[bksvol-discuss] Re: OT - book port and book courier sound quality
- From: "solsticesinger" <solsticesinger@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 12 Dec 2008 14:11:24 -0600
If it's the lame encoder, I have it.
Shannon
Women will starve in silence until new stories are created which confer on
them the power of naming themselves.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Shelley L. Rhodes" <guidinggolden@xxxxxxxxx>
To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, December 12, 2008 1:40 PM
Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: OT - book port and book courier sound quality
I wonder, if perhaps you lost your incoder. Talk to Kurzweil's tech
support. That was my problem, and they sent me a incoder and all was right
with the world.
Shelley L. Rhodes, M.A., VRT
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Laura Ann" <agapetouchmassage@xxxxxxxxx>
To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, December 11, 2008 9:38 PM
Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: OT - book port and book courier sound quality
> have you posted on the k1000 list and let them know your not able to
> translate into mp3 and ask what is up?
> Might work.
>
> I know that is frustrating.
> another program which is afordable and works is Text Aloud
>
> http://www.nextup.com/TextAloud/
> Its $29 I think and then you can choose to add on AT&T voices or Neospeech
> voices or other voices.
> Laura Ann
>
> At 06:30 PM 12/11/2008, you wrote:
>>I'm not much for human narration these days. I much prefer synthesized
>>speech.
>>
>>Kurzweil refuses to convert to MP3 for me, and I have no clue why. It will
>>convert to any other format, but not mp3.
>>
>>So, I'm afraid. I really don't like the voices in the stream, but there
>>really isn't much else out there.
>>
>>Shannon
>>Women will starve in silence until new stories are created which confer on
>>them the power of naming themselves.
>>
>>----- Original Message -----
>>From: "Jill O'Connell" <jillocon@xxxxxxxxxx>
>>To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>Sent: Thursday, December 11, 2008 5:47 PM
>>Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: OT - book port and book courier sound
>>quality
>>
>>
>>I would think that a lot depends on how you plan to use the stream. If it
>>is
>>primarily to read NLS books, then there is no voice problem. But if you
>>plan
>>to depend on Victor's voices to read Bookshare books and are unable to
>>convert them to MP3 files through Kurzweil, for instance, then I can
>>appreciate your problem. Have you look at the archives on the Accessworld
>>web site for the training session done by Ann Parsons? I haven't because
>>I
>>already have a Victor Stream but the quality of her training I know to be
>>excelent and this may help you decide which device to purchase.
>>----- Original Message ----- Jill
>>From: "solsticesinger" <solsticesinger@xxxxxxxxx>
>>To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>Sent: Thursday, December 11, 2008 3:00 PM
>>Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: OT - book port and book courier sound
>>quality
>>
>>
>> > The sound of the stream scares me immensely. However, with APH no
>> > longer
>> > producing the book port, and Springer Design being very iffy about
>> > putting
>> > out a new courier, I'm beginning to think it may be the only option.
>> > So, I
>> > am slowly turning my mind in that direction, but it is a very, very
>> > slow
>> > process.
>> >
>> > Shannon
>> > Women will starve in silence until new stories are created which confer
>> > on
>> > them the power of naming themselves.
>> >
>> > ----- Original Message -----
>> > From: "Dan Beaver" <dbeaver888@xxxxxxxxx>
>> > To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> > Sent: Thursday, December 11, 2008 4:25 PM
>> > Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: OT - book port and book courier sound
>> > quality
>> >
>> >
>> > Thanks Larry,
>> >
>> > Strange how when I did a search on APH's site for port it didn't find
>> > that
>> > page.
>> > ----- Original Message -----
>> > From: "Larry Lumpkin" <llumpkin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> > To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> > Sent: Thursday, December 11, 2008 4:39 PM
>> > Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: OT - book port and book courier sound
>> > quality
>> >
>> >
>> >> go to
>> >> http://www.aph.org/tech
>> >>
>> >> ----- Original Message -----
>> >> From: "Dan Beaver" <dbeaver888@xxxxxxxxx>
>> >> To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>; <bookshare-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> >> Sent: Thursday, December 11, 2008 12:27 PM
>> >> Subject: [bksvol-discuss] OT - book port and book courier sound
>> >> quality
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>> Hi all,
>> >>>
>> >>> I am considering purchasing one of these devices. I have noticed a
>> >>> number of you mentioning using them. I have tried to find a web site
>> >>> where I could hear demos of their sound. However, i am failing to do
>> >>> so.
>> >>>
>> >>> Is there anyone out there who would have the ability to record their
>> >>> devices into an mp3 file and send it to me? I'd really like to hear
>> >>> how
>> >>> they sound before I buy one.
>> >>>
>> >>> I was going to get a Victor Stream but it sounded so bad I decided
>> >>> not
>> >>> to
>> >>> at this time.
>> >>>
>> >>> Thanks for any help.
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