NOTES ON THE NEW SANGEAN PRD15 PORTABLE AM/FM RADIO

2013-09-17 Thread Dane Trethowan
Okay, first bad and then good points in that order. AM sensitivity is shocking! that's a huge disappointment given that this set is an upgrade from the excellent PRD5 which is probably about the most sensitive portable radio on the AM band on Planet Earth right now. FM however is hot! better tha

NOTES ON THE NEW SANGEAN PRD15 PORTABLE AM/FM RADIO

2013-09-17 Thread Dane Trethowan
Okay, first bad and then good points in that order. AM sensitivity is shocking! that's a huge disappointment given that this set is an upgrade from the excellent PRD5 which is probably about the most sensitive portable radio on the AM band on Planet Earth right now. FM however is hot! better tha

Re: Is Audacity more accessible on the PC or the Mac,or doesn't it matter?

2013-09-17 Thread Dave Scrimenti
Unfortunately, that's what I thought. I'm trying to record programs on my PC like Rhapsody, YouTube streams, my Slingbox, etc. In XP, there's no problem separating these streams from JFW, but I can't do it in 7. Maybe the Mac is the way to go. - Original Message - From: "David Bailes"

Re: Is Audacity more accessible on the PC or the Mac, or doesn't it matter?

2013-09-17 Thread David Bailes
Hi Dave, I'm not sure whether you're trying to record the audio that's being sent to the playback device, for example what's coming out of the speakers or the headphones. If this is the case, then if you've got only one sound card, then audacity will record the screen reader as well. But if you'

Re: Is Audacity more accessible on the PC or the Mac,or doesn't it matter?

2013-09-17 Thread Dave Scrimenti
Thanks. How would I set Audacity in Windows to not record the screen reader? I'm sure this can be done in XP, but is it possible with 7 or 8? - Original Message - From: "David Bailes" To: "PC-audio" Sent: Tuesday, September 17, 2013 11:08 AM Subject: Re: Is Audacity more accessible on

Re: Is Audacity more accessible on the PC or the Mac, or doesn't it matter?

2013-09-17 Thread David Bailes
Hi Dave, Audacity is slightly more accessible on Windows than on a Mac. For more details, see the screen reader section of this page on Accessibility in the manual: http://manual.audacityteam.org/o/man/accessibility.html   When recording on windows with a single sound card, then the screen reader

Re: burning file to disk

2013-09-17 Thread roger.south
Unless you are in a hurry use the lower speeds. Takes a little longer but saves errors if done faster then your computer is able to handle. Roger -Original Message- From: Joe Bollard Sent: Tuesday, September 17, 2013 11:13 AM To: pc- audio Subject: burning file to disk hello, i want

burning file to disk

2013-09-17 Thread Joe Bollard
hello, i want to burn an audio file to a disk, i have an audio disk, i'm using cd burner xp, but i'm not sure as to the speed, i'm given a choice, what number should i use when burning, 24, or 16, hope someone can help, god bless, travel safely, joe. To unsubscribe from this list, send a bla

Re: sampling rate

2013-09-17 Thread Colin Howard
Greetings, Whilst they may sound fine at 22,050 and 64kbps, I believe high-pitched female voices do leave something to be desired. I would recommend they are saved in mono, not stereo, else they would sound better at 24,000 rather than 22,050. To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email