Winamp start pause and stop

[Howard Traxler]

Every time I have installed Winamp, it wants to default to fading in and out 
when a file starts, stops, and pause/restart.  I would like to make it start 
and stop abruptly.  I think it has to do with a plug-in.  Can anyone explain 
what I should do to achieve this action?  Thank you very much.


Howard 

Re: A Couple of Digital Recorder Questions

[Howard Traxler]

I'm using the Olympus 520, also with internal mics.  I do my best to sit 
still when it's in my pocket; and keep my hands off it when it's on the 
table.


- Original Message - 
From: "Kelby Carlson" 

To: "PC Audio Discussion List" 
Sent: Saturday, July 29, 2017 7:31 PM
Subject: A Couple of Digital Recorder Questions



All,

I have a couple of questions about recording with a digital voice
recorder. I have an older Olympus DM-4 that is still in good
condition. I have an iPhone 7 as well, but can probably not afford a
really good external mic for it.

I recently obtained a very good sound pair of in-ear, wired binaural
mics from Andrea electronics. These mics have great sound quality. The
only issue is that I can't use them while I'm walking anywhere, since
the have to go in my ears. Likewise for recording things like classes,
because it will look as though I'm not paying attention to anything.
Are there any creative solutions to use these mics without necessarily
always having them in my ears?

If not, then I can still use my recorder with its internal microphones
which also sound pretty good. The issue is that the recorder has
intense handling noise, so I can't move the recorder around at all
once it begins recording. I've looked for a carrying case, but all of
them seem to be such that they cover up the controls when the recorder
is inside. I've attempted recording with the recorder in a front shirt
pocket, but then I just get the noise of the cloth rubbing against the
recorder itself.

I'm at a loss at this point. I have very good equipment but am having
trouble getting the results I want because of this.

Any help is appreciated.

KSC

Help please!

[Colin Howard]

Greetings,

I do not remember if sent to the UK Radio Listeners or the PC Audio groups
so am sending to both.

On 17 January 2017, somebody sent a most useful list of links which he
advised works for all BBC radio services.  Yes, all the ones I tried did,
but now, all of a sudden, the link for 5LiveSportsExtra when used in FireFox
announces the source file cannot be found, when used in I.E hangs, advising
gathering file information.

I paste back the complete list, looking at the format of links before and
after, I can't find anything wrong I would be grateful if the original
poster could take a look and either come back with a replacement link (or if
necessary list) which works.

National stations

BBC Radio 1

http://bbcmedia.ic.llnwd.net/stream/bbcmedia_radio1_mf_p

BBC Radio 1xtra

http://bbcmedia.ic.llnwd.net/stream/bbcmedia_radio1xtra_mf_p

BBC Radio 2

http://bbcmedia.ic.llnwd.net/stream/bbcmedia_radio2_mf_p

BBC Radio 3

http://bbcmedia.ic.llnwd.net/stream/bbcmedia_radio3_mf_p

BBC Radio 4FM

http://bbcmedia.ic.llnwd.net/stream/bbcmedia_radio4fm_mf_p

BBC Radio 4LW

http://bbcmedia.ic.llnwd.net/stream/bbcmedia_radio4lw_mf_p

BBC Radio 4 Extra

http://bbcmedia.ic.llnwd.net/stream/bbcmedia_radio4extra_mf_p

BBC Radio 5 Live

http://bbcmedia.ic.llnwd.net/stream/bbcmedia_radio5live_mf_p

BBC Radio 5 Live Sportsball Extra

http://bbcmedia.ic.llnwd.net/stream/bbcmedia_radio5extra_mf_p

BBC Radio 6 Music

http://bbcmedia.ic.llnwd.net/stream/bbcmedia_6music_mf_p

BBC Asian Network

http://bbcmedia.ic.llnwd.net/stream/bbcmedia_asianet_mf_p

BBC World Service UK stream

http://bbcwssc.ic.llnwd.net/stream/bbcwssc_mp1_ws-eieuk

BBC World Service News stream

http://bbcwssc.ic.llnwd.net/stream/bbcwssc_mp1_ws-einws

Nations and regions

Radio Cymru

http://bbcmedia.ic.llnwd.net/stream/bbcmedia_cymru_mf_p

BBC Radio Foyle

http://bbcmedia.ic.llnwd.net/stream/bbcmedia_foyle_mf_p

BBC Radio nan Gàidheal

http://bbcmedia.ic.llnwd.net/stream/bbcmedia_nangaidheal_mf_p

BBC Radio Scotland

http://bbcmedia.ic.llnwd.net/stream/bbcmedia_scotlandfm_mf_p

BBC Radio Ulster

http://bbcmedia.ic.llnwd.net/stream/bbcmedia_ulster_mf_p

BBC Radio Wales

http://bbcmedia.ic.llnwd.net/stream/bbcmedia_walesmw_mf_p

Local radio (all broadcasting exactly the same programme as I compiled
this!)

BBC Radio Berkshire

http://bbcmedia.ic.llnwd.net/stream/bbcmedia_lrberk_mf_p

BBC Radio Bristol

http://bbcmedia.ic.llnwd.net/stream/bbcmedia_lrbris_mf_p

BBC Radio Cambridgeshire

http://bbcmedia.ic.llnwd.net/stream/bbcmedia_lrcambs_mf_p

BBC Radio Cornwall

http://bbcmedia.ic.llnwd.net/stream/bbcmedia_lrcorn_mf_p

BBC Coventry & Warwickshire

http://bbcmedia.ic.llnwd.net/stream/bbcmedia_lrwmcandw_mf_p

BBC Radio Cumbria

http://bbcmedia.ic.llnwd.net/stream/bbcmedia_lrcumbria_mf_p

BBC Radio Derby

http://bbcmedia.ic.llnwd.net/stream/bbcmedia_lrderby_mf_p

BBC Radio Devon

http://bbcmedia.ic.llnwd.net/stream/bbcmedia_lrdevon_mf_p

BBC Essex

http://bbcmedia.ic.llnwd.net/stream/bbcmedia_lressex_mf_p

BBC Radio Gloucestershire

http://bbcmedia.ic.llnwd.net/stream/bbcmedia_lrgloucs_mf_p

BBC Radio Guernsey

http://bbcmedia.ic.llnwd.net/stream/bbcmedia_lrguern_mf_p

BBC Hereford & Worcester

http://bbcmedia.ic.llnwd.net/stream/bbcmedia_lrhandw_mf_p

BBC Radio Humberside

http://bbcmedia.ic.llnwd.net/stream/bbcmedia_lrhumber_mf_p

BBC Radio Jersey

http://bbcmedia.ic.llnwd.net/stream/bbcmedia_lrjersey_mf_p

BBC Radio Kent

http://bbcmedia.ic.llnwd.net/stream/bbcmedia_lrkent_mf_p

BBC Radio Lancashire

http://bbcmedia.ic.llnwd.net/stream/bbcmedia_lrlancs_mf_p

BBC Radio Leeds

http://bbcmedia.ic.llnwd.net/stream/bbcmedia_lrleeds_mf_p

BBC Radio Leicester

http://bbcmedia.ic.llnwd.net/stream/bbcmedia_lrleics_mf_p

BBC Radio Lincolnshire

http://bbcmedia.ic.llnwd.net/stream/bbcmedia_lrlincs_mf_p

BBC Radio London

http://bbcmedia.ic.llnwd.net/stream/bbcmedia_lrldn_mf_p

BBC Radio Manchester

http://bbcmedia.ic.llnwd.net/stream/bbcmedia_lrmanc_mf_p

BBC Radio Merseyside

http://bbcmedia.ic.llnwd.net/stream/bbcmedia_lrmersey_mf_p

BBC Newcastle

http://bbcmedia.ic.llnwd.net/stream/bbcmedia_lrnewc_mf_p

BBC Radio Norfolk

http://bbcmedia.ic.llnwd.net/stream/bbcmedia_lrnorfolk_mf_p

BBC Radio Northampton

http://bbcmedia.ic.llnwd.net/stream/bbcmedia_lrnthhnts_mf_p

BBC Radio Nottingham

http://bbcmedia.ic.llnwd.net/stream/bbcmedia_lrnotts_mf_p

BBC Radio Oxford

http://bbcmedia.ic.llnwd.net/stream/bbcmedia_lroxford_mf_p

BBC Radio Sheffield

http://bbcmedia.ic.llnwd.net/stream/bbcmedia_lrsheff_mf_p

BBC Radio Shropshire

http://bbcmedia.ic.llnwd.net/stream/bbcmedia_lrshrops_mf_p

BBC Radio Solent

http://bbcmedia.ic.llnwd.net/stream/bbcmedia_lrsolent_mf_p

BBC Somerset

http://bbcmedia.ic.llnwd.net/stream/bbcmedia_lrsomer_mf_p

BBC Radio Stoke

http://bbcmedia.ic.llnwd.net/stream/bbcmedia_lrsomer_mf_p

BBC Radio Suffolk

http://bbcmedia.ic.llnwd.net/stream/bbcmedia_lrsuffolk_mf_p

BBC Surrey

http://bbcmedia.ic.llnwd.net/stream/bbcmedia_lrsurrey_mf_p

BBC 

Re: A Goldwave question, Stereo to Mono

[Colin Howard]

Greetings,

Go into the effects menu and up to stereo and arrow right once, you should
now be on the chanel mixer, enter, cursor down (or up) to mono mix, enter,
job completed.

 

Re: Here's a Cool Little Program for Raising the Volume of Audio Files.

[Howard Traxler]

Thanks Kenny.  I have downloaded it and will try it out.  I have been using 
"mp3gain" until now but will give this one a try.


Thanks.
Howard
- Original Message - 
From: "Kenny" <richardkenny...@gmail.com>

To: "PC Audio Discussion List" <pc-audio@pc-audio.org>
Sent: Saturday, May 20, 2017 5:29 PM
Subject: Here's a Cool Little Program for Raising the Volume of Audio Files.



Hello,

I was looking for a small Windows program for raising the volume of some 
of my OTR MP3 files that were barely audible.


Came across the following:
www.mp3volumer.com

This program does a great job at doing exactly what I wanted. In addition, 
it allows you to encode the audio file into another format. Completely 
accessible to JAWS.


Very very fast!
 You can also batch process an entire folder too.

Thought I would share this find with the group.

Have a good day!

-Kenny

Re: Recording Internet Radio Streams

[Colin Howard]

Greetings,

Yet to try this but seems what you want.

Record Radio: How to record online radio easily - here!
DAR.fm - Record Radio

Using DAR.fm
list of 8 items
How does it work?
How do I use DAR?
I've forgotten my password! How do I log in to DAR.fm?
How do I change my password?
How do I check my subscription level and/or my expiration date?
My current subscription is on auto-renew. How do I cancel that?
How do I change subscription tiers?
How do I close my DAR.fm account?
list end

Recording Content
list of 11 items
I've searched but the station/show I want is not listed! Why not?
Where are my recordings stored?
Does my computer have to remain on to record radio?
How do I select a specific station to record a show from?
How can I see a list of shows that I have scheduled?
How do I edit a scheduled recording?
How do I stop recording a show?
Can I start playing back a show while it is recording?
I got an error: 'station unavailable'. What does this mean?
How can I schedule more than 1 recording?
Why are my recordings broken into 15 minute parts?
list end

Listening to My Recordings
list of 9 items
How do I listen to a recording?
My recordings won't play. What can I do?
Can I listen to a show without recording it?
Can I listen on my Internet radio?
Can I download recordings in MP3 format?
I don't see the download arrow that is supposed to be "next to each part" of
my recorded shows. What can I do?
How do I get the show segments to play in sequential order non-stop in
iTunes or on my iPhone or iPod?
Are there iPad/iPhone apps available?
How do I store recording?
list end

Deleting Old Files
list of 2 items
How can I tell how much space I have left?
How can I delete recordings to free up more space?
list end

Station Guide (Adding, Editing, Deleting)
list of 3 items
How do I add a station which is not listed? 
How can I find the streaming URL to add to DAR.fm?
Can you remove my show or station from the guide?
list end

Adding DAR.fm to your Product, Service, or Site
list of 2 items
Do you have an API for developers?
Is it possible to have a button or link which when clicked will record a
specific station and show?
list end

Charts
list of 5 items
How are show charts calculated? 
How often are the charts updated?
I noticed a show is in the wrong category. Can you change it? 
Can you pay to improve position on a chart?
I want to be in a new category. How do I add a new category?
list end

Troubleshooting DAR.fm Issues
list of 11 items
I'm unable to login, though I've entered my email and password correctly.
Why can I do?
I'm not receiving emails that I'm expecting from DAR.fm. Why not?
My schedule page shows completed recordings but when I visit the Player on
DAR.fm nothing will play. 
The show that I scheduled did not record. Why not?
I don't get anything when I try to download my recordings. How can I fix
this?
The player on my mobile device doesn't show any recordings to play.
I got an error: 'unable to load track information' while listening. How can
I fix this?
I am trying to get my recordings but all of them are not downloading (or I'm
getting too many shows downloading and I only want the most recent ones).
I am trying to get my recordings but all of them are not downloading (or I'm
getting too many shows downloading and I only want the most recent ones).
I am trying to get my recordings but all of them are not downloading (or I'm
getting too many shows downloading and I only want the most recent ones).
In the Scheduled area the status shows "Completed" but I'm unable to play
the show in the Player area.
In iTunes the segments for a recording are not listed in sequential order.
Why do I have duplicate parts for the same show?
list end

Troubleshooting DAR.fm Apps
list of 2 items
I can't login to listen to my recordings on my radio device (Roku, Grace
Radio, Sonos, Logitech Squeezebox).
I get an error when trying to login to the Android app, even though I've
carefully entered my email and password. What do I do?
list end

Referral Program 
list of 11 items
What is the DAR.fm referral partner program?
How do I sign-up for the Referral Partner program?
Is there a cost to sign-up for the Referral Partner program?
How much can be earned as a Referral Partner?
How are referred customers tracked?
I forgot my referral URL. How can I locate it?
I forgot my DAR.fm password. How do I get it?
Where can a referral URL be used?
How will I know when someone signs-up?
When will I be paid?
How are referral payments made?
list end

How do I get additional help?
definition list of 71 items
Overview
Q: How do I get started with DAR.fm? 
A: Watch the video below for step by step instructions:

Open embedded document
Q: What does DAR.fm do? 
A: DAR stands for "Digital Audio Recorder". DAR.fm is a personal recorder
which records radio stations and shows to be played back at the convenience
of
the listener. Similar to how a DVR (digital video recorder) works with
television DAR is a DVR for your radio. 
Q: Why is a DAR 

Re: how on earth do you play/record this audio stream?

[Colin Howard]

Greetings,

Almost soon as I returned on the link, the piece played.

In case it is of any signifficance, I am using FireFox on a Windows7 64-bit
home premium system.

Re: how on earth do you play/record this audio stream?

[Colin Howard]

Greetings,

TR will record no problems, I will take a look later today and see how, if,
the item can be played.

Re: GoldWave List?

[Colin Howard]

goldwave4theblind+subscr...@googlegroups.com

Re: Recordings from the Sangean HDR16, KNX 1070 etc

[Colin Howard]

Greetings,

Indeed, it has worked for me so will delight in listening to these files.

Re: Recordings from the Sangean HDR16, KNX 1070 etc

[Colin Howard]

greetings,

I am curious when people send links, often we have them twice, evidence this
sent by Dane:

https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/10565527/KNX1070.MP3



When I send a Dropbox link to anybody, they receive a single link, if it is
the kind of file which on some systems plays instead of downloads, I then
put the "?dl=1" at the end of the link.  If it is a folder link, then often
it has "?dl=0" at it's end.

I wonder why this is?

The link I plan to use for obtaining this file, taken from the one sent, is:

https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/10565527/KNX1070.MP3?dl=1

this, I know, will work for me.

Re: Recordings made from Sangean HDR16 Radio: KTWV94.7HD2

[Colin Howard]

Greetings,

I might tell you I've been in the computer field since 1969 and I don't need
you telling me how to use my system thank you very much! I am a professional
programmer of nigh on forty years standing.

Re: Recordings made from Sangean HDR16 Radio: KTWV94.7HD2

[Colin Howard]

Greetings,

Why, when you send out links, don't you finish them off properly?

The link you ought to have sent is:

https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/10565527/KTWV94.7HD2.MP3?dl=1

the file is downloaded by default, which is what most people want, when you
finish the link off with the characters "?dl=1" without the quotes, of
course.

Re: Digital DAB+ Radio Sample

[Colin Howard]

Greetings,

Because it is an audio file which I prefer to download rather than risk
playing, instead of the link:

https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/10565527/Cambridge%20tuner.flac

supplied, I used:

https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/10565527/Cambridge%20tuner.flac?dl=1

twice then I used the link supplied, but each time, received the following:

Dropbox - 404

Error: 404

Error (404)

We can't find the page you're looking for. 

Here are a few links that may be helpful: 
list of 6 items
Home
Help center
Sign in
Get a free account
Dropbox Pro
Dropbox Business
list end

Re: Inserting audio into a specific location in a file using Goldwave

[Colin Howard]

Dane,

Yes, Tim Cummings advised, but in case the original sender missed it, I will
repeat.

1. By whatever means, winding, playing, using jump commands Etc. get to the
place where you want the audio to be inserted.

2. Place start marker, which is left bracket, i.e key immediately to the
right of the letter p,  there.

3. Select audio from file to be inserted, either by using ctrl-a to select
all or placing start / end markers round the portion to be inserted.

4. Ctrl-c to clipboard.

5. Switch back to file receiving new audio.

6. Ctrl-v will insert audio from clipboard at start marker position.

remember your markers will now be round the new audio so to check it is
correct you need to play across each marker, if incorrect, ctrl-z is the
undo command but be aware you may only have a few available, especially if
you are still using the default which I believe is 5.  I've set my undo to
15, I think the limit (in V5.70 at least) is 20.

I hope this is clear enough.

Re: software for checking audio files for problems?

[Colin Howard]

Simon,

Please put a couple of files causing the problem on SS or dropbox and send
me the links privately and I will see if the same thing happens to me and
how, if possible, I can assist.

Re: Goldwave and Going directly to a certain time in a file?

[Colin Howard]

Greetings,

Start playing file, then Ctrl with g, enter time, return, continues playing
from entered cursor position.
Press f7 to stop adjust start/finish markers as desired.

Re: Goldwave and Going directly to a certain time in a file?

[Colin Howard]

Greetings,

GoldWave V5.70, I've just been playing and discover the following.

If you open the file, don't play or do anything with or to it, but simply do
ctrl-g.  You are now in an edit box which, as you've not played the file
will contain the value 0:00:00. so now, assume you want to go 10 minutes
and 25 seconds into the file, simply replace by overtyping 10:25. If you
then put your start marker here, start playing and this is where it begins.
If you also wanted to end the segment, say, at 15 minutes 45 seconds, no
need to play the file, simply do ctrl-g, it should display the value you
entered earlier, i.e 10:25, don't move the cursor but simply type in 15:45,
press return and put your finish marker.  If you now play the selection by
using one of the three play keys, you should start at the start marker and
finish at the finish marker.  If you use the k key, it also will start at
the start marker but will play past the finish marker.

I have my three play buttons set as follows:

Play1 (f2) is set to play all, i.e from start to end of file.

Play2 (f3) is set to play selection, i.e whatever is between the start and
finish markers.

Play3 (f4) is set to play view,  i.e whatever is showing on the screen this
is determined by my zoom ratio, I usually only have one second's worth of
the fjile on the screen but, of course, this can be less or more.

I find these settings ideal all the time.

Don't forget also, to set the scrub value, this is an edit field found after
the wind speed settings in the play tab.  By default (certainly until this
version of GoldWave) it is set to 0.000 but I set mine to 0.150, meaning
whenever I move a marker or arrow key, I hear 0.15 seconds' worth of any
recording, this I find invaluable but there is a definite nack to making use
of the feature.  Sometimes, when moving markers, you may hear more than you
need to delete, therefore, then, play the selection to find out exactly what
is between the markers.  A case in point, is, when you might need to remove
a mouth click, usually only about .0002 of a second.

I hope these comments are of some help - I have been a GoldWave user now for
over 8 years and have been involved with sound processing eversince the days
of razor blades and reel-to-reel tapes!

Re: The Demise Of Winamp: Joy To The World!

[Colin Howard]

Greetings,

thanks for the file but why did you not modify the link to allow download?

The link you sent was:

https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/10565527/19%20Joy%20To%20The%20World.mp3

but you should have sent the link as:

https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/10565527/19%20Joy%20To%20The%20World.mp3?dl=1

this allows one to select to play or save the file.

Please, all listers, in future, send audio files with the characters:

question mark
lower case d
lower case l
equals sign
digit 1

on the end of the file name at the end of the Dropbox link.

Thanks - and a happy Christmas to all!

Re: The Demise Of Winamp: Joy To The World!

[Colin Howard]

Greetings,

I was not given the option, not sure why because usually I am, hence don't
assume we all know our systems intimately, some of us are novices,
therefore, you should assume this and "play to the novice" as, usually, I do
- I sometimes forget though.

It so happens I've been in the computer world since 1969 and a computer
professional all my working life, I do know, hence when I noticed it
downloading to play, I stopped, modified the link and re-started and with
the ?dl=1 on the end, it downloaded as I desired.

Re: problem with goldwave

[Colin Howard]

Joe,

Ctrl and shift always relate to finish, ctrl no shift to start markers.

Dennis, have you checked your auto-scrol lock settings?  Go into view menu
auto-scrol lock should be checked, if not, this is likely to be your
problem.

Ctrl l is the key stroke which toggles this setting.

Re: GoldWave and remembering which break spots I'd placed?

[Colin Howard]

Greetings,

If you insert cue-points, when you close the file you will be asked do you
want to save it because it has been changed?  If you save in .wav and I'm
not sure what other formats, the cue-points are save in the file, otherwise
you are invited to save them in a file, located along with your audio file
i.e in the same location, with the same name but the extension .cue then, I
assume as I've never taken this action, whenever the file is opened from
this folder, the .cue needs be opened at the same time or maybe it will
automatically be imported, not performed this therefore I'm only guessing.

Of course, if the cue-points are stored such as may be in a .wav file, you
get them when opening.

what are cue-points for?

Cue-points enable files to be split into, say, tracks for burning onto a cd.
To make sure this works properly, you must at the start of the file put a
cue-point then the function knows the start of track 1.  Also, once a
cue-point is used, any edits may only be carried out following the last
cue-point, i.e nothing between cue-points.  You do not have to put a
cue-point at the end of a file, the final point denotes the start of the
final track.

On my system, splitting the file into tracks will use the current file
attributes such as format and sampling rate, you can set these as you desire
but remember, do not try and increase from an already low sampling rate, you
cannot improve but rather if .wav stay with the original, if .mp3 (and
probably other formats) go the same, lower, not higher.

After splitting, the original file remains with it's markers.

Re: Another goldwave question

[Colin Howard]

Greetings,

control left bracket I assume is play from cursor to finish marker?  I do
not know, never used such controls.  Selection is, indeed, whatever lies
between start and finish markers.

Re: Another goldwave question

[Colin Howard]

John,

You wrote:

Hi.  I have found something very strange in goldwave -- I had a small
selection of about a second and hit f3 and it kept right on going, but
then I hit control left bracket and after that f3 just played the
selection -- what am I missing here?

Control left bracket?  what is this intended to achieve?  can't bring to
mind what it ought to do.

What value is your play2 (f3) set for?

My play1 (f2) is set to play all, play2 (f3) selection, i.e whatever is
between the start and finish markers and my play3 (f4) is set to view, i.e
whatever is on the screen.  Sounds to me you have your play2 set to
selection same as me, what do you want to achieve?

More and explicit information please.

Re: feeling bass frequencies

[Howard Traxler]

There is a transducer device made for gamers that is attaches to your chair 
or sofa.  I don't know the frequency range, but it is said to vibrate your 
chair conforming to the low frequency audio.  You might google chair shaker.
- Original Message - 
From: "André van Deventer" 

To: "'PC Audio Discussion List'" 
Sent: Sunday, September 27, 2015 3:11 PM
Subject: RE: feeling bass frequencies



Something to try thanx quintin.

This sub has a very thick wooden cabinet especially to keep all unnecessary
vibrations out.  The only place you seem to be able to feel  the bass really
is if you place your fingers gently on the front.

Someone once said you might try holding a balloon wich should pick up the
vibrations.  But I'm wondering if different kinds of materials might give
you different kinds of detail.  I don't know even where to begin researching
this!!

Regards

Andre



-Original Message-
From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Quinten
Pendle
Sent: 27 September 2015 09:39 PM
To: 'PC Audio Discussion List'
Subject: RE: feeling bass frequencies

Hi Andre

Is there a possibility that you could maybe make your sub stand against the
chair in which you sit when listening to music? This way, maybe, the sub
could transfer some of it's bass through the chair or bank, through which
you could maybe feel it? Maybe this is stupid, i don't know.


-Original Message-
From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of André van
Deventer
Sent: Sunday, September 27, 2015 9:26 PM
To: pc-audio@pc-audio.org
Subject: feeling bass frequencies

Hi all



I sincerely hope this is not off topic for the list.  If so the moderators
must please let me know and I will request people to answer me off list.



I have a very unique situation here.  I have just had a second cochlear
implant which resulted  in my losing all frequencies below about 100 hz.
This as many of you know results in you losing quite a deal of the lower
bass sounds in music.



I'm researching some way of now compensating for this.  The only way I can
think up is to  use my tactile sense to feel the missing frequencies.  Maybe
the brain may put the signals of the  audio and visual cortex together   and
create some kind of a whole.



What I have done is to lightly rest my fingers  onto  the front of my
reasonable quality sub whoofer.  It is then indeed possible to do this.  But
it's really not the most comfortable position to sit in also.  Another thing
- if you turn up the bass too much, the harmonics starts to distort the
cochlear implants.



So I'm wondering if someone has any thoughts on this rather unique challenge
to share?



Regards



Andre







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Re: another goldwave question

[Colin Howard]

John,

You don't change the wind forward or back values if you want to jump back or
forward 5 seconds, in case you are not aware of their location, press f11
and in the play tab which is where you land, tab can't remember how many but
certainly more than six, you should see a rewind which I think by default is
set at 2 the forward wind is set as 1 - meaning by pressing f5 or j, you
rewind at twice playing speed, by pressing f6 or l, you wind forward at
playing speed.  Of course, these values are edit boxes and you can change
them, I have mine set to 5, the maximum. 

To change how much the arrows / markers move, you need change the zoom rate.
By default on opening the file, the whole is on the screen - least I believe
this to be true though how a file of, say, seven hours can be shown I cannot
guess. 

I've opened a file of 25 minutes, my view is one minutes' worth of file, by
moving my start marker once it starting at 0.000, it now shows 0.600, again,
shows 1.200, then 1.800 . . . the end marker moves back the same ratio.

I change the zoom rate to show ten seconds, the markers move correspondingly
less, starting at 0.000 one move with shift and right arrow the start now
shows 0.100, then 0.200 . . . the arrow keys move the cursor back/forward in
tenths of the zoom rate, I strongly suggest you envoke the scrub facility,
about which I wrote at some length a few days ago - this is an edit box to
the right of the two wind values and by default is set at 0.000 I have mine
set at 0.150 which gives me enough sound for each movement of arrow / marker
to aid with both finding my place and editting.

I note nobody in their replies have mentioned this incredibly useful
function, I cannot understand why it is not set on by default with, say
0.200 but it isn't.  I played with values for a long time until I settled on
0.150 as being my favoured setting.

Re: Goldwave question

[Colin Howard]

Greetings,

In answer to what version of GW John has, he replied:

5.07. 

John, did you **really** mean

5.07. 

or

5.70?

5.70 is the last version which will work for WindowsXP systems, 5.07 is a
very early version of GW V5, it works with windowsXP and windowsME but not
with any other windows system.

also 5.07 does not have all the access facilities introduced from 5.25
onwards.

If you are **really** using 5.07, this is probably why auto-scroll-lock
behaves differently.

Further answer to a question, the new GW scripts **only** work with systems
**after** WindowsXP they are created for GW V6.anything, only a 64-bit
program is now available hence the scripts are set up accordingly.

Re: Goldwave question

[Colin Howard]

Greetings,

Peter, you do need scripts for GW V6.anything, I have sent these you
privately.

Re: Goldwave question

[Colin Howard]

John,

You need auto-scroll-lock in the view menu to be checked then all markers
and arrows will do as you desire.

I did write to the group having forgotten to advise when giving details
about how to delete a selection from the file.

Re: Goldwave question

[Colin Howard]

greetings,

When detailing how to delete from a file, I first ought to have mentioned in
the view menu, for any arrow / marker to work, the auto scroll-lock must be
checked.  Why one needs it unchecked is unknown to me, if designed to stop
file changes in order merely to use GW for playing files, use of arrows to
move through the file is also stopped.

Control with l toggles autoscroll-lock on/off, please can anybody explain
under what circumstances this needs to be unchecked.  I am unaware if this
function is, or is not, available in GW V6.anything or if present, it's
function is in any way different to V5.570.

Joe Paton, any ideas on this matter?

 

Re: Goldwave question

[Colin Howard]

John,

Left bracket is start and right end markers.

Selection is anything between these.

Re: Goldwave question

[Colin Howard]

Greetings,

If you want to save parts of a file but not the whole as individual items,
select each area in tern, by marking start and end with start and end
markers, then in the file menu there is a save selection as, give it a name
and save.  If you require to save the whole file as tracks, such as if
you've a concert and would like to save each item as a track, this is when
the cue-markers become useful.

In this case, you ensure first you are at the start of the  file, once you
begin to work with cue-markers, you cannot make any changes to the file, so
ensure first, all edits Etc. are finished and the original file saved.
also, be aware it is always wisest to work with files uncompressed, i.e when
still in their .wav (or other) formats, not .mp3  or other compressed types.
The more processing a file has undergone, i.e compresion and de-compression,
the more sound degredation will occur and once quality has been lost, it
cannot be retrieved.

So, having made sure the file is as you want it, go to it's start and insert
the first cue-mark, control with q.  Now go on through the file, stopping
where the next cue-mark is to be placed, I always first make sure by placing
a start marker i.e left bracket then ensuring cursor is at start marker by
pressing my home key, then issue control with q.  Continue until you've
reached the start for the last track and issue the control with q.

Now, you are ready to split the file into it's items.

In the edit menu, go to the cue-markers function which I think is open menu
and cursor up to the sub-menu, arrow right into the submenu and down to the
split file.  Note, you can change cue-markers as there is a list of the ones
you have set but I strongly advise keeping it simple for now, go to the
split file within the menu.  I cannot remember the tabs here, think they are
self-explanatory, eventually you will find a save button, enter on this and
ensuring you save into a location you want, allow it to work.

You should end up with a set of tracks, what their names will be depends on
how you process these tabs, but I tend to make then save as Track nnn (the
first being 001) into a folder set aside for such matters.

Then (I use Winamp) play the folder ensuring you have saved what you
intended, if happy, close the file from which you saved the tracks but
unless you want to keep the cue-markers, don't save the file.

Cue-markers cannot be saved in a file other than, so far as I am aware, .wav
format, if you try and save them, GW will warn you no way! but they can be
saved in a file of the same name if I recall rightly, with the exdtension of
".cue" this will happen in the same folder in which the file from which you
extracted the tracks, is saved.

Remember, I am using GoldWave V5.70, the last which works with WindowsXP how
V6.anything differs, as of now, I know not for though I have V6.14, have not
yet installed on my W7 machine.

Re: Goldwave question

[Colin Howard]

Greetings,

First of all, have you enabled the scrub feature for this is not enabled by
default?

To set this, press f11 you are now in the play properties sheet.

Tab past the settings for winding back and forward, you are then in an edit
box which, by default, has the value 0.000, I changed this to 0.150 which
means whenever I move an arrow or marker, I play fifteen hundreths of a
second's worth of sound.  This makes editting much much much faster but
there is a definite nack to using in this way.  

Assuming you have set your zoom rate to something sensible, such as one
second's worth of sound on the screen (shift with the number 2 on the qwerty
keyboard achieves this) movement of arrow / markers will give you an easy
way to place the left or right markers exactly where you need them.

Now, to find where you want the edit.

If you know roughly where it begins, say at 5:25 into the file, using the
shift e enter the time in the start marker position press enter.

Now play the file which if you have your play set will start from the start
marker, when you reach the actual place, press left bracket the marker is
then set.

If you need to move it slightly, you can do so using shift and left-right
arrow, you will hear sound as you move the arrow i.e marker.  When happy,
attend in much the same way for the end marker, you can play, or jump
through the file until you reach the place where the edit is to end, press
right bracket, i.e the second key to the right of the letter p, and then
fine tune by using the control-shift and left-right arrow.

I have my three play cuttons set as follows:

Play1 (f2) set to play all

Play 2 (f3) set to play selection

Play 3 (f4) set to play view

therefore, to play what is between the markers, play2 to play what is on the
screen play 3,  to play file from start play 1.

If happy, press delete, piece gone, play 2 should give silence.

Remember control z can undo either to your system maximum, or until you
reach last saved file, or until you reach the amount set.  I have mine set
to fifteen I suspect the maximum varies but on my system it is twenty.

Remember, for each undo, you are left with markers set as at execution of
the function you are reversing.

Hope these are of help, currently, I am still using V5.70 on a Windows7
desktop upstairs and a WindowsXp Home laptop downstairs but I have been
using GoldWave for the last eight years, ever since V5.12.

Re: Goldwave question

[Colin Howard]

John,

In which case, you can select the piece you want to send out by placing
start and end markers, then go into the file menu and save selection as the
name appropriate, then move on to the next and so on.

Re: looking for online 60's rock programs, preferably from the British perspective

[Colin Howard]

Dean,

I have a load of programs from BBC Radio services, I can point you to a
program broadcast Saturday, on the BBC local services in the East of
england, called Burney keith's rock'n'roll, where he mainly plays music from
the fifties and sixties.  However, I suspect a good deal of rock music from
this era is going to be American as we did not really have a great many
exponents in those days until the mid sixties, of course, with the advent of
the Mersey Sound Etc.

Have a look at:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/norfolk/programmes/schedules/2015/08/08, /15, /22, /29
and /09/05 but you'll have to get the first one soon as it will disappear by
20:00 UK time tomorrow.

also, take a look, over the same period at:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/devon/programmes/schedules/2015/mm/dd this clashes with
Burney Keith as both programs are on from 18:00-20:00 and, maybe, for modern
material, take a look at the program after, called BBC Introducing, not 60's
and 50's but some very good modern material there.

So far as I am aware, no podcasts available for any of these, I suggest use
totalRecorder or some equivalent, then you can skip unwanted items.

Re: looking for online 60's rock programs, preferably from the British perspective

[Colin Howard]

Greetings,

Here are a few programs you may care to try broadcast on BBC Radio Devon.

Geoff Barker 2013 03 16 - Second hour theme is trains.mp3
https://www.sendspace.com/pro/dl/loh9bz

Geoff Barker 2013 03 23 - second hour theme is cars.mp3
https://www.sendspace.com/pro/dl/osg42t

Geoff Barker 2013 03 30 - theme for second hour is du-wop.mp3
https://www.sendspace.com/pro/dl/hqkmfi

Geoff Barker 2013 04 06 - Theme in second hour is shopping for clothes.mp3  
https://www.sendspace.com/pro/dl/uuyjcz

Geoff Barker 2013 04 13 with a tribute in the second hour to eddie
Cochrane.mp3
https://www.sendspace.com/pro/dl/kwhtks

Geoff Barker 2013 04 20 theme for second hour is school days.mp3
https://www.sendspace.com/pro/dl/536gq5

Geoff Barker 2013 04 27 - second hour name dropping.mp3
https://www.sendspace.com/pro/dl/vnk6ub

Geoff Barker 2013 05 04 - Geoff talks to guitarist Darrel Higham and pays
tribute to George Jones.mp3 
https://www.sendspace.com/pro/dl/euntbn

Geoff Barker 2013 05 11 - Theme of second hour is dynamic duos.mp3
https://www.sendspace.com/pro/dl/c6sn67

Re: a few more goldwave questions relating to JAWS

[Colin Howard]

Ray,

Firstly, what system and version of GW are you using?

I have WindowsXP home on my downstairs laptop, Jaws V10 and GW V5.70 with
associated Jim Grimsbey scripts.  My speech is routed through an external
synth but I do not get jaws babbble.  My upstairs desktop machine is a
Windows7, JawsV14 and GW V5.70 system.  My speech and other system sounds
are routed through an audiotech internal soundcard, all  others through
can't remember what card.  again, no Jaws babble.

I suspect it's something to do with verbosity settings and check the help
for the scripts, you can toggle such things as labels and progress messages.

I have never needed to use any kind of passthrough key, all movement
functions so far used work straight away, just ensure in the view menu
ScrolLock is checked keystroke for this is control with l.

I always have my recording control window hidden.

I sincerely hope you have enabled the scrub feature, found on the play
control following the wind settings.  By default it is 0.000 mine is set to
0.150 this gives me adequate feedback when moving arrow or marker or cursor
keys and certainly speeds editting by a good 90%.

Any suggestions please? - a work-around.

[Colin Howard]

Greetings,

By no means perfect, but via the good offices of a reply, have found a
work-around.

One person replied advising they, on their two W7 machines, had the same
problem in on one, the site showed with listen links as mine, the othere, it
didn't as mine.  They were using I.E 11 I believe, on one Jaws 15 and the
other Jaws 16 but I do not know which Jaws related to listen and non-listen
links.

There was a reply suggesting in the media-player part of the site, is a
play button which, if I used, would start the program.  On further
investigation I found this not to be exactly true, in the media area, no
play button but open embedded document when I entered, gave me open
parent document and the program name which, when I highlighted and pressed
enter, loaded and started playing.

When entering on the open parent document button, I returned to the
program page, the audio continued to play, I cannot find the controls to
jump through the program yes, there is pause which when entered upon reverts
to play when entered upon reverts to pause, yes, I can see the program time
counting up and the total length, but no volume or jump controls.

Re: Any suggestions please? - a work-around.

[Colin Howard]

Greetings,

See post pasted back below.

Subject: Any suggestions please?
From: Colin Howard co...@pobox.com
Date: Fri, 12 Jun 2015 17:53:12 +0100

Greetings,

Note: this will only make any sense to those who listen to programs from the
BBC in the UK.

Please read this to the end unless you can suggest why this has happened, I
am trying to access listen again on the upstairs machine, I go to a program
and can't find anything which looks like a listen link, on the downstairs
system, you will note availability of programs is shown hence entering on
this takes me to an area from whence I may listen again.

I have not knowingly made any changes before this came into action, but on
my W7 machine, all of a sudden on one internal disk, I noticed my files and
folders reversed values, the files, highest value first, then my folders,
highest version first appeared, all other disks remained correct.  This
proved to be corrected when viewing the properties of a file I discovered
the sort showed descending instead of ascending, correcting this set the
order back.

However, about the same time, my upstairs views via FF showed the following
- using today's R4E as my sample page on both upstairs and downstairs
machines.

Upstairs desktop machine, W7, downstairs laptop machine, wXP Home, FF (same
on up- and down-stairs machines.

Link used both up- and down-stairs.
www.bbc.co.uk/radio4extra/programmes/schedules/2015/06/12

Execuding above link on upstairs machine shows the following, starting at
beginning of list of programs for the morning:

MORNING
list of 11 items nesting level 1
06:00
Sherlock HolmesThe Beekeeper's Apprentice, A Battle Royal
06:30
It's About Time...
07:00
Lucky HeatherHigh Noon
07:30
The RivalsSeries 2, The Intangible Clue
08:00
Hancock's Half HourCyrano de Hancock
08:30
The Goon ShowThe Lost Gold Mine (of Charlotte)
09:00
The 99p ChallengeSeries 5, Episode 2
09:30
SneakiepeeksHoneytrap Hotel
10:00
John Peacock - Posters of the Moulin RougeJane Avril
11:00
Afternoon ReadingLido, To Brixton Beach
11:15
Afternoon DramaGuy Meredith - Sky High
list end nesting level 1
BACK TO TOP
AFTERNOON
list of 13 items nesting level 1
12:00
Hancock's Half HourCyrano de Hancock
12:30
The Goon ShowThe Lost Gold Mine (of Charlotte)
13:00
Sherlock HolmesThe Beekeeper's Apprentice, A Battle Royal
13:30
It's About Time...
14:00
Anne Tyler - A Patchwork PlanetEpisode 5
14:15
The Making of MusicSeries 1, Albertopolis
14:30
Victor Hugo - Les MiserablesEpisode 20
14:45
John Major - More Than a GameEpisode 5
15:00
John Peacock - Posters of the Moulin RougeJane Avril
16:00
The 99p ChallengeSeries 5, Episode 2
16:30
SneakiepeeksHoneytrap Hotel
17:00
ON AIR
Available now
Lucky HeatherHigh Noon
Listen live
 (BBC Radio 4 Extra homepage) 

17:30
The RivalsSeries 2, The Intangible Clue
list end nesting level 1
BACK TO TOP
EVENING
list of 13 items nesting level 1
18:00
Philip K Dick - We Can Remember It for You WholesaleEpisode 2
18:30
My Life in Five SongsSeries 5, Eleanor McEvoy
19:00
Hancock's Half HourCyrano de Hancock
19:30
The Goon ShowThe Lost Gold Mine (of Charlotte)
20:00
Sherlock HolmesThe Beekeeper's Apprentice, A Battle Royal
20:30
It's About Time...
21:00
Afternoon ReadingLido, To Brixton Beach
21:15
Afternoon DramaGuy Meredith - Sky High
22:00
The RivalsSeries 2, The Intangible Clue
22:30
Victor Lewis-SmithEpisode 6
22:55
The Comedy Club Interviews12/06/2015
23:00
Armando Iannucci's Charm OffensiveSeries 2, Episode 6
23:30
Dave PodmoreDave Podmore's Cricket Fix, Episode 2
list end nesting level 1
BACK TO TOP
LATE
list of 13 items nesting level 1
00:00
Philip K Dick - We Can Remember It for You WholesaleEpisode 2
00:30
My Life in Five SongsSeries 5, Eleanor McEvoy
01:00
Sherlock HolmesThe Beekeeper's Apprentice, A Battle Royal
01:30
It's About Time...
02:00
Anne Tyler - A Patchwork PlanetEpisode 5
02:15
The Making of MusicSeries 1, Albertopolis
02:30
Victor Hugo - Les MiserablesEpisode 20
02:45
John Major - More Than a GameEpisode 5
03:00
John Peacock - Posters of the Moulin RougeJane Avril
04:00
The 99p ChallengeSeries 5, Episode 2
04:30
SneakiepeeksHoneytrap Hotel
05:00
Lucky HeatherHigh Noon
05:30
The RivalsSeries 2, The Intangible Clue
list end nesting level 1
list end

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Execuding above link on downstairs machine shows the following, starting at
beginning of list of programs for the morning:

MORNING

list of 11 items nesting level 1
06:00

29 days left to listen (Sun 12

Any suggestions please?

[Colin Howard]

Greetings,

My post really relates only to those who use the BBC Listen Again facility
and are resident in the UK.

Please read this to the end unless you can suggest why this has happened, I
am trying to access listen again on the upstairs machine, I go to a program
and can't find anything which looks like a listen link, on the downstairs
system, you will note availability of programs is shown hence entering on
this takes me to an area from whence I may listen again.

I have not knowingly made any changes before this came into action, but on
my W7 machine, all of a sudden on one internal disk, I noticed my files and
folders reversed values, the files, highest value first, then my folders,
highest version first appeared, all other disks remained correct.  This
proved to be corrected when viewing the properties of a file I discovered
the sort showed descending instead of ascending, correcting this set the
order back.

However, about the same time, my upstairs views via FF showed the following
- using today's R4E as my sample page on both upstairs and downstairs
machines.

Upstairs desktop machine, W7, downstairs laptop machine, wXP Home, FF (same
on up- and down-stairs machines.

Link used both up- and down-stairs.
www.bbc.co.uk/radio4extra/programmes/schedules/2015/06/12

Execuding above link on upstairs machine shows the following, starting at
beginning of list of programs for the morning:

MORNING
list of 11 items nesting level 1
06:00
Sherlock HolmesThe Beekeeper's Apprentice, A Battle Royal
06:30
It's About Time...
07:00
Lucky HeatherHigh Noon
07:30
The RivalsSeries 2, The Intangible Clue
08:00
Hancock's Half HourCyrano de Hancock
08:30
The Goon ShowThe Lost Gold Mine (of Charlotte)
09:00
The 99p ChallengeSeries 5, Episode 2
09:30
SneakiepeeksHoneytrap Hotel
10:00
John Peacock - Posters of the Moulin RougeJane Avril
11:00
Afternoon ReadingLido, To Brixton Beach
11:15
Afternoon DramaGuy Meredith - Sky High
list end nesting level 1
BACK TO TOP
AFTERNOON
list of 13 items nesting level 1
12:00
Hancock's Half HourCyrano de Hancock
12:30
The Goon ShowThe Lost Gold Mine (of Charlotte)
13:00
Sherlock HolmesThe Beekeeper's Apprentice, A Battle Royal
13:30
It's About Time...
14:00
Anne Tyler - A Patchwork PlanetEpisode 5
14:15
The Making of MusicSeries 1, Albertopolis
14:30
Victor Hugo - Les MiserablesEpisode 20
14:45
John Major - More Than a GameEpisode 5
15:00
John Peacock - Posters of the Moulin RougeJane Avril
16:00
The 99p ChallengeSeries 5, Episode 2
16:30
SneakiepeeksHoneytrap Hotel
17:00
ON AIR
Available now
Lucky HeatherHigh Noon
Listen live
 (BBC Radio 4 Extra homepage) 

17:30
The RivalsSeries 2, The Intangible Clue
list end nesting level 1
BACK TO TOP
EVENING
list of 13 items nesting level 1
18:00
Philip K Dick - We Can Remember It for You WholesaleEpisode 2
18:30
My Life in Five SongsSeries 5, Eleanor McEvoy
19:00
Hancock's Half HourCyrano de Hancock
19:30
The Goon ShowThe Lost Gold Mine (of Charlotte)
20:00
Sherlock HolmesThe Beekeeper's Apprentice, A Battle Royal
20:30
It's About Time...
21:00
Afternoon ReadingLido, To Brixton Beach
21:15
Afternoon DramaGuy Meredith - Sky High
22:00
The RivalsSeries 2, The Intangible Clue
22:30
Victor Lewis-SmithEpisode 6
22:55
The Comedy Club Interviews12/06/2015
23:00
Armando Iannucci's Charm OffensiveSeries 2, Episode 6
23:30
Dave PodmoreDave Podmore's Cricket Fix, Episode 2
list end nesting level 1
BACK TO TOP
LATE
list of 13 items nesting level 1
00:00
Philip K Dick - We Can Remember It for You WholesaleEpisode 2
00:30
My Life in Five SongsSeries 5, Eleanor McEvoy
01:00
Sherlock HolmesThe Beekeeper's Apprentice, A Battle Royal
01:30
It's About Time...
02:00
Anne Tyler - A Patchwork PlanetEpisode 5
02:15
The Making of MusicSeries 1, Albertopolis
02:30
Victor Hugo - Les MiserablesEpisode 20
02:45
John Major - More Than a GameEpisode 5
03:00
John Peacock - Posters of the Moulin RougeJane Avril
04:00
The 99p ChallengeSeries 5, Episode 2
04:30
SneakiepeeksHoneytrap Hotel
05:00
Lucky HeatherHigh Noon
05:30
The RivalsSeries 2, The Intangible Clue
list end nesting level 1
list end

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Execuding above link on downstairs machine shows the following, starting at
beginning of list of programs for the morning:

MORNING

list of 11 items nesting level 1
06:00

29 days left to listen (Sun 12 July 2015, 13:30)

Sherlock HolmesThe Beekeeper's Apprentice, A Battle Royal

4/4 Sherlock Holmes and Mary Russell must part to foil their 

Re: getting rid of unwanted backround noise using GoldWave

[Colin Howard]

Greetings,

What kind of background noise is it?  Hiss? Hum? static? People?

If hum or rumble such as is made by a cassette internal mike picking up the
machine's motor, in effect menu and filters, go to low/high pass, enter
(say) 70 in cut-off and ensure high pass is selected, leave rest to default
and hum should go.  I've not really played much with other filters.

Jim Grimsbey's Jaws scripts for GoldWave V6.

[Colin Howard]

From: Jim Grimsby JR. jgrim...@roadrunner.com
Date: Tue, 26 May 2015 14:18:52 -0700

Hi,

these scripts are open sorce so you of course may make any changes you like.
all I ask or have ever asked is the changes be posted to me as well so I can
take advantage of any improvements as the maintainer of the project  I will
of course make sure they match the concepts used and they will be posted
some where.  

Note, this is a temporary DropBox link and the file will only be available
for a short while.

https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/39708205/goldwave%205-6%20%20jaws%20scri
pts%202_0.zip

Re: re goldwave

[Colin Howard]

Greetings,

GoldWave works well for people without or with poor sight, I'm totally blind
and have been using it for must now be about eight years.

If you are using Jaws, there are some good scripts available, at present I
am still using V5.70, the last version to work with windowsXP the next
version is 64-bit and cannot work with XP.

Some people say scripts or setfiles are not required, well, the program can
be used, if carefully set up, out of the box but the scripts (for Jaws) make
it easier.

Re: Demo Of the Yamaha CDn-500 CD/Network Player

[Colin Howard]

Greetings,

Dane, as I asked you before, please, when you send an audio link to the
group, to stop people receiving errors or, in my case, playing the file when
I actually want to download, please put after the .mp3 the string:

?dl=1

i.e question mark, letters d, l, equals sign  and the digit 1.

It would save all of us unnecessary problems and, afterall, it is only five
characters, appended to the link.  If the file is other than .mp3 .occ .flak
.wav . . . then it ought not to cause any problems.

Thanks.

Re: Demo Of the Yamaha CDn-500 CD/Network Player

[Colin Howard]

Dane,

I can't do this, I paste the link into FF having first issued control with t
to open new tab, it does not give me any option.  I am using WindowsXP on
this laptop, I'll try on my W7 upstairs desktop but suspect the same will be
true, I have no email on the upstairs machine as yet.

Re: Tribute To Richie Benaud

[Colin Howard]

Greetings,

richie Bennot a very well respected Australian cricketter, when retiring
from play, he became a commentator and also I believe had material published
as books and in magazines.

Richie much liked because of his fairness and unflapability, as captain of
the Australian cricket team, nevere lost a test series.

I suggest look him up on Google or any search engine.

I hope we don't have to explain what cricket is, much less how it is
played! a fascinating game and I, for one, look forward this Summer to
beating the auld enemy and taking back the ashes - oh well, one can dream,
can't one? really? can't one dream?

Re: GoldWave's Go To Feature

[Colin Howard]

Greetings,

Dane Trethowan wrote:

Correct me if I'm wrong but I thought the Go To feature only allowed the 
entry of a value in time.
Yes, the control g, about which the initial post was sent, is for moving to
a specific time whilst playing the file.  If a person needs to process part
of a file and knows roughly where the area lies, they can use the set
markers function, using the shift e command, enter the times replacing
current marker values, press enter and they should play the area in which
they are interested.  If, then, they set the zoom to show a small part, say,
ten seconds, moving the markers assuming they have the scrub function
active, will enable them then to place the markers exactly where they
desire.

In case unknown, the scrub function is located in the play dialogue, being
the edit box which follows the wind / rewind settings.  By default, this,
certainly up to v5.70, is set to 0.000 by default, mine is set now to 0.150,
therefore whenever I move an arrow or marker, I hear .15's worth of sound
and find it invaluable speeding up edits no end.

Remember, arrow and marker movements are dictated by the setting of zoom,
hence for a zoom of 1 second (shift with 2) the marker / arrow movement will
be .01 of a second, i.e 0.010. For 10 seconds, i.e shift with 3, it will be
0.100, for one minute, i.e shift with 4, it will be 0.600 Etc.

Re: A couple of issues with Total Recorder, Could use some advice

[Colin Howard]

Greetings,

I have no problems with ending TR nor with distortion Etc. but I do not use
TR for line-in recordings, preferring GW for such tasks, I use TR mainly for
off-the-net material.

I am using V8.3 Pro on both my WindowsXP Home laptop and my windows7 64-bit
premium desktop system and, having system sounds through the audiotech
internal sound system, TR and all other sound recording software, uses the
second sound card, can't remember it's details.

Eventually, I am likely to update the W7 system not sure is the latest
version 8.5?

Re: GoldWave's Go To Feature

[Colin Howard]

Greetings,

Make sure the auto scroll lock is checked, this should be found in the view
menu, note I am still using V5.70, if you are using V6.anything, I am
unaware of any possible changes.

Whilst playing the file, do  control with g, in an edit box, it shows
current cursor position at the time you issued the command, overwrite (or
modify) and press enter, cursor jumps to the place given or if outside the
file, gives an error and invites you to correct and re-enter.

Re: Editing Mouth Noise and Braille Display Clicks

[Colin Howard]

Greetings,

Danny, I do not find the GoldWave functions either too aggressive or weak,
true, I don't have braille display clicks but mouth noises?  yes.

I can remove mouth noises from infront of a word by setting the zoom ratio
ad 0.002300 and I assume you have the scrub feature enabled?  I can't see
how you can edit GW files if not.

In case you are unaware of this, go into play properties with f11, tab past
the wind and rewind settings to an edit box which, by default, is set to
0.000 this is the scrub function.  I use 0.150 as my value and this is
adequate for all editting I have so far performed.

This enables you to hear 0.15ths  of any sound when moving arrows or
markers.

Re: Editing Mouth Noise and Braille Display Clicks

[Colin Howard]

Danny,

I am using V5.70 on my WxpHome system and still on my W7 for the moment,
intend to upgrade to V6.1 when I am convinced scripts Etc. are safe.

I am surprised you've not used the scrub facility, I find it invaluable.

Zoom ratio is the amount of sound on the screen, I usually have mine set to
show one second but using the shortcut keys, shift 1 through shift 6, this
can be brought to under a second, one second, ten seconds, one minute, ten
minutes and one hour.  Of course, if the file is shorter than any of these,
(say five minutes) shift 5 and shift 6 will take it to five minutes.

Look for more info at the view menu.

It is possible to zoom in samples rather than time, it is even possible to
look at individual samples so editting can be made very very precise.

I am sending you a SendSpace link for a magazine I produce, using listener
input mostly from cassette, this tends to be somewhat variable.  Currently,
it goes out on cassette and memory stick, those who take the stick receive
extra programs.

I am sending you the October 2014 program, this contains the following items
- reference to part 1 and part 2 is for the benefit of those listening on
cassette.

October 2014.

Part 1.

All listener contributions.

Part 2.

Listener contributions.
Strange weather days series 2 part 1.
Fear on Four - The Monkey's paw.

Extra on stick and download stick version.

Geoff Barker 2014 06 14 - second hour chat with Hank Marvin of The shadows

Radio Memories - October 2014 - as sent out on memory stick.zip
https://www.sendspace.com/pro/dl/4bp77w

Re: Slowing down playback rate

[Colin Howard]

Greetings,

thanks, have downbloaded the scripts now.

Re: Slowing down playback rate

[Colin Howard]

Greetings,

I have downloaded the version which is flagged up as stable, you wrote:

http://soft.edolfzoku.com/hayaemon2/download_en.html
download version 2.74 its very stable. there are also jaws scripts for 
it there. follow the directions its very easy to use.

Could not find any links for Jaws scripts, entering on download links
FireFox simply downloaded the file no other interaction or prompts.

No other links found.

Please can you send the link for Jaws scripts?

thanks.

Re: Burning a cd?

[Colin Howard]

Greetings,

anyburn?

Link please?

thanks.

Re: where do I find options for recording off of a USB device using goldWave?

[Colin Howard]

Greetings,

I assume you are Windows7, or XP?  I cannot help otherwise.

Your USB device will be known to your system as an external (probably
removable) disk drive.

To obtain a file from this device, do control with o, then tab round to the
appropriate selection and select the device, then tab round to list view and
highlight the file you need to open press enter and if GW supports the
format, it should open, if not, you ought to be invited to find/load the
appropriate converter.

recording off of a USB device

[Howard Traxler]

Speaking of the USB record player or turntable, it seems that all I've seen 
advertised have ceramic cartrages.  Does anyone know of one that has a magnetic 
cartrage?  Thus far, I've been using my old, old stereo with its tape output 
jacks connected to the soundcard input of the recording computer running 
goldwave for recording.  For me, that might be the best choice; so I don't have 
to purchase any more hardware.  This system allows me to convert vinyl, 
cassettes, and open reel.  Of course, all these analog devices introduce extra 
hum and hiss; but to my seventy year old ears, it sounds pretty good.
Howard
- Original Message - 
From: Smiling? bli...@sbcglobal.net
To: 'PC Audio Discussion List' pc-audio@pc-audio.org
Sent: Friday, January 16, 2015 9:59 AM
Subject: RE: where do I find options for recording off of a USB device 
usinggoldWave?


 1. F11 to get to control properties.
 2. then control tab until you get to the device tab.
 3. tab through to see whatever it is that you are after selecting and
 recording from (keep in mind, you will need to have the device you are
 interested in recording from, plugged in).
 
 HTH
 
 -Original Message-
 From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of randy
 tijerina
 Sent: Thursday, January 15, 2015 6:13 PM
 To: pc-audio@pc-audio.org
 Subject: where do I find options for recording off of a USB device using
 goldWave?
 
 Hello friends, Randy here. I'm using GoldWave version...5...I 
 believe.I'd like to give a test drive recording from my record 
 machine.it's a USB unit.Where can I find this option?
 
 

Re: Problem with W7, Jaws and total recorder.

[Colin Howard]

Greetings,

Yes, I thought it might be something to do with stereo mix or what you hear,
don't know the sounds system yet in W7, strange though, during the actual
recording off the net stream, no problem with Jaws interfering.  Jaws has
definitely been switched to the RealTech (onboard) system and I only hear it
through the internal RealTech (onboard) speakers.

Re: Problem with W7, Jaws and total recorder.

[Colin Howard]

Greetings,

I've not tried background (yet) under W7, I also currently have TR V8.3Pro,
are the latter versions better?

Problem with W7, Jaws and total recorder.

[Colin Howard]

Greetings,

Please listen to message at start of atached, explaining my problem.

File Name:  please can somebody explain why this happens.mp3

File Size: 1.5 MB

https://www.sendspace.com/pro/dl/9mqpga

Re: Future Of The PC Audio List

[Colin Howard]

Greetings,

No Yahoo or Google please, have you considered emissives who use mailman?

http://www.eMissives.com
I have a group set up there and it has a very accessible interface for me,
still using windows XP Home and I.E.8.  There are loads of member options to
use and virtually all are checkboxes.  Members receive their own password
and web interface links.

Re: Future Of The PC Audio List

[Colin Howard]

Greetings,

Jim Hunt wrote:

There is a group that moved away from Emissives because it's currently
supposedly having some problems.

Supposedly? I am running one and am a member of two others, there are
always problems when setting up a group no matter who hostes, at least with
Emissives, they actually respond in a rapid and helpful manner.

 

Re: Problem with using the t d k a34 speakers.

[Howard Traxler]

34?? I have a hard time listening to any more than three or rouf.
HT
- Original Message - 
From: Peter Scanlon sca...@tpg.com.au
To: PC Audio Discussion List pc-audio@pc-audio.org
Sent: Sunday, November 30, 2014 12:19 AM
Subject: Re: Problem with using the t d k a34 speakers.


Whats the use. Because he wants help in how to use them. 
Not everyone is as tech savvy as you.
From: Dane Trethowan 
Sent: Sunday, November 30, 2014 5:12 PM
To: PC Audio Discussion List 
Subject: Re: Problem with using the t d k a34 speakers.

What's the use!


On 30/11/2014 4:47 PM, Carliss wrote:
 Hello Listers,

 I just bought the t d k a34 bluetooth speakers, and I would like to know if
 anyone out there have ever used them.

 My computer has an intel bluetooth setup and it appears to be not so easy to
 find the music button. I really like the sound of these speakers.

 I tell you what, I am green behind the ears when it comes to bluetooth,so if
 you would be so kind, I really would appreciate some info about it.

Total Recorder Question

[Howard Traxler]

I have Total Recorder 8.2 with JAWS 11 and Windows XP Pro.  TR is working fine; 
recording streams and stuff.  However I must have VOX turned on because 
recording stops on quiet passages.  Anyone know how to turn VOX off and record 
everything?  Thanks.
Howard

Re: Reinstalled Total Recorder

[Colin Howard]

Greetings,

I am using windowsXP Home and TR V8.3 and yes, I can use my pc and record no
interference, one sound card, when installing I only took the generic
driver.  

I mostly use an external synth but when I needed the Eloquence on my now
defunct upstairs desktop machine, I had no problems.

Re: Victor Reader Stream

[Howard]

hi :
the first gen stream supports flac.
that's why I still use it for music.
if the 2nd gen stream supports flac in the future, that would be the cat's 
meow.



howard wolcott

--
From: Jamie Kelly otrja...@gmail.com
Sent: Monday, November 03, 2014 3:59 AM
To: 'PC Audio Discussion List' pc-audio@pc-audio.org
Subject: RE: Victor Reader Stream



I'm not aware of any daisy player that supports Flac.

Jamie

-Original Message-
From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Aidan
Sent: Monday, 3 November 2014 7:02 PM
To: PC Audio Discussion List
Subject: Re: Victor Reader Stream

The reason is because the format of the file you downloaded might be
pls or m3u, but if the streaming protocall don't allow for aac plus
formats and alike, then it won't work.

On 03/11/2014, Gary Schindler garys5...@comcast.net wrote:

I don't know of any portable players that support flac files personally.

Not


all M3U or PLS files will work on the Bookports or Plextalk machines, so

it


it a matter of trial and error!


-Original Message-
From: Kelly Pierce
Sent: Sunday, November 02, 2014 2:43 PM
To: PC Audio Discussion List
Subject: Re: Victor Reader Stream

to be clear, the BPP portable unit times out on streams that do not
play.  It seems the unit described was the desktop version.  While the
BPP has no list of stations like the new generation Stream, one can go
to Shoutcast and TuneIn and download M3u or PLS files of the streams
and copy them to the unit.

Many say the recorder on the BPP is clearly superior to the one on the
new generation Stream.  Dane is insistent though that he must have
support for FLAC files.

Kelly



On 11/1/14, Gary Schindler garys5...@comcast.net wrote:

Ad for the Victor StreamNew Generation, I like the one I have.

It works for most every kind of stream except flash. I was surprised to
learn the player supports AAC streams, which the Plextalk and APH units
don't and probably never will.

If the stream doesn't play, it will say something like, stream failed to
start, by the same token however,  The Plextalk and Aph players get
locked
up when the stream won't play, so you have to fiddle with it or get
disgusted with it enough that you remove the battery and Wait a few
minutes

so you can start the players again. It is not always feasible to carry a
little screwdriver with you to take the battery out of the Bookport
Desktop.
!

-Original Message-
From: Aidan
Sent: Saturday, November 01, 2014 5:33 PM
To: PC Audio Discussion List
Subject: Re: Victor Reader Stream

Works well with most networks, providing they don't use a web
interface, and support the most commin radio streams. You can read the
manual from the humanware site or press and hold key one to read as
you would with the older model.

On 31/10/2014, Dane Trethowan grtd...@internode.on.net wrote:

Okay I'm swallowing my pride, I've ordered a victor Reader Stream -
current
model, I have one of the older versions which I really should put in 
the

recycle bin without any further ado -.

So, I know many of you have these devices, is there anything I should
look
for in particular? Are their any features or functions that are really
useful or that you really like? How well does the Internet radio work?

Of course the only thing that might annoy me is the fact that I 
probably

won't be able to get the Stream going behind my VPN? Well I'm going on
assumption at the moment smile.


**

Dane Trethowan
grtd...@internode.on.net
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









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Re: free VPN question

[Howard Traxler]

Someone please:
What is VPN, what does it do, and why would one want and use it?
Thanks.
Howard
- Original Message - 
From: André van Deventer andred...@webafrica.org.za
To: 'PC Audio Discussion List' pc-audio@pc-audio.org
Sent: Saturday, November 01, 2014 7:48 AM
Subject: RE: free VPN


Dane

I will not voluntarily change from witopia.  Just like you I have found them
excellent and really have no complaints about the service at all.

But the circumstanc3es are unfortunately beyond my control.

And the thing is that the only reason I would use it is to listen to the
bbc!!



-Original Message-
From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Dane
Trethowan
Sent: 01 November 2014 11:45 AM
To: PC Audio Discussion List
Subject: Re: free VPN

Before I started using Witopia I did use Hotspot Shield but bare in mind
that it places ads on your desktop and this can make access tools such as
Screen readers behave unpredictably at times.

Also note that you have to renew the connection after an hour.

The last time I used Hotspot shield I couldn't access the list of countries
through the client though this may have changed.

I'm talking about the free Hotspot Shield of course and not the paid one.

I'm sorry to hear that you're unable to use Witopia due to your
circumstances, I've tried plenty of VPN providers in the past ad I would
have to say that Witopia is about as good as I've found that you can get,
24/7 live tech support, extensive tutorials and guides on setting up your
VPN, unlimited data transfer and so it goes, I have the Pro account and I
pay around $60 a year I think it is, there's a cheaper account for $35 a
year though it has limitations and I'm not sure exactly what those are as I
write this but you can find all the details at http://www.witopia.net
http://www.witopia.net/


 On 1 Nov 2014, at 8:25 pm, André van Deventer andred...@webafrica.org.za
wrote:
 
 Hi all
 
 
 
 For a few years now I have been using Witopia as a VPN service  to 
 enable me to listen to bbc radio five live and five live extra for 
 especially rugby union and grand prix action.  These broadcasts were 
 often not available outside the UK so you needed a VPN to listen to them.
 
 
 
 Unfortunately due to financial circumstances I cannot afford Witopia 
 anymore but would dearly love to access the sport stations from the BBC.
 
 
 
 Was just wondering if anyone knows of a free VPN somewhere that I 
 could use although I doubt whether such a thing exists.
 
 
 
 Regards
 
 
 
 Andre
 
 
 
 
 

**

Dane Trethowan
grtd...@internode.on.net
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: GoldWave MailingList

[Colin Howard]

Greetings,

roger south is list owner, I am co-mod.

Subscribe address is:

goldwave4theblind+subscr...@googlegroups.com

Re: Tecsun PL660 Radio

[Howard]

hi dane:
I hope I didn't miss the tecsun 660 info.
I know you said you wouldn't ha ve it at the end of this week so I certainly 
would like the info before you don't have it any more.

thanks.


howard wolcott

--
From: Howard hwolc...@stny.rr.com
Sent: Saturday, October 18, 2014 9:04 AM
To: PC Audio Discussion List pc-audio@pc-audio.org
Subject: Re: Tecsun PL660 Radio


hi dane:
I was one of the people who are interested.
I do have the radio and still haven't figured it all out
thanks for any info and tricks from your experience with the radio.


howard wolcott

--
From: Dane Trethowan grtd...@internode.on.net
Sent: Friday, October 17, 2014 9:41 PM
To: PC Audio Discussion List pc-audio@pc-audio.org
Subject: Tecsun PL660 Radio


Hi!

I think there were some list members who had questions regarding the 
workings of this radio? If so then speak up now or forever hold your 
peace smile, I’ll no longer have the radio after next week and I tend 
to forget about how things work when I don’t have them to put “Hands-on”.

Re: Tecsun PL660 Radio

[Howard]

hi dane:
am most interested in if the memories are accessible and able to be useful 
for us.

also, would like to know if there are beeps while the keys are pressed.
as far as I know, at least on mine, I have no beeps so I presume there 
aren't any.
and, of course, any other useful info you may have gleaned from your use of 
the radio.

thanks.


howard wolcott

--
From: Dane Trethowan grtd...@internode.on.net
Sent: Wednesday, October 22, 2014 5:58 AM
To: PC Audio Discussion List pc-audio@pc-audio.org
Subject: Re: Tecsun PL660 Radio

Well actually I’m going to have it for a fortnight longer so what do you 
wish to know?


**

Dane Trethowan
grtd...@internode.on.net
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






On 22 Oct 2014, at 8:57 pm, Howard hwolc...@stny.rr.com wrote:

hi dane:
I hope I didn't miss the tecsun 660 info.
I know you said you wouldn't ha ve it at the end of this week so I 
certainly would like the info before you don't have it any more.

thanks.


howard wolcott

--
From: Howard hwolc...@stny.rr.com
Sent: Saturday, October 18, 2014 9:04 AM
To: PC Audio Discussion List pc-audio@pc-audio.org
Subject: Re: Tecsun PL660 Radio


hi dane:
I was one of the people who are interested.
I do have the radio and still haven't figured it all out
thanks for any info and tricks from your experience with the radio.


howard wolcott

--
From: Dane Trethowan grtd...@internode.on.net
Sent: Friday, October 17, 2014 9:41 PM
To: PC Audio Discussion List pc-audio@pc-audio.org
Subject: Tecsun PL660 Radio


Hi!

I think there were some list members who had questions regarding the 
workings of this radio? If so then speak up now or forever hold your 
peace smile, I’ll no longer have the radio after next week and I tend 
to forget about how things work when I don’t have them to put 
 “Hands-on”.

Re: Tecsun PL660 Radio

[Howard]

hi dane:
I was one of the people who are interested.
I do have the radio and still haven't figured it all out
thanks for any info and tricks from your experience with the radio.


howard wolcott

--
From: Dane Trethowan grtd...@internode.on.net
Sent: Friday, October 17, 2014 9:41 PM
To: PC Audio Discussion List pc-audio@pc-audio.org
Subject: Tecsun PL660 Radio


Hi!

I think there were some list members who had questions regarding the 
workings of this radio? If so then speak up now or forever hold your peace 
smile, I’ll no longer have the radio after next week and I tend to 
forget about how things work when I don’t have them to put “Hands-on”.

Re: Tecsun PL660 Radio

[Howard Traxler]

I was one who would like info on the 660.  I think I wrote to you off list but 
my computer is gettin' goofy.

Howard
- Original Message - 
From: Dane Trethowan grtd...@internode.on.net
To: PC Audio Discussion List pc-audio@pc-audio.org
Sent: Friday, October 17, 2014 8:41 PM
Subject: Tecsun PL660 Radio


Hi!

I think there were some list members who had questions regarding the workings 
of this radio? If so then speak up now or forever hold your peace smile, I’ll 
no longer have the radio after next week and I tend to forget about how things 
work when I don’t have them to put “Hands-on”.

Re: digitizing cassette tapes question

[Colin Howard]

Greetings,

Presumably your casssette machine has a phono output known as line out, if
it is fixed level, no problems, if it changes when you alter the volume, set
this about halfway.

Plug the (presumably 3.5MM) stereo plug into the line in of your sound
catrcard.

Set your sound card to line in.

You now need some kind of program for receiving the audio, say,
totalRecorder or GoldWave.

Open a file of the acceptable parameters, i.e suggest .wav PCM 44,100hertz
16-bit unsigned stereo or flak, sorry don't know more about flak, because if
you need to edit the file, not a good idea to use any form of compression
until happy with the results.

Start recording then start cassette, let it rip, turn cassette over don't
stop recording, let it rip.

At end of cassette, stop recording, save initial file, then save a copy on
which you are going to work.

Sort out file by editting joins, Etc. then save as is, or using whatever
compression suits your needs.

Job completed.

remembere delete any work files you may have created such as the original
recording.

Hope these pointers are helpful.

Re: jaws friendly program for cutting out commercials

[Howard Traxler]

Does anyone know, is there a tutorial anywhere for direct cut?  Thanks.

Howard
- Original Message - 
From: Tom Kaufman tomca...@comcast.net
To: 'PC Audio Discussion List' pc-audio@pc-audio.org
Sent: Tuesday, September 16, 2014 12:59 PM
Subject: RE: jaws friendly program for cutting out commercials


 Yep...that MP3 Direct Cut is just about the greatest thing (in my opinion)
 since sliced bread when it comes to taking unwanted parts out of files!  I
 sometimes wish I had a quicker way of doing it (MP3 Direct Cut does provide
 a way for that) I just haven't figured it out yet!  But it's a good program
 and will let Joanne do what she wants to do!
 Tom Kaufman
 
 -Original Message-
 From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of ken reed
 Sent: Tuesday, September 16, 2014 10:43 AM
 To: PC Audio Discussion List
 Subject: Re: jaws friendly program for cutting out commercials
 
 Hi Thom,  It worked like  charm.
 Another tip is, that the page up and down and the arrow keys move the cursor
 
 When the music is not playing.
 So you don't hear the chatter but the space bar shows you where you are.
 
 
 -Original Message- 
 From: Tom Kaufman
 Sent: Monday, September 15, 2014 7:51 PM
 To: 'PC Audio Discussion List'
 Subject: RE: jaws friendly program for cutting out commercials
 
 Joanne:  MP3 Direct Cut can do what you want it to do; the way I do it is to
 make my file; then I'll run it through MP3 Direct cut and take out any parts
 I don't want!
 Tom Kaufman
 
 -Original Message-
 From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of joanne
 Sent: Saturday, September 13, 2014 11:04 AM
 To: pc-audio@pc-audio.org
 Subject: jaws friendly program for cutting out commercials
 
I have heard of and actually have MP3 Direct Cut--probably a very old
 version--but am not sure if this program will do what I want, and if it does
 I'm not sure exactly how to do this.  Is there a good and simple program
 which will help me to remove commercials and to then join the file back
 together minus the commercials?  I have heard the MP3 direct recording but
 am not real sure how to make markers, etc., so if someone has an easier
 solution I would appreciate info.
 
 Joanne
 
 

Re: deleting a file

[Colin Howard]

Joe,

Brian is right, make sure you save anything on the drive other than the file
causing problems first, then format the drive but make sure any
write-protect tabs are set to allow deletion first.

Re: I'm trying to record from my turntable

[Howard Traxler]

GoldWave or Total Recorder.
HT
- Original Message - 
From: randy tijerina rtijeri...@satx.rr.com
To: PC Audio Discussion List pc-audio@pc-audio.org
Sent: Saturday, August 30, 2014 8:20 PM
Subject: Re: I'm trying to record from my turntable


 what's the best programm, then?
 At 07:59 PM 8/30/2014, you wrote:
Sound recorder will only give you one minute.
- Original Message - From: randy tijerina rtijeri...@satx.rr.com
To: pc-audio@pc-audio.org
Sent: Saturday, August 30, 2014 4:19 PM
Subject: I'm trying to record from my turntable


friends, I'm trying to record a record from my USb turntable.
is sound recorder a good programme to use?
I'm not gonna clean my records. I wanna just do a test file before 
i share with anyone. I'm using windows 7 home by the way.

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Re: cd burner

[Howard Traxler]

So, what is it?
- Original Message - 
From: Robert Doc Wright godfea...@wrighthere.net
To: PC Audio Discussion List pc-audio@pc-audio.org
Sent: Wednesday, August 13, 2014 3:37 AM
Subject: Re: cd burner


I found it on another site.  Here is a link for those who need to download 
 it.
 
 https://www.sendspace.com/pro/dl/c5b4ee
 
 
 - Original Message - 
 From: Brian Olesen br...@blindkom.dk
 To: PC Audio Discussion List pc-audio@pc-audio.org
 Sent: Tuesday, August 12, 2014 6:49 AM
 Subject: Re: cd burner
 
 
 HI,
 Well. You can locate it on many places: for example:
 www.oldversion.com
 
 Best regards
 Brian
 
 -Oprindelig meddelelse- 
 From: Robert Doc Wright
 Sent: Tuesday, August 12, 2014 12:39 PM
 To: PC Audio Discussion List
 Subject: Re: cd burner
 
 There is a slim amount.
 I didn't see version 6 offered on the burnaware site.
 - Original Message - 
 From: Brian Olesen br...@blindkom.dk
 To: PC Audio Discussion List pc-audio@pc-audio.org
 Sent: Monday, August 11, 2014 4:51 AM
 Subject: Re: cd burner
 
 
 hi,
 there have been problems with accessibility in version 7. Don't know, if
 these have been solved by now as I stay with the latest version 6.
 
 Brian
 
 -Oprindelig meddelelse- 
 From: Robert Doc Wright
 Sent: Monday, August 11, 2014 12:43 PM
 To: PC Audio Discussion List
 Subject: Re: cd burner
 
 The latest version is 7.3
 
 If we can't look at ourselves, and ask, why?  then where does the learning
 start?
 
 - Original Message - 
 From: Gary Petraccaro garypet...@gmail.com
 To: PC Audio Discussion List pc-audio@pc-audio.org
 Sent: Tuesday, August 05, 2014 9:47 PM
 Subject: Re: cd burner
 
 
 Thanks.
 
 - Original Message - 
 From: Brian Olesen br...@blindkom.dk
 To: PC Audio Discussion List pc-audio@pc-audio.org
 Sent: Tuesday, August 05, 2014 12:04 PM
 Subject: Re: cd burner
 
 
 ah sorry. :-D
 ment. burnaware free.
 version 6. it's a great tool.


 -Oprindelig meddelelse- 
 From: Brian Olesen Sent: Tuesday, August 05, 2014 5:56 PM To: PC Audio
 Discussion List Subject: Re: cd burner
 hi,
 there for use
 -Oprindelig meddelelse- 
 From: Gary Petraccaro Sent: Tuesday, August 05, 2014 10:16 AM To: PC Audio
 Discussion List Subject: Re: cd burner
 One of the biggest problems I have with the Express Burn software is that,
 in
 my version, it doesn't warn you when it crops names so you can fix the
 name
 to your liking.  That's unforgiveable.
 My version is older, so this may have changed.

 - Original Message - 
 From: Byron Stephens bstephens122...@shaw.ca
 To: PC Audio Discussion List pc-audio@pc-audio.org
 Sent: Monday, August 04, 2014 12:32 PM
 Subject: Re: cd burner


 express burn works, there's the free home version that's good for most
 people.

 www.nchsoftware.com

 I believe that's the address.
 - Original Message - 
 From: Robert Doc Wright godfea...@wrighthere.net
 To: PC audio discussion list.  Pc-audio@pc-audio.org
 Sent: Monday, August 04, 2014 9:23 AM
 Subject: cd burner


 I'm looking for a simple accessible cd burner that a  novice can use.
 
 If we can't look at ourselves, and ask, why?  then where does the
 learning
 start?




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Accessing Transportation Information and Accessible Sound Editing With Goldwave Highlighted On MainMenu For July 11th

[Colin Howard]

From: David Tanner via Radio-announce radio-annou...@acbradio.org
Date: Thu, 10 Jul 2014 19:24:59 -0500

Providing assistance with your travels or editing a sound
file to suit your needs we have it here this week on MainMenu.

Janine Stanly demonstrates using Transit Times. 

And, Daron Duff and Tim Cumings bring us Gold Wave Class Segment 2.

Plus news about a MainMenu special for ACB Convention week, and other
information about convention week coverage on acbradio that you will not
want to miss.

Main Menu can be first heard on Fridays at 9:00 pm Eastern time. It airs
throughout Saturday on ACB Radio Mainstream. 

http://www.acbradio.org/mainstream

ACB Radio Mainstream can also be heard on the phone by calling 231-460-1047
and choosing the appropriate option for ACB Radio Mainstream.

Main Menu is also available in the iTunes store, in the iBlink Radio app for
IOS and Android devices, and is available to Radio Reading Services around
the world. 

Subscribe to the Main Menu podcast feed at: 

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Subscribe to a list where you can interact with other Main Menu listeners
and the Main Menu staff by sending a blank email message to: 

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Re: Quick goldwave question - moving through current files in incremental steps

[Colin Howard]

Clive,

It is control with l, not control with k.


Colin Howard, by the Lord's  providence has lived at  
his present address near Fareham in Southern 
England,  since February 1992.

Re: Ripping WithCDEX: IsItNo Longer Possible To Have Cdex Title Tracks?

[Howard Traxler]

Seems to me that there is somewhere in CDex where you have to tell it where to 
get the title and track info.  Then, when you put in a CD, it goes to the site 
and downloads the stuff.
Howard
- Original Message - 
From: Walter Ramage w...@blueyonder.co.uk
To: 'PC Audio Discussion List' pc-audio@pc-audio.org
Sent: Wednesday, June 25, 2014 4:30 AM
Subject: RE: Ripping WithCDEX: IsItNo Longer Possible To Have Cdex Title Tracks?


 Hi.  As I write this I'm using two different computers to rip my commercial
 CDs with CDEX and I am having no trouble, getting all the track and album
 info required.  Don't know where you are getting your information.  Walter.
 
 -Original Message-
 From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of JM Casey
 Sent: 24 June 2014 22:40
 To: PC Audio Discussion List
 Subject: Re: Ripping With CDEX: IsItNo Longer Possible To Have Cdex Title
 Tracks?
 
Hello.
 
 Surprised this doesn't seem to have been brought up already but the thread 
 is long and there are loads of messages so I might have missed it. I am 
 going to guess that the reason this no longer works is that the gracenet 
 database is no longer available to the programme. I believe a license fee 
 had to be paid to use the service in the first place, and while I could be 
 wrong about that, the database did change ownership recently, and both 
 Winamp and CDex no longer have access to it. WInamp is no longer being 
 updated as I'm sure everyone knows, and I don't think much is being done 
 with Cdex either. So it's likely that, unless another solution presents 
 itself, you will just have to manually input your track information, or use 
 a different programme.
 
 
 
 
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Re: Goldwave keystroke needed

[Colin Howard]

Greetings,

Assuming you are using GW V5.57 and not the beta V6, the keystroke is
control with q but be aware, you must put a cue mark in at the very start of
the file before any otheres else GW won't see any cue points, afterall, it
needs to know where track 001 is to begin.

Re: Goldwave keystroke needed

[Howard Traxler]

You're right! It's control-q.
Howard
- Original Message - 
From: Donald L. Roberts donald.robert...@gmail.com
To: PC Audio Discussion List pc-audio@pc-audio.org
Sent: Friday, June 13, 2014 2:58 PM
Subject: Goldwave keystroke needed


I am in a bit of a bind.  Please tell me the correct Goldwave keystroke 
 to drop a manual cue point.  I thought it was either q or control Q, but 
 neither works.  Yes, I used the screen reader's pass through key.  Thanks.
 
 Don Roberts

Re: Tecsun PL660 Radio

[Howard]

hi dane:
another question about the tecsun pl360.
do you know how to activate the long-wave band?
found out by the trial-and-error method how to do most of the other features 
which are accessible to us.

also, can't find the keylock, either.
any help would be greatly appreciated.
may also help others who have the same radio.
thanks.


howard wolcott

--
From: Howard hwolc...@stny.rr.com
Sent: Thursday, June 05, 2014 7:38 PM
To: PC Audio Discussion List pc-audio@pc-audio.org
Subject: Re: Tecsun PL660 Radio


Hi Dane:
just received my Tecsun PL660.
Several questions:

How long does it take to charge up the supplied batteries?
Where is the Power button?
and any other info you can give would be extremely helpful.
I really don't want to fire her up until I have some idea of what I'm 
actually doing.

thanks in advance.


howard wolcott

--
From: Dane Trethowan grtd...@internode.on.net
Sent: Friday, May 30, 2014 9:50 PM
To: PC Audio Discussion List pc-audio@pc-audio.org
Subject: Re: Tecsun PL660 Radio


Ah yes, got busy with other stuff so the Podcast slipped behind.

I don't know what all the buttons of the radio do but I know most, well 
enough to operate the radio well at any rate.



On 31 May 2014, at 7:14 am, Howard hwolc...@stny.rr.com wrote:


hi dane:
how's the podcast coming on this?
hope to have mine in a couple of weeks and would to know the key 
locations and how they are laid out.

thanks.


howard wolcott

--
From: Dane Trethowan grtd...@internode.on.net
Sent: Tuesday, May 13, 2014 8:34 PM
To: PC Audio Discussion List pc-audio@pc-audio.org
Subject: Tecsun PL660 Radio

Was a busy day yesterday what with computers coming back from hospital, 
DM4 recorders turning up and the arrival of the Tecsun PL660 radio 
which I honestly didn't expect here until Thursday but not complaining 
nevertheless.


I'll give more details on the radio in the future, here are some 
initial impressions to wet your appetite.


The PL660 is somewhat smaller than the PL880 and doesn't have the nice 
sounding speaker of the PL880 but it does have excellent short wave 
reception capabilities which are - in my view - the main selling point 
of this radio.


The Sync Detection works very well indeed, possibly the best SDS I've 
heard from a radio of this size, as good as the Synchronous Detection 
System found on the Sony 2010, 2001D or ICF-SW77.


The AM broadcast band is nothing special, radio exhibits quite a bit of 
noise here.


FM is dead hot!

SSB reception is disappointing, Tecsun use a clarifier adjustment which 
fees rough to adjust and even worse, the clarifier control has a detent 
point in the middle of its travel, similar to what you'd find with a 
balance control for an amplifier, absolutely crazy.


The PL660 is the first radio I've used with an Air Band though as yet 
I've found nothing up there, will take the radio outside as its a nice 
sunny day and do further experimentation.


Haven't played with the memory system yet.

Like the layout of the buttons and the various shapes in the buttons, 
round, square, rectangular, big and small, makes for instant 
recognition for important functions.


The buttons are slightly indented into the front of the unit, almost 
flush one could say and that means that they're not likely to be 
knocked.


Unlike the PL880, the PL660 runs on 4 AA size batteries which can 
either be rechargeable or alkaline types, the radio automatically 
detects the type being used.




**

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Skype: grtdane12
Phone US (213) 438-9741
Phone U.K. 01245 79 0598
Phone Australia (03) 9005 8589
Mobile: +61400494862
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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: Tecsun PL660 Radio

[Howard]

hi dane:
my bad.
I meant the pl660.
thanks for the info.
do you know how to enable the keylock on the pl660?
thanks.


howard wolcott

--
From: Dane Trethowan grtd...@internode.on.net
Sent: Sunday, June 08, 2014 1:06 PM
To: PC Audio Discussion List pc-audio@pc-audio.org
Subject: Re: Tecsun PL660 Radio

I can't speak for the Tecsun PL-360, I can only speak for the Tecsun 
PL-660 and PL-880 receivers.


To enable/disable Long Wave first turn the radio off then hold down the 
number 2 key on the keypad for 3 seconds, this command is a toggle.


If the Long Wave band is enabled the AM button should toggle you between 
Medium and Long Wave.


On 9 Jun 2014, at 2:46 am, Howard hwolc...@stny.rr.com wrote:


hi dane:
another question about the tecsun pl360.
do you know how to activate the long-wave band?
found out by the trial-and-error method how to do most of the other 
features which are accessible to us.

also, can't find the keylock, either.
any help would be greatly appreciated.
may also help others who have the same radio.
thanks.


howard wolcott

--
From: Howard hwolc...@stny.rr.com
Sent: Thursday, June 05, 2014 7:38 PM
To: PC Audio Discussion List pc-audio@pc-audio.org
Subject: Re: Tecsun PL660 Radio


Hi Dane:
just received my Tecsun PL660.
Several questions:

How long does it take to charge up the supplied batteries?
Where is the Power button?
and any other info you can give would be extremely helpful.
I really don't want to fire her up until I have some idea of what I'm 
actually doing.

thanks in advance.


howard wolcott

--
From: Dane Trethowan grtd...@internode.on.net
Sent: Friday, May 30, 2014 9:50 PM
To: PC Audio Discussion List pc-audio@pc-audio.org
Subject: Re: Tecsun PL660 Radio


Ah yes, got busy with other stuff so the Podcast slipped behind.

I don't know what all the buttons of the radio do but I know most, well 
enough to operate the radio well at any rate.



On 31 May 2014, at 7:14 am, Howard hwolc...@stny.rr.com wrote:


hi dane:
how's the podcast coming on this?
hope to have mine in a couple of weeks and would to know the key 
locations and how they are laid out.

thanks.


howard wolcott

--
From: Dane Trethowan grtd...@internode.on.net
Sent: Tuesday, May 13, 2014 8:34 PM
To: PC Audio Discussion List pc-audio@pc-audio.org
Subject: Tecsun PL660 Radio

Was a busy day yesterday what with computers coming back from 
hospital, DM4 recorders turning up and the arrival of the Tecsun 
PL660 radio which I honestly didn't expect here until Thursday but 
not complaining nevertheless.


I'll give more details on the radio in the future, here are some 
initial impressions to wet your appetite.


The PL660 is somewhat smaller than the PL880 and doesn't have the 
nice sounding speaker of the PL880 but it does have excellent short 
wave reception capabilities which are - in my view - the main selling 
point of this radio.


The Sync Detection works very well indeed, possibly the best SDS I've 
heard from a radio of this size, as good as the Synchronous Detection 
System found on the Sony 2010, 2001D or ICF-SW77.


The AM broadcast band is nothing special, radio exhibits quite a bit 
of noise here.


FM is dead hot!

SSB reception is disappointing, Tecsun use a clarifier adjustment 
which fees rough to adjust and even worse, the clarifier control has 
a detent point in the middle of its travel, similar to what you'd 
find with a balance control for an amplifier, absolutely crazy.


The PL660 is the first radio I've used with an Air Band though as 
yet I've found nothing up there, will take the radio outside as its a 
nice sunny day and do further experimentation.


Haven't played with the memory system yet.

Like the layout of the buttons and the various shapes in the buttons, 
round, square, rectangular, big and small, makes for instant 
recognition for important functions.


The buttons are slightly indented into the front of the unit, almost 
flush one could say and that means that they're not likely to be 
knocked.


Unlike the PL880, the PL660 runs on 4 AA size batteries which can 
either be rechargeable or alkaline types, the radio automatically 
detects the type being used.




**

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: A Request

[Colin Howard]

Dane,

No, they are not taking it off air in 2016, 2020 at the very very earliest.

Do you want a long wave scan or just samples of stations?

I am quite happy to do a scann for you, waiting on each station for a few
minutes, but please be aware, I am located only three miles from the local
transmitter which carries A.M services and we get some imaging at the hf end
of long wave.

As for sets being sold with long wave, I am not aware of any lack, certainly
down here in Hampshire.

Radio 4 is on 198kHz and RTE1 (or is it 2)? is on 252kHz.  R4 is reasonable
but again, suffers problems due to the local A.M transmitter, primarily
because we have Talk Sport on 1107kHz which generates a hetrodyne on 198kHz,
I have not yet found a radio which totally nulls this, if you care to work
it out, 1107 minus 198 = more or less double the i.f of many sets, i.e 909,
most sets have an i.f of 465, 455 is half 909, rather close to the i.f of
465, which most sets tend to use, least those which have a.m on the lf and
mf bands.


RTE on 252 here, is not very strong, but then being on the south coast, the
signal not really being very strong from the transmitter, it not really a
surprise.

Re: A Request

[Colin Howard]

Dane,

I should have advised, if I do a scan, it will initially be recorded on
cassette because I will use a cassette-radio, it has a built-in mic and
though the radio is reasonably sensative, the mic is appauling, I will need
to use it to identify what I am scanning Etc.


Colin Howard, by the Lord's  providence has lived at  
his present address near Fareham in Southern 
England,  since February 1992.

Re: longwave radio

[Colin Howard]

Dane,

This afternoon, I performed a full scann of long, medium and fm from the hf
to the lf on each in turn.  I will put the results on SendSpace, the whole
thing lasts over an hour, it will be at a low sampling rate of probably
16,000Hertz converted to .mp3 stereo as on the fm band we have some stereo.

I won't get round to doing this probably until Monday but may manage before.

I plan to send the link to this group.

Re: Tecsun PL660 Radio

[Howard Traxler]

Dane, are you going to do a podcast on the 660?  I've had my 660 for quite a 
while now but can't work it very well yet.
Howard
- Original Message - 
From: Howard hwolc...@stny.rr.com
To: PC Audio Discussion List pc-audio@pc-audio.org
Sent: Thursday, June 05, 2014 6:38 PM
Subject: Re: Tecsun PL660 Radio


 Hi Dane:
 just received my Tecsun PL660.
 Several questions:
 
 How long does it take to charge up the supplied batteries?
 Where is the Power button?
 and any other info you can give would be extremely helpful.
 I really don't want to fire her up until I have some idea of what I'm 
 actually doing.
 thanks in advance.
 
 
 howard wolcott
 
 --
 From: Dane Trethowan grtd...@internode.on.net
 Sent: Friday, May 30, 2014 9:50 PM
 To: PC Audio Discussion List pc-audio@pc-audio.org
 Subject: Re: Tecsun PL660 Radio
 
 Ah yes, got busy with other stuff so the Podcast slipped behind.

 I don't know what all the buttons of the radio do but I know most, well 
 enough to operate the radio well at any rate.


 On 31 May 2014, at 7:14 am, Howard hwolc...@stny.rr.com wrote:

 hi dane:
 how's the podcast coming on this?
 hope to have mine in a couple of weeks and would to know the key 
 locations and how they are laid out.
 thanks.


 howard wolcott

 --
 From: Dane Trethowan grtd...@internode.on.net
 Sent: Tuesday, May 13, 2014 8:34 PM
 To: PC Audio Discussion List pc-audio@pc-audio.org
 Subject: Tecsun PL660 Radio

 Was a busy day yesterday what with computers coming back from hospital, 
 DM4 recorders turning up and the arrival of the Tecsun PL660 radio which 
 I honestly didn't expect here until Thursday but not complaining 
 nevertheless.

 I'll give more details on the radio in the future, here are some initial 
 impressions to wet your appetite.

 The PL660 is somewhat smaller than the PL880 and doesn't have the nice 
 sounding speaker of the PL880 but it does have excellent short wave 
 reception capabilities which are - in my view - the main selling point 
 of this radio.

 The Sync Detection works very well indeed, possibly the best SDS I've 
 heard from a radio of this size, as good as the Synchronous Detection 
 System found on the Sony 2010, 2001D or ICF-SW77.

 The AM broadcast band is nothing special, radio exhibits quite a bit of 
 noise here.

 FM is dead hot!

 SSB reception is disappointing, Tecsun use a clarifier adjustment which 
 fees rough to adjust and even worse, the clarifier control has a detent 
 point in the middle of its travel, similar to what you'd find with a 
 balance control for an amplifier, absolutely crazy.

 The PL660 is the first radio I've used with an Air Band though as yet 
 I've found nothing up there, will take the radio outside as its a nice 
 sunny day and do further experimentation.

 Haven't played with the memory system yet.

 Like the layout of the buttons and the various shapes in the buttons, 
 round, square, rectangular, big and small, makes for instant recognition 
 for important functions.

 The buttons are slightly indented into the front of the unit, almost 
 flush one could say and that means that they're not likely to be 
 knocked.

 Unlike the PL880, the PL660 runs on 4 AA size batteries which can either 
 be rechargeable or alkaline types, the radio automatically detects the 
 type being used.



 **

 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: Tecsun PL660 Radio

[Howard]

Hi Dane:
just received my Tecsun PL660.
Several questions:

How long does it take to charge up the supplied batteries?
Where is the Power button?
and any other info you can give would be extremely helpful.
I really don't want to fire her up until I have some idea of what I'm 
actually doing.

thanks in advance.


howard wolcott

--
From: Dane Trethowan grtd...@internode.on.net
Sent: Friday, May 30, 2014 9:50 PM
To: PC Audio Discussion List pc-audio@pc-audio.org
Subject: Re: Tecsun PL660 Radio


Ah yes, got busy with other stuff so the Podcast slipped behind.

I don't know what all the buttons of the radio do but I know most, well 
enough to operate the radio well at any rate.



On 31 May 2014, at 7:14 am, Howard hwolc...@stny.rr.com wrote:


hi dane:
how's the podcast coming on this?
hope to have mine in a couple of weeks and would to know the key 
locations and how they are laid out.

thanks.


howard wolcott

--
From: Dane Trethowan grtd...@internode.on.net
Sent: Tuesday, May 13, 2014 8:34 PM
To: PC Audio Discussion List pc-audio@pc-audio.org
Subject: Tecsun PL660 Radio

Was a busy day yesterday what with computers coming back from hospital, 
DM4 recorders turning up and the arrival of the Tecsun PL660 radio which 
I honestly didn't expect here until Thursday but not complaining 
nevertheless.


I'll give more details on the radio in the future, here are some initial 
impressions to wet your appetite.


The PL660 is somewhat smaller than the PL880 and doesn't have the nice 
sounding speaker of the PL880 but it does have excellent short wave 
reception capabilities which are - in my view - the main selling point 
of this radio.


The Sync Detection works very well indeed, possibly the best SDS I've 
heard from a radio of this size, as good as the Synchronous Detection 
System found on the Sony 2010, 2001D or ICF-SW77.


The AM broadcast band is nothing special, radio exhibits quite a bit of 
noise here.


FM is dead hot!

SSB reception is disappointing, Tecsun use a clarifier adjustment which 
fees rough to adjust and even worse, the clarifier control has a detent 
point in the middle of its travel, similar to what you'd find with a 
balance control for an amplifier, absolutely crazy.


The PL660 is the first radio I've used with an Air Band though as yet 
I've found nothing up there, will take the radio outside as its a nice 
sunny day and do further experimentation.


Haven't played with the memory system yet.

Like the layout of the buttons and the various shapes in the buttons, 
round, square, rectangular, big and small, makes for instant recognition 
for important functions.


The buttons are slightly indented into the front of the unit, almost 
flush one could say and that means that they're not likely to be 
knocked.


Unlike the PL880, the PL660 runs on 4 AA size batteries which can either 
be rechargeable or alkaline types, the radio automatically detects the 
type being used.




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Re: HIMS Inc. Releases New Pocket-sized Media Player that Gives Blindand Visually Impaired Near-instant Access to Printed Text

[Colin Howard]

Greetings,

I must have missed the YouTube link, could somebody please repost it?

Thanks.

Re: Tecsun PL660 Radio

[Howard]

hi dane:
how's the podcast coming on this?
hope to have mine in a couple of weeks and would to know the key locations 
and how they are laid out.

thanks.


howard wolcott

--
From: Dane Trethowan grtd...@internode.on.net
Sent: Tuesday, May 13, 2014 8:34 PM
To: PC Audio Discussion List pc-audio@pc-audio.org
Subject: Tecsun PL660 Radio

Was a busy day yesterday what with computers coming back from hospital, 
DM4 recorders turning up and the arrival of the Tecsun PL660 radio which I 
honestly didn't expect here until Thursday but not complaining 
nevertheless.


I'll give more details on the radio in the future, here are some initial 
impressions to wet your appetite.


The PL660 is somewhat smaller than the PL880 and doesn't have the nice 
sounding speaker of the PL880 but it does have excellent short wave 
reception capabilities which are - in my view - the main selling point of 
this radio.


The Sync Detection works very well indeed, possibly the best SDS I've 
heard from a radio of this size, as good as the Synchronous Detection 
System found on the Sony 2010, 2001D or ICF-SW77.


The AM broadcast band is nothing special, radio exhibits quite a bit of 
noise here.


FM is dead hot!

SSB reception is disappointing, Tecsun use a clarifier adjustment which 
fees rough to adjust and even worse, the clarifier control has a detent 
point in the middle of its travel, similar to what you'd find with a 
balance control for an amplifier, absolutely crazy.


The PL660 is the first radio I've used with an Air Band though as yet 
I've found nothing up there, will take the radio outside as its a nice 
sunny day and do further experimentation.


Haven't played with the memory system yet.

Like the layout of the buttons and the various shapes in the buttons, 
round, square, rectangular, big and small, makes for instant recognition 
for important functions.


The buttons are slightly indented into the front of the unit, almost flush 
one could say and that means that they're not likely to be knocked.


Unlike the PL880, the PL660 runs on 4 AA size batteries which can either 
be rechargeable or alkaline types, the radio automatically detects the 
type being used.




**

Dane Trethowan
Skype: grtdane12
Phone US (213) 438-9741
Phone U.K. 01245 79 0598
Phone Australia (03) 9005 8589
Mobile: +61400494862
faceTime +61400494862
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Re: Tecsun PL-660 Operation Manual

[Howard Traxler]

Your subject line says 660 but the link seems to be to 880?
Howard

- Original Message - 
From: Dane Trethowan grtd...@internode.on.net
To: PC Audio Discussion List pc-audio@pc-audio.org
Sent: Friday, May 16, 2014 4:29 PM
Subject: Tecsun PL-660 Operation Manual


 Subject line is exactly what it says, if you are interested in this 
 product then find a link to the operation manual below
 https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/10565527/Tecsun%20PL880%20Audio%20Sample.mp3
 

Re: Converting YouTube to MP3

[Howard Traxler]

I also use songr to get mp3s from youtube.  NBut I think songr is designed for 
greater things and I can't figure out what?  any ideas?
Howard
- Original Message - 
From: Angela Delicata angeladelic...@katamail.com
To: PC Audio Discussion List pc-audio@pc-audio.org
Sent: Friday, May 16, 2014 3:02 AM
Subject: Re: Converting YouTube to MP3


I use Songr.
 Hth,
 Angela from Italy
 
 
 Il 16/05/2014 00:06, Peter Scanlon ha scritto:
 What are folks using these days to do this. To MP3 or other format.
 Hopefully something that is Jaws friendly.

Re: Tecsun PL-660 Operation Manual

[Howard]

hey dane:
this appears to the wrong link.
when I go to download it, it shows up as tecsun pl880 audio demo.
would like to see the operation manyual for the tecsun PL660 since I plan to 
purchase one.

thanks.


howard wolcott

--
From: Dane Trethowan grtd...@internode.on.net
Sent: Friday, May 16, 2014 5:29 PM
To: PC Audio Discussion List pc-audio@pc-audio.org
Subject: Tecsun PL-660 Operation Manual

Subject line is exactly what it says, if you are interested in this 
product then find a link to the operation manual below

https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/10565527/Tecsun%20PL880%20Audio%20Sample.mp3

Re: Soundbars

[Howard Traxler]

How does one get the audio from the TV into any other device.  My TV (a 
probably 25-year-old Zenith) has inputs for left, right, and video.  It has no 
outputs at all.  All you get is the little internal speakers that are (maybe) 
24 inches apart.  I also have another set (off brand) that I bought about 14 
years ago to catch girls.  It has no connections, in or out.
Howard
- Original Message - 
From: Hamit Campos hamitcam...@gmail.com
To: 'PC Audio Discussion List' pc-audio@pc-audio.org
Sent: Saturday, May 10, 2014 7:10 AM
Subject: RE: Soundbars


Why yes music does sound epic on a surround sound system. That's one of the
things I did when testing the Bose Lifestyle V35. I played music on it. It's
cool how since it splits the audio among the 5 speakers, you get a lot more
detail. I played Tik Tok on it.

-Original Message-
From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Gary Wood
Sent: Saturday, May 10, 2014 4:31 AM
To: PC Audio Discussion List
Subject: Re: Soundbars

With the surround sound I have,, and I also listen to music on it, as well
as watching TV.  I also think that music sounds great on it.
- Original Message -
From: Dane Trethowan grtd...@internode.on.net
To: PC Audio Discussion List pc-audio@pc-audio.org
Sent: Friday, May 09, 2014 5:31 PM
Subject: Re: Soundbars


I agree with pretty much everything that Walter has written below, Soundbars
are a very convenient option, to illustrate the point let's take my
situation where I'm using a room with a small TV, I have a surround-sound
system in the lounge but don't want that in my Den, I just want something I
can use with my Television.

Using a Soundbar would mean very little set-up on my part to enjoy the
experience of Surround-Sound in a movie or from Channels on my Set Top Box
etc, no need to set-up individual speakers as I did in the lounge and so on.

It should be noted that - whatever system you used with your Television
these days - would improve the sound quality of your TV, the speakers in
those TV sets now are even worse than 2 tins, 1 on each end of a piece of
string.

There are several reasons for the bad audio quality, the most obvious being
that Television sets these days are getting to the point of being as thick
as a piece of cardboard thus good sound would really be defying the laws of
physics.


On 10 May 2014, at 8:22 am, Walter Ramage w...@blueyonder.co.uk wrote:

 Hi Tom.  It is like most things in life, you get what you pay for.  If 
 a soundbar at $150 improves the sound quality from your TV then I 
 guess it is worthit.  each person must decide what they can afford and 
 act accordingly.
 If you have your hi-fi in your living room where you have the TV then 
 feeding the TV through the Hi-fi will greatly improve the sound quality.
 I
 think it should be noted here that Soundbars are designed to give a 
 particular cinematic sound and in my opinion if it is for listening to 
 music seriously then a good hi-fi is the better option.  If though it 
 is to use with your TV or DVD then a soundbar is a good investment.  
 If you are going to spend a lot of money then you would be wise to 
 audition the soundbar first by visiting a reputable dealer.  There are 
 soundbars to suit every pocket the sound quality will generally match 
 the price.  Walter.

 -Original Message-
 From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Tom 
 Kaufman
 Sent: 09 May 2014 22:59
 To: 'PC Audio Discussion List'
 Subject: RE: Soundbars

 Oh my goodness!  While this sounds like a nice-sounding piece, the 
 price tag is a little high (I hve been thinking of doing something to 
 improve the sound for the television in the living room!  I've heard 
 of these soundbars before, but have never heard or seen one!  Is there 
 one that would do the job that doesn't have quite the price tag as 
 this one you have described?
 Tom Kaufman

 -Original Message-
 From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of 
 Walter Ramage
 Sent: Friday, May 09, 2014 5:35 PM
 To: 'PC Audio Discussion List'
 Subject: RE: Soundbars

 Hi Dane.  I would recommend strongly the Bose Cinemate SR1.  This 
 Soundbar is extraordinary.  The technology it contains inside is 
 remarkable.  When it is set up you get a little confused for a moment 
 or two because you hear sounds coming from parts of the room where you 
 know there are no speakers but that is how it works by bouncing sounds 
 off walls and ceiling and it acts just like a surround sound system.  
 The set up procedure is all automated and you are talked through it.  
 It comes with a large subwoofer and it is a really high quality sound.  
 The sound bar can be placed on the wall, or it can sit on the table in 
 front of the TV.  This positioning has no ill effect on sound quality 
 due to the technology inside, it adjusts to its position.  The 
 Soundbar though isn't cheap but you truly get what you pay for.  It 
 isn't large just

Re: i need this for granchildren

[Colin Howard]

Brian,

episode 2 is not on until **next** sunday which is why it won't play.


Colin Howard, by the Lord's  providence has lived at  
his present address near Fareham in Southern 
England,  since February 1992.

Re: i need this for granchildren

[Colin Howard]

Greetings,

Webbie, so far as I know, does not work outside the UK, I hope I am wrong.

I have and plan to take the serial, in due time, can upload to Sendspace and
send the link privately.

Please write off-list to:

co...@pobox.com

Re: total recorder and jaws

[Colin Howard]

Greetings,

I am using TR V8.3Pro, having only the generic driver loaded, no problems
with any system events, every time, I receive a lovely, clean, clear,
recording from the net stream.

I am using windows XP home, Jaws V10 on this laptop and V11 on my desktop.

I may upgrade if the latest version works with XP Home, obviously I will
soon change to later Windows - probably Windows8 - any access problems here?
I have been loathed to upgrade to Windows7, due to all the comments read
advising TR and driver problems on this o/s.  Am I wrong now?

Hope this is of some help.


Colin Howard, by the Lord's  providence has lived at  
his present address near Fareham in Southern 
England,  since February 1992.

Total Recorder List

[Howard Traxler]

Does anyone know if the Total Recorder list still exists?  I was subscribed 
when they started but haven't seen anything from them for a while.  Thanks.
Howard
- Original Message - 
From: Aidan aidan.smartt...@gmail.com
To: PC Audio Discussion List pc-audio@pc-audio.org
Sent: Wednesday, April 23, 2014 3:46 AM
Subject: Re: Blaze EZ Daisy multi-player with OCR


 It sound ok, but we stil don't no if the recording quality is better,
 we don't no anything about the mic used, neither the mic pre amp. And
 if its like the booksense it will just plain sucks. I rather go for
 the hv-e5. It record much better, have better hardware and is much
 faster. Not even to mention how stable the firmware. That is one thing
 hims just cannot get rite, they need to use programmers who no what
 they doing. Sounds like many of them are stil in a learning stage or
 something. Its simply unexceptable that a device keep dying on you and
 half of the time its not the battery, or sometimes the battery goes
 flat, then if you charch again, it won't come on unless if you perform
 an hard reset. Is this going to be tru for this unit? I don't really
 care much about the OCR although I understand why its useful. The
 other thing that I'm really disappointed about for this unit, is that
 they used acapela speech. I mean yes I love acapela, but really, just
 because other people do it, they just follow along, don't try
 something else. I mean I just don't get it. But lets wait and see.
 
 On 23/04/2014, Hamit Campos hamitcam...@gmail.com wrote:
 This sounds cool. I see it'll play WMV and AVI files. Does it I wander have
 a monitor? The little spek table that followed didn't say so, but those are
 videos. So you would watch WMV or AVI files. I guess you could just listen
 if it's a song. Like I have a song called Christmass is creeppy and it's a
 vid. Though it's an N4V file. But it's the same point. It's a video. Very
 cool.

 -Original Message-
 From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Dane
 Trethowan
 Sent: Tuesday, April 22, 2014 7:01 PM
 To: PC Audio Discussion List
 Subject: Blaze EZ Daisy multi-player with OCR

 Can't wait till this hits the market here, a I thought up till now was
 something you dreamed of smile, hope it performs as good as it sounds
 http://hims-inc.com/products/blaze-ez-daisy-multi-player-with-ocr/


 **

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 Skype: grtdane12
 Phone US (213) 438-9741
 Phone U.K. 01245 79 0598
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Re: Blaze EZ Daisy multi-player with OCR

[Howard]

hi:
can't resist this one.
why is it that companies don't post the price of their products when they 
are touted.

I subscribe to the motto that says if no price is posted, I can't afford it.


howard wolcott

--
From: Dane Trethowan grtd...@internode.on.net
Sent: Tuesday, April 22, 2014 7:00 PM
To: PC Audio Discussion List pc-audio@pc-audio.org
Subject: Blaze EZ Daisy multi-player with OCR

Can't wait till this hits the market here, a I thought up till now was 
something you dreamed of smile, hope it performs as good as it sounds

http://hims-inc.com/products/blaze-ez-daisy-multi-player-with-ocr/


**

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
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Re: Total Recorder List

[Colin Howard]

Howard,

It does, nobody seems to need the group judging by lack of posts and there
seem only to be a very few even to PC-audio.