access music from another computer on your network that provide some flexibility. I have found the Netflix interface to be much nicer than accessing it through a computer. It would be interesting to know how Raspberry Pie handles that. When someone says "It's accessible but not out of the box and there are several ways to go" as was said about Raspberry pie, that sets off alarm bells for me. Since you have already made the purchase of the Apple TV, I'd be surprised if you regret it. What concerns me a little is that there may not be a clear understanding of what the Apple TV is, and some of us can help with that. Generally, you can pay to get some programming and you can get some for free, but there aren't really apps as such. You will have to select which input you want to be watching on your TV, and that isn't always simple on some TV's but can usually be mastered. However, we need to understand better how your system is set up and what you already understand so that we don't give you a bunch of useless information. Best regards, Steve Jacobson On Sun, 23 Feb 2014 04:09:14 -0500, Gary Wood wrote: >I did buy one. We tried setting it up the other day, but for some reason, I >couldn't get anything on cable. What's the advantages of the Rasberry Pie? >- Original Message - >From: "Dane Trethowan" >To: "PC Audio Discussion List" >Sent: Sunday, February 23, 2014 12:42 AM >Subject: Re: Apple TV >The Apple TV is a separate device from your cable system, nothing whatever >to do with the cable system, are you thinking of buying one? The Apple TV is >a good system, I have one but there are better systems available such as the >Raspberry Pi running XMC Media Center. >On 23 Feb 2014, at 1:50 pm, Gary Wood wrote: >> When someone sets up Apple TV, can he or she still watch the cable >> channels normally watched, or can they only watch ones on the Apple TV >> system? >** >Dane Trethowan >Skype: grtdane12 >Phone US (213) 438-9741 >Phone U.K. 01245 79 0598 >Phone Australia (03) 9005 8589 >Mobile: +61400494862 >faceTime +61400494862 >Fax +61397437954 >Twitter: @grtdane
Re: Apple TV
Please explain more what you mean. The Apple TV is an input to your regular TV so it does not interfere with what you watch on your regular TV. The Apple TV only received programming from the internet so it does not receive cable channels directly. However, I'm not sure I answered your question. Best regards, Steve Jacobson On Sat, 22 Feb 2014 21:50:16 -0500, Gary Wood wrote: >When someone sets up Apple TV, can he or she still watch the cable channels >normally watched, or can they only watch ones on the Apple TV system?
Re: iPhone Dock: The Choice Has Been Made
One way of doing it I guess, I could have purchased a 30 to 9 pin adapter of course but I wanted to do better than that. On 24 Feb 2014, at 12:05 am, Robert Doc Wright wrote: > dane on amazon they have a bluetooth receiver that fits on the 30 pin doc to > make them bluetooth capable. > > If we can't look at ourselves, and ask, why? then where does the learning > start? > > - Original Message - > From: "Dane Trethowan" > To: "PC Audio Discussion List" > Sent: Friday, February 21, 2014 3:45 PM > Subject: iPhone Dock: The Choice Has Been Made > > > Yep folks, I've finally decided what Dock I'm going to buy, I'm after a new > one given that I no longer have any IOS devices with 30 Pin connectors > though the only problem there is I have 3 units with 30 pin dock connectors, > I'd be absolutely raging! if those devices couldn't be put to other uses and > were only useless 30 pin docks . > > My decision has come down to the Bowers & Wilkins Z2 iPhone dock/airPlay > speaker though I warn everyone now, the price for one of these gorgeous > things is not cheap, at around $400 but - from what I've heard - its > certainly well worth the money spent. > > The Z2 sports a 9 pin Lightning connector, has an Aux-in socket and can be > used with airPlay. > > I'll write more when the device arrives and I can test it with my Wi-Fi > network etc. > > > > ** > > Dane Trethowan > Skype: grtdane12 > Phone US (213) 438-9741 > Phone U.K. 01245 79 0598 > Phone Australia (03) 9005 8589 > Mobile: +61400494862 > faceTime +61400494862 > Fax +61397437954 > Twitter: @grtdane > > > > > > ** Dane Trethowan Skype: grtdane12 Phone US (213) 438-9741 Phone U.K. 01245 79 0598 Phone Australia (03) 9005 8589 Mobile: +61400494862 faceTime +61400494862 Fax +61397437954 Twitter: @grtdane
Re: Re: Class start moved to a new start time?
at least you received a response. I filled out a registration form in the middle of the January and I have yet to here from them. If we can't look at ourselves, and ask, why? then where does the learning start? - Original Message - From: "John Chilelli" To: "PC Audio Discussion List" Sent: Sunday, February 23, 2014 12:52 AM Subject: Fwd: Re: Class start moved to a new start time? Hi Dane and all, I wanted to enroll into the Cisco Audio Editing Fundamentals class a couple of weeks ago. When I wrote to them, I received the following: Subject: Re: Class start moved to a new start time? Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2014 11:13:35 +0800 From: Kerry Hoath To: John Chilelli CC: cavii...@ciscovision.org Sorry it is not running this semester. it should run semester2. Regards, Kerry. On 11/02/2014 11:05 AM, John Chilelli wrote: > Hi! > > Just a couple of days ago I learned about your Audio Editing > Fundamentals class. I am interested in taking this class. But then > someone on one of the blind lists wrote to me and said that your class > was not currently available due to a lack of student interest. Is > this correct? Is it still slated to start sometime in the third week > of February or not? Could you please let me know when the next class > starts? > > Please confirm. > > Thank you, > > John Chilelli > Erie, PA Hi! I'm doing a course with this organisation and I make mention of them as they offer an Audio Editing Workshop course which is currently taking enrolments, find out more at http://www.ciscovision.org/ ** Dane Trethowan Skype: grtdane12 Phone US (213) 438-9741 Phone U.K. 01245 79 0598 Phone Australia (03) 9005 8589 Mobile: +61400494862 faceTime +61400494862 Fax +61397437954 Twitter: @grtdane
Re: iPhone Dock: The Choice Has Been Made
dane on amazon they have a bluetooth receiver that fits on the 30 pin doc to make them bluetooth capable. If we can't look at ourselves, and ask, why? then where does the learning start? - Original Message - From: "Dane Trethowan" To: "PC Audio Discussion List" Sent: Friday, February 21, 2014 3:45 PM Subject: iPhone Dock: The Choice Has Been Made Yep folks, I've finally decided what Dock I'm going to buy, I'm after a new one given that I no longer have any IOS devices with 30 Pin connectors though the only problem there is I have 3 units with 30 pin dock connectors, I'd be absolutely raging! if those devices couldn't be put to other uses and were only useless 30 pin docks . My decision has come down to the Bowers & Wilkins Z2 iPhone dock/airPlay speaker though I warn everyone now, the price for one of these gorgeous things is not cheap, at around $400 but - from what I've heard - its certainly well worth the money spent. The Z2 sports a 9 pin Lightning connector, has an Aux-in socket and can be used with airPlay. I'll write more when the device arrives and I can test it with my Wi-Fi network etc. ** Dane Trethowan Skype: grtdane12 Phone US (213) 438-9741 Phone U.K. 01245 79 0598 Phone Australia (03) 9005 8589 Mobile: +61400494862 faceTime +61400494862 Fax +61397437954 Twitter: @grtdane
Re: Sonos
I'm not going to debate that on this list as it would be off topic but I've answered your question and - in the case of Sonos in particular - you can "Try Before You Buy". On 23 Feb 2014, at 11:51 pm, Richard Bartholomew wrote: > Whilst, in theory, this is true, there are still thousands of apps out there > which are definitely not accessible and, therefore, being able to discover > whether one is or is not accessible before paying out cash for a hardware > product for which the use of an app is essential, is pretty important. > > > -Original Message- > From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Dane > Trethowan > Sent: 23 February 2014 12:44 > To: PC Audio Discussion List > Subject: Re: Sonos > > I understand from friends of mine who use Sonos that the IOS Apps are in the > main accessible, I don't know why people keep going on about how accessible > IOS Apps are or aren't because accessibility is actually built into IOS thus > its most likely that 95% of apps therefore will be accessible or can be > enhanced to be accessible. > > > On 23 Feb 2014, at 10:58 pm, Chris H wrote: > >> Hi all >> for those who use Sonos equipment can you please tell me if their > dedicated apps are accessible to for example VoiceOver on the iPad or Nvda > for the Pc? This is for my ongoing research into wireless speakers. Any > comments welcome. Thanks! >> -- >> Regards Chris >> > > > ** > > Dane Trethowan > Skype: grtdane12 > Phone US (213) 438-9741 > Phone U.K. 01245 79 0598 > Phone Australia (03) 9005 8589 > Mobile: +61400494862 > faceTime +61400494862 > Fax +61397437954 > Twitter: @grtdane > > > > > ** Dane Trethowan Skype: grtdane12 Phone US (213) 438-9741 Phone U.K. 01245 79 0598 Phone Australia (03) 9005 8589 Mobile: +61400494862 faceTime +61400494862 Fax +61397437954 Twitter: @grtdane
RE: Sonos
Whilst, in theory, this is true, there are still thousands of apps out there which are definitely not accessible and, therefore, being able to discover whether one is or is not accessible before paying out cash for a hardware product for which the use of an app is essential, is pretty important. -Original Message- From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Dane Trethowan Sent: 23 February 2014 12:44 To: PC Audio Discussion List Subject: Re: Sonos I understand from friends of mine who use Sonos that the IOS Apps are in the main accessible, I don't know why people keep going on about how accessible IOS Apps are or aren't because accessibility is actually built into IOS thus its most likely that 95% of apps therefore will be accessible or can be enhanced to be accessible. On 23 Feb 2014, at 10:58 pm, Chris H wrote: > Hi all > for those who use Sonos equipment can you please tell me if their dedicated apps are accessible to for example VoiceOver on the iPad or Nvda for the Pc? This is for my ongoing research into wireless speakers. Any comments welcome. Thanks! > -- > Regards Chris > ** Dane Trethowan Skype: grtdane12 Phone US (213) 438-9741 Phone U.K. 01245 79 0598 Phone Australia (03) 9005 8589 Mobile: +61400494862 faceTime +61400494862 Fax +61397437954 Twitter: @grtdane
Re: Sonos
I understand from friends of mine who use Sonos that the IOS Apps are in the main accessible, I don't know why people keep going on about how accessible IOS Apps are or aren't because accessibility is actually built into IOS thus its most likely that 95% of apps therefore will be accessible or can be enhanced to be accessible. On 23 Feb 2014, at 10:58 pm, Chris H wrote: > Hi all > for those who use Sonos equipment can you please tell me if their dedicated > apps are accessible to for example VoiceOver on the iPad or Nvda for the Pc? > This is for my ongoing research into wireless speakers. Any comments welcome. > Thanks! > -- > Regards Chris > ** Dane Trethowan Skype: grtdane12 Phone US (213) 438-9741 Phone U.K. 01245 79 0598 Phone Australia (03) 9005 8589 Mobile: +61400494862 faceTime +61400494862 Fax +61397437954 Twitter: @grtdane
Sonos
Hi all for those who use Sonos equipment can you please tell me if their dedicated apps are accessible to for example VoiceOver on the iPad or Nvda for the Pc? This is for my ongoing research into wireless speakers. Any comments welcome. Thanks! -- Regards Chris
Re: Wireless speakers
Good man! , I have several of those Airport Express units and I use them in much the same way you do, to bring wireless music to those devices that don't support them, they're the most reliable way of getting your airPlay network going and probably the most versatile, one is hooked up to the digital input of my Yamaha RXV-520 AV receiver in the Den, make no bones about it! there's no competition when it comes to Digital VS Analogue sound. On 23 Feb 2014, at 10:08 pm, Don Breda wrote: > Well it may be a more expensive solution but I have never ever had a > problem using airplay at all. > > I use an apple airport express as the airplay device and patch the audio > out in to my sonos system for that are not supported by sonos, and it > works great! > > I am merely using the airport as a wireless access point or bridge and I > can stop start, pause etc. all day long. > > Don > > > > ** Dane Trethowan Skype: grtdane12 Phone US (213) 438-9741 Phone U.K. 01245 79 0598 Phone Australia (03) 9005 8589 Mobile: +61400494862 faceTime +61400494862 Fax +61397437954 Twitter: @grtdane
Re: Wireless speakers
It was good that Sonos came into the game, just in time to give everything a good shakeup and the industry certainly needed one. I've not tried Sonos myself but I do read about the good review the products get. As for Bose sounding good? Well let's be honest about this, Bose are only in the game because of the name, yes they do make some systems that sound nice - I have 2 Bose pieces here - but they're certainly not audiophile equipment pieces by any means and I paid quite a bit for them. The thing about Bose, Sonos, B&W and all those brands is that they're consistent, that is to say if you have a Sonos, Bose or B&W and you upgrade to another product of theirs or buy something else from them then you will not walk away disappointed given you know what to expect, with company's like Logitech? Well who knows what's in the box these days. On 23 Feb 2014, at 10:14 pm, Don Breda wrote: > HI Chris. I love my sonos system and highly recommend it. > > Its expensive but worth it and I do feel it sounds quite a bit better > then most of the bose stereo systems. > > Bose is only now just starting to come out with systems to try and > compete with sonos but they are sorely lacking right now and only 8in > their infancy. > > Sonos has years of experience and it shows in thheir systems and sound. > > Their tech support is excellent! Frankly I don't think you can go wrong. > > Don > > > > ** Dane Trethowan Skype: grtdane12 Phone US (213) 438-9741 Phone U.K. 01245 79 0598 Phone Australia (03) 9005 8589 Mobile: +61400494862 faceTime +61400494862 Fax +61397437954 Twitter: @grtdane
Re: Wireless speakers
HI Chris. I love my sonos system and highly recommend it. Its expensive but worth it and I do feel it sounds quite a bit better then most of the bose stereo systems. Bose is only now just starting to come out with systems to try and compete with sonos but they are sorely lacking right now and only 8in their infancy. Sonos has years of experience and it shows in thheir systems and sound. Their tech support is excellent! Frankly I don't think you can go wrong. Don
Re: Wireless speakers
Well it may be a more expensive solution but I have never ever had a problem using airplay at all. I use an apple airport express as the airplay device and patch the audio out in to my sonos system for that are not supported by sonos, and it works great! I am merely using the airport as a wireless access point or bridge and I can stop start, pause etc. all day long. Don
Re: Wireless speakers
Hi there. Where did you find this program called remote speakers? Sounds interesting. Thanks. Don
Re: Apple TV
Again, how do you have your Apple TV connected? Does your TV or device you have the Apple TV connected to have more than one HDMI input port? If it doesn't then you may run into problems and you may have to choose which you watch, your Apple TV or your cable box. That was one of the mina reasons behind me getting a AV receiver, one of its features was multiple HDMI ports, in fact it has 6 which is more than enough for me right now. On 23 Feb 2014, at 8:54 pm, Gary Wood wrote: > Well I did get Voiceover, and I was able to find a lot in the menus. I will > have to get back with all of you when I find out more. I feel that even > though I have my Apple TV set up, that I should be able to choose whether I > want to hear it, or the regular cable TV. I had to replace the cablebox, so > I'll have to have it hooked up again sometime to see if I have better luck > this time. I hope it works this time. I bought this before I ever heard of > Rasberry Pie. > - Original Message - From: "Dane Trethowan" > To: "PC Audio Discussion List" > Sent: Sunday, February 23, 2014 4:13 AM > Subject: Re: Apple TV > > > The Raspberry Pi running XBMC Media Center or similar has a huge advantage > over the Apple TV, its open source meaning that its not restricted in any way > as the Apple TV is. > > Now since you've got an Apple TV I suppose we may as well do some trouble > shooting, how do you have the device connected firstly and does anything > happen at all when the Apple TV is booted/ > > > On 23 Feb 2014, at 8:09 pm, Gary Wood wrote: > >> I did buy one. We tried setting it up the other day, but for some reason, I >> couldn't get anything on cable. What's the advantages of the Rasberry Pie? >> - Original Message - From: "Dane Trethowan" >> >> To: "PC Audio Discussion List" >> Sent: Sunday, February 23, 2014 12:42 AM >> Subject: Re: Apple TV >> >> >> The Apple TV is a separate device from your cable system, nothing whatever >> to do with the cable system, are you thinking of buying one? The Apple TV is >> a good system, I have one but there are better systems available such as the >> Raspberry Pi running XMC Media Center. >> >> On 23 Feb 2014, at 1:50 pm, Gary Wood wrote: >> >>> When someone sets up Apple TV, can he or she still watch the cable channels >>> normally watched, or can they only watch ones on the Apple TV system? >> >> >> ** >> >> Dane Trethowan >> Skype: grtdane12 >> Phone US (213) 438-9741 >> Phone U.K. 01245 79 0598 >> Phone Australia (03) 9005 8589 >> Mobile: +61400494862 >> faceTime +61400494862 >> Fax +61397437954 >> Twitter: @grtdane >> >> >> >> >> > > > ** > > Dane Trethowan > Skype: grtdane12 > Phone US (213) 438-9741 > Phone U.K. 01245 79 0598 > Phone Australia (03) 9005 8589 > Mobile: +61400494862 > faceTime +61400494862 > Fax +61397437954 > Twitter: @grtdane > > > > > ** Dane Trethowan Skype: grtdane12 Phone US (213) 438-9741 Phone U.K. 01245 79 0598 Phone Australia (03) 9005 8589 Mobile: +61400494862 faceTime +61400494862 Fax +61397437954 Twitter: @grtdane
Re: Apple TV
Well I did get Voiceover, and I was able to find a lot in the menus. I will have to get back with all of you when I find out more. I feel that even though I have my Apple TV set up, that I should be able to choose whether I want to hear it, or the regular cable TV. I had to replace the cablebox, so I'll have to have it hooked up again sometime to see if I have better luck this time. I hope it works this time. I bought this before I ever heard of Rasberry Pie. - Original Message - From: "Dane Trethowan" To: "PC Audio Discussion List" Sent: Sunday, February 23, 2014 4:13 AM Subject: Re: Apple TV The Raspberry Pi running XBMC Media Center or similar has a huge advantage over the Apple TV, its open source meaning that its not restricted in any way as the Apple TV is. Now since you've got an Apple TV I suppose we may as well do some trouble shooting, how do you have the device connected firstly and does anything happen at all when the Apple TV is booted/ On 23 Feb 2014, at 8:09 pm, Gary Wood wrote: I did buy one. We tried setting it up the other day, but for some reason, I couldn't get anything on cable. What's the advantages of the Rasberry Pie? - Original Message - From: "Dane Trethowan" To: "PC Audio Discussion List" Sent: Sunday, February 23, 2014 12:42 AM Subject: Re: Apple TV The Apple TV is a separate device from your cable system, nothing whatever to do with the cable system, are you thinking of buying one? The Apple TV is a good system, I have one but there are better systems available such as the Raspberry Pi running XMC Media Center. On 23 Feb 2014, at 1:50 pm, Gary Wood wrote: When someone sets up Apple TV, can he or she still watch the cable channels normally watched, or can they only watch ones on the Apple TV system? ** Dane Trethowan Skype: grtdane12 Phone US (213) 438-9741 Phone U.K. 01245 79 0598 Phone Australia (03) 9005 8589 Mobile: +61400494862 faceTime +61400494862 Fax +61397437954 Twitter: @grtdane ** Dane Trethowan Skype: grtdane12 Phone US (213) 438-9741 Phone U.K. 01245 79 0598 Phone Australia (03) 9005 8589 Mobile: +61400494862 faceTime +61400494862 Fax +61397437954 Twitter: @grtdane
Re: Apple TV
You pay for items you purchase from the iTunes store, rental movies etc, Apple TV will warn you before any payment is required. Its best that you have an iTunes account or ID, that will give you more control over the device. On 23 Feb 2014, at 8:11 pm, Gary Wood wrote: > Yes, but I hope I don't have to pay for everything I get on the Apple TV. I > hear you do for some aps, maybe most, but I hope not all if I use it. > - Original Message - From: "Dane Trethowan" > To: "PC Audio Discussion List" > Sent: Sunday, February 23, 2014 1:04 AM > Subject: Re: Apple TV > > > A small computer the size of a credit card running Media Center XBMC > software, in other words this performs everything that the Apple TV does and > - because its open source - doesn't have any restrictions placed upon it. > > On 23 Feb 2014, at 4:50 pm, Les Gordon www.cdrdvdr.com > wrote: > >> what is the raspberry pi system? >> >> - Original Message - From: "Dane Trethowan" >> >> To: "PC Audio Discussion List" >> Sent: Sunday, February 23, 2014 12:42 AM >> Subject: Re: Apple TV >> >> >> The Apple TV is a separate device from your cable system, nothing whatever >> to do with the cable system, are you thinking of buying one? The Apple TV is >> a good system, I have one but there are better systems available such as the >> Raspberry Pi running XMC Media Center. >> >> On 23 Feb 2014, at 1:50 pm, Gary Wood wrote: >> >>> When someone sets up Apple TV, can he or she still watch the cable channels >>> normally watched, or can they only watch ones on the Apple TV system? >> >> >> ** >> >> Dane Trethowan >> Skype: grtdane12 >> Phone US (213) 438-9741 >> Phone U.K. 01245 79 0598 >> Phone Australia (03) 9005 8589 >> Mobile: +61400494862 >> faceTime +61400494862 >> Fax +61397437954 >> Twitter: @grtdane >> >> >> >> >> > > > ** > > Dane Trethowan > Skype: grtdane12 > Phone US (213) 438-9741 > Phone U.K. 01245 79 0598 > Phone Australia (03) 9005 8589 > Mobile: +61400494862 > faceTime +61400494862 > Fax +61397437954 > Twitter: @grtdane > > > > > ** Dane Trethowan Skype: grtdane12 Phone US (213) 438-9741 Phone U.K. 01245 79 0598 Phone Australia (03) 9005 8589 Mobile: +61400494862 faceTime +61400494862 Fax +61397437954 Twitter: @grtdane
Re: Apple TV
The Raspberry Pi running XBMC Media Center or similar has a huge advantage over the Apple TV, its open source meaning that its not restricted in any way as the Apple TV is. Now since you've got an Apple TV I suppose we may as well do some trouble shooting, how do you have the device connected firstly and does anything happen at all when the Apple TV is booted/ On 23 Feb 2014, at 8:09 pm, Gary Wood wrote: > I did buy one. We tried setting it up the other day, but for some reason, I > couldn't get anything on cable. What's the advantages of the Rasberry Pie? > - Original Message - From: "Dane Trethowan" > To: "PC Audio Discussion List" > Sent: Sunday, February 23, 2014 12:42 AM > Subject: Re: Apple TV > > > The Apple TV is a separate device from your cable system, nothing whatever to > do with the cable system, are you thinking of buying one? The Apple TV is a > good system, I have one but there are better systems available such as the > Raspberry Pi running XMC Media Center. > > On 23 Feb 2014, at 1:50 pm, Gary Wood wrote: > >> When someone sets up Apple TV, can he or she still watch the cable channels >> normally watched, or can they only watch ones on the Apple TV system? > > > ** > > Dane Trethowan > Skype: grtdane12 > Phone US (213) 438-9741 > Phone U.K. 01245 79 0598 > Phone Australia (03) 9005 8589 > Mobile: +61400494862 > faceTime +61400494862 > Fax +61397437954 > Twitter: @grtdane > > > > > ** Dane Trethowan Skype: grtdane12 Phone US (213) 438-9741 Phone U.K. 01245 79 0598 Phone Australia (03) 9005 8589 Mobile: +61400494862 faceTime +61400494862 Fax +61397437954 Twitter: @grtdane
Re: Apple TV
Yes, but I hope I don't have to pay for everything I get on the Apple TV. I hear you do for some aps, maybe most, but I hope not all if I use it. - Original Message - From: "Dane Trethowan" To: "PC Audio Discussion List" Sent: Sunday, February 23, 2014 1:04 AM Subject: Re: Apple TV A small computer the size of a credit card running Media Center XBMC software, in other words this performs everything that the Apple TV does and - because its open source - doesn't have any restrictions placed upon it. On 23 Feb 2014, at 4:50 pm, Les Gordon www.cdrdvdr.com wrote: what is the raspberry pi system? - Original Message - From: "Dane Trethowan" To: "PC Audio Discussion List" Sent: Sunday, February 23, 2014 12:42 AM Subject: Re: Apple TV The Apple TV is a separate device from your cable system, nothing whatever to do with the cable system, are you thinking of buying one? The Apple TV is a good system, I have one but there are better systems available such as the Raspberry Pi running XMC Media Center. On 23 Feb 2014, at 1:50 pm, Gary Wood wrote: When someone sets up Apple TV, can he or she still watch the cable channels normally watched, or can they only watch ones on the Apple TV system? ** Dane Trethowan Skype: grtdane12 Phone US (213) 438-9741 Phone U.K. 01245 79 0598 Phone Australia (03) 9005 8589 Mobile: +61400494862 faceTime +61400494862 Fax +61397437954 Twitter: @grtdane ** Dane Trethowan Skype: grtdane12 Phone US (213) 438-9741 Phone U.K. 01245 79 0598 Phone Australia (03) 9005 8589 Mobile: +61400494862 faceTime +61400494862 Fax +61397437954 Twitter: @grtdane
Re: Apple TV
I did buy one. We tried setting it up the other day, but for some reason, I couldn't get anything on cable. What's the advantages of the Rasberry Pie? - Original Message - From: "Dane Trethowan" To: "PC Audio Discussion List" Sent: Sunday, February 23, 2014 12:42 AM Subject: Re: Apple TV The Apple TV is a separate device from your cable system, nothing whatever to do with the cable system, are you thinking of buying one? The Apple TV is a good system, I have one but there are better systems available such as the Raspberry Pi running XMC Media Center. On 23 Feb 2014, at 1:50 pm, Gary Wood wrote: When someone sets up Apple TV, can he or she still watch the cable channels normally watched, or can they only watch ones on the Apple TV system? ** Dane Trethowan Skype: grtdane12 Phone US (213) 438-9741 Phone U.K. 01245 79 0598 Phone Australia (03) 9005 8589 Mobile: +61400494862 faceTime +61400494862 Fax +61397437954 Twitter: @grtdane
