RE: listenning on my iphone from my computer

[John Gurd]

TuneIn Radio is no longer accessible on the iPhone. See recent discussion on
Apple-Vis.

John


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From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Milton
Ota
Sent: 27 August 2015 00:23
To: mexican...@aol.com
Cc: pc-audio@pc-audio.org
Subject: Re: listenning on my iphone from my computer

You could get TuneIn Radio for your iPhone and computer. the iPhone app now
comes in 3 version/editions; 1. free with ads; 2. TuneIn Pro which removes
commercial advertising in the app; 3. the newest offering is a monthly
subscription fee which will give you much more stations including blocked
professional sports games on the app.

I didn't find the website that accessible when I last looked at it.

RE: streaming music from your pc to your iphone

[John Gurd]

I've just downloaded Monkey Mote. It's very good and surprisingly
accessible. But the Winamp version doesn't stream to an Apple device, only
the Foobar 2000 one does that. Still, even the Winamp library is accessible
in the Pro version which only costs £1.49 so very good. Thanks for
highlighting the app.

John


-Original Message-
From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Brett
Boyer
Sent: 25 August 2015 16:51
To: 'PC Audio Discussion List'
Subject: RE: streaming music from your pc to your iphone

I have done it using the Monkey Mote app that works with foobar and winamp
and a few other media players


  
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From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of André van
Deventer
Sent: Tuesday, August 25, 2015 12:31 AM
To: pc-audio@pc-audio.org
Cc: National Accessibility Portal mailing list with topics focused on
accessibility for users with visual disabilities. 
Subject: streaming music from your pc to your iphone

Hi all

 

On google I see a lot of information about streaming music from your iphone
to your computer.  But can the opposite be done?  Is it actually possible to
stream music stored on your computer to your iphone over a wifi network?
Can you use your regular network for this or do you need other hardware?

 

Regards

 

Andre

 

 



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RE: B&W P7.

[John Gurd]

I've got these too. They sound superb. The only disadvantage is that they
can get uncomfortable over long listening periods. As stated they are
designed for use with portable gismos like the iPhone and sound great but
they are not ideal for short journeys as they are quite big. More
importantly they are an enclosed style and cut down external sounds so if
you are on a local train or bus you may not hear your stop being announced,
and for a blind person walking around it wouldn't be safe. They are great
for long journeys, holidays or of course listening at home. They'll sound
great with any high end equipment as well as portables.

John

-Original Message-
From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Dane
Trethowan
Sent: 17 May 2015 09:36
To: PC Audio Discussion List
Subject: Re: B&W P7.

Yep, it is though note the following.

The cord is short, around 4 feet, they're really designed for Portable use b
but no reason whatever! why you can't use them with your favourite stereo
system.

Incredibly well built as is every B&W product.

Wonderful bass, never heard anything like it through a pair of headphones
but again, shouldn't expect anything less from a company such as B&W.

Yep, top is still there, loud and clear but that's B&W.



On 17/05/2015 6:18 PM, Anders Holmberg wrote:
> Hi!
> Has anyone these headphones?
> I read a review in swedesh that it was one of the best wired headphones
around.
> I think it was $300 .
> Just wonder if i should stick with them or stay with my beyer dynamic
dt770.
> /A

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RE: SACD'S

[John Gurd]

Hi Dane,

I didn't realise SAD's could do multi-channel recordings. I have a few BluRay 
audio recordings which sound great but only one is multi-channal. While they 
sound great you still have to use a menu system to access them just as if they 
were BluRay video. I wish there were more multi-channel recordings around but 
there seem to be very few even for contempory output. 

I am thinking of upgrading my ancient BluRay Sony player as it is clunky and 
slow. Which Dennon player did you get?

John


-Original Message-
From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Dane 
Trethowan
Sent: 27 March 2015 00:05
To: PC Audio Discussion List
Subject: SACD'S

Hi!

Been a good while since I've sat down and had a listen to my small collection 
of Super Audio CD'S, I had an old Pioneer DVD Player which handled them however 
that player is not compatible with any of the newer equipment I own so SACD'S 
had to wait until I could afford to buy a compatible player.

The compatible player arrived in the form of a Denon Blu-Ray player about 3 
weeks ago ,time to take some time out from the grind, put my feet up and listen 
again.

There's no doubt about it in my view, the upgraded player for SACD'S was 
certainly worth the while given that each channel of the audio is now digitally 
delivered to the Denon Surround-Sound receiver, each channel being delivered 
via its own speaker rather than having to rely on processing to do the same 
job, the old Pioneer player would also deliver the channels to each speaker but 
in an Analogue mode and you can certainly pick the difference.

The Pioneer player connected to a multi channel amp or Surround-Sound receiver 
by the use of multiple VCA connecting cords, one lead for each channel and the 
connection couldn't be done digitally even though the Pioneer had a Digital out 
connection - two in fact - they would allow the streaming of standard Audio or 
Surround-Sound audio and not from SACD.

The Denon player on the other hand is completely digital for everything, one 
HDMI connection handles up to 8 channels of audio, HD 4K video - if available - 
and all the other controlling stuff that HDMI is capable of, certainly makes 
life one hell of a lot easier connecting HDMI devices rather than doing things 
the traditional way with RCA and other cords.

I guess you're all wondering, what's the use of me getting SACD'S if I can only 
play them on a compatible player? That's true if you want to enjoy the multi 
channel benefits of SACD however a SACD will play in standard stereo mode quite 
happily in a standard CD Player.

Time to get back to my Jeff Waynes Super Audio CD Version of War Of The worlds, 
the classic double album from 1978.


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RE: WD My Cloud For Storing Audio

[John Gurd]

A big feature of the WD MyCloud appears to be the ability to get at files and 
folders remotely, i.e.: when away from home and using the internet. Is this 
feature accessible using Jaws and Voice Over? I'm wondering if it is browser 
based or if there is a dedicated app or how is it achieved? I am seriously 
thinking of ditching my current Netgear ReadyNAS in favour of a MyCloud Mirror.

John

-Original Message-
From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Dane 
Trethowan
Sent: 23 March 2015 16:19
To: PC Audio Discussion List
Subject: Re: WD My Cloud For Storing Audio

Exactly, a lot of the earlier devices were under powered when it came to 
processing.

There are other factors of course, the Rooter itself for example.

I don't want to appear to be boasting but it would seem that - according to all 
the Rooter reviews I've studied - that I have one of the best Rooters around 
today which is an Asus RTN56U which can handle 300,000 data operations per 
second, there are better of course but at $100 when I bought it 2 years ago? 
Well I couldn't be happier.



On 24/03/2015 2:22 AM, Rick Alfaro wrote:
> Hi, I can only compare to my DLink 321 with it's gigabyte Ethernet 
> connection. The difference in performance was huge, literally like night and 
> day. Both the MyCloud and the DLink were gigabyte connections so I imagine 
> the big difference would be attributed to the much better processor on the 
> MyCloud.
>
>
>
> Best regards,
>
> Rick Alfaro
>
> -Original Message-
> From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of 
> Richard Bartholomew
> Sent: Saturday, March 21, 2015 6:45 PM
> To: 'PC Audio Discussion List'
> Subject: RE: WD My Cloud For Storing Audio
>
> Very interesting to read this review and the comments about its performance.  
> One question of anyone who has used a NAS drive in the past...generally, does 
> the WD My Cloud offer improved performance over, say, a Netgear NAS drive? I 
> appreciate there are many factors which would affect such a comparison but 
> I'd appreciate anyone's gut-feel for this - certainly, the ease of use and 
> interface of this drive seems to be far better than my current Netgear but 
> wonder if it's worth swapping over from a performance point of view!
>
> Thanks
> Richard Bartholomew
>
>
>
> -Original Message-
> From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of 
> Dane Trethowan
> Sent: 20 March 2015 01:25
> To: PC Audio Discussion List
> Subject: WD My Cloud For Storing Audio
>
> Hi!
>
> I recently bought one of these drives and my only comment is that I'm really 
> sorry I didn't buy one earlier.
>
> The WD My Cloud has a whole variety of uses including the storage and sharing 
> of audio/video files around your house using DLNA and so on.
>
> Before the WD My Cloud drive came along I was using USB drives hanging off 
> the Asus RTN56U rooter, whilst this method of sharing media was affective the 
> speed was very slow.
>
> With the WD My Cloud connected directly to the Rooter I've fround speed has 
> increased even to the point where the WD My Cloud can be carrying out several 
> data operations at one time without any drop in performance, for example a 
> backup from the Windows PC and the Mac can be going on whilst you access your 
> favourite tracks from a Playlist with your Android Phone or whatever.
>
> The following review outlines and describes many of the drives capabilities.
> http://gadgets.ndtv.com/laptops/reviews/wd-my-cloud-review-versatile-a
> nd-user-friendly-552860
>

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RE: WD My Cloud For Storing Audio

[John Gurd]

Just for clarity, would I be able to use my iPhone to access music and other 
files from this NAS?

John


-Original Message-
From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Richard 
Bartholomew
Sent: 22 March 2015 10:20
To: 'PC Audio Discussion List'
Subject: RE: WD My Cloud For Storing Audio

Thanks for the clarification.  Yes, I'd spotted that you compared it to your 
previous USB set-up and that's why I'd be interested in hearing others who have 
previously used an Ethernet-connected NAS drive and the WD My Cloud to see if 
there are performance differences - the possibility of hanging a USB drive off 
the My Cloud does sound appealing!

I'll go and see if I can find any performance comparisons anywhere.

Thanks again for bringing this device up.


-Original Message-
From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Dane 
Trethowan
Sent: 21 March 2015 22:52
To: PC Audio Discussion List
Subject: Re: WD My Cloud For Storing Audio

I can�t comment on the other drive you mentioned, I was comparing the WD My 
Cloud to the system I was using before it came along which was a standard USB 
drive connected to my Asus RTN56U Rooter.

The My Cloud has direct Ithernet connectivity with the Rooter over a 1GBPS 
connection so speeds are very good though they�re typically slower using 
Windows than they are on other platforms as Windows uses Sambre for a standard 
connection but its still fast just the same, to the point that the speed is 
good enough to hang a USB 3.0 drive or two off the My Cloud.


> On 22 Mar 2015, at 9:44 am, Richard Bartholomew 
>  wrote:
> 
> Very interesting to read this review and the comments about its performance.  
> One question of anyone who has used a NAS drive in the past...generally, does 
> the WD My Cloud offer improved performance over, say, a Netgear NAS drive? I 
> appreciate there are many factors which would affect such a comparison but 
> I'd appreciate anyone's gut-feel for this - certainly, the ease of use and 
> interface of this drive seems to be far better than my current Netgear but 
> wonder if it's worth swapping over from a performance point of view!
> 
> Thanks
> Richard Bartholomew
> 
> 
> 
> -Original Message-
> From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Dane 
> Trethowan
> Sent: 20 March 2015 01:25
> To: PC Audio Discussion List
> Subject: WD My Cloud For Storing Audio
> 
> Hi!
> 
> I recently bought one of these drives and my only comment is that I'm really 
> sorry I didn't buy one earlier.
> 
> The WD My Cloud has a whole variety of uses including the storage and sharing 
> of audio/video files around your house using DLNA and so on.
> 
> Before the WD My Cloud drive came along I was using USB drives hanging off 
> the Asus RTN56U rooter, whilst this method of sharing media was affective the 
> speed was very slow.
> 
> With the WD My Cloud connected directly to the Rooter I've fround speed has 
> increased even to the point where the WD My Cloud can be carrying out several 
> data operations at one time without any drop in performance, for example a 
> backup from the Windows PC and the Mac can be going on whilst you access your 
> favourite tracks from a Playlist with your Android Phone or whatever.
> 
> The following review outlines and describes many of the drives capabilities.
> http://gadgets.ndtv.com/laptops/reviews/wd-my-cloud-review-versatile-and-user-friendly-552860
> 
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> 
> 
> 

RE: WD My Cloud For Storing Audio

[John Gurd]

Hi Dane

It's great to see you back again enlivening the list with interesting 
contributions. I have a ReadyNAS NAS but they changed the browser interface a 
while back and it is largely inaccessible and so very difficult to configure. 
How easy is the MyCloud to configure and are the apps mentioned in the review 
accessible?

John


-Original Message-
From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Dane 
Trethowan
Sent: 20 March 2015 01:25
To: PC Audio Discussion List
Subject: WD My Cloud For Storing Audio

Hi!

I recently bought one of these drives and my only comment is that I'm really 
sorry I didn't buy one earlier.

The WD My Cloud has a whole variety of uses including the storage and sharing 
of audio/video files around your house using DLNA and so on.

Before the WD My Cloud drive came along I was using USB drives hanging off the 
Asus RTN56U rooter, whilst this method of sharing media was affective the speed 
was very slow.

With the WD My Cloud connected directly to the Rooter I've fround speed has 
increased even to the point where the WD My Cloud can be carrying out several 
data operations at one time without any drop in performance, for example a 
backup from the Windows PC and the Mac can be going on whilst you access your 
favourite tracks from a Playlist with your Android Phone or whatever.

The following review outlines and describes many of the drives capabilities.
http://gadgets.ndtv.com/laptops/reviews/wd-my-cloud-review-versatile-and-user-friendly-552860

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RE: Mac Mini Update

[John Gurd]

For the record I usually find Dane's contributions very informative and helpful 
and sometimes entertaining. I think it might be better to ignore this type of 
flaming and let the moderator deal with it.

John


-Original Message-
From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Anders 
Holmberg
Sent: 12 November 2014 16:26
To: PC Audio Discussion List
Subject: Re: Mac Mini Update

Hi!
Let me ask you whats the problem with this?
If you have something against a person then you could let it out offline or 
even better do not care.
Thats how i deal with things.
If you want to bash someone then i guess its not the right place to do so.
I am not listmoderator but i get very sad when i see such bashing on 
mailinglists.
/A
> 12 nov 2014 kl. 05:11 skrev Mac Norins :
> 
> I should not even honor you with a reply, but, yes, I have noticed that you 
> are hijacking this list, with your admonitions about the Mac Mini!
> 
> -Original Message- From: Dane Trethowan
> Sent: Tuesday, November 11, 2014 2:22 PM
> To: PC Audio Discussion List
> Subject: Re: Mac Mini Update
> 
> well I�m very pleased indeed to know that you�ve noticed something .
> 
> 

Dragonfly DAC 1.2

[John Gurd]

Hi list

 

Due to an earlier discussion on this list I recently researched portable
digital to analogue converters. As a result I just bought a Dragonfly 1.2
USB DAC from Audioquest and I am really blown away with the sound. 

 

At £130 it’s not particularly cheap although it would not be considered
expensive for DACs. It’s really a mini high-quality sound USB card - hardly
bigger than a USB stick. All it has is a standard USB connection at one end
and a 3.5 headphone/line-in jack at the other. It’s designed primarily with
portable computers like Macs, laptops, etc, in mind. It plays files up to 24
bit 9600khz. It is simple to use and has no controls at all. Its job is just
to pass the purest source audio from your digital files to your analogue
headphones or speakers and what a difference it makes!

 

I tried it with an old Samsung netbook and played high-quality MP3s and
M4As. For test listening I used a pair of Bowers and Wilkins P7 headphones
which are at the audiofile end of the portable spectrum and retail in the UK
at around £260. I’ve never heard them sound so good. As you would expect the
detail and transparency were superb but what really struck me was how
incredibly natural the sound was. I tried everything from Hugh Laurie and
The Hot Club of Cowtown to various rock and a range of electronica. The
music was always vibrant and precise with a real feeling of solidity and
presence. From bass to treble the reproduction was amazing. I tried it with
my Koss Porta Pros too which are a relatively cheap headphone and while
nothing like the P7s there was a massive improvement to their normal sound.
I can’t wait to try it with some 24-bit files. 

 

The only regret is that they don’t work with iPhones or a lot of android
devices as the USB power draw is too high for such devices. Still, the
difference it makes is stunning, and I’m much more likely to drag out that
old netbook just for sheer listening pleasure. I honestly never thought
MP3’s could sound so good.

 

John

 

 

 

RE: I need help with a headphone model.

[John Gurd]

Aw now, I won't hear anything against the Koss Porta pros (smiles). I've had
so many of them fall apart over the years since my first pair in the
eighties and somehow, despite the lifetime guarantee, I usually ended up
buying another pair. And don't get me started on how they could snag
painfully in your hair. And yet, I still like them because they are light
over-the-ear and sound better to me than most cheaper headphones. I bought a
pair of high-end Bowers and Wilkins P7s which sound much superior with the
iPhone, but they are heavier, tighter and because they are enclosed mean you
can't listen out for stops when travelling, I tend to use them for serious
sit-down listening and still use the Porta Pros for convenience when
travelling. In fact, I just bought a headset version with mike and MFI
control for the iPhone. 

John


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From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Steve
Matzura
Sent: 20 December 2014 17:33
To: PC Audio Discussion List
Subject: Re: I need help with a headphone model.

I didn't even think the double-A's were made any more. Heavy? Sure were! But
oh, the sound! Best the 70's had to offer, in my unhumble opinion, as they
say.

What are the AKG's like? Tell me about their fit, their performance,
durability, anything at all.

On Sat, 20 Dec 2014 12:23:05 -0500, you wrote:

>Oh dear God, the Pro4AA. I actually got the Pro4AAT headphones a while 
>back, the titanium model. To say I was unhappy with them would be a 
>serious understatement.
>They were heavy, uncomfortable, and the cord end died in a year. I 
>ended up replacing them with Sennheiser HD280PROs, which too had their 
>relyability problems, but sounded a whole lot better. For construction, 
>to me, you can't beat the AKG stuff, as it's built to adapt to the user 
>instead of being totally ridged.
>On 12/20/2014 11:40 AM, Steve Matzura wrote:
>> Anyone try the Koss ones? I have a pair on order and will let you 
>> know how they are. A bit pricey, but I generally am very well 
>> satisfied with Koss' approach to headphones, way back to those 
>> ultra-heavy headache-generators, the Pro 4AA's. The replacements, the 
>> Pro 4AAA's, didn't pack the punch and have the oomph that the 
>> original and much heavier double-A's did, but for higher-end 'phones, 
>> I think Koss makes a nice product. Stay away from the cheap stuff, 
>> like the wired Porta-Pros, because they fall apart eventually and 
>> don't sound like much.
>>
>> On Sun, 28 Sep 2014 23:15:08 +0200, you wrote:
>>
>>> Hi!
>>> I think i will go with some bose headphones.
>>> But i have to go and listen to them first.
>>> /A
>>> 28 sep 2014 kl. 21:10 skrev Dane Trethowan :
>>>
 The Logitech is a good performer for its price but build quality is
awful, if this headset had the build quality of the Plantronics Audio 995
then it would be near perfect and a truly value for money product.

 On 29 Sep 2014, at 5:06 am, cov...@ccs.covici.com wrote:

> I have found the legend quite nice, audio is not as good as the 
> Bose, but it stays on!
>
> Anders Holmberg  wrote:
>
>> Hi!
>> Ok, thanks.
>> But what can you reccomend for an iphone?
>> I really need a around ear or on ear bluetooth headphones.
>> No in ear.
>> I can't stand in ear headphones.
>> /A
>> 28 sep 2014 kl. 18:45 skrev Dane Trethowan
:
>>
>>> The model of Plantronics Wireless headset I mentioned is this on 
>>> 
>>>
>>> Its not a Bluetooth headset, rather its a Wireless headset designed
to be used with a computer.
>>>
>>> The Headset comes with a USB dongle which plugs into your computer.
>>>
>>> When the Operating System is launched it detects the Dongle thus
your Plantronics Headset becomes another sound device which software such as
Skype can access.
>>>
>>> The Headset is build well and design is excellent without a doubt,
if you buy one of these models then it should last you for quite some time.
>>>
>>> Its not a top of the line model but for chats and casual music
listening its perfectly fine.
>>>
>>> Also bare in mind that the Headset is a closed type rather than an
open type, - the ears fit into cuffs instead of the Headset sitting on the
ears -.
>>>
>>> I got rid of the Plantronics model actually, not because of any 
>>> fault of the Headset but rather because the cuffs around the ears
didn't really suit my hearing requirements with my hearing instruments.
>>> On 29 Sep 2014, at 1:57 am, Anders Holmberg 
wrote:
>>>
 Hi!
 I think it was Dane that mentioned a pair of highquality
plantronics bluetooth headset some time ago.
 Though i don't remember the model name.
 I guess it was something wit m95 or something like that.
 Any help appreciated.
 I really need a good wireless headset for my iphone.
 Not inear just over ear

RE: FLAC Files was Time To Purchase FLAC?

[John Gurd]

I wish I could rebuild my audio collection to a lossless one. I ripped
hundreds of CDs to high-bitrate variable MP3s and then gave most of the CDs
away. 

I'm getting interested in 24-bit hi definition audio. Can anyone recommend
accessible sites. Also I'm wondering if they would be copy-protected. I'm
assuming they would. Trouble is my experience with copy protected files in
the past suggests what you can do with the audio becomes very restricted

John
. 

-Original Message-
From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Steve
Matzura
Sent: 20 December 2014 16:40
To: PC Audio Discussion List
Subject: Re: FLAC Files was Time To Purchase FLAC?

I had OPlayer on an Android tablet once and it was pretty darn neat.
Didn't know it was available for iOS.

Re VLC, it's a fine product, but its accessibility leaves more than a little
to be desired, in my unhumble opinion.

On Wed, 8 Oct 2014 08:46:07 +1100, you wrote:

>You're not mistaken and that's just one App of at least half a dozen I can
think of, I haven't played around with VLC lately so must have a look and
see what improvements or changes have been made.
>
>Another of my favourite players for IOS is something called oPlayer which
is available in 2 versions, the free "Light" and the HD purchased version.
>
>Speaking of VLC, if you're a Windows user then you're in for a real treat
with this player, I use it both on Mac and Windows.
>On 8 Oct 2014, at 8:36 am, Anders Holmberg  wrote:
>
>> Hi!
>> Vlc for Iphone supports flac if i'm not misstaken.
>> Its also quite easy to use with voiceover.
>> /A
>
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RE: SoundBlaster Roar - was portable speaker to replace my soundlink 3?

[John Gurd]

Here's the page on their main site. I see it still has the price at £129 but
I got an promotional email with a link to a special offer of £99. Don't know
what it is in dollars.


http://www.creative.com/roar/

-Original Message-
From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Sunshine
Sent: 12 December 2014 13:24
To: PC Audio Discussion List
Subject: Re: SoundBlaster Roar - was portable speaker to replace my
soundlink 3?

what is the web site for these speakers?
On 12/12/2014 7:06 AM, John Gurd wrote:
> Thanks Pete. I've just ordered one. When I saw how two could be linked 
> together for true stereo with a proprietary cable I almost got two but 
> common sense prevailed. Much as I love the idea the rare times I would 
> do it wouldn't justify the cost. The feature set of these speakers is 
> almost endless and I recommend anyone who is interested to visit the 
> Creative website.
>
> John
>
>
> -Original Message-
> From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of 
> Pete gurney
> Sent: 12 December 2014 09:27
> To: PC Audio Discussion List
> Subject: Re[2]: SoundBlaster Roar - was portable speaker to replace my 
> soundlink 3?
>
> hi jeff,
>
> yes it does.
> here are the different bluetooth profiles it supports taken from the
manual.
>
> Supported Bluetooth profiles*:
> A2DP (Wireless Stereo Bluetooth), AVRCP (Bluetooth Remote Control), 
> HFP (Handsfree profile) Supported Codec: SBC, aptX, AAC
>
>
> pete.
>
>
>
>
>
> This Creative speaker sounds quite good. Thanks for the details. One 
> question is, Does it have A2DP so VoiceOver is also heard through the 
> speaker when using an iDevice?
> Thanks,
> Jeff
>
> At 12:42 PM 12/11/2014, pete gurney wrote:
>> hi john,
>>
>> i don't think you would have any trouble operating it.
>> i don't have enough sight to be of any use so always use these things 
>> as
> if
>> i am totally blind and i didn't have any trouble setting it up by myself.
>> most of it talks, so it tells you when your pairing, once paired it 
>> makes
> a
>> tone to let you know when it re-connects and disconnects.
>> also it also speaks some things  when you move switches on the back 
>> but
> not
>> all of them.
>> overall it's a really nice speaker with great sound and lots of
functions.
>> and at £99 it's a good deal, and also when you order it on the 
>> creative website when you go to your basket it offers you the mesh 
>> carry case with shoulder straps for half price so if you want it 
>> don't add it to your basket until you go to the basket otherwise you 
>> will get charged the full price.
>>
>> pete.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> I'm catching up with PC Audio messages a little late. I see Pete has 
>> a SoundBlaster Roar wireless speaker. I've been looking at this off 
>> and on for a while now but have held back because I've never been 
>> sure whether the controls are accessible to someone who is totally blind.
>> This especially
> as
>> it has a lot of features which could potentially make it quite 
>> complicated to operate.
>>
>> Anyway, two things coincided. I just read Pete's post about the Roar 
>> and Creative have just (possibly temporarily) dropped the price to £99.
>> I'm just wondering if Pete has had any issues with the controls as I 
>> know it has a lot of selectable options? I've got the Boes Soundlink 
>> Mini which is good but sometimes a little too bassy. And I had hoped 
>> too sometimes use the Mini via Bluetooth with Jaws from my PC but 
>> found that the Mini kind of cuts
> off
>> the beginning of Jaws audio unless it is getting continuous sound.
>> Anyway, I'm really interested in the versatility of the Ror and it's 
>> currently a great price.
>>
>> Thanks for any info.
>>
>> John
>>
>>
>> -Original Message-
>> From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of 
>> pete gurney
>> Sent: 29 November 2014 13:54
>> To: PC Audio Discussion List
>> Subject: Re: portable speaker to replace my soundlink 3?
>>
>> hi mary,
>>
>> i've got two new bluetooth speakers a week ago both of which are fine 
>> one is outstanding but costs more and the other has three diferent 
>> versions each one stepping up in size.
>> both of these have built in speech that tells you when it's pairing 
>> and when connected and the cheaper one even speaks what battery power 
>> is left.
>> there both made by creat

RE: Re[2]: SoundBlaster Roar - was portable speaker to replace my soundlink 3?

[John Gurd]

Thanks Pete. I've just ordered one. When I saw how two could be linked
together for true stereo with a proprietary cable I almost got two but
common sense prevailed. Much as I love the idea the rare times I would do it
wouldn't justify the cost. The feature set of these speakers is almost
endless and I recommend anyone who is interested to visit the Creative
website.

John


-Original Message-
From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Pete
gurney
Sent: 12 December 2014 09:27
To: PC Audio Discussion List
Subject: Re[2]: SoundBlaster Roar - was portable speaker to replace my
soundlink 3?

hi jeff,

yes it does.
here are the different bluetooth profiles it supports taken from the manual.

Supported Bluetooth profiles*:
A2DP (Wireless Stereo Bluetooth), AVRCP (Bluetooth Remote Control), HFP
(Handsfree profile) Supported Codec: SBC, aptX, AAC


pete.





This Creative speaker sounds quite good. Thanks for the details. One
question is, Does it have A2DP so VoiceOver is also heard through the
speaker when using an iDevice?
Thanks,
Jeff

At 12:42 PM 12/11/2014, pete gurney wrote:
>hi john,
>
>i don't think you would have any trouble operating it.
>i don't have enough sight to be of any use so always use these things 
>as
if
>i am totally blind and i didn't have any trouble setting it up by myself.
>most of it talks, so it tells you when your pairing, once paired it 
>makes
a
>tone to let you know when it re-connects and disconnects.
>also it also speaks some things  when you move switches on the back but
not
>all of them.
>overall it's a really nice speaker with great sound and lots of functions.
>and at £99 it's a good deal, and also when you order it on the creative 
>website when you go to your basket it offers you the mesh carry case 
>with shoulder straps for half price so if you want it don't add it to 
>your basket until you go to the basket otherwise you will get charged 
>the full price.
>
>pete.
>
>
>
>
>I'm catching up with PC Audio messages a little late. I see Pete has a 
>SoundBlaster Roar wireless speaker. I've been looking at this off and 
>on for a while now but have held back because I've never been sure 
>whether the controls are accessible to someone who is totally blind. 
>This especially
as
>it has a lot of features which could potentially make it quite 
>complicated to operate.
>
>Anyway, two things coincided. I just read Pete's post about the Roar 
>and Creative have just (possibly temporarily) dropped the price to £99. 
>I'm just wondering if Pete has had any issues with the controls as I 
>know it has a lot of selectable options? I've got the Boes Soundlink 
>Mini which is good but sometimes a little too bassy. And I had hoped 
>too sometimes use the Mini via Bluetooth with Jaws from my PC but found 
>that the Mini kind of cuts
off
>the beginning of Jaws audio unless it is getting continuous sound. 
>Anyway, I'm really interested in the versatility of the Ror and it's 
>currently a great price.
>
>Thanks for any info.
>
>John
>
>
>-Original Message-
>From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of pete 
>gurney
>Sent: 29 November 2014 13:54
>To: PC Audio Discussion List
>Subject: Re: portable speaker to replace my soundlink 3?
>
>hi mary,
>
>i've got two new bluetooth speakers a week ago both of which are fine 
>one is outstanding but costs more and the other has three diferent 
>versions each one stepping up in size.
>both of these have built in speech that tells you when it's pairing and 
>when connected and the cheaper one even speaks what battery power is 
>left.
>there both made by creative, the dearer one:
>sound blaster roar
>has outstanding sound with 30 watts output from a unit that is roughly 
>the size of an A5 sheet of paper and 2 inches tall.
>it has bass boost, the ability to expand the sound field, has a micro 
>sd card slot  it's own built in music player and works as a speaker phone.
>if you have an sd card inserted you can either play music that is on 
>it, press a record button to record memos or lectures and such like or 
>if you are on a phone call via bluetooth to the speaker a press of the 
>record button will even record your conversation which you can play 
>back using
the
>buttons on the speaker.
>it also has up to date codex built in so it can play uncompressed audio
via
>bluetooth or via the 3.5 aux in socket, it even has an alarm switch 
>that when activated a press of a button makes it work as a siron.
>it works from both the mains or from the built in battery.
>  in UK pounds it cost £129 but i don't think it's much more in
dollars
>in the states.
>the second is the:
>creative muvo mini.
>which i think is also known as the muvo 10.
>this is about 7 inches long and 2 inches tall and deep.
>it has a rubber coating and is suitable for use in bathrooms, on the 
>beech and anywhere outdoors even in light rain or where it will get
splashed.
>it's not as powerful as the roar but still has reasonable s

SoundBlaster Roar - was portable speaker to replace my soundlink 3?

[John Gurd]

I'm catching up with PC Audio messages a little late. I see Pete has a
SoundBlaster Roar wireless speaker. I've been looking at this off and on for
a while now but have held back because I've never been sure whether the
controls are accessible to someone who is totally blind. This especially as
it has a lot of features which could potentially make it quite complicated
to operate. 

Anyway, two things coincided. I just read Pete's post about the Roar and
Creative have just (possibly temporarily) dropped the price to £99. I'm just
wondering if Pete has had any issues with the controls as I know it has a
lot of selectable options? I've got the Boes Soundlink Mini which is good
but sometimes a little too bassy. And I had hoped too sometimes use the Mini
via Bluetooth with Jaws from my PC but found that the Mini kind of cuts off
the beginning of Jaws audio unless it is getting continuous sound. Anyway,
I'm really interested in the versatility of the Ror and it's currently a
great price.

Thanks for any info.

John


-Original Message-
From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of pete
gurney
Sent: 29 November 2014 13:54
To: PC Audio Discussion List
Subject: Re: portable speaker to replace my soundlink 3?

hi mary,

i've got two new bluetooth speakers a week ago both of which are fine one is
outstanding but costs more and the other has three diferent versions each
one stepping up in size.
both of these have built in speech that tells you when it's pairing and when
connected and the cheaper one even speaks what battery power is left.
there both made by creative, the dearer one:
sound blaster roar
has outstanding sound with 30 watts output from a unit that is roughly the
size of an A5 sheet of paper and 2 inches tall.
it has bass boost, the ability to expand the sound field, has a micro sd
card slot  it's own built in music player and works as a speaker phone.
if you have an sd card inserted you can either play music that is on it,
press a record button to record memos or lectures and such like or if you
are on a phone call via bluetooth to the speaker a press of the record
button will even record your conversation which you can play back using the
buttons on the speaker.
it also has up to date codex built in so it can play uncompressed audio via
bluetooth or via the 3.5 aux in socket, it even has an alarm switch that
when activated a press of a button makes it work as a siron.
it works from both the mains or from the built in battery.
 in UK pounds it cost £129 but i don't think it's much more in dollars
in the states.
the second is the:
creative muvo mini.
which i think is also known as the muvo 10.
this is about 7 inches long and 2 inches tall and deep.
it has a rubber coating and is suitable for use in bathrooms, on the beech
and anywhere outdoors even in light rain or where it will get splashed.
it's not as powerful as the roar but still has reasonable sound and works as
a speaker phone.
this one cost £50 UK pounds.creative do another couple of models of the muvo
with the rubber coating with each one being bigger and more powerful and i
think they are called the muvo 20 and muvo 30.

pete.
   
 



I have, or should I say had, a Bose Soundlink 3 speaker for use with
portable bluetooth capable devices. For reasons not particularly relevant to
this list, I won't have access to that speaker during the school year, since
it will be going to school with my spouse. So I'm wondering about other
alternatives, perhaps even some that might not be as pricy as the Bose. I've
just read about the B&W t7, which actually costs more than the Bose. Then
there are Braven models which look interesting, albeit not much less costly
than the Bose. 

Since all my devices are ios, I could also use airplay, not necessary to
have bluetooth. What are people using and really liking in this category?

Mary

RE: The difference a subwoofer can make

[John Gurd]

Hi Walter, that sounds like a great set up. A well-controlled sub can sound
amazing. I have a Linn Sismik with an Arcam amplifier in my living room but
I didn't know Arcam do a DAC for a PC. I think I might look into a set up
like that myself. 

Thanks for sharing.

John


-Original Message-
From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Walter
Ramage
Sent: 24 November 2014 20:27
To: 'PC Audio Discussion List'
Subject: The difference a subwoofer can make

Hi folks.  I've been auditioning at home the B & W PV1d subwoofer.  Most
people will assume that subwoofers are all about bass and nothing else.
Maybe I should describe my set up before going on.  My Source is a custom
built tower PC.  I'm using an Arcam R-pack DAC with a Chord USB interconnect
going from the PC to the Dac.  The Phonos going from the Dac to the
amplifier which is an Arcam Solo Neo are Chord Chameleon interconnects.  My
Speaker cable is also Chord cables and the Speakers are the B & W CM5s plus
the B & W PV1D subwoofer.  OK, Before installing the subwoofer the sound
from my system was very good indeed but since the use of the PV1 there has
been a profound difference.  The CM5s are extremely effective despite being
stand mount and their bass response is very good also.  However, with the
PV1 the sound has a completely different quality and the sound stage has
changed out of all recognition.  It is a very warm and solid sound and very
large.  Bass is deep but very well controlled.  On Saturday evening I was
sitting listening to a few tracks and was playing at a reasonably high level
but it sounded powerful but not "loud."  The thing though that really caught
my attention was how wide and high the sound was, it filled the whole wall,
in fact it appeared the sound was larger than the room I was in and in
truth, although I have good spacial awareness I was unsure where the
speakers were placed as the sound was very much forward of the speakers and
had great depth.  I could tell the vocalist was right in front of me but the
drums were behind him and other instruments could be placed accurately.  It
is very hard to describe to others what I heard but for those of you who
have or have had some site, it is kinda like sitting down in front of a 42
inch TV but when you turn it on, the picture looks like a 65 inch screen.
The subwoofer has filled out a great more than just an improved bass line
but the whole picture has been dramatically altered.  When I listen to a
radio drama it almost sounds as if the actors are giving me a private show
and are acting out right in front of me.  I've got to say, I'm mightily
impressed with this sub and for those who can afford a good sub, I would
heartily recommend it.

 

There is one fly in the ointment though; The sub being digital has a number
of settings one can adjust to suit your needs whether it be to match a
different set of speakers, if it is for music listening or movie or gaming
etc, these settings are not accessible to the blind.  However when they are
set they are fixed until you wish to change them and even if you turn off
the sub and turn it back on, these settings remain.  The off and on switch
is also digital so you don't really know it is on or off, unless you can
hear it but it automatically senses the lack of a signal and turns itself
off.  It also has an auto switch off facility which I have set to 30 minutes
so when I go to bed and turn the amp off, if after 30 minutes it doesn't
sense a signal it switches off and switches on again when you turn on the
amp in the morning.  There is a "on the fly" volume control but again, it is
digital and not accessible but there is a work around.  I'm so impressed
that I will most likely buy a PV1 provided the dealer can get me a good
price which he says he can but even if he couldn't, I'd still get one as I'm
so truly impressed.  I'm sitting here almost giggling  at my confusion when
I was listening, I heard sounds from about 3 or 4 feet to the left and right
of where my speakers are placed but there is a cupboard on one side and a
wall on the other and my brain was telling me, it isn't possible because
there is a cupboard there and a wall over there, but my ears are saying, it
doesn't matter, we are hearing it come from that location, a bit of most
enjoyable confusion.  I thought I would give you all the benefit of what
I've experienced here  Oh!! one final thought, it makes mp3 files sound so
very good despite the compression.  Walter.



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RE: OzTech How to Stream Digital Media From Your Windows 7 PC | PCWorld

[John Gurd]

Thanks Dane, I think I may have a go at this. I've ignored WMP up to now,
but as Winamp is no longer being updated I'm starting to think about other
options.

John


-Original Message-
From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Dane
Trethowan
Sent: 07 November 2014 18:56
To: PC Audio Discussion List
Subject: OzTech How to Stream Digital Media From Your Windows 7 PC | PCWorld

Hi!

I'm setting up another Windows machine for someone who wants to stream media
files from the machine to DLAN compatible devices, in particular a
Surround-Sound Receiver.

I'm no expert when ot comes to the DLNA side of things and I know this topic
does come up on the list from time to time, another Google search was in
order to see if I could discover any new information on the topic, and low
and behold, I found what seems to be quite a nice tutorial on the subject,
thought others on the list may find it interesting, helpful and instructive.
http://www.pcworld.com/article/245888/how_to_stream_digital_media_from_your_
windows_7_pc.html 



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RE: Follow-up: Free CD Ripping Software

[John Gurd]

I used to use Nero as far back as Nero 7 and loved it, but versions after
that became very bloated and inaccessible. Is the latest version accessible
again?

John


-Original Message-
From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of PETER
Scanlon
Sent: 03 November 2014 03:33
To: pc-audio@pc-audio.org
Subject: Re: Follow-up: Free CD Ripping Software

Nero is really very good.
I found Exact Audio Copy awkward.



- Original Message -
From: Dane Trethowan 
To: PC Audio Discussion List 
Date: Monday, November 3, 2014 2:00 pm
Subject: Re: Follow-up: Free CD Ripping Software

>
>
> I did post a link to the help center which should help you with 
> Windows Media Player.
> 
> So you use Nero? Heaven help you , that is reall ythe worst 
> Ripper around, it used to be quite reasonable but it just doesn't read 
> CD's properly, nor do most of the other free CD Ripping solutions out 
> there to be honest, the only one which does is Exact Audio Copy still.
> 
> ..
> 
> On 3/11/2014 1:56 PM, Robert Byers wrote:
> >
> > I use to burn with it, in version 11, but can't get to work in 12.
> > I now use Nero.
> >
> > On 3/11/2014 3:46 AM, Dane Trethowan wrote:
> >> Curiosity now has the better of me so I'll take a look for myself, 
> >> been a long while since I myself have had a look at the Media Player.
> >>
> >>> On 3 Nov 2014, at 3:42 am, Tom Kaufman  wrote:
> >>>
> >>> Well that was my experience (Windows Media 12 does seem to work 
> >>> differently than Windows Media 11 (doesn't seem as "cut and dry" 
> >>> as
> >>> 11 waas!
> >>> Tom Kaufman
> >>>
> >>> -Original Message-
> >>> From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of 
> >>> Dane Trethowan
> >>> Sent: Sunday, November 02, 2014 3:03 AM
> >>> To: PC Audio Discussion List
> >>> Subject: Re: Follow-up: Free CD Ripping Software
> >>>
> >>> Interesting to hear you say that, I know others who use Windows 
> >>> Media 12  think it is now  with Windows 7 and I've not heard any 
> >>> noise when it comes to accessibility issues etc, I know people who 
> >>> use this extensively and no other.
> >>>
> >>> On 2/11/2014 7:55 AM, Tom Kaufman wrote:
>  I'm not too sure about Windows Media Player anymore (Windows 
>  Media
>  11 was good; I used to use it) but when I got Windows 7 and tried 
>  to use the version of Windows Media there (think its 12) it 
>  wasn't quite so intuitive...at least not for me!
>  Tom Kaufman
> 
>  -Original Message-
>  From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf 
>  Of Dane Trethowan
>  Sent: Friday, October 31, 2014 11:43 AM
>  To: PC Audio Discussion List
>  Subject: Follow-up: Free CD Ripping Software
> 
>  Hi!
> 
>  Someone on list asked about free CD Ripping Software a little 
>  while ago, I answered with iTunes though of course I didn't 
>  realise at the time that there's probably an even better answer 
>  built right into Windows itself which I assume the questioner was
using.
> 
>  The answer of course is Windows Media Player which  when I last 
>  tried it  was very accessible indeed.
> 
>  I didn't follow the conversation at the time so perhaps someone 
>  else on list suggested Windows Media Player anyway.
> 
>  **
> 
>  Dane Trethowan
>  grtd...@internode.on.net
>  Skype: greatdane12
>  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
> >> grtd...@internode.on.net
> >> Skype: greatdane12
> >> Phone US (213) 438-9741
> >> Phone U.K. 01245 79 0598
> >> Phone Australia (03) 9005 8589
> >> Mobile: +61400494862
> >> faceTime +61400494862
> >> Fax +61397437954
> >> Twitter: @grtdane
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >
> 
> 

>From my Braille Sense.
 

RE: Iphone 6 not impressed with the speaker.

[John Gurd]

I got the iPhone 6. Having upgraded from the iPhone 5s, I personally think
the speaker sounds a little better than in the 6. Anders, if you heard the 6
in a shop maybe you are comparing the sound of voice Over? In that case you
would almost certainly have heard it as the lower quality compressed version
rather than the high quality one which needs to be installed. 

In any case, is anyone seriously suggesting they would do any music
listening from a phone speaker? That's just silly! (smiles). As for claiming
to be able to tell the difference from uTube... 

I will say I've listened to some podcasts and books using Voice Dream with
various voices on the iPhone 6 and it sounds fine, better than the 5S which
I used extensively. But really, a pair of good quality headphones or a
Bluetooth speaker is always preferable to any type of phone speaker - which
is never going to be HiFi. 

John


-Original Message-
From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Brian
Olesen
Sent: 30 September 2014 17:59
To: PC Audio Discussion List
Subject: Re: Iphone 6 not impressed with the speaker.

Hi,
To further improve the confusion there is more bass on an iphone 4S then on
the 5 serious. :-)

Brian

-Oprindelig meddelelse-
From: Jeremy
Sent: Tuesday, September 30, 2014 6:45 PM
To: pc-audio@pc-audio.org
Subject: Re: Iphone 6 not impressed with the speaker.

Having listened to a youtube video on a comparison between the original 5, 6
and 6 plus, I can say that I definitely notice a difference. It's most
noticeable between the 5 and 6, but even from the 6 and 6 plus, the plus
does sound  a little more clearer. Unfortunately, the microphone that the
uploader was using wasn't super high quality, but it was certainly decent
enough to detect the levels of bass between the 5 and 6. I've also got a
buddy who's got a really nice sounding mic, a yeti, and while in stereo, the
differences between the two phones is huge, the
5 and 6.
Take care.
Blessings.

On 9/30/2014 10:05 AM, Dane Trethowan wrote:
> The main thing is that you expressed your opinion and I can understand 
> where you're coming from, the bigger speaker does sound different.
>
> I'm also one of those who have actually taken the time, sat down and 
> tweaked the audio settings of the iPhone 6, adjusting sound and speech 
> volume etc.
>
> On 30 Sep 2014, at 11:58 pm, Anders Holmberg 
> wrote:
>
>> Hi!
>> Yes ok, sorry if i was a bit aggressive in my opinion.
>> I had a look at it at least.
>> But i think i will wait a year or so.
>> /A
>> 30 sep 2014 kl. 14:57 skrev Dane Trethowan :
>>
>>> Yes, thought it wouldn't be long before someone wrote on this topic 
>>> .
>>>
>>> The speaker on the iPhone 6 is more directional it seems than it was 
>>> on the 5 - never had a 5S so can't speak on that subject -.
>>>
>>> I'm also sure that something has been done to the voices on the 
>>> iPhone \.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Dane Trethowan's iPhone at +61400494862 has had the privlidge of 
>>> delivering the above eMail to you.
>>>
>>>
 On 30 Sep 2014, at 10:38 pm, Anders Holmberg 
 
 wrote:

 Hi!
 Actually i got to try the Iphone 6 today not the plus just 6.
 I can say that to me the speaker doesn't really sound that impressing.
 At least i couldn't hear any differences from the 5 s.
 Voiceover was quite distorted as it used to be so i wont really go 
 for one even though i could.
 /A
>>
> **
>
> 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: Webinar On Blaze Ez

[John Gurd]

I wasn't very impressed with the demo though. He only used the camera once
briefly on a piece of mail. I would like to have heard it read a range of
material. It made me suspicious that perhaps it isn't that good. In fact,
later on he said it was very unforgiving regarding distance from the print.
He played a bit of an audio book but I would like to have heard it read a
text formatted book as well. He didn't demo the wifi or Bluetooth either
although he told us about it. Overall, I feel much less inspired by the
product now which is a shame. I'd be interested to know what others got out
of it.

John


-Original Message-
From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Alexandra
Grünauer
Sent: 13 June 2014 18:04
To: 'PC Audio Discussion List'
Subject: RE: Webinar On Blaze Ez

I thought so, too.

-Original Message-
From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Dane
Trethowan
Sent: Thursday, June 12, 2014 11:50 PM
To: PC Audio Discussion List
Subject: Re: Webinar On Blaze Ez

Nice stuff but there's a download link very visible on the page, just look
for "Download" with your Screen Reader .

Actually Hims Inc have set up a feature on that page I've never seen used
before, I can't remember exactly what I did but I clicked on one of the
links on that page and I was prompted then to sign into my Dropbox account,
after the sign in was completed I was asked if I wanted to save the audio
file to my Dropbox, how convenient is that! meant I had access to the file
from all the computers and devices associated with my Dropbox account.

More exciting news coming.

On 13 Jun 2014, at 5:30 am, Petro Giannakopoulos  wrote:

> Direct Download is at,
> https://www.dropbox.com/s/3z616g2k8sauop9/Webinar%20June%202014%20-%20
> Blaze%20EZ%20Accessibility%20-%20Audio.mp3?dl=1
> 
> - Original Message -
> From: "Dane Trethowan" 
> To: "PC Audio Discussion List" 
> Sent: Thursday, June 12, 2014 3:15 PM
> Subject: Webinar On Blaze Ez
> 
> 
> Hi!
> 
> If you missed the Webinar on 10 June then you can download an audio 
> recording of it here.
> http://ow.ly/xWaTR
> 
> 
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RE: HIMS Inc. Releases NewPocket-sizedMediaPlayerthatGives BlindandVisually ImpairedNear-instantAccesstoPrinted Text

[John Gurd]

That's true, I've had to reset my Booksense more than I'd like when using
Bluetooth in particular. The sound quality is fine for audio and text books
and for casual listening to entertainment. I've copied  a lot of music onto
the SD card when I first got it, but when using decent headphones I prefer
listening to music on my iPhone because the sound quality is so much better.


John


-Original Message-
From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Aidan
Sent: 06 June 2014 10:14
To: PC Audio Discussion List
Subject: Re: HIMS Inc. Releases NewPocket-sizedMediaPlayerthatGives
BlindandVisually ImpairedNear-instantAccesstoPrinted Text

Hi jhon, yes its a great unit, but first off, I think it could have better
hardware. The sound quality when connected to external speakers is ok, but
not good enough for a device with such a price tag. If this happened with a
mainstream product, sighted people would rave about it, so why should we
except it? Yes, it does work well, but often when the battery drains, its
not easy for everyone to get it running again, as some units just dies on
them. You have to reset each time to get it going, and the overall stability
is not yet what it should be. A reset is ment for every now and then, you
should hardly use it, but with booksense and alike, its better to get to no
the different resets and the way they work, as you might need it more often
than you think.

On 05/06/2014, John Gurd  wrote:
> My BookSense XT works really well. I use it every day and love it. 
> What's your problem with it?
>
> John
>
>
> -Original Message-
> From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of 
> Aidan
> Sent: 04 June 2014 21:47
> To: PC Audio Discussion List
> Subject: Re: HIMS Inc. Releases NewPocket-sizedMediaPlayerthatGives
> BlindandVisually ImpairedNear-instantAccesstoPrinted Text
>
> Amen to that dennis. I would also love it if they came out with a 
> follow up booksense, then they could keep up with updates for all
booksense models.
> But now no one noes what will happen. Their programmers need lots of 
> training if I may say.
>
> On 04/06/2014, Dennis  wrote:
>> this is my poinet. i don't expect a booksence update ever again. i do 
>> expect the same level of management with the blaze as the xt. after 
>> the price goes up and they add in shipping, i'm not paying $800 for 
>> this thing. i'm sure a lot of people will use the ocr function and 
>> god bless those who do. but i wouldn't use it enough to worent paying 
>> that
> price.
>> i do wish they had put out a lesser expensive version without the ocr 
>> and i might have baught one. i guess what i would like is an improved 
>> xt. such as better mp3 player, larger hardrive like the blaze and the 
>> internet radio would be nice. i hope everyone are not dissapointed 
>> with the ocr function but with hims history i don't look for it to be 
>> a raving success. this is all just my 2 sence worth of course.
>> On 6/4/2014 7:45 AM, Aidan wrote:
>>> Exactly, the fact that blootooth is so poor on the xt, shows me that 
>>> they don't no what they are doing. They cannot expect people to buy 
>>> this thing and just be happy with problems. They actually whent on 
>>> in this fassion for far to long. The 2.3 update was great as it 
>>> fixed allot of stuff, now with the 3.0 update there are new bugs, 
>>> its a year later and nothing has been done. The same will happen 
>>> with this blaze thing. It won't be long before people start to 
>>> complain. And I wunder if the xt will see an update ever again now 
>>> that they put all their energy in this thing. And its stil relevant 
>>> to ask since they seem to not going to discontinue the booksense.
>>>
>>> On 03/06/2014, Hamit Campos  wrote:
>>>> Ah you are mad funny too man.
>>>>
>>>> -Original Message-
>>>> From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of 
>>>> Dave McElroy
>>>> Sent: Tuesday, June 03, 2014 5:34 PM
>>>> To: 'PC Audio Discussion List'
>>>> Subject: RE: HIMS Inc. Releases NewPocket-sizedMediaPlayerthatGives
>>>> BlindandVisually ImpairedNear-instantAccesstoPrinted Text
>>>>
>>>> yep, they'd really cause some excitement if they added a vibrater,
>>>> (lol) ok maybe the wrong kind, but excitement nonetheless.
>>>>
>>>> Sorry, couldn't resist.
>>>>
>>>> -Original Message-
>>>> From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of 
>>>

RE: HIMS Inc. Releases New Pocket-sizedMedia Player that Gives Blindand Visually ImpairedNear-instant Access to Printed Text

[John Gurd]

What? We not only have to put up with people's personal prejudices about 
welfare and politics but their tips on dodging taxes aare also ill-informed?


-Original Message-
From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Adrian Spratt
Sent: 05 June 2014 23:29
To: PC Audio Discussion List
Subject: RE: HIMS Inc. Releases New Pocket-sizedMedia Player that Gives 
Blindand Visually ImpairedNear-instant Access to Printed Text

Kelly, this might be useful information, but I have one concern. I  hope Tom 
will indulge this off-topic post so I can ensure no one leaves with a mistaken 
impression.

I'm not sure you can deduct the price of an entire item as an impairment 
work-related expense if the item is partly used for non-work purposes. I assume 
you'd need to figure out the percentage of cost, time used, etc. I don't know 
this for a fact, but I do encourage anyone intrigued by Kelly's post to look 
further before getting entangled with the IRS.

-Original Message-
From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Kelly Pierce
Sent: Thursday, June 05, 2014 5:36 PM
To: PC Audio Discussion List
Subject: Re: HIMS Inc. Releases New Pocket-sizedMedia Player that Gives 
Blindand Visually ImpairedNear-instant Access to Printed Text

For those in wage employment in the US, about a quarter to a third of the cost 
of the device can be reduced through tax deduction.  If I can read any 
work-related document or book with the device or scan any work related 
document, I declare it an impairment related work expense.  The filer s income 
can be reduced by the amount of the declared item.  Impairment related work 
expenses don t need to meet a threshold level to claim as a deduction, as 
regular employment expenses do.  I am in the 30 percent federal tax bracket and 
have a 6.25state income tax, meaning about a third of my income is sent to the 
federal and state governments to spend.  This socialist burden is reduced when 
we have work-related purposes for our adaptive technology.

Kelly




On 6/5/14, Dave McElroy  wrote:
> For me its a question of need.  i still have ocr here, though it means 
> hooking up an old pv or laptop and using my old openbook 6.  Here in 
> the us only the low income government dependent can afford this new 
> stuff.  The rest of us have tax bills that suck away any spare funds.
>
> -Original Message-
> From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of 
> Anders Holmberg
> Sent: Thursday, June 05, 2014 11:27 AM
> To: PC Audio Discussion List
> Subject: Re: HIMS Inc. Releases New Pocket-sizedMedia Player that 
> Gives Blindand Visually ImpairedNear-instant Access to Printed Text
>
> Hi!
> I sadly can't afford it now because i just ordered a new stream.
> I'd like to have a look at it before also.
> If it can't ocr swedish then i'd never buy it.
> /A
> 2 jun 2014 kl. 10:28 skrev Adrien Collins :
>
>> Hi Dane
>>
>> Could be the case but I don't have a book sense so cannot compare it.
>>
>> Regards
>>
>> Adrien
>>
>>
>> -Original Message-
>> From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of 
>> Dane Trethowan
>> Sent: Monday, June 02, 2014 8:41 AM
>> To: PC Audio Discussion List
>> Subject: Re: HIMS Inc. Releases New Pocket-sized Media Player that 
>> Gives Blindand Visually Impaired Near-instant Access to Printed Text
>>
>> You're absolutely right! My only assumption here is that the FM radio 
>> is part of one of the chips Hims is using.
>>
>>
>> On 2 Jun 2014, at 4:37 pm, Adrien Collins 
>>  wrote:
>>
>>> Hi Dane
>>>
>>> On my vr stream mark 2 the internet radio is great, I am sure I saw 
>>> that this new device has internet radio, I am sure I saw that on 
>>> their website. In which case, why
>> bother
>>> with the fm radio?
>>>
>>> Regards
>>>
>>> Adrien
>>>
>>>
>>> -Original Message-
>>> From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of 
>>> Dane Trethowan
>>> Sent: Monday, June 02, 2014 8:29 AM
>>> To: PC Audio Discussion List
>>> Subject: Re: HIMS Inc. Releases New Pocket-sized Media Player that 
>>> Gives Blindand Visually Impaired Near-instant Access to Printed Text
>>>
>>> I share your thoughts, I wondered about the Internet Radio initially 
>>> and came around to the idea that it made perfect sense, if the 
>>> machine has Wi-Fi capabilities and Internet connectivity then may as 
>>> well put Internet Radio and
>> perhaps
>>> some sort of Podcasting facility into the device but to me FM radio 
>>> is just one of those features which is there and I'll probably never 
>>> use given the fact that you'll need to plug headphones into the 
>>> device to have the FM radio work anyway.
>>>
>>> On 2 Jun 2014, at 4:05 pm, Adrien Collins 
>>>  wrote:
>>>
 Hi Dane

 I wouldn't buy it because of the fm radio, the internet radio 
 should be good enough. I would only buy it for the text or ocr 
 functionality. But will see what happens.

 Regards

RE: HIMS Inc. Releases NewPocket-sizedMediaPlayerthatGives BlindandVisually ImpairedNear-instantAccesstoPrinted Text

[John Gurd]

Oh they did that already. You must have missed the update. I wish they'd fix
the bug though: you can turn it on but you can't turn it off, have to wait
for the battery to drain...


-Original Message-
From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Dave
McElroy
Sent: 03 June 2014 22:34
To: 'PC Audio Discussion List'
Subject: RE: HIMS Inc. Releases NewPocket-sizedMediaPlayerthatGives
BlindandVisually ImpairedNear-instantAccesstoPrinted Text

yep, they'd really cause some excitement if they added a vibrater, (lol) ok
maybe the wrong kind, but excitement nonetheless.

Sorry, couldn't resist.

-Original Message-
From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Dane
Trethowan
Sent: Tuesday, June 03, 2014 9:58 AM
To: PC Audio Discussion List
Subject: Re: HIMS Inc. Releases NewPocket-sizedMediaPlayerthatGives
BlindandVisually ImpairedNear-instantAccesstoPrinted Text

Indeed, that's the very least they could do.

On 4 Jun 2014, at 2:36 am, Dave McElroy  wrote:

> Gosh!  The least they could do would be to include a gps with realtime 
> updates, lol.  oh and...  naah, better not suggest that as this is a
family
> friendly list lol.
> 
> -Original Message-
> From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of 
> Hamit Campos
> Sent: Tuesday, June 03, 2014 6:04 AM
> To: 'PC Audio Discussion List'
> Subject: RE: HIMS Inc. Releases New Pocket-sizedMediaPlayerthatGives 
> BlindandVisually Impaired Near-instantAccesstoPrinted Text
> 
> Ah you're just too funny Dain.
> 
> -Original Message-
> From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of 
> Dane Trethowan
> Sent: Tuesday, June 03, 2014 8:52 AM
> To: PC Audio Discussion List
> Subject: Re: HIMS Inc. Releases New Pocket-sized MediaPlayerthatGives 
> BlindandVisually Impaired Near-instant AccesstoPrinted Text
> 
> Won't be long before someone starts complaining about the thickness of 
> the wrist strap this unit has or hasn't got .
> 
> 
> On 3 Jun 2014, at 10:48 pm, Brian Olesen  wrote:
> 
>> hi,
>> Yup he definately is! :-D
>> 
>> Brian
>> 
>> -Oprindelig meddelelse- From: Hamit Campos
>> Sent: Tuesday, June 03, 2014 2:30 PM
>> To: 'PC Audio Discussion List'
>> Subject: RE: HIMS Inc. Releases New Pocket-sized MediaPlayerthatGives 
>> BlindandVisually Impaired Near-instant AccesstoPrinted Text
>> 
>> Awww hell yeah it's going to rock the world with the OCR thing. 
>> But you have to admit, Dain is mad funny.
>> 
>> -Original Message-
>> From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of 
>> Brian Olesen
>> Sent: Tuesday, June 03, 2014 3:22 AM
>> To: PC Audio Discussion List
>> Subject: Re: HIMS Inc. Releases New Pocket-sized MediaPlayerthatGives 
>> Blindand Visually Impaired Near-instant AccesstoPrinted Text
>> 
>> heheheh
>> I don't care. It's gonna rock the world of access to written text for 
>> us, and take it one step further.
>> Just sad that it came out 10 years too late. grin I mean today it's 
>> easyer to get materials from folks on a usb  stick then it was earlier.
>> But it's a must have for me. That's for sure.
>> 
>> Brian
>> 
>> -Oprindelig meddelelse-
>> From: Dane Trethowan
>> Sent: Monday, June 02, 2014 1:12 PM
>> To: PC Audio Discussion List
>> Subject: Re: HIMS Inc. Releases New Pocket-sized MediaPlayerthatGives 
>> Blindand Visually Impaired Near-instant AccesstoPrinted Text
>> 
>> Now look what you've done, we'll have people whining that the Wi-Fi 
>> connectivity isn't good enough, it should have the new C standard I 
>> think it is .
>> 
>> 
>> On 2 Jun 2014, at 5:09 pm, Brian Olesen  wrote:
>> 
>>> hi,
>>> and the wireless connectivity.
>>> it's gonna be a cool device!
>>> 
>>> Brian
>>> 
>>> -Oprindelig meddelelse- From: Dane Trethowan
>>> Sent: Monday, June 02, 2014 2:12 AM
>>> To: PC Audio Discussion List
>>> Subject: Re: HIMS Inc. Releases New Pocket-sized Media 
>>> PlayerthatGives Blindand Visually Impaired Near-instant Access 
>>> toPrinted Text
>>> 
>>> Honestly, all this fuss about a FM radio, everyone knows that a FM 
>>> radio in a device such as this - whether it be a Phone or similar - 
>>> is bound to be inferior to a dedicated FM radio.
>>> 
>>> The only real reason I can think of that Hims Inc would bother 
>>> putting one of these into their products is because they can, a bit 
>>> like Tecsun giving you 3,000 memories into a radio, not because they 
>>> particularly serve any practical purpose having that many, just 
>>> because
>> Tecsun can do it.
>>> 
>>> Its the OCR and associated functionality that I would think is more 
>>> appealing about this equipment than a FM radio.
>>> 
>>> 
>>> On 2 Jun 2014, at 10:05 am, Gary King  wrote:
>>> 
 If the FM radio in the Blaze EZ is not any better than the one in 
 the BookSense XT, then it won't be much.  The FM radio in the 
 BookSense is not very sensitive, and the signal must be very strong 
 to keep it in stereo 

RE: HIMS Inc. Releases NewPocket-sizedMediaPlayerthatGives BlindandVisually ImpairedNear-instantAccesstoPrinted Text

[John Gurd]

My BookSense XT works really well. I use it every day and love it. What's
your problem with it?

John


-Original Message-
From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Aidan
Sent: 04 June 2014 21:47
To: PC Audio Discussion List
Subject: Re: HIMS Inc. Releases NewPocket-sizedMediaPlayerthatGives
BlindandVisually ImpairedNear-instantAccesstoPrinted Text

Amen to that dennis. I would also love it if they came out with a follow up
booksense, then they could keep up with updates for all booksense models.
But now no one noes what will happen. Their programmers need lots of
training if I may say.

On 04/06/2014, Dennis  wrote:
> this is my poinet. i don't expect a booksence update ever again. i do 
> expect the same level of management with the blaze as the xt. after 
> the price goes up and they add in shipping, i'm not paying $800 for 
> this thing. i'm sure a lot of people will use the ocr function and god 
> bless those who do. but i wouldn't use it enough to worent paying that
price.
> i do wish they had put out a lesser expensive version without the ocr 
> and i might have baught one. i guess what i would like is an improved 
> xt. such as better mp3 player, larger hardrive like the blaze and the 
> internet radio would be nice. i hope everyone are not dissapointed 
> with the ocr function but with hims history i don't look for it to be 
> a raving success. this is all just my 2 sence worth of course.
> On 6/4/2014 7:45 AM, Aidan wrote:
>> Exactly, the fact that blootooth is so poor on the xt, shows me that 
>> they don't no what they are doing. They cannot expect people to buy 
>> this thing and just be happy with problems. They actually whent on in 
>> this fassion for far to long. The 2.3 update was great as it fixed 
>> allot of stuff, now with the 3.0 update there are new bugs, its a 
>> year later and nothing has been done. The same will happen with this 
>> blaze thing. It won't be long before people start to complain. And I 
>> wunder if the xt will see an update ever again now that they put all 
>> their energy in this thing. And its stil relevant to ask since they 
>> seem to not going to discontinue the booksense.
>>
>> On 03/06/2014, Hamit Campos  wrote:
>>> Ah you are mad funny too man.
>>>
>>> -Original Message-
>>> From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of 
>>> Dave McElroy
>>> Sent: Tuesday, June 03, 2014 5:34 PM
>>> To: 'PC Audio Discussion List'
>>> Subject: RE: HIMS Inc. Releases NewPocket-sizedMediaPlayerthatGives
>>> BlindandVisually ImpairedNear-instantAccesstoPrinted Text
>>>
>>> yep, they'd really cause some excitement if they added a vibrater, 
>>> (lol) ok maybe the wrong kind, but excitement nonetheless.
>>>
>>> Sorry, couldn't resist.
>>>
>>> -Original Message-
>>> From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of 
>>> Dane Trethowan
>>> Sent: Tuesday, June 03, 2014 9:58 AM
>>> To: PC Audio Discussion List
>>> Subject: Re: HIMS Inc. Releases NewPocket-sizedMediaPlayerthatGives
>>> BlindandVisually ImpairedNear-instantAccesstoPrinted Text
>>>
>>> Indeed, that's the very least they could do.
>>>
>>> On 4 Jun 2014, at 2:36 am, Dave McElroy  wrote:
>>>
 Gosh!  The least they could do would be to include a gps with 
 realtime updates, lol.  oh and...  naah, better not suggest that as 
 this is a
>>> family
 friendly list lol.

 -Original Message-
 From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of 
 Hamit Campos
 Sent: Tuesday, June 03, 2014 6:04 AM
 To: 'PC Audio Discussion List'
 Subject: RE: HIMS Inc. Releases New 
 Pocket-sizedMediaPlayerthatGives BlindandVisually Impaired 
 Near-instantAccesstoPrinted Text

 Ah you're just too funny Dain.

 -Original Message-
 From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of 
 Dane Trethowan
 Sent: Tuesday, June 03, 2014 8:52 AM
 To: PC Audio Discussion List
 Subject: Re: HIMS Inc. Releases New Pocket-sized 
 MediaPlayerthatGives BlindandVisually Impaired Near-instant 
 AccesstoPrinted Text

 Won't be long before someone starts complaining about the thickness 
 of the wrist strap this unit has or hasn't got .


 On 3 Jun 2014, at 10:48 pm, Brian Olesen  wrote:

> hi,
> Yup he definately is! :-D
>
> Brian
>
> -Oprindelig meddelelse- From: Hamit Campos
> Sent: Tuesday, June 03, 2014 2:30 PM
> To: 'PC Audio Discussion List'
> Subject: RE: HIMS Inc. Releases New Pocket-sized 
> MediaPlayerthatGives BlindandVisually Impaired Near-instant 
> AccesstoPrinted Text
>
> Awww hell yeah it's going to rock the world with the OCR thing.
> But you have to admit, Dain is mad funny.
>
> -Original Message-
> From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of 
> Brian Olesen
> Sent: Tuesday, June 0

RE: [Blindattic] The Blaze EZ from Ferguson Technologies

[John Gurd]

A storage card capacity of 128GB sounds good though. You could get a lot of
audio books and music on that.

John


-Original Message-
From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Hamit
Campos
Sent: 03 June 2014 19:45
To: 'PC Audio Discussion List'
Subject: RE: [Blindattic] The Blaze EZ from Ferguson Technologies

Very true. I don't like that idea of compromising just to get the thing out
the door though. Dude, just take your time with it, make it way epic, and
it'll be even more cool. If it is so they did that that is.

-Original Message-
From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Dane
Trethowan
Sent: Tuesday, June 03, 2014 2:12 PM
To: PC Audio Discussion List
Subject: Re: [Blindattic] The Blaze EZ from Ferguson Technologies

Better Bluetooth 3.0 than Bluetooth 2.0, at least the band width's better.

Yes Bluetooth 4.01 would be most refreshing but perhaps there are some
issues in the implementation or perhaps the hardware could be updated in the
future?

I'm only speculating of course but perhaps some compromises have yet again
been made to get the product out the door for the price it is and - as has
been stated - I'm more interested in the OCR side of things but still very
pleased that a version of Bluetooth better than 2.0 is being used.


On 4 Jun 2014, at 3:40 am, Gary King  wrote:

> But wouldn't Bluetooth version 4 be more refreshing?
> 
> Gary King
> w4...@bellsouth.net
> - Original Message - From: "Dane Trethowan" 
> 
> To: "PC Audio Discussion List" 
> Sent: Tuesday, June 03, 2014 12:19 PM
> Subject: Re: [Blindattic] The Blaze EZ from Ferguson Technologies
> 
> 
> Very good and thanks for passint this on, so its seems the device uses
Bluetooth 3.0 and that's refreshing.
> 
> On 4 Jun 2014, at 3:02 am, john s  wrote:
> 
>> Here is some more about the Blaze EZ.
>> 
>> text of forwarded message follows:
>>> From: Pat Ferguson via Blindattic 
>>> 
>>> Ferguson Technologies is please to announce that We're taking orders 
>>> for
the following item to be shipped in Late June.
>>> 
>>> Please see our contact info at the bottom of this email.
>>> 
>>> Blaze EZ: A Revolutionary Multi-Player with OCR for Books, Music, 
>>> Documents, Podcasts, Recording, DAISY and More! Shipping in 
>>> Late-June 2014! With single-button access to music, media, documents 
>>> and even printed materials, Blaze EZ OCR Multi-Player is yet another
example of the HIMS commitment to blazing. new paths to accessibility. Blaze
EZ's wide range of media support and on-the-spot OCR & text-to-speech
ensures endless hours of information and entertainment at the touch of a
button, including newspapers, books, documents, restaurant menus as well as
DAISY and media content. You can scan and read printed materials
immediately, or save them for reading at your leisure. SPECIAL DISCOUNT FOR
ORDERS BEFORE JUNE 30, 2014.You may order your Blaze EZ today from Ferguson
Technologies, Inc for $695.00 Plus Shipping/handling. Features & Highlights
Stand-alone, single-button OCR. capture and read Use Blaze EZ to OCR capture
a menu, magazine article, library book, and more  all at the touch of a
single button. The built-in auto-focus camera ensures a high-quality image
for accurate OCR and text-to-speech. Simple, easy-to-use controls and file
system.
>>> Three easy-access buttons with Braille letters "M", "R" and "B" give 
>>> quick access to Music, Radio and Books. Above that a simple, 
>>> easy-to-find record button, and below it a set of navigation buttons 
>>> in the shape of a cross. At the bottom right corner, is a square 
>>> button with a Braille letter "O" for OCR. A single press enters OCR 
>>> mode and a second press will begin the capture and read process.
>>> Play DAISY, music and audio book files. Blaze EZ can read and play a 
>>> variety of file including DAISY, TXT, BRL, MP3, MP4, WAV, WMA, WMV, 
>>> OGG, ASF, AAC, AVI, FLAC, 3GP, MPG, M4A TXT, RTF, HTML, HTM, XML, 
>>> DOC, DOCX, PDF, EPUB, FB2, PDF, and more. Built-in Wi-Fi. Use the 
>>> built-in WiFi in Blaze EZ to access online DAISY, e-books, podcasts, 
>>> internet radio and more. High-quality Recording. Record high-quality 
>>> audio from internal microphone, external micrphone (not included) or
stereo line-in. 12 GB internal flash memory. 12 hours battery life, free
charging cradle and spare battery. Specifications: Model T70EZ Flash Memory
16 GB Interface. 1 micro USB, 1 SD slot, Bluetooth, Bluetooth 3.0 Wi-Fi
802.11 b/g/n. CD Rom, YES (DAISY, Audio), OCR Capture, Save and Read
Applications. Daisy Player Media Player, Book Reader Online Services.
Recorder Daisy2.0, 2.02, XML DAISY, ANSI/NISO, Z39.86 (DAISY3.0), NIMAS1.1,
NLS, Learning Ally, Bookshare.org, Serotek(samnet), Open Library MP3, MP4,
WAV, WMA, WMV, OGG, ASF, AAC, AVI, FLAC, 3GP, MPG, M4A TXT, RTF, HTML, HTM,
XML, DOC, DOCX, PDF, EPUB, FB2, PDF Web Radio, DAISY Online, Podcast MP3,
WAV. Additional Tools FM Radio, Clock Charging Cradle Included, Bat

RE: listen to music in surround sound

[John Gurd]

I often listen to music in surround sound effect for the sheer enveloping
fun of it even though there can be a little loss in quality. I have a fairly
old but very good home theatre set up with Bours & Wilkins media wall
speakers and a Linn Sizmik subwoofer with an Arcam AV600 receiver. Although
stereo sounds more dynamic and accurate I often listen to music in surround
sound simulation because it does it so well and is kind of magical. A really
good Blue ray movie is so involving I've sometimes turned audio description
off to get the full effect. The only music recording I have in genuine 5.1
is a recently acquired Pure Audio remaster of the Genesis album Selling
England by The Pound. It's wonderful. I can't understand why more great
albums haven't been done this way. 

I've also got an old Logitec Z5500 5.1 speaker set attached to my PC and
with that system the surround simulation is far preferable to normal stereo
because otherwise there's no real depth to the music.

To be honest, though, for convenience, most of the time I just stream audio
from my PC or iPhone while I do other things. Incidentally, my pet hate at
the moment is the way so many modern recordings have the volume compressed
so that all the music is exactly the same level. I'm always trying to turn
the music up to try to squeeze a bit more dynamic range out of it which of
course doesn't really work. 

John

-Original Message-
From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Gary Wood
Sent: 26 May 2014 16:19
To: PC Audio Discussion List
Subject: Re: listen to music in surrround sound

I'm sure nobody.
- Original Message - 
From: "Dane Trethowan" 
To: "PC Audio Discussion List" 
Sent: Monday, May 26, 2014 9:36 AM
Subject: Re: listen to music in surrround sound


And who has said that it wasn't?

On 27 May 2014, at 12:35 am, Gary Wood  wrote:

> That may be true, but it's still a matter of choice, I believe.
> - Original Message - From: "Dane Trethowan" 
> 
> To: "PC Audio Discussion List" 
> Sent: Monday, May 26, 2014 8:19 AM
> Subject: Re: listen to music in surrround sound
>
>
> The fact is - whether we like it or not - 99% of the recorded music on the

> Planet was never recorded for surround-sound systems, it was either 
> recorded in stereo or Mono.
>
>
> On 26 May 2014, at 11:17 pm, brian sackrider  wrote:
>
>>  Hi this is Brian Sackrider and it is a matter of prefference on how to 
>> listen to music if you listen toyour music in stereo or in surround sound

>> that is your prefference.  I used to have a pioneer surround sound system

>> it was the htp 55 and I did like to listen to music in surround sound I 
>> liked the concert hall effect and all of the seperation and the acoostic 
>> effects.  in my opinion that is the only to listen to music in full 
>> surround sound you just can't get that kind of sound from stereo speakers

>> iI do like to hear good stereo speakers but there is no compearason to 
>> listening to music in surroundsound.
>> On 5/26/2014 2:54 AM, Dane Trethowan wrote:
>>> You're right, they don't like surround-sound and they do have a point.
>>>
>>> Surround-Sound systems are not designed for pure music listening, you're

>>> better off with a good stereo amp and a good pair of stereo speakers for

>>> doing things like that and here's their point, for the cost of a 
>>> surround-sound system you can buy better sound stereo amp and speakers.
>>>
>>> In short, surround-sound is for entertaining and enjoyable listening.
>>>
>>>
>>> On 26 May 2014, at 4:52 pm, Gary Wood  wrote:
>>>
 Well it's too bad some people are like that.  I don't think audiophiles

 would like surround sound.  Someone told me once that when you add more

 speakers to the mix with surround sound, there is some loss of quality.

 Heck, I even used to use a graphics equalizer with one piece of 
 equipment I had, but when I bought surround sound, the equalizer made 
 things sound distored, so I quit using it.  Audiophiles don't like 
 graphic equalizers.
 - Original Message - From: "Hamit Campos" 
 
 To: "'PC Audio Discussion List'" 
 Sent: Sunday, May 25, 2014 8:49 AM
 Subject: RE: Bose Soundlink 3


> I know audiophiles don't like them. I've seen it on youtube. People 
> make fun
> of people, people say the no highs, no lows, it must be Bose joke, and

> hell,
> I've even seen death threats.
>
> -Original Message-
> From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of 
> Dane
> Trethowan
> Sent: Sunday, May 25, 2014 2:11 AM
> To: PC Audio Discussion List
> Subject: Re: Bose Soundlink 3
>
> As much as Bose users won't like to hear it, you won't find a Bose 
> system or
> product mentioned in an audiophile magazine but that's nice to say 
> their
> products are cheap, nasty and rubbish because that just isn't the 
> case.
>
> The pro

RE: Bose Soundlink 3

[John Gurd]

I've got the Bose Soundlink Mini for my iPhone and I really like it. For
such a small speaker the bass is amazingly fulfilling. I have an Azatom
Stealth Air speaker in another room and I gave up using the Airplay
capability with it because of the inherent lag. Luckily it has Bluetooth as
well. As portable speakers neither are hifi but they are good enough to make
my iPhone sound good. The Mini however is a fraction of the size and
although I'm not overly fond of Bose in general it has just sucha lovely
tone with music. I tried using it with my PC as well for non music use in
combination with my wireless keyboard but JAWS was unworkable with it. The
problem was that the Mini appears to partially power down when there's no
sound input resulting in the sound from Eloquence being clipped at the
beginning of speech. Pity, I had high hopes of being able to alternate
between my iPhone and PC from another room with just the Mini as output. 

John

-Original Message-
From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Dane
Trethowan
Sent: 25 May 2014 15:02
To: PC Audio Discussion List
Subject: Re: Bose Soundlink 3

thankfully I've got an open mind and appreciate Bose for what they are,
they're certainly not the worst.

Overpriced? Well I'm not sure that I agree with that comment either, its a
general statement really so I'll try to explain further.

With the Soundlink III for example, that product consistently scorse very
good reviews and comment yet its not that much more expensive than the
Logitech UE Boombox which has a few problems.


On 25 May 2014, at 11:49 pm, Hamit Campos  wrote:

> I know audiophiles don't like them. I've seen it on youtube. People 
> make fun of people, people say the no highs, no lows, it must be Bose 
> joke, and hell, I've even seen death threats.
> 
> -Original Message-
> From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of 
> Dane Trethowan
> Sent: Sunday, May 25, 2014 2:11 AM
> To: PC Audio Discussion List
> Subject: Re: Bose Soundlink 3
> 
> As much as Bose users won't like to hear it, you won't find a Bose 
> system or product mentioned in an audiophile magazine but that's nice 
> to say their products are cheap, nasty and rubbish because that just isn't
the case.
> 
> The products are reasonable at worst and the company is very good to 
> deal with, or it is here at any rate.
> 
> I've been able to try before I buy the products I have in my own home, 
> there was one product I didn't like and I told Bose so after the 
> trial, they made arrangements to pick the product up from me and I was 
> given a refund of the purchase price, no questions asked.
> 
> I had a problem with my Bose Soundlink Air and a pickup of the old and 
> delivery of the new replacement was arranged, again no questions 
> asked, no hitches etc, I just had to identify who I was.
> 
> 
> On 25 May 2014, at 4:08 pm, Gary Wood  wrote:
> 
>> I guess people say that you get what you pay for, and maybe it's 
>> worth it.  - Original Message - From: "Mary Otten"
>> 
>> To: "PC Audio Discussion List" 
>> Sent: Saturday, May 24, 2014 7:25 PM
>> Subject: Bose Soundlink 3
>> 
>> 
>>> I wonder if anybody on list owns this speaker from Bose. It costs $300.
>>> I saw one briefly last evening at the Verizon store, as I was 
>>> purchasing my new iPhone and was pretty impressed with the sound, 
>>> given the size of the box. I really haven't looked all that much in 
>>> to this sort of speaker. I have an older dock that works with the 
>>> older style iPhone connectors, and it really sounds pretty good, but 
>>> my better half has sort of taken it over for use in his class-room.
>>> So I'd like to know from those who have experienced this equipment, 
>>> what did you think, and are there other units you'd recommend as 
>>> good competition? I like the size and the volume and depth of sound, 
>>> but am not thrilled with the $300 price tag, naturally.
>>> Mary
>>> 
>> 
> 
> 
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RE: Sample Of Polk Audio Speakers

[John Gurd]

Yeah, your spekers sound nice and punchy. I haven't come across Polk audio
before. Are they an Australian make?

John


-Original Message-
From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Kulvinder
Singh Bhogal
Sent: 25 May 2014 18:45
To: PC Audio Discussion List
Subject: Re: Sample Of Polk Audio Speakers

Perseption of sound and quality is subjective and therefore I tend to go
with what I like the sound of.  It depends on whether or not you like bassy
or toppy or somewhere in the middle.

Make of that viewpoint what you will.



Regards


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From: Dane Trethowan
Sent: Sunday, May 25, 2014 1:11 PM
To: PC Audio Discussion List
Subject: Re: Sample Of Polk Audio Speakers

Yep okay, call me harsh and I can understand your point but I believe in
being frank and my description of the Jawbone Jambox as a toy is I believe
well justified, I owned one and I can't tell you the pleasure I had in
throwing that device into the bin.

The hands free speakerphone on that device sounds God damn awful! the
problem again comes down to the narrow band width of Bluetooth 2.0 and
there's really no excuse for that given the price of one of these things,
the standard used should have been at least Bluetooth 3.0, that was around
at the time.

As far as the sound for music goes? I think a friend of mine summed it up
beautifully when he said that the Jawbone Jambox sounded "Too Boxy".

In all events we've moved on since the days of Jambox and Jawbone, one can
buy a far better sounding system for Bluetooth when it comes to music and
something far better for a speakerphone at fractions of the price.


On 25 May 2014, at 9:00 pm, Kulvinder Singh Bhogal 
wrote:

> I have to say that the Jambox sounds good but to describe it as a toy is
just a little harsh.
> 
> The other thing I would say about your speakers is that providing a sample
file is never a true reflection of what the actual quality of a speaker
system is since the listener is playing the sound through their own system
and not hearing it through the speakers that have been sampled.
> 
> 
> Regards
> 
> 
> Kulvinder Singh Bhogal
> Twitter: @BhogalKulvinder
> SKYPENAME: bobba2006
> Tel: +441332 514323
> Mob: +447581 483856
> 
> From: Dane Trethowan
> Sent: Sunday, May 25, 2014 1:37 AM
> To: PC Audio Discussion List
> Subject: Re: Sample Of Polk Audio Speakers
> 
> Come on now! these are proper Hi-Fi speakers and not a toy.
> 
> On 25 May 2014, at 10:19 am, Dave McElroy  wrote:
> 
>> how do they compare to the jam box?
>> 
>> -Original Message-
>> From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of 
>> Dane Trethowan
>> Sent: Saturday, May 24, 2014 4:39 PM
>> To: PC Audio Discussion List
>> Subject: Sample Of Polk Audio Speakers
>> 
>> Okay, this seems to have worked though I'll let you be the ultimate
judge.
>> 
>> Here's a sample of what my Polk Audio bookshelf speakers sound like, 
>> they're not the top of the line speakers from Polk but for $400 
>> they're not bad either.
>> 
>> I've provided 2 samples, they're the same but in different formats, 
>> the first in FLAC and the second in MP3.
>> FLAC
>> > dio%20S
>> peakers.flac>
>> MP3
>> > dio%20S
>> peakers.mp3>
>> If link doesn't work the first time then try again in a few minutes, 
>> file may still be uploading to Dropbox.
>> 
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>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
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RE: New Developments With iTunes

[John Gurd]

I always understood iTunes doesn't play Flac. That's one of the reasons I
stopped using it. That and the fact that it doesn't maintain it's library
effectively in Windows.

John


-Original Message-
From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Aidan
Sent: 25 May 2014 16:07
To: PC Audio Discussion List
Subject: Re: New Developments With iTunes

ITunes could play files since whenever, not sure how you didn't no that but
its easy to find out, if you don't have it, download and explore and you
will see that sooner than later.

On 25/05/2014, Dane Trethowan  wrote:
> Haven't tried this yet so perhaps someone will beat me to the punch 
> 
>
> It seems that iTunes will now play FLAC audio files?
>
> If this is the case then its a development I wasn't aware of not that 
> I care really myself, I prefer to use VLC for playing just about every 
> type of Media I have these days.
>
>
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RE: Problems With Auto Tagger In Winamp

[John Gurd]

Maybe there's some hope, but not for a while. As a correction to my last
post, I've been checking the Winamp developer's forum. AOL was going to shut
Winamp down last year but at the last minute Radionomy offered to buy it.
They are working on a new release but it won't be ready until at least the
end of the year. In the meantime Gracenote (who provide the tagging service)
have terminated it without notice as the licence has expired. The new owners
will not be using Gracenote. So no tagging until the end of the year at the
earliest.

As you can imagine there are a lot of unhappy Winamp users out there. 

John


-Original Message-
From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Tom
Kaufman
Sent: 16 May 2014 16:40
To: 'PC Audio Discussion List'
Subject: RE: Problems With Auto Tagger In Winamp

Oh I sure hope not, for I depended on that thing to tag stuff that either
wasn't tagged correctly or maybe not tagged at all!
Tom Kaufman

-Original Message-
From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of John Gurd
Sent: Friday, May 16, 2014 11:33 AM
To: 'PC Audio Discussion List'
Subject: RE: Problems With Auto Tagger In Winamp

I have a suspicion it's going to be perminant. Don't forget Winamp is no
longer being developed or supported. 

John


-Original Message-
From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Tom
Kaufman
Sent: 16 May 2014 03:49
To: 'PC Audio Discussion List'
Subject: RE: Problems With Auto Tagger In Winamp

Tim:  Yes...that's exactly what it says!  Hopefully this is only a temporary
thing and will be fixed soon!  Thanks for the response!
Tom Kaufman

-Original Message-
From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Tim Aune
Sent: Thursday, May 15, 2014 10:27 PM
To: PC Audio Discussion List
Subject: Re: Problems With Auto Tagger In Winamp

I have noticed the same thing.  It just says failed, no match found.  I hope

they fix it because I use it for tagging songs on my radio shows.
Tim

-Original Message-
From: Tom Kaufman
Sent: Thursday, May 15, 2014 8:24 PM
To: Pc-audio@pc-audio.org
Subject: Problems With Auto Tagger In Winamp

Hello List:  Have just noticed that the auto tagger in Winamp seems to be
not working!  I tried to used it on several things; even tried it on things
that were already tagged!  Yet, it says "failed!  Does anyone here have an
explanation for this?

Tom Kaufman

RE: Problems With Auto Tagger In Winamp

[John Gurd]

I have a suspicion it's going to be perminant. Don't forget Winamp is no
longer being developed or supported. 

John


-Original Message-
From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Tom
Kaufman
Sent: 16 May 2014 03:49
To: 'PC Audio Discussion List'
Subject: RE: Problems With Auto Tagger In Winamp

Tim:  Yes...that's exactly what it says!  Hopefully this is only a temporary
thing and will be fixed soon!  Thanks for the response!
Tom Kaufman

-Original Message-
From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Tim Aune
Sent: Thursday, May 15, 2014 10:27 PM
To: PC Audio Discussion List
Subject: Re: Problems With Auto Tagger In Winamp

I have noticed the same thing.  It just says failed, no match found.  I hope

they fix it because I use it for tagging songs on my radio shows.
Tim

-Original Message-
From: Tom Kaufman
Sent: Thursday, May 15, 2014 8:24 PM
To: Pc-audio@pc-audio.org
Subject: Problems With Auto Tagger In Winamp

Hello List:  Have just noticed that the auto tagger in Winamp seems to be
not working!  I tried to used it on several things; even tried it on things
that were already tagged!  Yet, it says "failed!  Does anyone here have an
explanation for this?

Tom Kaufman

RE: Daisy/OCR Solution From Hims-Inc

[John Gurd]

Does anyone know what voices the Blaze EZ Reader uses. I couldn't find
anything on the website.

John


-Original Message-
From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Dane
Trethowan
Sent: 02 May 2014 05:22
To: PC Audio Discussion List
Subject: Daisy/OCR Solution From Hims-Inc

Here's a youtube video of the device so you can see it in action, you be the
judge.



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RE: Voice Dream Reader

[John Gurd]

I don't think Voice dream supports Braille format. It is primarily designed
for text to audio or playing audio format books. I believe it is possible to
use a braille display with the various text formats but some of the other
apps can be slightly more user friendly. There was an article on this
subject in Apple-Vis a week or so ago.

John


-Original Message-
From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Dane
Trethowan
Sent: 13 April 2014 04:19
To: PC Audio Discussion List
Subject: Re: Voice Dream Reader

If Voice Dream supports this format then yep! read to your hearts content on
a Braille display, I don't personally know whether Voice Dream does support
this format as I've not tried it.


On 13 Apr 2014, at 11:07 am, Elizabeth  wrote:

> Do you know if it is possible to read .brf files with Voice Dream Reader
an iPhone and a braille display?
> Thanks.
> 
> Elizabeth
> 
> 


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RE: A Review of the Voice Dream Reader for iOS: A One-Stop Solution - AccessWorldR - August 2013

[John Gurd]

It's a brilliant app if you like listening to books. I use it every day.

John


-Original Message-
From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Hamit
Campos
Sent: 13 April 2014 14:31
To: 'PC Audio Discussion List'
Subject: RE: A Review of the Voice Dream Reader for iOS: A One-Stop Solution
- AccessWorldR - August 2013

That sounded pretty good.

-Original Message-
From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Dane
Trethowan
Sent: Saturday, April 12, 2014 4:11 PM
To: PC Audio Discussion List
Subject: A Review of the Voice Dream Reader for iOS: A One-Stop Solution -
AccessWorldR - August 2013

Here's a review of the Voice Dream Reader IOS App, it appeared in the AFB
Access World publication some time ago.

http://www.afb.org/afbpress/pub.asp?DocID=aw140805 


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is EZ CD Ultimate accessible?

[John Gurd]

I have old versions of EZ CD Extractor on my Windows XP machine and I
decided to download the latest for my Windows 7 PC. Now I discover there is
a freeware version and an ultimate paid version. Does anyone know if the
Ultimate EZ CD 2.05 (the latest build) is accessible to Jaws users? Or
failing that, what about the free one.

 

Thanks.

 

John

 

RE: Itunes

[John Gurd]

There is, but it's purpose is to bring copies of external music files into
iTunes. It doesn't re-examine files iTunes already knows about but may have
been moved or changed by Windows or other programs, as, for instance, the
Winamp re-scan function does. I think most other players with a library can
do that. The lack of it in iTunes is something that has been complained
about for years by iTunes users. The suspicion is that Apple keeps it that
way to discourage people from using other players and making them stick to
iTunes. Many people lose access to lots of their music files and never
really realise why because of this.

John


John


-Original Message-
From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Chris H
Sent: 22 November 2013 16:13
To: PC Audio Discussion List
Subject: Re: Itunes

Isn't there a consolidate feature found in the menus? Think it's under file,
library submenu.

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On 22/11/2013 15:44, John Gurd wrote:
> Regarding iTunes itself, one of my biggest frustrations is that it is 
> impossible to refresh the library if music files are moved or 
> re-tagged using other programs. Has anyone found a good workaround 
> other than deleting the library contents and starting again?
>
> John
>
>
> -Original Message-
> From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of 
> John Gurd
> Sent: 22 November 2013 15:25
> To: 'PC Audio Discussion List'
> Subject: RE: Itunes
>
> I subscribe to it but don't use it as much as I thought I would. I did 
> start a project to download 256k replacements for my lower bitrate 
> files and got several thousand tracks but I ran out of steam a few 
> months ago. I've got around 7 tracks so I find the 25000 limit 
> annoying. This especially as Amazon do a cloud service for a similar 
> price but allow 25 matches. The only thing is, the Amazon service 
> isn't accessible to Jaws users. The Apple radio service isn't coming 
> to the UK until next year so I can't comment on it. For £25 a year the 
> iTunes Match service is still worth it though. I use Windows and only have
one IOS device that being my iPhone.
>
> John
>
> -Original Message-
> From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of 
> Dane Trethowan
> Sent: 21 November 2013 22:21
> To: PC Audio Discussion List
> Subject: Itunes
>
> The last message from Chris got me wondering, what do people think of 
> iTunes match?
>
> I use it here all the time and have found it very useful and not just 
> for syncing my music library between 5 computers and 3 IOS devices.
>
> Some time ago I was sampling some LP records, I scanned the covers and 
> entered the track names into iTunes, Itunes match then provided me 
> with 256
> AAC+ versions of the songs i'd sampled, thought that was rather neat 
> AAC+ and
> just showed me that I'd wasted hours of time given that the AAC+ 
> versions were far better quality than anything I could have done .
>
> You can use iTunes Match with iTunes Radio, this service is very 
> similar to spotify in the way it works.
>
> The basic iTunes Radio is supported by advertising and is free but if 
> you subscribe to iTunes match the advertising goes away and you can 
> search/play to your hearts content and purchase where appropriate, if 
> you think your Match subscription is enough then just search for what 
> you want and add it to a playlist for playing at your leisure.
>
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RE: Itunes

[John Gurd]

Regarding iTunes itself, one of my biggest frustrations is that it is
impossible to refresh the library if music files are moved or re-tagged
using other programs. Has anyone found a good workaround other than deleting
the library contents and starting again?

John


-Original Message-
From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of John Gurd
Sent: 22 November 2013 15:25
To: 'PC Audio Discussion List'
Subject: RE: Itunes

I subscribe to it but don't use it as much as I thought I would. I did start
a project to download 256k replacements for my lower bitrate files and got
several thousand tracks but I ran out of steam a few months ago. I've got
around 7 tracks so I find the 25000 limit annoying. This especially as
Amazon do a cloud service for a similar price but allow 25 matches. The
only thing is, the Amazon service isn't accessible to Jaws users. The Apple
radio service isn't coming to the UK until next year so I can't comment on
it. For £25 a year the iTunes Match service is still worth it though. I use
Windows and only have one IOS device that being my iPhone. 

John

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Trethowan
Sent: 21 November 2013 22:21
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Subject: Itunes

The last message from Chris got me wondering, what do people think of iTunes
match?

I use it here all the time and have found it very useful and not just for
syncing my music library between 5 computers and 3 IOS devices.

Some time ago I was sampling some LP records, I scanned the covers and
entered the track names into iTunes, Itunes match then provided me with 256
AAC+ versions of the songs i'd sampled, thought that was rather neat and
just showed me that I'd wasted hours of time given that the AAC+ versions
were far better quality than anything I could have done .

You can use iTunes Match with iTunes Radio, this service is very similar to
spotify in the way it works.

The basic iTunes Radio is supported by advertising and is free but if you
subscribe to iTunes match the advertising goes away and you can search/play
to your hearts content and purchase where appropriate, if you think your
Match subscription is enough then just search for what you want and add it
to a playlist for playing at your leisure.



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RE: Itunes

[John Gurd]

I subscribe to it but don't use it as much as I thought I would. I did start
a project to download 256k replacements for my lower bitrate files and got
several thousand tracks but I ran out of steam a few months ago. I've got
around 7 tracks so I find the 25000 limit annoying. This especially as
Amazon do a cloud service for a similar price but allow 25 matches. The
only thing is, the Amazon service isn't accessible to Jaws users. The Apple
radio service isn't coming to the UK until next year so I can't comment on
it. For £25 a year the iTunes Match service is still worth it though. I use
Windows and only have one IOS device that being my iPhone. 

John

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Trethowan
Sent: 21 November 2013 22:21
To: PC Audio Discussion List
Subject: Itunes

The last message from Chris got me wondering, what do people think of iTunes
match?

I use it here all the time and have found it very useful and not just for
syncing my music library between 5 computers and 3 IOS devices.

Some time ago I was sampling some LP records, I scanned the covers and
entered the track names into iTunes, Itunes match then provided me with 256
AAC+ versions of the songs i'd sampled, thought that was rather neat and
just showed me that I'd wasted hours of time given that the AAC+ versions
were far better quality than anything I could have done .

You can use iTunes Match with iTunes Radio, this service is very similar to
spotify in the way it works.

The basic iTunes Radio is supported by advertising and is free but if you
subscribe to iTunes match the advertising goes away and you can search/play
to your hearts content and purchase where appropriate, if you think your
Match subscription is enough then just search for what you want and add it
to a playlist for playing at your leisure.



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RE: iPeng App was Read The Screen Of A Radio With an iPhone App

[John Gurd]

I'm absolutely amazed. I've had the Transporter for years and never had this
level of accessability. In the past I've had to control it from my PC
browser from another room using a wireless keyboard and headphones. Now I've
got full functionality from my iPhone. I had previously tried the official
SqueezeBox app and found it virtually unusable, but ipeng is great. The
Transporter is no longer manufactured now but I'm seriously thinking of
checking out Logitec's range of other SqueezeBox hardware for other rooms. 

Is the IOS SqueezeBox simulation app as accessible?

John



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Trethowan
Sent: 19 November 2013 23:48
To: PC Audio Discussion List
Subject: Re: iPeng App was Read The Screen Of A Radio With an iPhone App

Yes certainly! no problems whatever.


On 20 Nov 2013, at 10:44 am, John Gurd  wrote:

> Hi Dane
> 
> I've got an old Transporter which runs with the SqueezeCentre 
> software. I have used it to controll  the Transporter for a few years 
> from my Windows Machine. I was fascinated to learn about the iPeng app 
> and the fact it appears very accessible for internet radio. Is it 
> equally workable for music files from the PC using SqueezeCentre?
> 
> Regards
> 
> John
> 
> 
> -Original Message-
> From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of 
> Dane Trethowan
> Sent: 19 November 2013 22:31
> To: PC Audio Discussion List
> Subject: Re: Read The Screen Of A Radio With an iPhone App
> 
> Okay, go to the link and choose the "Save Target As" option from the 
> context menu.
> 
> 
> On 20 Nov 2013, at 6:55 am, John Gurd  wrote:
> 
>> I've been trying to download this link but it will play in explorer 
>> with
> no
>> other options. Can't even open it in Winamp. Unfortunately I was only 
>> able to listen to twenty mins before I was interrupted. I don't want 
>> to start again from the beginning but there seems to be no way to 
>> control playback
> in
>> the Internet explorer window. Any suggestions? I am using Windows 7.
>> 
>> John
>> 
>> 
>> -Original Message-
>> From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of 
>> Dane Trethowan
>> Sent: 17 November 2013 00:13
>> To: PC Audio Discussion List
>> Subject: Read The Screen Of A Radio With an iPhone App
>> 
>> Hi!
>> 
>> I've recorded a Podcast on the Sangean WRF28 Internet Radio and I'm
> pleased
>> to report that 95% of the functionality the radio offers is 
>> accessible through an IOS app as you'll see me demonstrate.
>> 
>> You can download the Podcast at
>> 
> <https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/10565527/Sangean%20WRF28%20Intern
> et%20R
>> adio.mp3>
>> If link doesn't work the first time then try again in a few minutes, 
>> file may still be uploading to Dropbox.
>> 
>> 
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iPeng App was Read The Screen Of A Radio With an iPhone App

[John Gurd]

Hi Dane

I've got an old Transporter which runs with the SqueezeCentre software. I
have used it to controll  the Transporter for a few years from my Windows
Machine. I was fascinated to learn about the iPeng app and the fact it
appears very accessible for internet radio. Is it equally workable for music
files from the PC using SqueezeCentre?

Regards

John


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Trethowan
Sent: 19 November 2013 22:31
To: PC Audio Discussion List
Subject: Re: Read The Screen Of A Radio With an iPhone App

Okay, go to the link and choose the "Save Target As" option from the context
menu.


On 20 Nov 2013, at 6:55 am, John Gurd  wrote:

> I've been trying to download this link but it will play in explorer with
no
> other options. Can't even open it in Winamp. Unfortunately I was only able
> to listen to twenty mins before I was interrupted. I don't want to start
> again from the beginning but there seems to be no way to control playback
in
> the Internet explorer window. Any suggestions? I am using Windows 7.
> 
> John
> 
> 
> -Original Message-
> From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Dane
> Trethowan
> Sent: 17 November 2013 00:13
> To: PC Audio Discussion List
> Subject: Read The Screen Of A Radio With an iPhone App
> 
> Hi!
> 
> I've recorded a Podcast on the Sangean WRF28 Internet Radio and I'm
pleased
> to report that 95% of the functionality the radio offers is accessible
> through an IOS app as you'll see me demonstrate.
> 
> You can download the Podcast at
>
<https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/10565527/Sangean%20WRF28%20Internet%20R
> adio.mp3>
> If link doesn't work the first time then try again in a few minutes, file
> may still be uploading to Dropbox.
> 
> 
> **
> 
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> Phone US (213) 438-9741
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RE: Read The Screen Of A Radio With an iPhone App

[John Gurd]

Further to last post I got the link to open in Winamp and was able to
control it from there. Strange how I didn't get any download options. I
recently installed Dropbox and assumed audio links would download. It was
the SqueezeBox link mentioned in a later post I listened to. Really
informative. Thanks Dane.

John


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From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of John Gurd
Sent: 19 November 2013 19:55
To: 'PC Audio Discussion List'
Subject: RE: Read The Screen Of A Radio With an iPhone App

I've been trying to download this link but it will play in explorer with no
other options. Can't even open it in Winamp. Unfortunately I was only able
to listen to twenty mins before I was interrupted. I don't want to start
again from the beginning but there seems to be no way to control playback in
the Internet explorer window. Any suggestions? I am using Windows 7.

John


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Trethowan
Sent: 17 November 2013 00:13
To: PC Audio Discussion List
Subject: Read The Screen Of A Radio With an iPhone App

Hi!

I've recorded a Podcast on the Sangean WRF28 Internet Radio and I'm pleased
to report that 95% of the functionality the radio offers is accessible
through an IOS app as you'll see me demonstrate.

You can download the Podcast at
<https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/10565527/Sangean%20WRF28%20Internet%20R
adio.mp3>
If link doesn't work the first time then try again in a few minutes, file
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RE: Read The Screen Of A Radio With an iPhone App

[John Gurd]

I've been trying to download this link but it will play in explorer with no
other options. Can't even open it in Winamp. Unfortunately I was only able
to listen to twenty mins before I was interrupted. I don't want to start
again from the beginning but there seems to be no way to control playback in
the Internet explorer window. Any suggestions? I am using Windows 7.

John


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Trethowan
Sent: 17 November 2013 00:13
To: PC Audio Discussion List
Subject: Read The Screen Of A Radio With an iPhone App

Hi!

I've recorded a Podcast on the Sangean WRF28 Internet Radio and I'm pleased
to report that 95% of the functionality the radio offers is accessible
through an IOS app as you'll see me demonstrate.

You can download the Podcast at

If link doesn't work the first time then try again in a few minutes, file
may still be uploading to Dropbox.


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RE: Foobar 2000 class begins October 1

[John Gurd]

This is quite a strange site. It's very sparse and not easy to figure out
what's required. It seems like you have to build the program up out of
components.

John


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Giannak
Sent: 26 September 2013 02:28
To: PC Audio Discussion List
Subject: Re: Foobar 2000 class begins October 1

www.foobar2000.org
On 9/25/2013 8:21 PM, Curtis Delzer wrote:
> where do I find the program, I mean the home site for it?
>
> --
> Curtis Delzer.
> HS.
>
> K 6 V F O
> San Bernardino, CA.
>
> curtis1...@verizon.net
>
> skype: curtis1014
>
>
>
> On Wed, 25 Sep 2013 17:19:03 -0400
> Nick Giannak  wrote:
>
>> I recommend anyone who doesn't know what Foobar2000 is should take this
class. I'm not teaching it, I don't have the patience, but I've been using
Foobar2000 since 2006 and it is, bar none, the most powerful yet lightest
weight audio player available for Windows. Why do you want Foobar2000?
First, you can taylor the interface to you, particularly in that you can
have several different playlists open at once. If you want to be able to
have a playlist containing all your favorite internet radio stations and
another where you open things from Windows Explorer, you can do that.
>>   Foobar2000 also has best of breed support for regioned files. If
you find yourself with a multi-regioned file, you actually get to see the
regions like a playlist. This is beautiful for Ogg Vorbis internet radio
broadcasters like myself, who use the Oddcast/Edcast/Altacast archiving
ability, which does create a file with all those regions. The recall is
amazing.
>>   Speaking of streaming, I don't know of any better player for
streaming audio. Winamp has nothing on Foobar, because Winamp doesn't even
come close to just how robust Foobar2000 is at streaming without buffering.
If you're listening to a stream with Foobar2000 and it's buffering, then you
can be sure that it's the stream's fault or your connections. Not Foobar's.
>>   That's just some of the reasons you guys should actually consider
Foobar.
>> On 9/25/2013 5:10 PM, Steve Pattison wrote:
>>> This class will be held online at www.vipconduit.com.
>>>
>>> Regards Steve.
>>>
>>> From: Becky Buckner be...@vipconduit.com
>>> To: vip-annou...@vipconduit.com
>>>
>>> Class name. Learning Foobar 2000 with Start Button.
>>>
>>> Time and date. 8:00 PM eastern time every Tuesday night starting on 
>>> > October first.
>>>
>>> Location. The Village Square.
>>>
>>> Number of classes. 5.
>>>
>>> Requirements. A copy of Foobar 2000, and a good knowledge of the > 
>>> keyboard as well as a supporting membership on the VIP Conduit.
>>>
>>> Class description. Foobar 2000 is a very full featured accessible 
>>> Audio player that allows you to play your audio files as well as 
>>> manipulate playlists , convert files from one type to another, and 
>>> several other > tasks to numerous to mention here.
>>>
>>> I recommend installing the program before you start the class.
>>>
>>> Here is a link to the Foobar 2000 download page.
>>>
>>> http://www.foobar2000.org/download
>>>
>>> I've also made a short audio tutorial showing you how to install The 
>>> > Foobar
>>> 2000 program as well.
>>>
>>> You can download a copy of the tutorial at this link.
>>>
>>> http://startbutton1.home.comcast.net/FB2K-install.mp3
>>>
>>> Here is what I will be covering during the class.
>>>
>>> Foobar 2000 class syllabus.
>>>
>>> Class 1.
>>>
>>> 1. Resetting to factory defaults.
>>>
>>> 2. the basic interface.
>>>
>>> 3. Preferences, output devices
>>>
>>> 4. Preferences, keyboard commands
>>>
>>> Class 2
>>>
>>> 1. Making a new playlist.
>>>
>>> 2. Adding files to your playlist.
>>>
>>> 3. Manipulating your playlist
>>>
>>> 4. Saving your playlist.
>>>
>>> 5. Using q points.
>>>
>>> Class 3
>>>
>>> 1. Updating your copy of Fb2k
>>>
>>> 2. Setting Shell Integration
>>>
>>> 3. Ripping a CD.
>>>
>>> 4. File conversion.
>>>
>>> Class 4
>>>
>>> 1. Plugins.
>>>
>>> 2. My favorite plugins.
>>>
>>> 3. Updating your plugins.
>>>
>>> Class 5
>>>
>>> 1. Backing up your settings.
>>>
>>> 2. Taking questions, and cleanup.
>>>
>>> This class syllabus is subject to change at any time.
>>>
>>> I hope to see you there.
>>>
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RE: Is it possible to edit video?

[John Gurd]

I just tried the trial of the TV suite version of the program and it appears
surprisingly accessible. The keyboard shortcuts let me do some rough cuts
and navigate in the file. It's quite expensive at $75 but I think I'll go
for it. Thanks for the tip.

John


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Behalf Of Blackwell, Clifford
Sent: 23 February 2009 15:37
To: PC Audio Discussion List
Subject: RE: Is it possible to edit video?


You could try Video Redo suite from http://www.videoredo.com

It's not the most intuitive program , but by using the contex key
instead of the programs shorts cuts, I regularly edit ads out of tv
programs and record them to dvd.



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Sent: Sunday, February 22, 2009 11:53 AM
To: PC Audio
Subject: Is it possible to edit video?

I've been recording a lot of audio described TV programmes as audio
files.
As I'm totally blind that's mostly what I'm interested in. I use Total
Recorder to edit out the adverts.

However, there's a couple of programmes that my sister, who is sighted,
is interested in. I think I can use Nero to burn my mpeg files to video
DVD. I got excited when I saw that there's a plugin for Total Recorder
that would let me edit video in exactly the same way it does audio. I
figure the rough edits I want to do can be done just by listening. But
it turns out the plugin only edits AVI and WMV files. Does anyone know
how to get round this or of a video editing programme that is accessible
enough for this purpose?

John Gurd



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RE: Winamp and JAWS 10

[John Gurd]

This has been happening to me for some time, but I don't think it's the
scripts. I've never found a way of stopping it. I just type one word or else
delete the X if I need to put a space in.

John


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Sent: 23 February 2009 04:38
To: 'PC Audio Discussion List'
Subject: Winamp and JAWS 10


Hi All.



I'm running the latest version of Winamp, and when I try to use the search
box in the Audio section of the library, an X is inserted after I hit the
spacebar if I'm entering an artist with two words in the name.Say, Chris
Knight, or Emerson Hart. It'll come out Emersonx Hart.  This happens on both
my laptop on desktop.  I'vee tried recompiling the scripts, and this has
done no good.



What do I need to do?  Or arre there are newer scripts that have come out
since the release of JAWS 10?



I'm using the default scripts that came with JFW.



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Is it possible to edit video?

[John Gurd]

I've been recording a lot of audio described TV programmes as audio files.
As I'm totally blind that's mostly what I'm interested in. I use Total
Recorder to edit out the adverts.

However, there's a couple of programmes that my sister, who is sighted, is
interested in. I think I can use Nero to burn my mpeg files to video DVD. I
got excited when I saw that there's a plugin for Total Recorder that would
let me edit video in exactly the same way it does audio. I figure the rough
edits I want to do can be done just by listening. But it turns out the
plugin only edits AVI and WMV files. Does anyone know how to get round this
or of a video editing programme that is accessible enough for this purpose?

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Seeking Opinions on Creative X-FI Cards

[John Gurd]

I am interested in the range of Creative X-FI sound cards. In particular I
see there is a software pack which allows the card to use Dolby Digital Live
which I want to take advantage of. My worry is that SoundBlaster drivers
have sometimes been problematic for Jaws users. Does anyone have experience
of using these cards successfully and what is your opinion of sound quality,
etc? I want to match it with a set of Logitec Z5500 5.1 speakers which I
already have and really am impressed with.

John



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RE: Fwd: Poikosoft Newsletter: Easy CD-DA Extractor 10 now available!

[John Gurd]

I'm just wondering if anyone has come to a definitive conclusion about
whether it is safe for Jaws users to switch to Easy CD DA Extractor version
10 or should we leave it alone?

John

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To: pc-audio@pc-audio.org
Subject: Re: Fwd: Poikosoft Newsletter: Easy CD-DA Extractor 10 now
available!


Didn't some one say on the list that version 10 is not as accessible with
Win-eyes as version 9?

On Thu, 10 Aug 2006 23:28:33 +1000 Steve Pattison <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
writes:
>
> >From: Jukka Poikolainen [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> >
> >Poikosoft - http://www.poikosoft.com
> >
> >***
> >
> >Easy CD-DA Extractor 10 is now available!
> >
> >NEW FEATURES
> >
> >* Program is now using Unicode character set (better international
> >support. For example: Chinese characters can be used in
> any-language
> >version of Windows)
> >* "Cover Art" metadata
> >* Amazon search for Cover Art
> >* "Composer" metadata
> >* Support for Unicode Cue Sheets
> >* Support for Unicode M3U playlists
> >* Support for Unicode ID3V2 tags
> >* Improved volume normalization functions (Option for "Peak Level"
> >and smart "RMS Power" normalization)
> >* Updated Ogg Vorbis Codec to the latest version
> >* Improved ripping performance
> >* Improved encoding performance
> >* Improved user interface
> >* Plus some more...
> >
> >DOWNLOAD
> >
> >Direct link:
> >
> >http://www.kotiposti.net/poiko/download/ezcddax10b.exe
> >
> >Download page:
> >
> >http://www.poikosoft.com/download.html
> >
> >UPGRADING
> >
> >If you upgrade from v8 or v9, it's recommended to uninstall the old
>
> >version from Windows Control Panel / Add/Remove Programs first or
> >install the new version to a different folder.
> >
> >UNLOCKING THE SOFTWARE
> >
> >Version 10 accepts the same unlock key that you have received for
> version 9.
> >
> >If you upgrade from version 9, you do not need to re-enter your
> >unlock key, it's automatically transferred from the old version.
> >
> >If you've lost your key, you can get a new key from:
> >
> >http://www.poikosoft.com/reg.html
>
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RE: Cooledit questions

[John Gurd]

Oh, and another way is to make "F" and "R" fast forward and rewind keys
respectively (you do this through "Shortcut keys" in "Options". Then you can
press "F" and "R" using them like cue and review on a tape recorder. You can
hear the fast chatter as it spools fast forward. Just before the edit point
you press left bracket to anchor the first edit point. If you miss it you
can rewind. Then you can use left and right arrow to make the finer
adjustments.

John


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Sent: 01 August 2005 21:05
To: PC audio discussion list.
Subject: RE: Cooledit questions


Actually, if you get the scripts it's possible to press F6 and type in the
time you want to start from. Even without the scripts it's possible to mouse
cursor up from the bottom of the program window and find the edit field
where you can type this (which will say "sel". The latter is a bit tedious,
but no where near as tedious as your method of arrowing through the whole
file. I recommend the scripts.

John


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Sent: 01 August 2005 15:56
To: PC audio discussion list.
Subject: Re: Cooledit questions


Hi, Mike,
Unfortunately, neither pausing the recording nor using the menu to take you
to a specified time actually puts the cursor at that point. The only way to
put the start time of the edit where wanted is to hold down the right-arrow
key for an eon, release it, and hear where you are.
Also, mif you're recording and you wanna stop and let stuff go by and
continue again, use control-space.
Jay

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To: "PC audio discussion list. " 
Sent: Monday, August 01, 2005 7:05 AM
Subject: Re: Cooledit questions


> I know a few of these.  The best way to tell you how to do this is first,
> control N opens up the menu for the new file where you select the type of
> file, and such.  Select Okay, and then when you're ready to record press
> control plus space bar.  When your done, press the space bar, and you're
> done.  Now editing isn't as easy.  I believe you use the control and shift
> plus the space bar to stop and start the wave file.  Once you get to the
> point you wish to edit, left bracket and right bracket are used.  Press
left
> bracket to mark the beginning of the whatever it is you won't taken out,
and
> right bracket to highlight the end.  Then press the delete key.  Hope this
> is right, and I hope it helps.
>
> - Original Message -
> From: "Dave Marthouse" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: "PC audio discussion list. " 
> Sent: Saturday, July 30, 2005 3:43 PM
> Subject: Cooledit questions
>
>
> I have the cooledit jfw scripts.  Does anyone the keyboard commands to
mark
> and edit a wav file?  In addition what is the keyboard command to start
> recording?
>
>
>
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RE: Cooledit questions

[John Gurd]

Actually, if you get the scripts it's possible to press F6 and type in the
time you want to start from. Even without the scripts it's possible to mouse
cursor up from the bottom of the program window and find the edit field
where you can type this (which will say "sel". The latter is a bit tedious,
but no where near as tedious as your method of arrowing through the whole
file. I recommend the scripts.

John


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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Sent: 01 August 2005 15:56
To: PC audio discussion list.
Subject: Re: Cooledit questions


Hi, Mike,
Unfortunately, neither pausing the recording nor using the menu to take you
to a specified time actually puts the cursor at that point. The only way to
put the start time of the edit where wanted is to hold down the right-arrow
key for an eon, release it, and hear where you are.
Also, mif you're recording and you wanna stop and let stuff go by and
continue again, use control-space.
Jay

- Original Message -
From: "Mike Mote" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "PC audio discussion list. " 
Sent: Monday, August 01, 2005 7:05 AM
Subject: Re: Cooledit questions


> I know a few of these.  The best way to tell you how to do this is first,
> control N opens up the menu for the new file where you select the type of
> file, and such.  Select Okay, and then when you're ready to record press
> control plus space bar.  When your done, press the space bar, and you're
> done.  Now editing isn't as easy.  I believe you use the control and shift
> plus the space bar to stop and start the wave file.  Once you get to the
> point you wish to edit, left bracket and right bracket are used.  Press
left
> bracket to mark the beginning of the whatever it is you won't taken out,
and
> right bracket to highlight the end.  Then press the delete key.  Hope this
> is right, and I hope it helps.
>
> - Original Message -
> From: "Dave Marthouse" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: "PC audio discussion list. " 
> Sent: Saturday, July 30, 2005 3:43 PM
> Subject: Cooledit questions
>
>
> I have the cooledit jfw scripts.  Does anyone the keyboard commands to
mark
> and edit a wav file?  In addition what is the keyboard command to start
> recording?
>
>
>
> Dave Marthouse
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JFW Scripts for Cool Edit Pro 2

[John Gurd]

I have scripts for Cool Edit Pro 2 beta 4 which were written by Mick Curran,
James Teh and Victor Tsaran. Does anyone know if there is a later version
and where I can get them?

Regards

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RE: Anapod Explorer and the iPod shuffle

[John Gurd]

Yeah, I know, it's a total pain, but it's the only way I could get it to
work. Still, when Brian finishes his scripts, it might actually be an
advantage as it will give us additional functionality.

John


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Sent: 25 June 2005 16:21
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Subject: RE: Anapod Explorer and the iPod shuffle


hi John

Wow. It's just such a shame that it has to be that way. I don't wanna put
software on my computer that I won't use much. Plus I'll have to try and
set iTunes so it doesn't automatically syncronize whenever I plug it in.

At 09:57 AM 6/25/2005, you wrote:
>Hi Chris
> > I didn't and in its current state,
>won't ever install iTunes. <
>You may have to eat your words there. I had problems with the IPod shuffle
>and Anopod. I had to install ITunes and initialise my IPod for my PC using
>ITunes. Now Anapod works fine.
>
>Regards
>
>John
>
>
>-Original Message-
>From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of louie
>Sent: 25 June 2005 04:33
>To: PC audio discussion list.
>Subject: Re: Anapod Explorer and the iPod shuffle
>
>
>Chris,
>I have the same trouble. I have been working via e-mail with support. When
I
>get it working I will let the list know.
>Louie
>[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
>- Original Message -
>From: "Chris Skarstad" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>To: 
>Sent: Friday, June 24, 2005 4:04 PM
>Subject: Anapod Explorer and the iPod shuffle
>
>
> > Hi folks
> > I just recently got myself an iPod shuffle. If you don't know what one
of
> > these little beauties is, where've ya been?
> > check out http://www.ipod.com and go to the iPod shuffle link. Ok with
all
> > that out of the way, here's the situation. For a while now a lot of
people
> > have said that the better program to use to transfer songs to your iPod
is
> > Anapod explorer, located at http://www.anapod.com
> > It gives the process of transfering songs a windows explorer type of
> > interface, and I'm definitely for that. I didn't and in its current
state,
> > won't ever install iTunes.
> > So I got everything set up. I hooked the iPod up to my computer's USB
port
> > and just as it should, Windows XP recognizes the iPod as a drive, it's
> > drive g in case anyone is interested. You're supposed to make sure you
can
> > do this before you get started with Anapod Explorer. Ok, so i did that.
i
> > then went and downloaded and installed the newest version of Anapod
> > explorer, I got the trial version and right now I'm glad I did because
as
> > I write this I'm still not able to use it much.
> > They tell you to connect your iPod to the computer via USB.  Then,
you're
> > supposed to go to the system tray and right click on the Anapod manager
> > icon, and choose  the connect iPod shuffle option.  When I do this I get
> > an error message saying that Anapod couldn't find any windows iPods,
even
> > though Windows can see it as a drive. It suggests running the updater
and
> > restoring the iPod to its factory defaults, which i did.
> > Every time I try to access the shuffle in this way I get this error
> > message. I'm wondering if anyone else who uses this software has had a
> > similar error message, and if so, how'd you get around it? also, are
there
> > any other accessible programs for transfering songs to and from your
iPod?
> > I'd really love to actually use the thing I paid so much for.
> >
> >
> > Thanks.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
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RE: Anapod Explorer and the iPod shuffle

[John Gurd]

Hi Chris
> I didn't and in its current state,
won't ever install iTunes. <
You may have to eat your words there. I had problems with the IPod shuffle
and Anopod. I had to install ITunes and initialise my IPod for my PC using
ITunes. Now Anapod works fine.

Regards

John


-Original Message-
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Sent: 25 June 2005 04:33
To: PC audio discussion list.
Subject: Re: Anapod Explorer and the iPod shuffle


Chris,
I have the same trouble. I have been working via e-mail with support. When I
get it working I will let the list know.
Louie
[EMAIL PROTECTED]

- Original Message -
From: "Chris Skarstad" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: 
Sent: Friday, June 24, 2005 4:04 PM
Subject: Anapod Explorer and the iPod shuffle


> Hi folks
> I just recently got myself an iPod shuffle. If you don't know what one of
> these little beauties is, where've ya been?
> check out http://www.ipod.com and go to the iPod shuffle link. Ok with all
> that out of the way, here's the situation. For a while now a lot of people
> have said that the better program to use to transfer songs to your iPod is
> Anapod explorer, located at http://www.anapod.com
> It gives the process of transfering songs a windows explorer type of
> interface, and I'm definitely for that. I didn't and in its current state,
> won't ever install iTunes.
> So I got everything set up. I hooked the iPod up to my computer's USB port
> and just as it should, Windows XP recognizes the iPod as a drive, it's
> drive g in case anyone is interested. You're supposed to make sure you can
> do this before you get started with Anapod Explorer. Ok, so i did that.  i
> then went and downloaded and installed the newest version of Anapod
> explorer, I got the trial version and right now I'm glad I did because as
> I write this I'm still not able to use it much.
> They tell you to connect your iPod to the computer via USB.  Then, you're
> supposed to go to the system tray and right click on the Anapod manager
> icon, and choose  the connect iPod shuffle option.  When I do this I get
> an error message saying that Anapod couldn't find any windows iPods, even
> though Windows can see it as a drive. It suggests running the updater and
> restoring the iPod to its factory defaults, which i did.
> Every time I try to access the shuffle in this way I get this error
> message. I'm wondering if anyone else who uses this software has had a
> similar error message, and if so, how'd you get around it? also, are there
> any other accessible programs for transfering songs to and from your iPod?
> I'd really love to actually use the thing I paid so much for.
>
>
> Thanks.
>
>
>
>
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RE: Winamp Version 5.092 is now Available

[John Gurd]

The other thing they fix but don't tell you about I believe is the ability
to use programs like Total Recorder to record streams from Winamp - in other
words they've foiled it for copyright reasons. I haven't tested this myself,
but I read about it a few weeks ago and have not upgraded for this reason.

John Gurd


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Sent: 28 May 2005 00:28
To: PC Audio
Subject: Winamp Version 5.092 is now Available


Winamp version 5.092 is now available and one place where you can
download it from is at www.whitestick.co.uk/download.html.  Here are
the changes in this version:

* Fixed: Long delay and high cpu on exit with many items in playlist


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Total Recorder Driver

[John Gurd]

I just downloaded Total Recorder 5.1. I was about to install it but one of
the screens gives the option of installing or not installing the Total
Recorder driver and mentions compatibility problems. Does anyone know of
potential compatibility problems with the driver and can it be disabled or
uninstalled easily?

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RE: Delta Sound Card Control Panel

[John Gurd]

The panel is workable with some mousing. There are scripts available but
they work better with earlier versions of the driver. I have the Delta Card
and use the panel with Jaws.

John


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Sent: 10 April 2004 00:54
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Subject: Re: Delta Sound Card Control Panel


Hi Tom,

Likewise I would like to know this too as I am seriously thinking about
buying the 4 10 firewire card.  I haven't seen a response to this posting so
if you've had off-list answeres I would be grateful if you could share them
with me.  I know of another guy in the south of England who is vi and has,
or is going  to buy the same card and I'm going to attempt contact with him
after the Easter vacation.  I don't think he's a member of the pc-audio
list.  If I get any more info on this topic I'll get back to you.

Cheers
Jim McAuslan from sunny Findhorn
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Subject: Delta Sound Card Control Panel


> Does anyone know if the control panel that comes with the
> M-Audio Delta 2496 or 410 is accessible with a screen
> reader?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Tom
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