Re: Digital Jukebox
Hi, the best thing maybe is to download the laim encoder and use it in a program like goldwave or total recorder and then convert those files to the spex of the laim encoder as that should work with that program. MarvelSoft is not very good with their design and to keep pushing out better updates. Laim is one of the best encoders. You can get it from www.codecs.com On 11/06/2013, Peter Russillo plrussi...@comcast.net wrote: Hi list. I'm using Windows Vista Home Premium on my machine and the program Digital Jukebox from Marvelsoft and found something strange: I have several MP3 files I purchased from CD Baby. These play just fine using Winamp or the media player on System Access Mobile network; however, when I use Digital Jukebox and try these same MP3 files I get an error message that goes something like: There was a problem; failed to initialize MCI ... I couldn't copy that error message to show you, but when I asked Marvelsoft about this, I was told some MP3 files use a different codec than others. (there are a lot of these kinds of files that work fine with Digital Jukebox. What is this MCI business, and how can I find what codec an MP3 file uses? I'd like to be able to use Digital Jukebox with these files; is there a workaround to this? Thanks for any help you can give me. Peter Russillo To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org
Digital Jukebox
Hi list. I'm using Windows Vista Home Premium on my machine and the program Digital Jukebox from Marvelsoft and found something strange: I have several MP3 files I purchased from CD Baby. These play just fine using Winamp or the media player on System Access Mobile network; however, when I use Digital Jukebox and try these same MP3 files I get an error message that goes something like: There was a problem; failed to initialize MCI ... I couldn't copy that error message to show you, but when I asked Marvelsoft about this, I was told some MP3 files use a different codec than others. (there are a lot of these kinds of files that work fine with Digital Jukebox. What is this MCI business, and how can I find what codec an MP3 file uses? I'd like to be able to use Digital Jukebox with these files; is there a workaround to this? Thanks for any help you can give me. Peter Russillo To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org
Re: digital Jukebox
Hi, I don't no of any podcast, but I had too of their packages and I will never get anything from them again. They don't want to reset my licens, so if you buy it, be aware you must have a good working pc wich you will never format as you might struggle to get a new reset again. Their stuff is generally easy to use, but it get far to little updates and they never listen to their customers. I hate them rite now. Goodluck. On 23/03/2013, Peter Russillo plrussi...@comcast.net wrote: Hi list. I'm curious if anyone here uses Digital Jukebox from Marvelsoft; is it easy to use, and is there a podcast with a demo of the software? Thanks. Peter Russillo To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org
digital Jukebox
Hi list. I'm curious if anyone here uses Digital Jukebox from Marvelsoft; is it easy to use, and is there a podcast with a demo of the software? Thanks. Peter Russillo To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org
Marvelsoft Digital Jukebox
I have read about this product in the archives of this list posted in 2009. And I don't think I want to go this rout, but before I give up Is there any updates to the product or could you suggest another software that would be easier for some one with very little computer skills to use? She is blind has don't have quite enough vision to read the screen, so self voicing or working with window-eyes would be great. Main use would be to listen to music and the ability to copy it to a mp3 player or burn cd. Thanks. To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org
Review and Demonstration of Marvelsoft digital Jukebox
I don't own this product but you can listen to a demonstration and review of the Marvelsoft Digital Jukebox recently discussed on this list at http://www.accessible-devices.com/TalkingJukeBox.mp3. I hope this helps. Regards Steve Email: s...@internode.on.net MSN Messenger: internetuser...@hotmail.com Skype: steve1963 To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org
Re: Marvelsoft Digital Jukebox , Not ready for prime time
it sounds to me that they want you to make a playlist and play everything from different playlists from different directories. what would happen if you try to play an *.m3u or *pls file in the player. - Original Message - From: Tim Smith vip100...@yahoo.com To: pc-audio@pc-audio.org Sent: Friday, March 06, 2009 9:51 AM Subject: Re: Marvelsoft Digital Jukebox , Not ready for prime time Larry: You asked about having your music in several places. As far as I can tell you can only have one top level directory at a time. You have to go into optons if you want something on a different hard drive. This is one of my main problems with the product. I thought I could possibly trick it by putting in a shortcut to a differnt drive put the prouct does not display the shortcuts. Someone else said the product is for the beginner. Well I m far from a beginner in using PC, but that does not mean I don't want something that is basic and simple. My problem with all the jukebox software I have seen is it has way to many bells and wistles for me to navigate through as a visually impaired user. I have all my music arranged the way I want, all I need is a simple display of my music file and a abiity to easly select and play them. No graphic equalizer, no various ways to sort, no way to rate the songs, i.e. not microsoft mediaplayer. Mediamonkey is a bit better than MS product but still way to much stuff on the screen. I found a open source that works great on my MP3 player but they (as far as I know) don't have a release that runs direct on a PC. It is the open source Rockbox project an is great for the MP3 player and it has some basic voice output to read directories but I do ot use that since it also has a way to customize the display for low vision users. Oh and Larry on the topic of the annoying self proclaimed audio banner, yes I would like to remove it also. Perhaps if you call their help list they can help? I have not had much luck there. Finally, yes the help system in Marvelsoft's Digital Jukebox is just useless. Sorry don't know how much help I will be in using the Marvelsoft's Digital Jukebox I basically figureit is a waisted 50 bucks. I just plan on using the very basic in it to play my music. Everything else like ripping CDs I use Mediamonkey ' To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org
Re: Marvelsoft Digital Jukebox , Not ready for prime time
Larry: You asked about having your music in several places. As far as I can tell you can only have one top level directory at a time. You have to go into optons if you want something on a different hard drive. This is one of my main problems with the product. I thought I could possibly trick it by putting in a shortcut to a differnt drive put the prouct does not display the shortcuts. Someone else said the product is for the beginner. Well I m far from a beginner in using PC, but that does not mean I don't want something that is basic and simple. My problem with all the jukebox software I have seen is it has way to many bells and wistles for me to navigate through as a visually impaired user. I have all my music arranged the way I want, all I need is a simple display of my music file and a abiity to easly select and play them. No graphic equalizer, no various ways to sort, no way to rate the songs, i.e. not microsoft mediaplayer. Mediamonkey is a bit better than MS product but still way to much stuff on the screen. I found a open source that works great on my MP3 player but they (as far as I know) don't have a release that runs direct on a PC. It is the open source Rockbox project an is great for the MP3 player and it has some basic voice output to read directories but I do ot use that since it also has a way to customize the display for low vision users. Oh and Larry on the topic of the annoying self proclaimed audio banner, yes I would like to remove it also. Perhaps if you call their help list they can help? I have not had much luck there. Finally, yes the help system in Marvelsoft's Digital Jukebox is just useless. Sorry don't know how much help I will be in using the Marvelsoft's Digital Jukebox I basically figureit is a waisted 50 bucks. I just plan on using the very basic in it to play my music. Everything else like ripping CDs I use Mediamonkey ' To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org
Marvelsoft Digital Jukebox , Not ready for prime time
I saw a product mentioned on this list called Marvelsoft Digital Jukebox which is suppose to be a PC based talking jukebox designed for the blind and visually impaired. I have had Marvelsoft's Digital Jukebox for a week now and quite frankly my opinion is it is not ready for prime time. As a partial sighted user the Graphical User Interface (GUI) is extremely annoying. The GUI is implemented with a crippled windows display. All standard window decorations have been removed. No top window bar with iconify, resize, minimize, maximize, close. Which would not be a problem except for the window clips the content and there is no way to scroll. You have to go into the applications options and play with text and box sizes until you get it to fit in the fixed window. One navigates within the application primarily with the 4 directional keys which would be great except the display does not track the direction keys. If you key past the end of the window display the contents does not scroll up, you do hear what you can not see which is a help once you realize what it is doing. Also, the 4 direction arrows will not take you to some of the items on the screen. Most notable back is not reachable with the arrow keys, you either have to mouse over it and click or use the backspace key. Once you know this it is useable but why the arrow buttons dont just proceed to the back button as it does with ok and cancel and every thing else is not intuitive. It appears that this product, although marketed to the blind and visually impaired, is primarily intend for the totally blind. My problems started when I was looking for the licence key. The verbal directions say the key is on a yellow card in the box. I could not find the card in the box with the key. However, I called and was able to get the key over the phone. It turns out the key is on a Braille and raised text card taped to the outside of the box with no visible text printing at all. I thought it was just their logo on the box. Also, there is no label at all on the product CD so the first thing I did was print a label for it so it would not get lost. If one is totally blind perhaps this product is more useful since one might not be use to the GUI standards supplied in most applications. But any user will find the setting of options annoying, since one constantly has to restart from the top of the option menu for each change. That is you can not step back in the menu tree once you start down a branch. Also one can not navigate in the standard way through My Computer. It is to complicated to say how you have to do it, lets just say you can not select My Computer and then the location you want. If your music is spread across multiple drives and you want to keep it that way it will get real annoying. When I purchased the product I was told they did not have a demo version. Turns out the product will run in demo mode but they just will not give it to you until you buy it. I STRONGLY recommend one get the demo version first or don't buy it. The demo runs for 5 minutes at a time. I sincerely wish I could recommend this product, since there is so little good inexpensive software designed for the blind and visually impaired. Marvelsoft's Digital Jukebox has great potential but it is not there yet, maybe when version 2.0 comes some of the comments above will be addressed. To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org
Re: Marvelsoft Digital Jukebox , Not ready for prime time
this is the first I have heard of this program. what advantage is this program supposed to have over something like Winamp? - Original Message - From: Larry vinyl...@distributel.net To: PC Audio Discussion List pc-audio@pc-audio.org Sent: Thursday, March 05, 2009 2:35 PM Subject: Re: Marvelsoft Digital Jukebox , Not ready for prime time As a blind purchaser of this software, I would have to agree with everything that you said Tim, at least to the extent of that which can be perceived by a totally blind user. First there's this annoying proclamation issued each time the program is launched which shouts at the user declaring itself to be the future of audio! Is this truly necessary? If this is the future, then I am not optomystic. Since I spent money on this package, I have tried to get to know it a bit, but our relationship has been uneasy at best. It seems that the user is required to learn a different method of doing most of the tasks for which the software was designed. I had perceived it as giving voice to tasks that could be cumbersome in other applications. And while there is indeed voice, I find myself mystified as to how to perform tasks which I take for granted in other applications. Then there's the help feature which I really don't find to be all that helpful. For the most part, the user is on his or her own when trying to figure things out. And, since the developers have chosen alternative means for doing most everything, this is particularly annoying. However, Tim, since you are also an owner of this program, perhaps you can help me out with the answers to a couple of questions. First, since my music is on multiple drives and in a variety of folders, just how does one move about between drives and folders? Secondly, when I try to ad given songs to a given play list, the software insists on creating a second play list with the first play list's name and dumping the songs in that second play list. So, how does one add to a play list? One other interesting thing that I noticed... the program does include an element which allows the user to list radio stations and their urls, serving as a kind of self built radio station database. I've noticed that when adding a link, say from the Bill Sparks site, I have to add the link which Bill labels Listen live with your pda/smart phone or stand alone player., as the standard listen link will not work in this jukebox. I guess it is to be perceived as a standalone player. My comments here represent only my views, but, like Tim, I would recommend that, before purchasing this product, you might want to get hold of a demo version in order to make sure that it meets your needs. Larry To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org
Re: Marvelsoft Digital Jukebox , Not ready for prime time
As a blind purchaser of this software, I would have to agree with everything that you said Tim, at least to the extent of that which can be perceived by a totally blind user. First there's this annoying proclamation issued each time the program is launched which shouts at the user declaring itself to be the future of audio! Is this truly necessary? If this is the future, then I am not optomystic. Since I spent money on this package, I have tried to get to know it a bit, but our relationship has been uneasy at best. It seems that the user is required to learn a different method of doing most of the tasks for which the software was designed. I had perceived it as giving voice to tasks that could be cumbersome in other applications. And while there is indeed voice, I find myself mystified as to how to perform tasks which I take for granted in other applications. Then there's the help feature which I really don't find to be all that helpful. For the most part, the user is on his or her own when trying to figure things out. And, since the developers have chosen alternative means for doing most everything, this is particularly annoying. However, Tim, since you are also an owner of this program, perhaps you can help me out with the answers to a couple of questions. First, since my music is on multiple drives and in a variety of folders, just how does one move about between drives and folders? Secondly, when I try to ad given songs to a given play list, the software insists on creating a second play list with the first play list's name and dumping the songs in that second play list. So, how does one add to a play list? One other interesting thing that I noticed... the program does include an element which allows the user to list radio stations and their urls, serving as a kind of self built radio station database. I've noticed that when adding a link, say from the Bill Sparks site, I have to add the link which Bill labels Listen live with your pda/smart phone or stand alone player., as the standard listen link will not work in this jukebox. I guess it is to be perceived as a standalone player. My comments here represent only my views, but, like Tim, I would recommend that, before purchasing this product, you might want to get hold of a demo version in order to make sure that it meets your needs. Larry To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org
Re: Marvelsoft Digital Jukebox , Not ready for prime time
I looked at the product and figure it isn't worth the $50.00 they want for what it is supposed to do. go to http://www.marvelsoft.com and you will find all the software they sell. - Original Message - From: Larry vinyl...@distributel.net To: PC Audio Discussion List pc-audio@pc-audio.org Sent: Thursday, March 05, 2009 3:00 PM Subject: Re: Marvelsoft Digital Jukebox , Not ready for prime time They are marketing it as a jukebox in which every single aspect of the program is spoken. No libraries that only sort of work etc. The program can also be used either with or without a screen reader as it comes equipped with its own speech output. I was and am still hoping to use it to help in more easily cataloging my CD collection which I am now in the process of digitizing. It is said that the program will work well with all MP3 players with the exception of the iPod. Larry Larry Naessens Vinylguy Café ...a burn above the rest At Vinylguy Café, we turn old records and tapes into brand new CDs that you can listen to for a lifetime. Visit us at www.vinylguycafe.com. We welcome all of your enquiries by Skype or email. Before sending us your media, please contact us for important shipping instructions. Email: vinylguyc...@gmail.com SkypeMe: Vinylguy45 - Original Message - From: Gary Schindler garys5...@comcast.net To: PC Audio Discussion List pc-audio@pc-audio.org Sent: Thursday, March 05, 2009 2:49 PM Subject: Re: Marvelsoft Digital Jukebox , Not ready for prime time this is the first I have heard of this program. what advantage is this program supposed to have over something like Winamp? - Original Message - From: Larry vinyl...@distributel.net To: PC Audio Discussion List pc-audio@pc-audio.org Sent: Thursday, March 05, 2009 2:35 PM Subject: Re: Marvelsoft Digital Jukebox , Not ready for prime time As a blind purchaser of this software, I would have to agree with everything that you said Tim, at least to the extent of that which can be perceived by a totally blind user. First there's this annoying proclamation issued each time the program is launched which shouts at the user declaring itself to be the future of audio! Is this truly necessary? If this is the future, then I am not optomystic. Since I spent money on this package, I have tried to get to know it a bit, but our relationship has been uneasy at best. It seems that the user is required to learn a different method of doing most of the tasks for which the software was designed. I had perceived it as giving voice to tasks that could be cumbersome in other applications. And while there is indeed voice, I find myself mystified as to how to perform tasks which I take for granted in other applications. Then there's the help feature which I really don't find to be all that helpful. For the most part, the user is on his or her own when trying to figure things out. And, since the developers have chosen alternative means for doing most everything, this is particularly annoying. However, Tim, since you are also an owner of this program, perhaps you can help me out with the answers to a couple of questions. First, since my music is on multiple drives and in a variety of folders, just how does one move about between drives and folders? Secondly, when I try to ad given songs to a given play list, the software insists on creating a second play list with the first play list's name and dumping the songs in that second play list. So, how does one add to a play list? One other interesting thing that I noticed... the program does include an element which allows the user to list radio stations and their urls, serving as a kind of self built radio station database. I've noticed that when adding a link, say from the Bill Sparks site, I have to add the link which Bill labels Listen live with your pda/smart phone or stand alone player., as the standard listen link will not work in this jukebox. I guess it is to be perceived as a standalone player. My comments here represent only my views, but, like Tim, I would recommend that, before purchasing this product, you might want to get hold of a demo version in order to make sure that it meets your needs. Larry To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org
Re: Marvelsoft Digital Jukebox , Not ready for prime time
They are marketing it as a jukebox in which every single aspect of the program is spoken. No libraries that only sort of work etc. The program can also be used either with or without a screen reader as it comes equipped with its own speech output. I was and am still hoping to use it to help in more easily cataloging my CD collection which I am now in the process of digitizing. It is said that the program will work well with all MP3 players with the exception of the iPod. Larry Larry Naessens Vinylguy Café ...a burn above the rest At Vinylguy Café, we turn old records and tapes into brand new CDs that you can listen to for a lifetime. Visit us at www.vinylguycafe.com. We welcome all of your enquiries by Skype or email. Before sending us your media, please contact us for important shipping instructions. Email: vinylguyc...@gmail.com SkypeMe: Vinylguy45 - Original Message - From: Gary Schindler garys5...@comcast.net To: PC Audio Discussion List pc-audio@pc-audio.org Sent: Thursday, March 05, 2009 2:49 PM Subject: Re: Marvelsoft Digital Jukebox , Not ready for prime time this is the first I have heard of this program. what advantage is this program supposed to have over something like Winamp? - Original Message - From: Larry vinyl...@distributel.net To: PC Audio Discussion List pc-audio@pc-audio.org Sent: Thursday, March 05, 2009 2:35 PM Subject: Re: Marvelsoft Digital Jukebox , Not ready for prime time As a blind purchaser of this software, I would have to agree with everything that you said Tim, at least to the extent of that which can be perceived by a totally blind user. First there's this annoying proclamation issued each time the program is launched which shouts at the user declaring itself to be the future of audio! Is this truly necessary? If this is the future, then I am not optomystic. Since I spent money on this package, I have tried to get to know it a bit, but our relationship has been uneasy at best. It seems that the user is required to learn a different method of doing most of the tasks for which the software was designed. I had perceived it as giving voice to tasks that could be cumbersome in other applications. And while there is indeed voice, I find myself mystified as to how to perform tasks which I take for granted in other applications. Then there's the help feature which I really don't find to be all that helpful. For the most part, the user is on his or her own when trying to figure things out. And, since the developers have chosen alternative means for doing most everything, this is particularly annoying. However, Tim, since you are also an owner of this program, perhaps you can help me out with the answers to a couple of questions. First, since my music is on multiple drives and in a variety of folders, just how does one move about between drives and folders? Secondly, when I try to ad given songs to a given play list, the software insists on creating a second play list with the first play list's name and dumping the songs in that second play list. So, how does one add to a play list? One other interesting thing that I noticed... the program does include an element which allows the user to list radio stations and their urls, serving as a kind of self built radio station database. I've noticed that when adding a link, say from the Bill Sparks site, I have to add the link which Bill labels Listen live with your pda/smart phone or stand alone player., as the standard listen link will not work in this jukebox. I guess it is to be perceived as a standalone player. My comments here represent only my views, but, like Tim, I would recommend that, before purchasing this product, you might want to get hold of a demo version in order to make sure that it meets your needs. Larry To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org
RE: Marvelsoft Digital Jukebox , Not ready for prime time
What is the URL for the product? Do you have any other contact info for them? Thanks, /David -Original Message- From: pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Tim Smith Sent: Thursday, March 05, 2009 10:52 AM To: pc-audio@pc-audio.org Subject: Marvelsoft Digital Jukebox , Not ready for prime time I saw a product mentioned on this list called Marvelsoft Digital Jukebox which is suppose to be a PC based talking jukebox designed for the blind and visually impaired. I have had Marvelsoft's Digital Jukebox for a week now and quite frankly my opinion is it is not ready for prime time. As a partial sighted user the Graphical User Interface (GUI) is extremely annoying. The GUI is implemented with a crippled windows display. All standard window decorations have been removed. No top window bar with iconify, resize, minimize, maximize, close. Which would not be a problem except for the window clips the content and there is no way to scroll. You have to go into the applications options and play with text and box sizes until you get it to fit in the fixed window. One navigates within the application primarily with the 4 directional keys which would be great except the display does not track the direction keys. If you key past the end of the window display the contents does not scroll up, you do hear what you can not see which is a help once you realize what it is doing. Also, the 4 direction arrows will not take you to some of the items on the screen. Most notable back is not reachable with the arrow keys, you either have to mouse over it and click or use the backspace key. Once you know this it is useable but why the arrow buttons dont just proceed to the back button as it does with ok and cancel and every thing else is not intuitive. It appears that this product, although marketed to the blind and visually impaired, is primarily intend for the totally blind. My problems started when I was looking for the licence key. The verbal directions say the key is on a yellow card in the box. I could not find the card in the box with the key. However, I called and was able to get the key over the phone. It turns out the key is on a Braille and raised text card taped to the outside of the box with no visible text printing at all. I thought it was just their logo on the box. Also, there is no label at all on the product CD so the first thing I did was print a label for it so it would not get lost. If one is totally blind perhaps this product is more useful since one might not be use to the GUI standards supplied in most applications. But any user will find the setting of options annoying, since one constantly has to restart from the top of the option menu for each change. That is you can not step back in the menu tree once you start down a branch. Also one can not navigate in the standard way through My Computer. It is to complicated to say how you have to do it, lets just say you can not select My Computer and then the location you want. If your music is spread across multiple drives and you want to keep it that way it will get real annoying. When I purchased the product I was told they did not have a demo version. Turns out the product will run in demo mode but they just will not give it to you until you buy it. I STRONGLY recommend one get the demo version first or don't buy it. The demo runs for 5 minutes at a time. I sincerely wish I could recommend this product, since there is so little good inexpensive software designed for the blind and visually impaired. Marvelsoft's Digital Jukebox has great potential but it is not there yet, maybe when version 2.0 comes some of the comments above will be addressed. To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org
Re: Marvelsoft Digital Jukebox , Not ready for prime time
One thing most of you are missing here is that the product is basically meant for a person without a screen reader and is a beginner that only wants to be able to do the most simple of music tasks. I doubt anyone on this list would be looking for such an item. Rick - Original Message - From: Gary Schindler garys5...@comcast.net To: PC Audio Discussion List pc-audio@pc-audio.org Sent: Thursday, March 05, 2009 3:14 PM Subject: Re: Marvelsoft Digital Jukebox , Not ready for prime time I looked at the product and figure it isn't worth the $50.00 they want for what it is supposed to do. go to http://www.marvelsoft.com and you will find all the software they sell. - Original Message - From: Larry vinyl...@distributel.net To: PC Audio Discussion List pc-audio@pc-audio.org Sent: Thursday, March 05, 2009 3:00 PM Subject: Re: Marvelsoft Digital Jukebox , Not ready for prime time They are marketing it as a jukebox in which every single aspect of the program is spoken. No libraries that only sort of work etc. The program can also be used either with or without a screen reader as it comes equipped with its own speech output. I was and am still hoping to use it to help in more easily cataloging my CD collection which I am now in the process of digitizing. It is said that the program will work well with all MP3 players with the exception of the iPod. Larry Larry Naessens Vinylguy Café ...a burn above the rest At Vinylguy Café, we turn old records and tapes into brand new CDs that you can listen to for a lifetime. Visit us at www.vinylguycafe.com. We welcome all of your enquiries by Skype or email. Before sending us your media, please contact us for important shipping instructions. Email: vinylguyc...@gmail.com SkypeMe: Vinylguy45 - Original Message - From: Gary Schindler garys5...@comcast.net To: PC Audio Discussion List pc-audio@pc-audio.org Sent: Thursday, March 05, 2009 2:49 PM Subject: Re: Marvelsoft Digital Jukebox , Not ready for prime time this is the first I have heard of this program. what advantage is this program supposed to have over something like Winamp? - Original Message - From: Larry vinyl...@distributel.net To: PC Audio Discussion List pc-audio@pc-audio.org Sent: Thursday, March 05, 2009 2:35 PM Subject: Re: Marvelsoft Digital Jukebox , Not ready for prime time As a blind purchaser of this software, I would have to agree with everything that you said Tim, at least to the extent of that which can be perceived by a totally blind user. First there's this annoying proclamation issued each time the program is launched which shouts at the user declaring itself to be the future of audio! Is this truly necessary? If this is the future, then I am not optomystic. Since I spent money on this package, I have tried to get to know it a bit, but our relationship has been uneasy at best. It seems that the user is required to learn a different method of doing most of the tasks for which the software was designed. I had perceived it as giving voice to tasks that could be cumbersome in other applications. And while there is indeed voice, I find myself mystified as to how to perform tasks which I take for granted in other applications. Then there's the help feature which I really don't find to be all that helpful. For the most part, the user is on his or her own when trying to figure things out. And, since the developers have chosen alternative means for doing most everything, this is particularly annoying. However, Tim, since you are also an owner of this program, perhaps you can help me out with the answers to a couple of questions. First, since my music is on multiple drives and in a variety of folders, just how does one move about between drives and folders? Secondly, when I try to ad given songs to a given play list, the software insists on creating a second play list with the first play list's name and dumping the songs in that second play list. So, how does one add to a play list? One other interesting thing that I noticed... the program does include an element which allows the user to list radio stations and their urls, serving as a kind of self built radio station database. I've noticed that when adding a link, say from the Bill Sparks site, I have to add the link which Bill labels Listen live with your pda/smart phone or stand alone player., as the standard listen link will not work in this jukebox. I guess it is to be perceived as a standalone player. My comments here represent only my views, but, like Tim, I would recommend that, before purchasing this product, you might want to get hold of a demo version in order to make sure that it meets your needs. Larry To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio
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Just go to http://www.marvelsoft.com The program, along with their other software offerings, is clearly described there. The site also includes contact info. I think the program does exactly what it claims to do. My challenge has been to understand the differing methods that the developers employed. Larry Larry Naessens Vinylguy Café ...a burn above the rest At Vinylguy Café, we turn old records and tapes into brand new CDs that you can listen to for a lifetime. Visit us at www.vinylguycafe.com. We welcome all of your enquiries by Skype or email. Before sending us your media, please contact us for important shipping instructions. Email: vinylguyc...@gmail.com SkypeMe: Vinylguy45 - Original Message - From: David Edick mded...@yahoo.com To: 'PC Audio Discussion List' pc-audio@pc-audio.org Sent: Thursday, March 05, 2009 2:56 PM Subject: RE: Marvelsoft Digital Jukebox , Not ready for prime time What is the URL for the product? Do you have any other contact info for them? Thanks, /David -Original Message- From: pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Tim Smith Sent: Thursday, March 05, 2009 10:52 AM To: pc-audio@pc-audio.org Subject: Marvelsoft Digital Jukebox , Not ready for prime time I saw a product mentioned on this list called Marvelsoft Digital Jukebox which is suppose to be a PC based talking jukebox designed for the blind and visually impaired. I have had Marvelsoft's Digital Jukebox for a week now and quite frankly my opinion is it is not ready for prime time. As a partial sighted user the Graphical User Interface (GUI) is extremely annoying. The GUI is implemented with a crippled windows display. All standard window decorations have been removed. No top window bar with iconify, resize, minimize, maximize, close. Which would not be a problem except for the window clips the content and there is no way to scroll. You have to go into the applications options and play with text and box sizes until you get it to fit in the fixed window. One navigates within the application primarily with the 4 directional keys which would be great except the display does not track the direction keys. If you key past the end of the window display the contents does not scroll up, you do hear what you can not see which is a help once you realize what it is doing. Also, the 4 direction arrows will not take you to some of the items on the screen. Most notable back is not reachable with the arrow keys, you either have to mouse over it and click or use the backspace key. Once you know this it is useable but why the arrow buttons dont just proceed to the back button as it does with ok and cancel and every thing else is not intuitive. It appears that this product, although marketed to the blind and visually impaired, is primarily intend for the totally blind. My problems started when I was looking for the licence key. The verbal directions say the key is on a yellow card in the box. I could not find the card in the box with the key. However, I called and was able to get the key over the phone. It turns out the key is on a Braille and raised text card taped to the outside of the box with no visible text printing at all. I thought it was just their logo on the box. Also, there is no label at all on the product CD so the first thing I did was print a label for it so it would not get lost. If one is totally blind perhaps this product is more useful since one might not be use to the GUI standards supplied in most applications. But any user will find the setting of options annoying, since one constantly has to restart from the top of the option menu for each change. That is you can not step back in the menu tree once you start down a branch. Also one can not navigate in the standard way through My Computer. It is to complicated to say how you have to do it, lets just say you can not select My Computer and then the location you want. If your music is spread across multiple drives and you want to keep it that way it will get real annoying. When I purchased the product I was told they did not have a demo version. Turns out the product will run in demo mode but they just will not give it to you until you buy it. I STRONGLY recommend one get the demo version first or don't buy it. The demo runs for 5 minutes at a time. I sincerely wish I could recommend this product, since there is so little good inexpensive software designed for the blind and visually impaired. Marvelsoft's Digital Jukebox has great potential but it is not there yet, maybe when version 2.0 comes some of the comments above will be addressed. To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org
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That is a very good point as well, and for the user who you have described here this software would be ideal. The software can be used either with the onboard speech or you can turn off the onboard speech and use it with a screen reader. Larry Larry Naessens Vinylguy Café ...a burn above the rest At Vinylguy Café, we turn old records and tapes into brand new CDs that you can listen to for a lifetime. Visit us at www.vinylguycafe.com. We welcome all of your enquiries by Skype or email. Before sending us your media, please contact us for important shipping instructions. Email: vinylguyc...@gmail.com SkypeMe: Vinylguy45 - Original Message - From: Rick Harmon rickhar...@sbcglobal.net To: PC Audio Discussion List pc-audio@pc-audio.org Sent: Thursday, March 05, 2009 4:15 PM Subject: Re: Marvelsoft Digital Jukebox , Not ready for prime time One thing most of you are missing here is that the product is basically meant for a person without a screen reader and is a beginner that only wants to be able to do the most simple of music tasks. I doubt anyone on this list would be looking for such an item. Rick - Original Message - From: Gary Schindler garys5...@comcast.net To: PC Audio Discussion List pc-audio@pc-audio.org Sent: Thursday, March 05, 2009 3:14 PM Subject: Re: Marvelsoft Digital Jukebox , Not ready for prime time I looked at the product and figure it isn't worth the $50.00 they want for what it is supposed to do. go to http://www.marvelsoft.com and you will find all the software they sell. - Original Message - From: Larry vinyl...@distributel.net To: PC Audio Discussion List pc-audio@pc-audio.org Sent: Thursday, March 05, 2009 3:00 PM Subject: Re: Marvelsoft Digital Jukebox , Not ready for prime time They are marketing it as a jukebox in which every single aspect of the program is spoken. No libraries that only sort of work etc. The program can also be used either with or without a screen reader as it comes equipped with its own speech output. I was and am still hoping to use it to help in more easily cataloging my CD collection which I am now in the process of digitizing. It is said that the program will work well with all MP3 players with the exception of the iPod. Larry Larry Naessens Vinylguy Café ...a burn above the rest At Vinylguy Café, we turn old records and tapes into brand new CDs that you can listen to for a lifetime. Visit us at www.vinylguycafe.com. We welcome all of your enquiries by Skype or email. Before sending us your media, please contact us for important shipping instructions. Email: vinylguyc...@gmail.com SkypeMe: Vinylguy45 - Original Message - From: Gary Schindler garys5...@comcast.net To: PC Audio Discussion List pc-audio@pc-audio.org Sent: Thursday, March 05, 2009 2:49 PM Subject: Re: Marvelsoft Digital Jukebox , Not ready for prime time this is the first I have heard of this program. what advantage is this program supposed to have over something like Winamp? - Original Message - From: Larry vinyl...@distributel.net To: PC Audio Discussion List pc-audio@pc-audio.org Sent: Thursday, March 05, 2009 2:35 PM Subject: Re: Marvelsoft Digital Jukebox , Not ready for prime time As a blind purchaser of this software, I would have to agree with everything that you said Tim, at least to the extent of that which can be perceived by a totally blind user. First there's this annoying proclamation issued each time the program is launched which shouts at the user declaring itself to be the future of audio! Is this truly necessary? If this is the future, then I am not optomystic. Since I spent money on this package, I have tried to get to know it a bit, but our relationship has been uneasy at best. It seems that the user is required to learn a different method of doing most of the tasks for which the software was designed. I had perceived it as giving voice to tasks that could be cumbersome in other applications. And while there is indeed voice, I find myself mystified as to how to perform tasks which I take for granted in other applications. Then there's the help feature which I really don't find to be all that helpful. For the most part, the user is on his or her own when trying to figure things out. And, since the developers have chosen alternative means for doing most everything, this is particularly annoying. However, Tim, since you are also an owner of this program, perhaps you can help me out with the answers to a couple of questions. First, since my music is on multiple drives and in a variety of folders, just how does one move about between drives and folders? Secondly, when I try to ad given songs to a given play list, the software insists on creating a second play list with the first play list's name and dumping the songs in that second play list. So, how does one add to a play list? One other interesting thing that I noticed... the program does include an element which allows the user
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Hi to the Gui-talk and Electronics-talk lists, Ken here think this maybe will be of interest to both Lists. Here is an Item from Marvel soft. Hello from all your friends at MarvelSoft - _www.MarvelSoft.com_ We just have a quick question for you - do you have a CD? Boy, what a silly thing to ask ... everyone has a CD. Well, okay - how about a computer. Sorry, that's another, uh, silly question - how else would you be reading this newsletter. All right then - you're set. You're ready to enter the digital music world. Would you like to find and play a CD by doing nothing more than pressing a few keys? How about reading the news each night, loading the latest Hockey game on your Mp3 player, or recording a few CD's with music to listen to while you travel? No problem! You're in business! You're ready to roll. But, you say, I haven't found any music management software that can be used by blind computer users. Aha! But, we have. It's loaded with features, packed with easy hotkeys, and entirely narated with human speech. It's brand new, it's top of the line, and it's lightning fast. And best of all, it's cheap! Have a seat - we'll tell you all about it. Digital Jukebox Manages Your Music, Loads Your MP3 Player and More! This powerful software package is so loaded with features, so fast and easy to use, and just so fun besides - that it's difficult to know where to begin! But in a nutshell, Digital Jukebox is an all-encompassing talking digital audio management solution put out by MarvelSoft Corp. (the makers of such highly-acclaimed software packages as Talking Typing Teacher and Talking Toolbox). Our self-voicing, user-friendly software programs are used around the world in homes, businesses, schools, nonprofit training centers, and government agencies by blind and visually impaired students, professionals, and computer users of all ages and abilities. And now, at long last, we are adding an exciting new offering to our product line. So what's all the fuss about? Plenty, to be sure! Digital Jukebox is a powerful multimedia package that gives low-vision and totally-blind people full control over their music library. All from inside this single, intuitive, fully-narrated program, you can play and organize audio CD's, copy music to and from your MP3 player, create playlists of your favorite tracks, sign up for and download podcasts - past or present, listen to Internet radio stations, and a whole lot more. Your new high-tech jukebox allows you to import music from audio CD's, a portable MP3 player, the world wide web, or even from albums you may have already stored elsewhere on your computer's hard drive. Of course, you can collect, store, organize and play a virtually unlimited number of CD's, songs, and other audio tracks. Then, sit back and listen to your favorite tunes in front of your computer, while enjoying simple controls, state-of-the-art skip and search features, and the ability to zap a song in seconds. Or take your music with you by copying it onto your MP3 player, burning it on a CD, or exporting it so it's small enough in size to Email to a friend or colleague. But it doesn't stop there - oh no. Adding music to your talking jukebox is just the beginning. You have the ability to create as few or as many folders and sub-folders as you wish in order to keep your ever-growing audio library well-laid-out. With just a few keystrokes or clicks of the mouse, you can move, rename, copy, edit, delete, or manipulate one track, a whole CD, or even an entire batch of CD's. Numerous navigation hotkeys and functions are also found within your Jukebox, making it a breeze for you to skip ahead a few seconds, several minutes, or even for a designated amount of time - not to mention the handy Quickmark feature, which remembers the last file you were listening to and where exactly you were in that file. A couple other noteworthy features include the option of adjusting your music volume separately from your master volume (meaning you can have your music playing quieter than your screen reader); and a special Hide function which will cause the program ! screen to disappear (even though your music continues to play). For the more advanced computer guru, Digital Jukebox also provides plenty of technical options, such as allowing you to choose your preferred Wave, MP3, and WMA encoding format, the ability to convert files on the fly, and a whole host of other advanced options which enable you to configure the program precisely how you want. Unlike other media players out there, Digital Jukebox isn't just somewhat or mostly accessible; it's totally and completely usable! True to MarvelSoft style, this program was built from the ground up with the needs of blind and visually impaired people in mind. Every function, from simply playing or pausing a song, to the more advanced area of creating a project
