Re: [CGUYS] Windows Media Player question

2008-10-19 Thread Stephen Brownfield
My friend also has a hearing problem. Maybe instead of trying slow the file down, we can play with the tone adjustments. I'll let you know if that works. Steve Rev. Stewart Marshall wrote: That is a good point. I have hearing problems, and I have a hard time hearing certain ranges of

Re: [CGUYS] Windows Media Player question

2008-10-18 Thread Steve Rigby
On Oct 17, 2008, at 8:13 PM, Stephen Brownfield wrote: Steve, What is the Mac program? Here are two links, the first to The Amazing Slow Downer which will do exactly what you are looking for, though only on the Macintosh, and the second is Praat, actually a lingusitics

Re: [CGUYS] Windows Media Player question

2008-10-18 Thread Stephen Brownfield
Tony, Yeah, to do it easily would be nice, but my original post stated: Is there a way to do this with Windows Media Player? If not, do you have any other ideas? Audacity is another idea. I'll try it and see if does what he wants. If it does, then I'll see if I can teach him to

Re: [CGUYS] Windows Media Player question

2008-10-18 Thread Rev. Stewart Marshall
That is a good point. I have hearing problems, and I have a hard time hearing certain ranges of voice. Certain radio stations (sometimes NPR) and some books on tape use speakers whose voice range is in the lower end which makes it hard for me to always understand what they are saying. (I

[CGUYS] Windows Media Player question

2008-10-17 Thread Stephen Brownfield
A friend of mine, who is blind, would like to slow down the speed of his MP3s (mostly audio books). Is there a way to do this with Windows Media Player? If not do you have any other ideas? He is running Windows XP. Thanks Steve

Re: [CGUYS] Windows Media Player question

2008-10-17 Thread gerald
you would need some program to fit in spaces, otherwise the frequency of the audio drops. sort of like an old vinyl starting up. mooo..up. they make one that speeds up speech by cutting out pieces of the advertisement. At 07:05 PM 10/17/2008, you wrote: A friend

Re: [CGUYS] Windows Media Player question

2008-10-17 Thread db
Consumer based audio players do not do what you are looking for. Not sure about e reader software. Specialized audio transcription software are made to do that. Not sure if it supports your file type but you can google around to find out. db gerald wrote: you would need some program to

Re: [CGUYS] Windows Media Player question

2008-10-17 Thread Steve Rigby
On Oct 17, 2008, at 7:05 PM, Stephen Brownfield wrote: A friend of mine, who is blind, would like to slow down the speed of his MP3s (mostly audio books). Is there a way to do this with Windows Media Player? If not do you have any other ideas? He is running Windows XP. Thanks The

Re: [CGUYS] Windows Media Player question

2008-10-17 Thread Stephen Brownfield
Steve, What is the Mac program? Thanks Steve B Steve Rigby wrote: On Oct 17, 2008, at 7:05 PM, Stephen Brownfield wrote: A friend of mine, who is blind, would like to slow down the speed of his MP3s (mostly audio books). Is there a way to do this with Windows Media Player? If

Re: [CGUYS] Windows Media Player question

2008-10-17 Thread Stephen Brownfield
Thanks. That is what I needed to know. Tom Piwowar wrote: The pitch of the audio will likely also have to be controlled so that it does not become difficult to understand as the speed is slowed down. I know of a Mac application that handles both the playback speed as well as the pitch,

Re: [CGUYS] Windows Media Player question

2008-10-17 Thread Tony B
Well, pretty much *any* audio editing app will do it. But that wasn't the question. I mean, you can't load an entire multipart audiobook into Audacity and listen to it. Not easily, anyway. On Fri, Oct 17, 2008 at 8:55 PM, Stephen Brownfield [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Thanks. That is what I