is there hope for a noisy recording?

2013-11-29 Thread DALE HELTZER
Here's the situation: I brought a PTP-1 to a telethon audition. Because the amplification in the room was so high, I set the recording volume of the PTP-1 quite low, but because I was in a hurry, I set it *too low. When I tried to listen to the recording later, I heard *nothing. In disbelief, I

RE: is there hope for a noisy recording?

2013-11-29 Thread Tom Kaufman
I don't have this program, but many on here use Gold Wave! Would this possibly do what you need to do? Tom Kaufman -Original Message- From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of DALE HELTZER Sent: Friday, November 29, 2013 11:48 AM To: PC Audio Discussion List

Ripping CDs With Windows Media

2013-11-29 Thread Tom Kaufman
Hello list: Is it still possible, using Windows Media Player to rip a CD? I've just tried to rip my first one with this new computer, using Windows Media Player! However I see nothing that says Rip in the menus! I am running Windows 7 (64 bit) running Jaws 15; is it still possible to do this?

Re: Ripping CDs With Windows Media

2013-11-29 Thread ken reed
Hi Thom, I've seen a wrip there, but if you still have winamp theres a wrip in the library, and as long as you have a playlist you can creat an audio cd. -Original Message- From: Tom Kaufman Sent: Friday, November 29, 2013 3:37 PM To: Pc-audio@pc-audio.org Subject: Ripping

RE: Ripping CDs With Windows Media

2013-11-29 Thread Tom Kaufman
Ken and list: I am attempting to rip a CD using Windows Media Player! It was no problem with my old machine! However, I find that with windows 7 and Windows Media 12, there appears to be no way to rip! I obviously am missing something! Help appreciated! Tom Kaufman -Original Message-

Re: Ripping CDs With Windows Media

2013-11-29 Thread Petro T. Giannakopoulos
Did you go to the tools menu and options? - Original Message - From: Tom Kaufman To: 'PC Audio Discussion List' Sent: Friday, November 29, 2013 3:58 PM Subject: RE: Ripping CDs With Windows Media Ken and list: I am attempting to rip a CD using Windows Media Player! It

Re: Ripping CDs With Windows Media

2013-11-29 Thread ken reed
This is my advice. Use cdburnerxp, or egsact audio copy. A lot of people use things like nero also. I haven't used nero, but I have used these above programs. -Original Message- From: Tom Kaufman Sent: Friday, November 29, 2013 3:58 PM To: 'PC Audio Discussion List' Subject: RE:

RE: Ripping CDs With Windows Media

2013-11-29 Thread Tom Kaufman
In fact I did, but don't see anything about ripping there; at least I am not seeing anything that says start rip! Tom Kaufman -Original Message- From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Petro T. Giannakopoulos Sent: Friday, November 29, 2013 4:13 PM To: PC Audio

RE: Ripping CDs With Windows Media

2013-11-29 Thread Tom Kaufman
Ken: Are you saying that Windows Media no longer is accessible? This is mainly what I used with no difficulty with XP; Cdex is also good; I just figured since Windows Media is already here, I could just go ahead and use it! But maybe not; I don't know! This is why I decided to put it out here

Re: is there hope for a noisy recording?

2013-11-29 Thread Steve Jacobson
Dale, Use Audition's noise reduction process. It has been a while since I used Audition 1.5, but I used it a lot at one time, and its noise reduction works pretty well. Even if there are some crackles and pops, I am guessing that the noise is fairly constant which is more what the noise

Re: Ripping CDs With Windows Media

2013-11-29 Thread Steve Jacobson
Tom, You can rip them in the version of Windows Media Player that I use, and I think it is the latest. You can rip from the Now Playing window which is accessed with CONTROL-3, or is probably the window that has focus if Windows Media Player starts automatically when you put in a CD. Some

Re: Ripping CDs With Windows Media

2013-11-29 Thread ken reed
Hi, Steve gave you good advice. It sounds like he's ben there with windows media. -Original Message- From: Tom Kaufman Sent: Friday, November 29, 2013 4:47 PM To: 'PC Audio Discussion List' Subject: RE: Ripping CDs With Windows Media Ken: Are you saying that

Re: Ripping CDs With Windows Media

2013-11-29 Thread Steve Jacobson
What I think was missed now that I have seen all of the messages is that there is no start Ripping in the options, he is right. However, there is a control to start ripping on the now playing window, but some screen readers don't pick it up. Tom, which screen reader are you using? If you

Looking For A Particular Style Of Headphones

2013-11-29 Thread Dane Trethowan
Hi! I'm looking for a particular style of headphones for my Samsung and Apple iPhone, I have a Senheiser Bluetooth set that work very well but these are a professional pair of headphones and I don't really want to go walking down the street with these things. I have a wired pair of headphones

Re: playing audio files with skype using virtual audio cable

2013-11-29 Thread Robert Doc Wright
1. set your player's output to line 1 2. turn on the VAC control pannal 3. open audio repeater MME 3a. under wave in choose line 1 3b. under wave-out choose the sound card you want to listen from 3c. set priority to real time 3d. click start 4. open skype options alt t in the skype window 5.

Flac ripping

2013-11-29 Thread Peter Scanlon
I've just started using Exact Audio Copy and wanted to try Flac instead of my usual mp3 ripping. There are about 20 choices of bit rates in the settings. Should I choose the same (320) as I did for mp3? P. -Original Message- From: Robert Doc Wright Sent: Saturday, November 30, 2013

Re: Looking For A Particular Style Of Headphones

2013-11-29 Thread Robert Doc Wright
Plantronics back beat is bluetooth stereo a2d2 *** When you give unto others whether or not they give to you in return, It matters not for your job is Complete and your rewards forthcoming. - Original Message - From: Dane Trethowan grtd...@internode.on.net To: pc-audio@pc-audio.org

Replay Radio 9

2013-11-29 Thread Stephen jolley
Hi all, Enjoying Replay Radio 9. Seems to work much better in Windows 7 than did Replay AV 8. I have one challenge though. Can't work out how to record from line in. It seems to be requiring an Internet stream. Can anyone tell me how to do it as it was a good feature in Rplay 8?

RE: Ripping CDs With Windows Media

2013-11-29 Thread Tom Kaufman
Hello Steve and list: I think I saw that now playing thing, but it didn't sound like this was what I wanted! Would be nice if these programs would say it how they mean it! Before, there was a definite start rip button (or something that clearly indicated that this is what you wanted to do if

On Line Scanning-looking for one that fits my area or State?

2013-11-29 Thread tickpub
Hi Everyone, OK, I'm new to all this; but want to be able to listen to police and ? calls and alerts for my State. Is there a site that I can go to and just click and listen? I know there are AP's that allow this on Smart Phones, but what about simple desk top computers? Thanks MMM TickPub Thanks

Re: Replay Radio 9

2013-11-29 Thread Sunshine
try using the quick record feature. - Original Message - From: Stephen jolley stephenjol...@optusnet.com.au To: PC audio discussion list. Pc-audio@pc-audio.org Sent: Friday, November 29, 2013 11:24 PM Subject: Replay Radio 9 Hi all, Enjoying Replay Radio 9. Seems to work much

Re: On Line Scanning-looking for one that fits my area or State?

2013-11-29 Thread isaac
radioreference.com scannerradio for android - Original Message - From: tick...@juno.com To: pc-audio@pc-audio.org Sent: Friday, November 29, 2013 11:34 PM Subject: On Line Scanning-looking for one that fits my area or State? Hi Everyone, OK, I'm new to all this; but want to be able

RE: Ripping CDs With Windows Media

2013-11-29 Thread Steve Jacobson
Tom, I agree with you, but there is a sort of logic to it. If you are playing a CD, the CD is not what is Now Playing because it takes precedence over your libraries. What happened is that you chose the WinAmp option to Autoplay when you put in a CD. You can choose what Windows 7 does

Re: Flac ripping

2013-11-29 Thread Dane Trethowan
Doesn't matter, FLAC files don't rely on bit rates. I don't use the settings of Exact Audio Copy for FLAC generation, instead I use an external FLAC encoder and specify the commands for Exact Audio Copy to use, more flexible and far more straight forward. On 30 Nov 2013, at 4:19 pm, Peter

Re: Flac ripping

2013-11-29 Thread Sunshine
i use ez audio converter for flac ripping and it works great. - Original Message - From: Dane Trethowan grtd...@internode.on.net To: PC Audio Discussion List pc-audio@pc-audio.org Sent: Saturday, November 30, 2013 12:26 AM Subject: Re: Flac ripping Doesn't matter, FLAC files don't rely

Re: Flac ripping

2013-11-29 Thread Dane Trethowan
The first problem with that idea is - whilst its a good one - some people aren't prepared to pay for good ideas if you get my drift smile. Anyway I was going to make a suggestion to uses of Exact Audio Copy to make things a little less complex as setting up an external FLAC encoder - whilst

RE: Ripping CDs With Windows Media

2013-11-29 Thread Tom Kaufman
Hello Steve and list: Well thanks to Steve's instructions, I have ripped the CD in question using Windows Media! So I'm at least happy in that I was able to do so! Having said that, I find that it's harder to tell what the thing is doing; with the Older version of Windows Media (version 11), you

Re: Flac ripping

2013-11-29 Thread Peter Scanlon
OK, so I could take 30 seconds to do it. CAn you tell me what to do and where to go? politely) smile sounds easier than converting to wav and then to flac. -Original Message- From: Dane Trethowan Sent: Saturday, November 30, 2013 5:32 PM To: PC Audio Discussion List Subject: Re: Flac

Re: Flac ripping

2013-11-29 Thread Dane Trethowan
Very good! I can give you a command line but I have to try to remember where the damn thing goes, been ages since I've set the thing up. You'll find that using an external encoder will allow Exact Audio Copy to rip faster whilst compression is performed in the background. On 30 Nov 2013, at

RE: playing audio files with skype using virtual audio cable

2013-11-29 Thread André van Deventer
Thanx!! -Original Message- From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Robert Doc Wright Sent: 30 November 2013 07:11 AM To: PC Audio Discussion List Subject: Re: playing audio files with skype using virtual audio cable 1. set your player's output to line 1 2.

RE: Replay Radio 9

2013-11-29 Thread Stephen jolley
Thanks for that suggestion but it seems that the Quick Record doesn't pick up the line in ccontent and also there is still the issue of how to schedule line in recordings. Regards, Stephen -Original Message- From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Sunshine

Re: Replay Radio 9

2013-11-29 Thread Sunshine
what are you trying to record? - Original Message - From: Stephen jolley stephenjol...@optusnet.com.au To: 'PC Audio Discussion List' pc-audio@pc-audio.org Sent: Saturday, November 30, 2013 1:38 AM Subject: RE: Replay Radio 9 Thanks for that suggestion but it seems that the Quick Record