Re: Blind Computer Users Plextalk Pocket ptp1 version 3.0firmwarenowavailable.
You keep drinking that kool aid man! It's your money! Or, is it? What a goof! - Original Message - From: "André van Deventer" To: "'PC Audio Discussion List'" Sent: Friday, October 09, 2009 12:07 AM Subject: RE: Blind Computer Users Plextalk Pocket ptp1 version 3.0firmwarenowavailable. The xtreme has been on the market much longer. And I heard some recordings made by the xtreme. They're probably even worse than that of the olympus. -Original Message- From: pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Tim Grady Sent: 08 October 2009 10:33 PM To: PC Audio Discussion List Subject: Re: Blind Computer Users Plextalk Pocket ptp1 version 3.0 firmwarenowavailable. Why do you say that about unprotected wma support? The Stream has had that for quite some time. On Oct 8, 2009, at 12:13 PM, André van Deventer wrote: > I realise that some folks may think that some of are perhaps hyping > this device a bit too much, but I must say I am impressed by the > frequency of update to the firmware of the pocket. And I believe > these are really meaningful changes especially the WMA support. > Plextor definitely seems to have gotten it right on this one. > > Andre > > > > -Original Message- > From: pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc- > audio.org] > On Behalf Of G-Dog > Sent: 08 October 2009 01:14 PM > To: PC Audio Discussion List > Subject: Fw: Blind Computer Users Plextalk Pocket ptp1 version 3.0 > firmwarenow available. > > FYIG-Dog! > plextalk pocket firmware. > Release note > 7 October, 2009 > PLEXTALK Pocket PTP1 version 3 Released. > Read more texts and books with fast navigation. > PLEXTALK Pocket PTP1 Firmware Upgrade: Version 3 Shinano Kenshi Co., > Ltd. > and Plextor are pleased to announce the release of PLEXTALK Pocket > PTP1 new > firmware, Version 3. > Version 3 has added more format support: Microsoft Word .doc and WMA > (Windows Media Audio)*. > * Pocket PTP1 supports only unprotected WMA at present. > The playable content/formats on PLEXTALK Pocket PTP1 Version 3 are: > Daisy 2.02, ANSI/NISO Z39.86/DAISY 3.0, NLS, Bookshare, RFB&D TXT, > HTML, DOC > MP3, WAV, AMR-MB+, DAISY ADPCM2, OGG, WMA unprotected Version 3 has > more > simplified operation and is more intuitive such as: > Faster key response, > Option to suppress a key sound after pressing, Announce file/folder > name as > audio track/album name Automatic bookmark numbering More features > have been > added on Version 3 for your easy navigation, recording sound quality > and > others. > 7 languages are available currently with Version 3 and other language > versions will be released accordingly. > For more details, please see the release note. > [Pocket PTP1] Firmware Upgrade: Version 3.00 New Contents Support > Microsoft > Word .doc file support: To read a Microsoft Word .doc file on SD > card or USB > flash memory by the TTS engine. Pocket PTP1 categorizes MS Word .doc > in > 'text'. > WMA (Window Media Audio) support: To play back unprotected WMA > format audio > files on SD card or USB flash memory. > Bookshare book playback improvement: To announce the title name of a > Bookshare book. > To navigate a Bookshare book by page properly. > More Simplified and Intuitive Operations All key responses have been > improved. A key confirmation sound or a voice prompt comes up more > quickly > after pressing a key (fast forward, rewind, level navigation, direct > title/content jump, menu selection, etc.). > New option to eliminate the sounds made after key press. On 'Select > the Key > Press Confirmation Sound' of 'System Settings' on the Menu, you can > choose > those sound 'On' or 'Off' > Announce an album/track name of audio content. On 'Reading audio > file name' > of 'Playback > Settings' of the Menu, you can choose the announcing options of > either 'Read > Album/Track Name' or 'Read Album/Track Number'. Pocket PTP1 > announces a > folder name where the audio content is stored as the album name, and > a file > name without the file extension as the track name of the audio > content. > Automatic bookmark numbering. If you do not want to determine the > number of > a bookmark you are going to set, just press the Bookmark Key twice > then > press the Enter Key, so Pocket PTP1 will automatically give the > smallest > bookmark number you were not using. If you press the '0' Key and the > Enter > Key after you press the Bookmark Key twice, Pocket PTP1 will also > give you > the smallest number automatically. > Changed the title/fo
Fw: Blind Computer Users Plextalk Pocket ptp1 version 3.0 firmware now available.
FYIG-Dog! plextalk pocket firmware. Release note 7 October, 2009 PLEXTALK Pocket PTP1 version 3 Released. Read more texts and books with fast navigation. PLEXTALK Pocket PTP1 Firmware Upgrade: Version 3 Shinano Kenshi Co., Ltd. and Plextor are pleased to announce the release of PLEXTALK Pocket PTP1 new firmware, Version 3. Version 3 has added more format support: Microsoft Word .doc and WMA (Windows Media Audio)*. * Pocket PTP1 supports only unprotected WMA at present. The playable content/formats on PLEXTALK Pocket PTP1 Version 3 are: Daisy 2.02, ANSI/NISO Z39.86/DAISY 3.0, NLS, Bookshare, RFB&D TXT, HTML, DOC MP3, WAV, AMR-MB+, DAISY ADPCM2, OGG, WMA unprotected Version 3 has more simplified operation and is more intuitive such as: Faster key response, Option to suppress a key sound after pressing, Announce file/folder name as audio track/album name Automatic bookmark numbering More features have been added on Version 3 for your easy navigation, recording sound quality and others. 7 languages are available currently with Version 3 and other language versions will be released accordingly. For more details, please see the release note. [Pocket PTP1] Firmware Upgrade: Version 3.00 New Contents Support Microsoft Word .doc file support: To read a Microsoft Word .doc file on SD card or USB flash memory by the TTS engine. Pocket PTP1 categorizes MS Word .doc in 'text'. WMA (Window Media Audio) support: To play back unprotected WMA format audio files on SD card or USB flash memory. Bookshare book playback improvement: To announce the title name of a Bookshare book. To navigate a Bookshare book by page properly. More Simplified and Intuitive Operations All key responses have been improved. A key confirmation sound or a voice prompt comes up more quickly after pressing a key (fast forward, rewind, level navigation, direct title/content jump, menu selection, etc.). New option to eliminate the sounds made after key press. On 'Select the Key Press Confirmation Sound' of 'System Settings' on the Menu, you can choose those sound 'On' or 'Off' Announce an album/track name of audio content. On 'Reading audio file name' of 'Playback Settings' of the Menu, you can choose the announcing options of either 'Read Album/Track Name' or 'Read Album/Track Number'. Pocket PTP1 announces a folder name where the audio content is stored as the album name, and a file name without the file extension as the track name of the audio content. Automatic bookmark numbering. If you do not want to determine the number of a bookmark you are going to set, just press the Bookmark Key twice then press the Enter Key, so Pocket PTP1 will automatically give the smallest bookmark number you were not using. If you press the '0' Key and the Enter Key after you press the Bookmark Key twice, Pocket PTP1 will also give you the smallest number automatically. Changed the title/folder/category announcements. When you select a title after pressing the Title Key, Pocket PTP1 makes simple announcements than the previous versions. And when you want to select a folder by pressing the 'Up' Key following the Title Key, Pocket PTP1 announces the folder name. Play text files more naturally when going to the next line. Changed the order of the items in 'System Settings' of the Menu. 'Initialize all settings to default' has been moved to the last item. More Powerful Navigation Added two navigation levels for text playback; 'line' and 'screen'. 1) Forty words or 2) less than forty words before a carriage return have been defined as a 'line'. Forty lines has been defined as a 'screen'. Now you can navigate a text file by screen, paragraph, line, sentence, word or character., and a DAISY title by heading (level 1 to 6), group, page, phrase, screen, paragraph, line, sentence, word or character if such items are defined on the DAISY title. Added a DAISY-like level navigation feature for html files by recognizing H1 through H6 heading levels. Recording and Playing Feature Enhancement Improved the recording sound quality by MP3 for DAISY recording and voice memo. Added MP3 high-quality modes on 'Back-up' of music CD. After pressing the '9' Key to back up a music CD on a CD drive connected to Pocket PTP1, you can select 'MP3 256kbps high-quality' or 'MP3 128kbps high-quality' in addition to the previous modes, 'MP3 256kbps', 'MP3 128kbps' and 'PCM'. When you select either of the two modes, you can back up better sound quality music titles into a SD card. Please note that those modes need 20% to 90% more time to back up the music than the previous MP3 modes. Enhanced the compatibility with variety of MP3 formats. To announce decryption key information on the Menu. After you install a key
Re: Digital recorders again - Plextalk Pocket and Olympus DS-71
Yeh! And I would take a recommendation on my next purchase on a guess! BTW: I had a PTP and gae it back due to it's crappy firmware and terrible navigational structure. Brand loyalty is one thing, and making irronious reccomendations is another. - Original Message - From: "Tim Noonan" To: "'PC Audio Discussion List'" Sent: Wednesday, October 07, 2009 5:35 PM Subject: RE: Digital recorders again - Plextalk Pocket and Olympus DS-71 I would guess, in the absence of no hard comparative data, that the audio recording quality of the Pocket is quite a bit better than is the Olympus DS-71, which I do have. I find the Olympus, across a range of external mics does have a degree of background hiss (preamp noise or circuit noise). This is the case when set to wave recording and manual mic input levels. Also, The Olympus doesn't actually have a line in, only a mic in port, so I am curious about line in recording quality, and whether you are using an attenuation cable to reduce the line in signal to mic levels? That all said, I absolutely love my Olympus DS-71 in so many ways, and for so many reasons: its extraordinarily flexible and effective voice recording capabilities, battery life and replaceable batteries, and especially its super compact size makes it a take everywhere audio device. Speaker monitoring of line in recordings, and audible recording level feedback are features unique to the Plextalk recorders. Regards Tim -Original Message-t From: pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of G-Dog Sent: Thursday, October 08, 2009 10:20 AM To: PC Audio Discussion List Subject: Re: Digital recorders again. Agreed! accessability is a very important factor but it doesn't equate to performance. I use the olympus DS-71 which does an excellent job for both mike and line in recordings. Yes, you can monitor through headphones. I also like the fact that it uses AAA batteries that makes it easy to swap them out if needed. I hear the Edital R9 is also a nifty unit G-Doggy-dog! - Original Message - From: "Bruce Toews" To: "PC Audio Discussion List" Sent: Wednesday, October 07, 2009 12:01 PM Subject: Re: Digital recorders again. That statement should probably be qualified: It may well be the most excellent recording device in its class on the market, I couldn't say but have no reason to believe otherwise, but there are better recording devices on the market. Sweeping statements are dangerous. Bruce On Wed, 7 Oct 2009 12:56:11 -0500, "Sunshine" said: > I totally agree with you Dean, the plextalk pocket is the most exclent > recording device on the market these days. > > - Original Message - > From: "dean martineau" > To: "'PC Audio Discussion List'" > Sent: Wednesday, October 07, 2009 12:36 PM > Subject: RE: Digital recorders again. > > > What I know is that the PlexTalk Pocket is totally accessible, nicely > packaged, has both manual and automatic level control, and does a very > nice > job of recording from the line injack. I doubt any other digital > recorder > provides as much feedback, as this one is made for the blind. Of course, > it > may (or may not, I don't know) cost more than others of similar quality, > but > there's no guesswork involved. It's nice to be able to monitor through > the > speaker when making a line-in recording. > > Dean > > > -Original Message- > From: pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org > [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] > On Behalf Of Tim Crawford > Sent: Wednesday, October 07, 2009 9:27 AM > To: PC Audio Discussion List > Subject: Digital recorders again. > > Hi all, > > Just wondering, which one of the flash memory based recorders recently > discussed here, would be most suitable for making high quality recordings > from an external source via line-in? e.g. a satellite receiver. > > I don't intend recording via microphone, so that particular aspect of > performance is of limited interest. > > Any views much appreciated. > > Cheers, > > Tim. > To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: > pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org > > __ Information from ESET Smart Security, version of virus > signature > database 4487 (20091007) __ > > The message was checked by ESET Smart Security. > > http://www.eset.com > > > > > To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: > pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org > > > To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: > pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org
Re: Digital recorders again.
Agreed! accessability is a very important factor but it doesn't equate to performance. I use the olympus DS-71 which does an excellent job for both mike and line in recordings. Yes, you can monitor through headphones. I also like the fact that it uses AAA batteries that makes it easy to swap them out if needed. I hear the Edital R9 is also a nifty unit G-Doggy-dog! - Original Message - From: "Bruce Toews" To: "PC Audio Discussion List" Sent: Wednesday, October 07, 2009 12:01 PM Subject: Re: Digital recorders again. That statement should probably be qualified: It may well be the most excellent recording device in its class on the market, I couldn't say but have no reason to believe otherwise, but there are better recording devices on the market. Sweeping statements are dangerous. Bruce On Wed, 7 Oct 2009 12:56:11 -0500, "Sunshine" said: > I totally agree with you Dean, the plextalk pocket is the most exclent > recording device on the market these days. > > - Original Message - > From: "dean martineau" > To: "'PC Audio Discussion List'" > Sent: Wednesday, October 07, 2009 12:36 PM > Subject: RE: Digital recorders again. > > > What I know is that the PlexTalk Pocket is totally accessible, nicely > packaged, has both manual and automatic level control, and does a very > nice > job of recording from the line injack. I doubt any other digital > recorder > provides as much feedback, as this one is made for the blind. Of course, > it > may (or may not, I don't know) cost more than others of similar quality, > but > there's no guesswork involved. It's nice to be able to monitor through > the > speaker when making a line-in recording. > > Dean > > > -Original Message- > From: pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org > [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] > On Behalf Of Tim Crawford > Sent: Wednesday, October 07, 2009 9:27 AM > To: PC Audio Discussion List > Subject: Digital recorders again. > > Hi all, > > Just wondering, which one of the flash memory based recorders recently > discussed here, would be most suitable for making high quality recordings > from an external source via line-in? e.g. a satellite receiver. > > I don't intend recording via microphone, so that particular aspect of > performance is of limited interest. > > Any views much appreciated. > > Cheers, > > Tim. > To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: > pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org > > __ Information from ESET Smart Security, version of virus > signature > database 4487 (20091007) __ > > The message was checked by ESET Smart Security. > > http://www.eset.com > > > > > To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: > pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org > > > To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: > pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org
Re: Voices for Rock Box
Sorry I don't understand your question but I can tell you that rockbox does not support the ZenStone. - Original Message - From: "Kenbu" To: "PC Audio Discussion List" Sent: Saturday, September 26, 2009 7:48 PM Subject: Re: Voices for Rock Box I hope you're helped re your rock box; I need help with my Zenstone 2 gig with speaker, mp 3 player; A while ago someone mentioned a little voice file that will enable one to be prompted, via voice, of corse, so that I can hear each folder and perhaps even the songs within each folder which will save time fooling around with eacch folder/muusic piece, Etc., Any help will be welcomed indeed! Ken B - Original Message - From: "Roger Stewart" To: "P C Audio" Sent: Saturday, September 26, 2009 6:53 PM Subject: Voices for Rock Box > Can someone please tell me how to get the voice files for Rock Box and > make it talk? With some sighted help I was able to get the right > version of Rock Box for my Archos Jukebox but when I tried to find the > English voice files on their site they don't seem to be there--at least > they're not where the links point you. Hope someone can help. > > B B > > Roger > > > > > __ Information from ESET Smart Security, version of virus > signature database 4460 (20090926) __ > > The message was checked by ESET Smart Security. > > http://www.eset.com > > > > To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: > pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 8.5.409 / Virus Database: 270.13.113/2397 - Release Date: 09/26/09 17:51:00 To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org
Re: audible.com
AUDIOBOOK Angels and Demons UNABRIDGED By Dan Brown Narrated by Richard Poe Rating: Average Customer Rating: for Angels and Demons (Unabridged):4.2 4.2 (3024 Ratings) Length: 18 hrs and 15 min Release Date: 04-14-04 Learn how to get this for $7.49 - Original Message - From: "Gery Gaubert" To: Sent: Monday, September 14, 2009 11:25 AM Subject: audible.com unabridged version? To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org
Re: audible.com
Hi, Yes the book is available from Audible.com - Original Message - From: "Gery Gaubert" To: Sent: Monday, September 14, 2009 11:19 AM Subject: audible.com I was a member of audible.com and am thinking about joining again. I am looking for angels and deamonds but I want the unabridged version. I can't seem to get to the place where you can search to see if the book exists without joining. Is there anyone who is a member of audible that could check or is there another place to look for audible books? To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org
Fw: Laptop sound card
Hi, I know this has been discussed many times on this list but I want to rehash the subject Now my travel companion is a Dell XPS-1210 Laptop It's almost three years old but is still doing the job an considering what I paid for it I'm not ready to give it up just yet! This little puppy has a couple of problems that I wish to remedy in one fell swoop! 1): the Sigmatell audio driver such the big one. jfw has that old crackle that used to be a problem with the old sound blaster live cards and jfw. 2): the XPS-1210 only has an express card slot which rules out the Echo Indigo card solution. So, I want to find an express card that will not only improve audio for external speakers and headphones, but for the internal speakers as well. I have researched the creative labs x5 express but have read that it won't run the internal laptop speakers. I have also read that it is very loose and can easily disconnect from the express slot. Advice it very apprecieated...Kg , To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org
Re: High quality soundcard with accessible configuration software.
Very intetesting looking unit! Let us know how she stackds up re accessability! - Original Message - From: "Robert Logue" To: "PC Audio Discussion List" Sent: Monday, September 07, 2009 10:39 AM Subject: Re: High quality soundcard with accessible configuration software. I just found another audio interface that may be what some of us are looking for. It is the Cakewalk V-Studio 100. The description sounds a lot like the Edirol FA-66 but with inputs and outputs plus hardware mixer with motorised faders and daw controls on the top. It even has some built in hardware effects and can be used stand alone or with your computer. You can read a nice review at: http://createdigitalmusic.com/2009/08/20/cakewalk-v-studio-100-hands-on-mixer-interface-control-surface-macpc/ I ope to get my hands on one soon to see if it is blind friendly. Bob To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org
Re: Latest DeltaPanel Software problems.
Yes Jim most people have long since updated to service pack III! - Original Message - From: "Jim Noseworthy" To: "PC Audio Discussion List" Sent: Sunday, August 30, 2009 9:37 AM Subject: Re: Latest DeltaPanel Software problems. Peter: I have not heard any feadback from anyone else concerning this matter. Using JFW, I did, however, managed to access most of the functions via the JAWS/Mouse cursor. Rather important since I am running a Delta 66 along with a Delta 1010. Cheers. - Original Message - From: "Peter Scanlon" To: "PC Audio Discussion List" Sent: Saturday, August 29, 2009 7:13 PM Subject: Re: Latest DeltaPanel Software problems. > Hi, > Have you been able to verify this? > > - Original Message - > From: "Jim Noseworthy" > To: "PC Audio Discussion List" > Sent: Saturday, August 29, 2009 2:19 AM > Subject: Re: Latest DeltaPanel Software problems. > > > : Hi all Delta soundcard users: > : > : Another problem that you may have is that, if you install ServicePack > 3for > : XP, it will not allow you to install an earlier version of the > DeltaPanel > : software than the latest one. Can anyone else varify whether this is or > is > : not the case? It certainly is on my box. > : > : Thanks all over the place gang. > : > : > : > : - Original Message - > : From: "Ray" > : To: "PC Audio Discussion List" > : Sent: Friday, August 28, 2009 8:36 AM > : Subject: Re: Latest DeltaPanel Software problems. > : > : > : > Jim and others, this news is depressing and doesn't surprise me; it > was > : > only > : > a matter of time before M-Audio got around to crappifying the > interface > : > for > : > the Delta series. I have an M-Audio Solo USB Soundcard and I can see > how > : > accessability will have been truly screwed up for us as this interface > is > : > next > : > to useless for screen reader users. Looks very pretty oh yes! > : > > : > I've yet to see the rest of this thread but you do wonder if these > : > companies > : > couldn't make the software available to a third party to create an > : > accessible > : > version which the aesthetically conscious could avoid using. We have > no > : > choice but to be locked out of the interface. Shall carry on reading > : > this > : > thread as maybe someone's come up with alternative soundcards with > : > accessible > : > interfaces. > : > > : > Ray > : > > : > Jim NOseworthy wrote: > : > Judy: > : > > : > You can download the drivers from my server at: > : > ftp.compuconference.com/Delta_Panel_V32_5.10.00.5065.exe > : > > : > Hope this helps. > : > > : > > : > > : > - Original Message - > : > From: "Judy W" > : > To: "'PC Audio Discussion List'" > : > Sent: Wednesday, August 26, 2009 1:12 PM > : > Subject: RE: Latest DeltaPanel Software problems. > : > > : > > : >> > : >> Can someone tell me where to get the older drivers? > : >> > : >> Judy > : >> > : >> > : >> -Original Message- > : >> From: pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org > : >> [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] > : >> On Behalf Of Jim NOseworthy > : >> Sent: Wednesday, August 26, 2009 8:09 AM > : >> To: PC Audio Discussion List > : >> Subject: Latest DeltaPanel Software problems. > : >> > : >> Yo Folks: > : >> > : >> For those who are using the DeltaPanel software: do not install the > : >> latest > : >> version of that software. It is totally inaccessible thus rendering > your > : >> ability to configure your soundcard as non-existent. > : >> > : >> Cheers. > : >> To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: > : >> pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org > : >> > : >> > : >> To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: > : >> pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org > : >> > : > > : > > : > To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: > : > pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org > : > > : > > : > > : > > : > To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: > : > pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org > : > : > : To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: > : pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org > : > : > > > To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: > pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org
