Re: converting cassettes to MP3's
On 26/01/2015 18:30, Christopher Wright wrote: > Hi all, > Is there a small tape deck that I can use to convert cassettes to MP3's? Yes. I think CPC do them (www.cpc.co.uk, 01772 654455), and possibly Maplin (though I don't like their prices). -- rgds LAurence <><
Radio Player for Mac
Someone asked me recently if I knew a decent radio player for the Mac (like Screamer for Windows which doesn't work on Macs). Since I now nothing about Macs (except the ones that keep the rain off), and people here seem to know everything, what would you reccommend? -- rgds LAurence <><
Re: do any of you still use media player classic to play dvd's?
I no longer have the installation file, but you can download it from http://mpc-hc.org/downloads/ . If you're playing a disc with it, it may be that those functions are prevented by the disc itself; some distributors do this so you have to go through the disc menu rather than the player settings. -- rgds LAurence <><
Re: do any of you still use media player classic to play dvd's?
Yes, often. Gives no trouble at all. When you say "unavailable", do you mean MPC produces that message or that what you select isn't available? Often some options will be greyed out if the function isn't available. I'm using version 1.7.7. -- rgds LAurence <><
Strange connector
Evening all. I'm not completely sure this relates to either PCs or audio, but I suspect there's a fair chance! I have found in a box of junk a lead with two phono (RCA) plugs on one end and on the other a snall squareish plug about the size of a mini USB connector (the type used for cameras ans such). However, it's not one of those, it has a keyway that prevents it fitting. It seems to have eight connectors in two rows. The phono plugs are yellow and white, which suggests video (and mono audio?) but I've nver come across the other end before and can't find any reference to it anywhere. There's a "blob" near one end that might have some electronics in it, but might just be a ferrite ring. Does anyone know what it's for? -- rgds LAurence <><
Re: Future Of The PC Audio List
Google groups is fine for email subscribers. Their web interface is pretty ghastly though; I don't know what it's like to run a group there. As you didn't say, I take it you've alreday dismissed Yahoo groups? If you haven't, do. -- rgds LAurence <><
Re: Future Of The PC Audio List
As long as it remains an email-based system and doesn't require one to visit a web site all the time, I'll be happy where-ever it is. I'd also mention Groups.IO (www.groups.io) as an alternative provider; it's new, and run by an former Yahoo engineer (who left before the current management of Yahoo decided to break everything). -- rgds LAurence <><
Re: portable speaker to replace my soundlink 3?
On 29/11/2014 20:19, André van Deventer wrote: > If you choose these kind of portable systems, would the kind of music that > you listen to make a difference? > > Especially for acoustic music including classical music, the volume of the > sound is not that important but the clarity is? Definitely. While a good system wil sound good regardless, different speakers will have different sounds that may or may not affevt the reproduction ina way you like. It is essential that you listen to the speakers with the type of music you will normally prefer, as well as a general mix. If the shop lets you, take them home for a week or two so you can get used to them - what sounds nice at first coould get wearing after a while. -- rgds LAurence <><
Re: Reinstalled Total Recorder
Ah yes, I've got it now! I see what you mean. I really must drag myself into the digital era! On 22/11/2014 21:59, Dane Trethowan wrote: > yes, perhaps I didn’t make myself clear, Total Recorder will do that > however the pitch doesn’t vary when you use this function unlike a > Tape Recorder, there are ways to vary the pitch of course in Total > Recorder but that’s going down a line of thought I’ve not yet tested > and - as far as I know - doesn’t have anything to do with moving > backwards and forward through a file as we’re discussing here. > > The best thing to compare the features of Total Recorder I’m trying > to explain to is a CD Player, I’m sure you’re all familiar with the > “Cue/Review” functionality of a CD Player, you press “Cue” and you > hear the speed increase of the audio but the pitch stays the same. > -- rgds LAurence <><
Re: Reinstalled Total Recorder
I think we're at cross purposes! Fast wind or scan is not a problem. What I'd like, but can't seem to find, is to play the file _slowly_, maybe one-quarter speed or less, in either direction. Just as I would when using an actual tape recorder, to find the exact edit point. On 19/11/2014 22:57, Dane Trethowan wrote: > In that case why did you ask? You're not just wasting time are you? . > > On 20/11/2014 9:23 AM, Laurence Taylor wrote: >> Fast wind I can do with most things; it's the _slow_ wind I'm after! >> >> >> On 17/11/2014 17:56, Dane Trethowan wrote: >>> A good interjection sir , yes indeed it does though it doesn’t >>> have a”Cue/review” scrubbing type of feature that you might find in >>> say Goldwave, it can however fast-coward and rewind through audio and >>> you hear the audio as you’re going forward or back. >> > > > -- rgds LAurence <><
Re: Reinstalled Total Recorder
Fast wind I can do with most things; it's the _slow_ wind I'm after! On 17/11/2014 17:56, Dane Trethowan wrote: > A good interjection sir , yes indeed it does though it doesn’t > have a”Cue/review” scrubbing type of feature that you might find in > say Goldwave, it can however fast-coward and rewind through audio and > you hear the audio as you’re going forward or back. -- rgds LAurence <><
Re: Reinstalled Total Recorder
Quick question about TR, if I may interject. Does it have the facility to move through a recording at slow speed - what in analogue parlance you might call "rocking the spools"? I'm of the old school of editing - chinagraph pencils and razor blades - and finding just the beginning of a cough, for example, isn't so easy at normal speed. -- rgds LAurence <><
Re: Steamsounds
On 10/11/2014 16:51, Dane Trethowan wrote: > For those of us who like to make and listen to audio recordings, check > this out. > http://www.steamsoundsarchive.com/ Thanks Dane. I knew about Steamsounds, but wasn't aware it was still in operation. -- rgds LAurence <><
Re: Can anyone Listen to Stations Using TapinRadio
On 09/11/2014 22:10, Steve Pattison wrote: > Hi all, > > We've heard from a number of people who are having problems with > TapinRadio crashing. I'm wondering if anyone on the list can > successfully listen to stations on TapinRadio at the moment. I've just installed Tapin (version 1.60.1, Win XP - yes, I know) and find it works fine for playing stations, but a lot of the menu options like Random or Browse don't work - sometimes with an error message ("No sources") and sometimes not. Undecided as to whether I prefer it to Screamer Radio. -- rgds LAurence <><
Re: Bpoweramp Audio CD Ripper etc
On 09/11/2014 19:27, James Scholes wrote: > I always use bottom posting or an inline > reply style when responding to emails on mailing lists so that I can > provide context for everybody reading my message, avoid including the > whole original message and/or thread, and respond in a cogent, > sensible order. Thank you, a thousand times thank you! I'm old enough to remember being taught to read from top to bottom, and with responses following the item being responded to, in order. Seeing replies that don't seem to relate to anything, accompanied by copies of copies of copies of old posts, makes me despair (as well as inducing nasty letters from my ISP about excessive bandwidth consumption). -- rgds LAurence
Re: Wireless speaker info needed
As an aside, does anyone know the transmission format these things use? As in, separate cariers, pilot tone, or whatever? Technical infomation seems impossible to come by. -- rgds LAurence
Re: digitizing cassette tapes question
On 07/10/2014 03:13, Michael Amaro wrote: > Hello Listers, > > What do I need to digitize cassette tapes? I already have a stereo > patch cord. How ever, it's the kind that you plug in the back of > your cable box. It comes with 2 headphone plugs at one end and a > single headphone like plug at the other that you plug in to your > computer. I assume when you say "headphone plugs" you mean RCA/phono plugs? In which case, they will go straight into your cassette player, with the other end going to the PC. If that's not what you mean, you'll need a new lead - your local audio shop will have them. -- rgds LAurence
Re: deleting a file
On 11/09/2014 10:04, Joe Bollard wrote: > friends, i have a pen drive on which there is a file that i cannot delete, > it's an audio file, and when i try to delete it i get the message "cannot > delete file, cannot read from source file or disk" This is uallay due to Windows getting confused; the file has actually been deleted, but for some reason Windows doesn't realise it and still lists it. Of course, if you try to then delete it, it doesn't work, hence the error message. Unmounting the drive, rebooting, and/or delieting it from a command promt should solve it. -- rgds LAurence
Re: Audio players for listening to internet streams
Reference Brian's enquiry, I use Screamer Radio (www.screamer-radio.com). It's small, light of resources, and sits nicely in the system tray so you don't keep falling over it. You can browse its own database or simply add the station's stream URL to the favourites list. It will also record the stream to your hard drive. Yes, it's a bit old (there's a newer version at beta.screamer-radio.com but I prefer the old one) but it works perfectly well so there's really no reason to change it. -- rgds LAurence <>< ...Fife. n. Small shrill instrument that rhymes with wife. ---Taglines by Tagzilla (tagzilla.mozdev.org)
Re: Digital audio questions
On 14/07/2014 05:13, Donald L. Roberts wrote: > I have two small television sets, each of which has what looks like an R > C A jack which is labeled as some sort of audio output. Since it is not > analog, just what type of digital audio is it likely to be? It's quite likely to be analogue audio; I've never seen a TV with digital audio out, and it's even less likely with a portable set. If it is digital out, it will be S/P DIF of whatever format the broadcast is (usually 48k MP2 I think). > On a similar note, what type of digital audio do my mini disc players > use? I know that the recording format is a-track, but is the digital > audio sdif or something else? Probably S/P DIF again. That's what mine is. -- rgds LAurence <>< ...Didn't I meet you in some other hallucination?? ---Taglines by Tagzilla (tagzilla.mozdev.org)
Re: Need help finding an MP3 music track to purchase or download
On 13/07/2014 22:34, Jeff Samco wrote: > I am looking to get an MP3 of a track by "Octopodes," called "Holding > out for a Hero." It is not available on Amazon MP3 nor on eMusic. > I've googled around and not found it elsewhere except on free MP3 > download sites which I'm lyrie of trying. Can anyone suggest another > site where I can purchase or a safe free download site? There's one on Youtube, http://youtu.be/-3sDHqQmH6Q , though the quality isn't the best, and it's also listed by Amazon, though there seemed to be no means of downloading either that track or the album (unless you need their software installed first). -- rgds LAurence <>< ...Discoveries are made by not following instructions. ---Taglines by Tagzilla (tagzilla.mozdev.org)
Re: CDEX Version 1.70 is Now Available
On 06/07/2014 19:03, Alexandra Grünauer wrote: > Just tried downloading it and it said "Page not found." > > Anybody that has had more luck? > No problem here. -- rgds LAurence <>< ...A person is just about as big as the things that make them angry. ---Taglines by Tagzilla (tagzilla.mozdev.org)
Re: Reposting A Question
I got rid of Quicktime simply because it wanted to take over my PC and install itself into everything. There are very few files that actually need QT; I manage happily with Winamp and Mediaplayer Classic (with FFMpeg codec package), with the occasional excursion into VLC if I find something the other two don't like. -- rgds LAurence <>< ...George Orwell was an optimist. ---Taglines by Tagzilla (tagzilla.mozdev.org)
Adobe Audition centre channel extract
This is what used to be called Cool Edit. I am using Audition 1.5 to clean up recording of old 78rpm records. The main process involves the "Centre Channel Extract" function (since most surface noise is out of phase), and it works very well, often needing nothing else to be done. However, the resulting file has a low-level repeated burst of phase distortion, a sort of "meep ... meep ... meep", which can be very distracting. I've tried playing with the settings but nothing seems to help much, likewise filtering doesn't assist as the meeps are too wideband. Any ideas as to what it cold be and whay I could do about it, or is it just something I'll have to put up with? (Up with which I will have to put). It's certainly much better than the frying bacon that was there before! -- rgds LAurence <>< ...Jesus saves - but Joseph scores on the rebound ---Taglines by Tagzilla (tagzilla.mozdev.org)
Re: IPVanish.com VPN client for broadcasts
On 27/06/2014 05:17, Jamie Kelly wrote: > Getting: This site was categorized in: Proxy/Anonymizer > Why would I be blocked from this page? Sounds like you've got some sort of blocking software in use. They block access to any VPNs, anonymisers, and the lie that they're aware of. If you're at work, companies often use this type of programme to sto[p their staff downloading what they ought not (or wasting time when they're supposed to be working!). Try https://www.ipvanish.com/ (note HTTPS); this is a secure connection which the blockers often pass through. -- rgds LAurence <>< ...Why isn't phonetically spelled that way? ---Taglines by Tagzilla (tagzilla.mozdev.org)
Re: Connecting External FM Antenna To Tuner
On 12/06/2014 05:08, Dane Trethowan wrote: > This tuner has antenna connecters that look like oversized RCA > sockets as opposed to the standard F Connector or TV antenna > type connectors, I know the adapters are around to convert one > type to another, mine broke, I need to get another so does > anyone know the name of the connector type I've described on > the back of my tuner so I know what to order from my local > electronics store? Stange Japanese (probably Yamaha unique) connector. According to a post on another forum, they originally came with their own adaptors. You might get away with a push-on F connector (bent about a bit) if the centre pin is the right size. If all else fails, take the sockets out and replace them with something more usable. -- rgds LAurence <>< ...What's another word for "thesaurus"? ---Taglines by Tagzilla (tagzilla.mozdev.org)
Re: 60 cycle hum/noise interference
On 09/06/2014 14:33, Dean Masters wrote: > I had the same problem when I ran a line from the headphone output on the TV > to my PC. I dindn't know which of those things to get on Amazon but I knew > that with Comcast they don't ground their lines correctly and that is where > the hum comes from. If you've got cable, make sure the cable company fitted an isolated outlet. They should do anyway, but if you haven't got one ask them to fit one. -- rgds LAurence <>< ...Is that seat saved? No, but we're praying for it. ---Taglines by Tagzilla (tagzilla.mozdev.org)
Re: Question?
"Gary Wood" wrote: > I'm planning to get a new TV. Some people say that Samsung is good, but > Samsung makes Android smart phones. I plan on getting an IPhone. If > anybody has one, will the IPHone work with that TV" I question it, because > of the fact that Samsung makes an Android smart phone. Maybe it's just me, but having a television that works with my mobile phone, or vice versa, doesn't bother me in the slightest. I know modern stuff is made so everything will do the job of everything else, and my washing machine will feed the cat if I want it to, but since my TV lives in the front room and is used when I want to sit down in the comfy chair and enjoy a good film or whatever, and my phone lives in my coat pocket and is only used for talking to people - and only turned on when I go out - using the one to work the other seems of somewhat limited value. Am I just strange? To answer the question, for a new set I like Panasonic or perhaps LG (Panasonic just has the edge on quality I think, particularly with a larger screen). My current set is an old Sony Profeel (Trinitron tube), and is still giving excellent results after more than 30 years! -- rgds LAurence <>< ...The longer the title, the less important the job. ---Taglines by Tagzilla (tagzilla.mozdev.org)
Re: Question about burning music from livedownloads.com to an audio CD
On 04/06/2014 16:00, Alexandra Grünauer wrote: > The flac files I bought from livedownloads.com, though when burnt to a CD, > aren't seemless. although the gap is hardly audible, it's there. > > Since the music I bought is live music, I find that rather annoying. > Although I didn't think it would help, I converted the files to wav - and it > didn't do the trick either. It sounds like something that was done in the recording or digitising process. If the gap is in the file as supplied to you, the only solution is to open it with an audio editor (Audacity is free and works, others are better and more expensive) and cut out the silent portion. -- rgds LAurence <>< ...Been there, done that, got the mouse mat. ---Taglines by Tagzilla (tagzilla.mozdev.org)
Re: lossless wireless streaming of music
On 03/06/2014 09:10, André van Deventer wrote: > > I’m perhaps considering streaming music from my computer to my > hifi system in another room. At present I have a too long > cable doing the same but I am picking up a slight hum on the > system. Possibly poor quality cable, or it's too close to a mains cable. > I have a wireless adaptor on my computer. Could I use it to > do this or do I need something else on the computer side. > Then of course at the the wifi side you would need some kind > of DAC wireless capability? The existing wireless adaptor on the PC will be fine, but you will need something similar at the Amplifier end. If you have the space for it, a small laptop would probably be the easiest solution; you can then "share" the music folder on the main PC and just browse to it on the laptop in the same way. The laptop's headphone socket will feed your hifi nicely. Option two is to use something like an "internet radio", but this will need extra "sending" software on your PC - and not all internet radios will work in this type of setup. > > Sound quality is very important to me so I am wondering > whether it is possible to stream music wirelessly in lossless > format? In other words is the quality the same as using a > direct cable connection? If you use the first method, it will be exactly the same; the limiting factors will be the player software (which can be the same as what you're using) and the audio circuitry in the laptop. For the second, the quality will depend on how you set up the system, but there should be no problem using the highest quality setting. Again, the main limiter will be the reproduction of the receiver. -- rgds LAurence <>< ..."Bother" said Pooh, as he wiped his flash BIOS. ---Taglines by Tagzilla (tagzilla.mozdev.org)
Re: here is a question
On 31/05/2014 11:46, brian parker wrote: > hi list, i am putting some audio books on to a memory stick. the > problem is, that other books when i add them, instead of taking their > place alphabetically, tag on to the bottom of the list. that is after > the last book, which starts with a w. any ideas. brian. That's just a quirk of Windows. If you leave the window open, any new files go to the bottom of the list. Next time you open it, they will be in whichever order you select. Neither of which might be the files' physical position, but there's not much you can do about that (and usually won't need to). -- rgds LAurence <>< ...Is it necessary to have a destination, or just a destiny? ---Taglines by Tagzilla (tagzilla.mozdev.org)
Re: listen to music in surrround sound
I love surround for films where you've got things happening all around you (the battle scenes in Star Wars for example), but for music I find it a bit pointless; I don't go to a concert and sit on the stage. For general listening I stick with stereo. On the other hand, listen in mono and it sounds good where-ever you are in the room! :-) -- rgds LAurence <>< ...A book worth banning is a book worth reading ---Taglines by Tagzilla (tagzilla.mozdev.org)
Re: bulk extention converter
On 28/04/2014 11:21, Robert Doc Wright wrote: > Has anyone run across a windows software that will allow me to point to a > folder of m4a files and change the a to r, b or v? I am working on a folder > of mp3 tones that total 8000 files. Converting to m4a isn't a problem. Its > having to manually change each .m4a to .m4r that has me shaking! ARe you talking about simply changing the extension rather than the format of the file? If that's all you need to do, DOS is your friend here! Open a command window, navigate to the folder your files are in, and type REN *.M4A *.M4R Hit RETURN and it's done. If this is the sort of thing you're likely to do often, there is an XP Powertoy which adds the command prompt to the right-click menu. Windows Vista, 7 and 8 have this built in, just shift-right-click on (or in) the folder. -- rgds LAurence <>< ...Be nice to your kids. They'll choose your nursing home. ---Taglines by Tagzilla (tagzilla.mozdev.org)
Re: Article: Why Did WABC Have Such a Great Signal?
On 25/04/2014 22:22, Steve Matzura wrote: > That damn thing was so strong, our radio instructor told a story of a > guy who built flashlights which could be WABC-powered. How's that > possible, you may ask? A simple diode circuit to turn radio frequency > energy into low-level current to power a flashlight bulb if you're > close enough to the transmitter. There are several, possibly apocryphal, reports of people using power extracted from high-power transmitters to provide free electricity, and being prosecuted for doing so (the offence of "Theft of Electricity" is genuine, though usually used in cases where people have bypassed their meter or used an outlet belonging to someone else); see for example http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/3336114/Over-to-you-Mythical-electricity.html or http://tinyurl.com/yetwu7k . Whether one could extract sufficient power to work filament lamps or other equipment is dubious, but it is certainly possible to use RF fields to power flourescent tubes. -- rgds LAurence <>< ...Node: Was aware of. The past tense of "know." ---Taglines by Tagzilla (tagzilla.mozdev.org)
Re: Stereo AM
On 06/04/2014 13:28, Colin Howard wrote: > Greetings, > > I have absolutely no idea what system is being used in the files, DropBox > link for which is below, all I can tell you it in the UK A.M stereo has > never taken off, I am unaware what, if any serious experiments have been > carried out over here. Only one; in the 1980s Radio Orwell carried stereo programmes on its MW transmitter at Foxhall Heath on 255m, using the Motorola C-QUAM system. Nothing came of the experiment; I seem to remember that there were problems of interference as the stereo signal was wider than normal. -- rgds LAurence <>< ...Keyboard not found, think "F1" to continue. ---Taglines by Tagzilla (tagzilla.mozdev.org)
Re: Question about Headphones
I've lost track of who originally asked this, sorry. For headphones with separate controls for each channel, you could do a lot worse than the Sennheiser HD65, currently about £42 from Amazon (or $63 for Leftpondians). Otherwise, your local friendly TV repair shop should be able to construct a control box to use with your existing phones for very little time and money. -- rgds LAurence <>< ...All that is gold does not glitter; all that wanders is not lost. ---Taglines by Tagzilla (tagzilla.mozdev.org)
Re: Hum from Cable
If removing the TV cable cures the hum, then that's the cause of the problem. Ask the cable company for an isolated outlet, or you can buy a suitable unit from your local TV dealer. What's happening is that you have a voltage difference between the incoming cable (which is earthed at the cable company's junction box in the street), and your local system. The current flowing from the one to the other is what causes the hum. The isolated outlet stops the current flowing. Incedentally, I used to do A/V installations and a large bugbear was unislated cable boxes, not only because of the hum, but in bad cases you could get a nasty belt if you happened to touch the feeder and the socket at the same time! -- rgds LAurence <>< ...What matters is not the length of the wand, but the magic in the stick ---Taglines by Tagzilla (tagzilla.mozdev.org)
Re: Hum from Cable
On 19/03/2014 01:52, Dean Masters wrote: > I am wanting to run a patch cord from the headphone jack on my TV to my PC > to record some shows but there is a hum. I have Comcast cable. This sounds like an earth loop of some kind. The first thing to check is whether the cable outlet is isolated - it should be. Do you use a cable box or does the cable go straight into the TV? If you have a box, check if you still get the hum with it disconnected. If not, that's the cause of the problem and the isolated outlet will cure it. If you still get hum without the TV cable connected there are other things to check; is the TV connected to anything else? Do you have an outside aerial as well, or a satellite receiver? If the TV is fitted with a two-pin mains plug, is it the right way round? Try reversing it in the socket. I'd plump for the cable outlet first, though, it's a very common problem. -- rgds LAurence <>< ...Life is what happens to you while you are making other plans. ---Taglines by Tagzilla (tagzilla.mozdev.org)
Re: connecting a deJay turntable to a computer?
On 01/03/2014 06:57, adam morris wrote: > Hi all, > > I have a turntable that was given to me years ago. > It has hard wired RCA leads. > I have connected them to the line in of my soundcard but don't get any > usable sound. > All the volumes etc. are set properly because other devices connected work. It sounds like your turntable is equipped with a magnetic cartridge; these are very low output and will need a booster to work with your soundcard. It seems that neither Amazon AU nor Dick Smith do them; Amazon US and UK do, or you may find one in a local hifi shop. -- rgds LAurence <>< ...'Plan to be spontaneous tomorrow.' ---Taglines by Tagzilla (tagzilla.mozdev.org)
Re: A free AAC recording software solution?
On 27/02/2014 05:26, Vítek wrote: > > First off the last change in Screamer database was made in February 2012 so > two years ago see > http://www.screamer-radio.com/directory/ > so I wonder if anyone uses this software when they don't absolutely care > about that unlike RadioSure tune.in or Tapin-radio's database. I've never bothered with the directory. There's far too much that's of no interest to me and it takes too long to hunt through. I know what I want to listen to, so I usually just get the details from the ststion's web site. > Second you can record AAC+ format checking that in > menu/setting/options/recording tab in the dropdown list of formats. I haven't got that on mine. Is that in the new Beta? -- rgds LAurence <>< ...Borger King: Have it our way. Your way is irrelevant. ---Taglines by Tagzilla (tagzilla.mozdev.org)
Re: radio five live
On 26/02/2014 11:19, Joe Bollard wrote: > whenever i go to the bbc radio five live website for commentary i get a > message saying something like "due to contractual situations we are not > permitted to transmit the present programme" so i'm back to listening to > steam radio on the A.M band, fading in and out, am i missing something here, > is there a way i can listen to commentaries from five live on my laptop You will need a to find a proxy server in the UK; this fools the BBC servers into thinking you're there. If you have satellite, then Radio 5 is carried Free to Air at 28E (same as Sky etc). -- rgds LAurence <>< ...iT's HARd to tYpe wHiLE holdINf a Cat! ---Taglines by Tagzilla (tagzilla.mozdev.org)
Re: A free AAC recording software solution?
On 26/02/2014 06:10, Alexandra Grünauer wrote: > That's interesting. I never found an option which let's you record AAC. > > How do you do that and what version do you use? Unfortunately, it isn't > updated anymore, is it? > Screamer? My one is Version 0.4.4, though I understand a new one is on its way. Not that I've ever found this wanting. -- rgds LAurence <>< ...Fashion: There'll be little change in men's pockets this year. ---Taglines by Tagzilla (tagzilla.mozdev.org)
Re: Looks like it works!
On 26/02/2014 00:37, Larry Higgins wrote: > Hello again Laurence, and looks like it works. Now if I could really > push things and be able to schedule like TR. But hey, it's free. Never needed to take anything online as a timed operation (I tend to use the BBC's "Listen Again" facility); if I had to, I think I'd use a tape machine and a time switch! > I don't guess Screamer would actually record from Web based players, > or will it? Something like Soundcloud, you mean? No, at least not without a lot of messing about. If you can find the actual stream address, then Screamer will happily grab it and record it, but you might be better off just using Audicity or something. > I do like how it converts these AAC streams to mp3, that > is just so cool. I couldn't dare beg for more. > > Thanks very much for your recommendation, You're very welcome. -- rgds LAurence <>< ...Forcast for sea conditions today: Wet. ---Taglines by Tagzilla (tagzilla.mozdev.org)
Re: A free AAC recording software solution?
On 25/02/2014 19:03, Larry Higgins wrote: > Hey Listers, > > I am some what shamefully looking for a freeware recording decoder > for AAC Internet audio streams. Hopefully this will be a temporary > solution until I can afford to buy a full blown application. I use Screamer Radio for this; it works happily with AAC and will record the stream direct or convert it to a different bit rate. It also sits happily in the system tray rather than taking up space on your desktop. It has its own station directory, or you can add your own if it hasn't got what you want. See http://www.screamer-radio.com/ . -- rgds LAurence <>< ...I didn't know it was impossible when I did it ---Taglines by Tagzilla (tagzilla.mozdev.org)
Re: DVD Ripping Software Info Wanted
I use DVD Shrink; it's old, but rarely fails. Allows you to only pick parts of the disc (like the main film but miss out the trailer, for example) and choose things like which subtitle or audio track/s you want. ALso, as the name suggests, will if needed compress the video so it will fit on a standard writable disc. See http://www.dvdshrink.org/ . -- rgds LAurence <>< ...Useless Invention: Flavoured suppositories. ---Taglines by Tagzilla (tagzilla.mozdev.org)
Re: Creating a playlist in Winamp
On 03/02/2014 18:43, Donald L. Roberts wrote: > My memory is shot. Please tell me step by step how to create a playlist > in Winamp. I have 16 mp3 files all in the same directory which I want > to play sequentially in a playlist. These files are numbered > sequentially. Thanks to anyone who refreshes my memory. > Incredibly easy, only one step is needed. Once all your desired tracks are queued, just hit Control-S, and enter your desired playlist name. Hit save and there's your M3U file. -- rgds LAurence <>< ...This tagline is SHAREWARE! To register, send me $10 ---Taglines by Tagzilla (tagzilla.mozdev.org)