Re: recommendations re. Freeview-based HD recorder (UK)

2009-08-31 Thread STEPHEN GREEN
Hi Ray I've just bought a panasonic dvd recorder with 160 gb HD, model 769 for £212 from Amazon. It is inaccessible , but I have a sighted partner to programme it for me. I bought this model as Panasonic are the only manufacturer to incorporate AD with the recordings. Using long play mode it

Re: High fidelty and turntables today

2009-06-07 Thread STEPHEN GREEN
Oh, you can always hear the difference with vinyl - it goes click click pop flutter pop crackle wow click. Steve Green - Original Message - From: "Bruce Toews" To: "PC Audio Discussion List" Sent: Monday, June 08, 2009 6:03 AM Subject: RE: High fidelty and turntables today The b

Re: eliminating hum?

2009-04-06 Thread STEPHEN GREEN
sorry - but not true. I used audioTechnica and cambridge cables at 25to 50 pounds each and they are about a third of an inch thick. This is not induced hum but voltage difference hum. Steve Green - Original Message - From: "Gary G Schindler" To: "PC Audio Discussion List" Sent: Mon

Re: eliminating hum?

2009-04-06 Thread STEPHEN GREEN
this could be due to an earth loop, caused by the computer and hi-fi being earthed at different points, so there is a minute voltage difference between the two. The easiest way of eliminating this is to use an earth loop isolating patch cord, which has a small transformer in the line., thus b

Re: hearing fast forward in winamp

2008-10-18 Thread Stephen Green
it give the sound winamp main window. can i manage it? - Original Message - From: "Stephen Green" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "PC Audio Discussion List" Sent: Tuesday, October 14, 2008 12:50 AM Subject: Re: hearing fast forward in winamp fantastic! I can'

Re: hearing fast forward in winamp

2008-10-14 Thread Stephen Green
rt". Then down arrow to "on seek". Then tab again to get to the Fade on seek settings and uncheck it. Alternatively; you could switch to the Nullsoft wave out plug-in which doesn't have the fade on seek setting. Bob - Original Message - From: "Stephen Gre

hearing fast forward in winamp

2008-10-13 Thread Stephen Green
I know that this should rightly go to winamp for the blind group, but since I'm not a member, I wonder if someone on this list could direct me to the answer. I haven't updated winamp for some time, but I've had to reinstall with the latest full version - 5144. However, I like to hear my audio fi

Re: Wireless Keyboards and Wireless Headphones

2008-04-03 Thread Stephen Green
Some time ago I sent the following email to a British access group, I hope it may help: Hi Listers A couple of months ago I commented to the list that I'd tried a number of wireless keyboards, none of which I could recommend to others on the list. These included keyboards from Microsoft, belki

Re: CDex Question

2008-03-30 Thread Stephen Green
The only way I know of overcoming this is to do it in two stages. First, put your CD in the tray and start CDEX - the tray will close and CDEX will detect the tracks on the disc, Then press the F10 button on your keyboard and press enter. This tells CDEX that you want to make a WAV file of the

Re: Fw: looking for an old 1960'2 cd for my wife

2007-11-11 Thread Stephen Green
if you log onto the virgin megastore website, and search for lesley gore under music, the second result is the ultimate collection, which is in stock and costs 13 pounds. It contains 32 tracks. if you can't find the disc, drop me an email off list and I'll send you the URL. HTH Steve Green

Re: problem with Cdex

2007-10-03 Thread Stephen Green
Hi there this sounds like a problem I've had on several occasions. it comes when you've searched the CDDB for the track listings, but the person who typed the listing has gone over the permitted number of characters CDEX allows to name the track it's going to rip the music to. This usually ha

Re: new rechargeable ready to go:

2007-09-19 Thread Stephen Green
they're made by Sanyo and will hold their charge for 12 months, unlike ordinary rechargeables which lose one percent of their charge each day. The Sanyo batteries come ready charged and do not need a special charger. Steve Green - Original Message - From: "albert griffith" <[EMAIL PROT

Re: SoundForge 8.0 Volume settings

2007-08-26 Thread Stephen Green
other suggestions out there? A new sound card is next on > my list, but I think the ripping software I'm using might also be a > factor. > > Thank you Steve, > > Matthew > > Original Message - > From: "Stephen Green" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > T

Re: SoundForge 8.0 Volume settings

2007-08-26 Thread Stephen Green
I have no idea if this will point you in the right direction, but I use sound forge 6 with Jaws 8 and there is a trick to accessing the gain control on the volume page. On the volume page tab once and you should hear jaws announce quote gain unquote. Then in jaws, switch to say all with insert

for Bruce Toews: was HumanWare Introduces the Victor Reader Stream

2007-07-02 Thread Stephen Green
Hi Bruce in this email you mention that you've been reading the victor stream manual. May I ask how you got it? Did you download the manual, in which case could you give us the URL please. If you have a printed manual, can you possibly confirm that the unit can speed up or slow down the playba

Re: USB Sound Card Recommendation

2007-01-12 Thread Stephen Green
mmendation I can't think why, as the audigy works fine with window-eyes. Simon - Original Message - From: "Stephen Green" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "PC audio discussion list. " Sent: Friday, January 12, 2007 9:44 PM Subject: Re: USB Sound Card Recommendati

Re: USB Sound Card Recommendation

2007-01-12 Thread Stephen Green
Hi Andy before I settled on my soundblaster live 24 bit external souncard, I bought one of those audigy nx usb devices, but found that it sounded awful wwith jaws, so beware. However if you're listening to jaws via another soundcard, it might well do the job for you. Sorry I can't confirm that

Re: Creative Soundblaster 24 bit External Soundcard UsingtheOpticalConnection

2007-01-02 Thread Stephen Green
ansfer AD movies from > my computer into the system in the second room. I've been asking around > and > I believe that only very expensive amps have optical connections, but I'd > love it if you where to prove me wrong. > > > Thanks again. > > Best wishes. > >

Re: Creative Soundblaster 24 bit External Soundcard Using the OpticalConnection

2007-01-02 Thread Stephen Green
Hi Andy my son used the optical socket on the front of the soundblaster last week to give me a connection to my amplifier. It was as easy as plugging the cable into the front and plugging the other end into the amp, and there it was. good luck steve green - Original Message - From:

Re: Sound Forge accessability.

2006-12-07 Thread Stephen Green
thanks very much for your tip about using say all in jaws and sound forge. It works a treat with the gain slider in volume. I've been trying for years to access this slider from the keyboard as I don't particularly like the scripts that are available. Now I'll try this trick with any other diff