[ddots-l] Re: Plextalk Pocket was Re: Live gigs <additional comments>
- From: "Mike Tyo" <mtyo@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <ddots-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 27 Aug 2013 17:05:57 -0400
Ben,
Unfortunately when you connect headphones or use that jack for a line output
to your PA, the voice guidance is routed there along with the rest of the
audio. The good news is that you can set the voice guidance volume
independently so you can lower it to the minimum setting. It still comes out
the PA, but it's not blaring - unless you have your PA cranked. It's not
perfect by any means, but it's better than not having an accessible player
and running the risk of playing a track that you didn't want to do in your
performance.
Also, you should be aware that the Plextalk allows you to set independent
volumes for the headphone jack and the internal speaker. It's pretty much
automatic in that when you have something connected to it, adjusting the
volume will effect the headphone jack. The voice guidance volume is
unchanged, but it's effected by the overall volume, both internally and
externally. The independent setting for that feature can still be adjusted
when you're connected to headphones, etc; you just have to mess around with
it to get a decent compromise.
I don't know if there are other accessible players that allow you to not
have their talking components routed to the output jacks; perhaps someone on
the list may know if there are. The only alternative to this would be that
if your mixer has facilities where you can temporarily route channels to
another source, you could send the channel that your player's patched to a
small amp or headphones; that way the voice guidance wouldn't be broadcasted
out the front end. Now I'm sure you're probably thinking, "He's just raised
the level of complication even more!". Well - you're right. The problem is
that the manufacturers most likely weren't envisioning us using these
devices on gigs.
Another thing with the Plextalk is that there's no way to silence the voice
guidance from announcing the beginning and end of a title or file. I sent a
message about it to their tech support people, but I don't know what's
become of it. Supposedly they were going to have another firmware update
late last year, but that hasn't happened either. We'll just have to wait and
see on that one - but I too would be interested in knowing whether some of
the other accessible players/recorders have any of the mentioned features.
Hope this helps you.
Mike
----- Original Message -----
From: "Ben Humphreys" <brh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <ddots-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, August 27, 2013 06:44
Subject: [ddots-l] Re: Plextalk Pocket was Re: Live gigs <additional
comments>
Mike,
Are you saying it's possible to have the Plextalk Pocket voice guidance
routed to the Plextalk external speaker and the playing WAV file routed to
the external headphone jack?
Thanks
Ben
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