Re: mp3 players best for totally blind people

2009-02-18 Thread Larry
I agree. I bought a Victor Stream last summer and have never regretted the purchase. 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 welc

Re: mp3 players best for totally blind people

2009-02-18 Thread Donna Miller
The Victor stream is great, but since I can't afford one right now, I went and bought a cheap one at the family dollar store. I can read books in mp3 format and listen to music. that's good and when I turn it off, it keeps my place when I turn it back on again. It cost me about $30.00 and as so

Re: mp3 players best for totally blind people

2009-02-18 Thread Don Ball
The victor reader stream is the most accessible player and I am not being smart. If you just want to play music one file after another any cheap mp3 player will do. but for total access to what you are playing the stream is the player of choice. I even excuse the $300 price tag. for the access

Re: program for correcting jitter errors

2009-02-18 Thread Sylvia
I have tried it but it notices the errors as well. - Original Message - From: "Don Ball" To: "PC Audio Discussion List" Sent: Wednesday, February 18, 2009 11:06 PM Subject: Re: program for correcting jitter errors what about cdex? - Original Message - From: Sylvia To:

Setting Recording Levels in Vista

2009-02-18 Thread Mari Dole
Hello, This is the third time I've sent this, and I don't think it's getting through. It may be my inexperience with Vista. Anyway, I would be very grateful if any other Vista users could tell me how to set recording levels. Also, are there any shortcuts to reach the record tab? Thank you very mu

Re: program for correcting jitter errors

2009-02-18 Thread Don Ball
what about cdex? - Original Message - From: Sylvia To: PC Audio Discussion List Sent: Wednesday, February 18, 2009 9:08 PM Subject: program for correcting jitter errors Hello list, I am in the process of ripping some audiobooks that are on cd, and I am encountering som

program for correcting jitter errors

2009-02-18 Thread Sylvia
Hello list, I am in the process of ripping some audiobooks that are on cd, and I am encountering some files that contain jitter errors after they are ripped. Does anyone know of programs that have the ability to correct these errors? Thanks in advance. Sylvia. Jonathan Mosen List Founder Aud

Re: mp3 direct cut

2009-02-18 Thread Timothy
Alternative to the p key, I use the spacebar. - Original Message - From: "Rob" To: "PC Audio Discussion List" Sent: Wednesday, February 18, 2009 2:28 PM Subject: Re: mp3 direct cut To record, press the letter R followed by the letter P. to stop recording, press the letter S or the Esca

mp3 direct cut

2009-02-18 Thread Donald L. Roberts
Robb, I was hoping that you or someone else would tell me how to manually set a split point. I can use auto cue but want to drop split points at points of my own choosing. Don Roberts - Original Message - From: "Rob" To: "PC Audio Discussion List" Sent: Wednesday, February 18, 2009

Re: mp3 players best for totally blind people

2009-02-18 Thread Christopher Chaltain
As others have said the Zen Stone is an off the shelf portable media player that, since it doesn't have a display is totally accessible. I use this myself, especially for proprietary and protected formats, such as Audible, Overdrive and DRM. Rockbox is a firmware replacement for portable media

Re: mp3 players best for totally blind people

2009-02-18 Thread Chris Hallsworth
They have. When you get your Nano update the firmware and all that jazz. Then on the iPod itself activate the settings menu, activate the general submenu, then set rotation to off. -- Chris Hallsworth e-mail: christopher...@googlemail.com MSN: ch9...@hotmail.com Skype: chrishallsworth7266 -

RE: mp3 direct cut

2009-02-18 Thread dean martineau
I know all about Goldwave, and it does have many advantages. Actually, when working with an mp3 file, Mp3 Direct Cut has it beat for splitting and some simple editing given the fact that it works directly on the mp3 file without decompressing and re-compressing. Both programs have their uses.

Re: mp3 players best for totally blind people

2009-02-18 Thread Kevin Wassmer
Have they fixed the Ipod Mano to where if you tilt it it will not change menues? "You say, Son, let's forget the past, I want another chance, gonna make it last. You're begging me for a brand new start, trying to mend a bridge that's been blown apart, but you know... you never built it dad." (Que

Re: mp3 players best for totally blind people

2009-02-18 Thread Chris Hallsworth
It's just you need to generate the spoken menus. This is done using iTunes 8 and your Windows/Mac speech settings. Once that's done it's fully accessible, with the exception that some of the advanced features, like all of the extras menu, will not speak or will partially speak. -- Chris Hallswo

Re: mp3 players best for totally blind people

2009-02-18 Thread Christopher Chaltain
I think what he means is that it requires a bit of set up to make it accessible, so therefore, it isn't going to talk to you as soon as you pull it out of the box. You'll need to have iTunes 8 running on your PC and then you'll need to attach the iPod nano to your PC and adjust some configurati

Re: mp3 direct cut

2009-02-18 Thread Bruce Toews
No. As much of a Gold Wave advocate as I am, I will never advocate Gold Wave for working on existing MP3's, as that inevitably means lossy-to-lossy conversion, which always, always yields quality loss. Bruce -- Bruce Toews Proud JAWS User Skype ID: o.canada E-mail and MSN/Windows Messenger: br

Re: mp3 direct cut

2009-02-18 Thread Rob
To record, press the letter R followed by the letter P. to stop recording, press the letter S or the Escape key. please be sure you have selected the correct input source from the volume controls, such as record from line-in, microphone, or the sound card. Thanks, Rob You can leave me a voice

Re: mp3 players best for totally blind people

2009-02-18 Thread Lauren
What do you mean by almost accessible? What isn't? Sincerely, Lauren - Original Message - From: "Chris Hallsworth" To: "PC Audio Discussion List" Sent: Wednesday, February 18, 2009 1:42 PM Subject: Re: mp3 players best for totally blind people iPod Nano 4th Generation. Almost acc

Re: mp3 direct cut

2009-02-18 Thread Christopher Wright
Give Goldwave a try. It will solve your recording and file splitting problems. - Original Message - From: "dean martineau" To: "'PC Audio Discussion List'" Sent: Wednesday, February 18, 2009 1:15 AM Subject: RE: mp3 direct cut > I have several questions about Mp3 Direct Cut. I have fi

Re: mp3 players best for totally blind people

2009-02-18 Thread Chris Hallsworth
iPod Nano 4th Generation. Almost accessible out of the box. -- Chris Hallsworth e-mail: christopher...@googlemail.com MSN: ch9...@hotmail.com Skype: chrishallsworth7266 - Original Message - From: "Lauren" To: Sent: Wednesday, February 18, 2009 4:37 PM Subject: mp3 players best for total

Re: mp3 players best for totally blind people

2009-02-18 Thread Robert doc Wright
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Re: recording device for telephone calls

2009-02-18 Thread Bob Seed
Mix minus is a term that is used quite frequently in the broadcast industry. Here is an example of what it is. . audio, a mix-minus is a particular setup of a mixing console, such that the output to a certain device contains everything except the input from that device. This prevents echoes or f

Re: mp3 players best for totally blind people

2009-02-18 Thread Sylvia
The Ipod nano, fourth generation is what I have and its very user friendly. - Original Message - From: "Lauren" To: Sent: Wednesday, February 18, 2009 11:37 AM Subject: mp3 players best for totally blind people Hi, Can you please suggest a MP3 player or Ipod that is best for a total

Re: recording device for telephone calls

2009-02-18 Thread Bob Seed
I was at that site just a minute ago, and I think that I may have found a solution there. Prices for equipment are very resonable. - Original Message - From: "Judy W" To: "'PC Audio Discussion List'" Sent: Wednesday, February 18, 2009 12:03 PM Subject: RE: recording device for telephon

Re: mp3 players best for totally blind people

2009-02-18 Thread Marco Steinebach - Mardy
Hi Lauren, if you talking about a hardware MP3 player I can suggest the "creative zen stone 2 GB" model. It comes without a display, has a little speaker and plays mp3 and wma files. You can have several folders and load your music onto the player just as to a normal USB-Stick. The price, in german

RE: recording device for telephone calls

2009-02-18 Thread Judy W
There were some cheaper hardware devices made by jk audio. Good Luck, Judy -Original Message- From: pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Bob Seed Sent: Wednesday, February 18, 2009 10:00 AM To: PC Audio Discussion List Subject: Re: recording

Re: recording device for telephone calls

2009-02-18 Thread Bob Seed
If you google phone patch there seems to bee all kinds of cheap alternatives to a hybread system, as all that I want to do is to put my telephone into my sound card for recording purposes. I will let you know what I come up with. Phone patches are used quite frequently in ham radio. - Origin

Re: recording device for telephone calls

2009-02-18 Thread Rob DeZonia
Ok I joined this list after this thread began, but what about using Skype to call your messages or whatever, and record directly to the computer using one of the programs to record skype phone calls? Total Recorder comes to mind and that's only 17 bucks if you buy it. If you Google "record sky

Recording Levels in Vista

2009-02-18 Thread Mari Dole
Greetings Everyone, My old computer of eight years finally died. It operated in Windows XP. My new one operates in Windows Vista. My question is: How do I set recording volumes in this operating system? Also, is there a shortcut key or other shortcut to get to the recording tab in the control pan

Re: recording device for telephone calls

2009-02-18 Thread Bob Seed
That's what I was thinking all along going the telephone hybrid root. That could run into a few bucks. There's got to be an easier and less expensive way to accomplish the same thing. I am not concerned about mix minus at this time, As I will only be recording pre recorded messages from an exter

Re: recording device for telephone calls

2009-02-18 Thread Peter Scanlon
What is Mix Minus? And any suggesed names of such companies? - Original Message - From: "Judy W" To: "'PC Audio Discussion List'" Sent: Wednesday, February 18, 2009 7:45 PM Subject: RE: recording device for telephone calls Try a telephone hybrid from one of the broadcast supply w

RE: recording device for telephone calls

2009-02-18 Thread Judy W
Try a telephone hybrid from one of the broadcast supply warehouses. You will have to go through a mixer and may need to understand mix minus. Judy -Original Message- From: pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Bob Seed Sent: Tuesday, February