[access-uk] Re: [EDIROL - WAS OLYMPUS RECORDER

Do they tell you when you buy how much more you have to pay for imported 
goods?
Marie
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Steve Nutt" <steve@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, February 21, 2007 12:50 PM
Subject: [access-uk] Re: [EDIROL - WAS OLYMPUS RECORDER


> Hi Carol,
>
> I ordered online.  However, be aware that they don't cover all the 
> shipping,
> so you get clobbered for another 25 quid when it hits the UK for VAT and
> duty etc.
>
> All the best
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf 
> Of
> Carol Pearson
> Sent: 21 February 2007 10:35
> To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [access-uk] Re: [EDIROL - WAS OLYMPUS RECORDER
>
> Thanks.  You have to do that with the one I bought too.  I'm no good at
> doing those menus alone either.  Haven't had enough practice with sighted
> help to say "Yeah" "No".
>
> Oh well, sigh again!
>
> Did you have to pay shipping from here and did you order by phone or WEB?
>
> --
> Carol
> carol.pearson@xxxxxxxxxxxx
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Steve Nutt" <steve@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Tuesday, February 20, 2007 6:41 PM
> Subject: [access-uk] Re: [EDIROL - WAS OLYMPUS RECORDER
>
>
>> Hi Carol,
>>
>> Don't think I mentioned this, but if you do go for that mic, you will 
>> have
>> to go into the menu in the Edirol, top menu, which is Recorder Setup, and
>> turn on Plug In Power, which is the first option.  If you are already
>> using
>> external mics then this setting may already be on.  If you don't do this,
>> the mic won't work, and it caught me for a bit.
>>
>> Hope this helps.
>>
>> All the best
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>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf
>> Of
>> Carol Pearson
>> Sent: 20 February 2007 12:26
>> To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> Subject: [access-uk] Re: [EDIROL - WAS OLYMPUS RECORDER
>>
>> OK, thanks.  it certainly is different.
>>
>> --
>> Carol
>> carol.pearson@xxxxxxxxxxxx
>>
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Steve Nutt" <steve@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> Sent: Tuesday, February 20, 2007 10:18 AM
>> Subject: [access-uk] Re: [EDIROL - WAS OLYMPUS RECORDER
>>
>>
>>> Hi Carol,
>>>
>>> If you bought the mic from Edirol, that is not the one.  It is made by
>>> Sound
>>> Professionals, and is the exact width of the Edirol, plus maybe an inch
>>> or
>>> so, left to right.  It has two plugs which plug into the Line Output, 
>>> and
>>> fits exactly to the top of the unit, and looks as though it is part of
>>> the
>>> machine.  I believe the one from Edirol Europe is different.
>>>
>>> All the best
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>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf
>>> Of
>>> Carol Pearson
>>> Sent: 20 February 2007 09:06
>>> To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>> Subject: [access-uk] Re: [EDIROL - WAS OLYMPUS RECORDER
>>>
>>> Steve,
>>>
>>> I've already bought what they say is the Edirol mic.  I'm beginning to
>>> wonder if everyone's jumping on the band wagen and it's not specifically
>>> the
>>> same mic.  Perhaps (I hope) I'm wrong here - so could you describe it 
>>> for
>>> me
>>> and why it so perfectly fits the Edirol?
>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>> From: "Steve Nutt" <steve@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>> To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>> Sent: Monday, February 19, 2007 9:17 PM
>>> Subject: [access-uk] Re: Olympus DS-50 Voice Recorder / MP3 player
>>>
>>>
>>>> Hi Marie,
>>>>
>>>> Do a search for the word Edirol, and it will come up.  When you land
>>>> on the page, do a Screen Reader find on that page and look for Mic.  I
>>>> found it didn't come up by product number, but it did when I searched
>>>> for Edirol.
>>>>
>>>> All the best
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>>>>
>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>> From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On
>>>> Behalf Of Marie BAISEZ
>>>> Sent: 18 February 2007 19:15
>>>> To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>> Subject: [access-uk] Re: Olympus DS-50 Voice Recorder / MP3 player
>>>>
>>>> Hi Steve, I've looked for the mike on the site you mentioned to find
>>>> out its price and my search produced no matches. Could you give more
>>>> info please?
>>>> Thank you.
>>>>
>>>> Marie
>>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>>> From: "Steve Nutt" <steve@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>>> To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>>> Sent: Sunday, February 18, 2007 6:41 PM
>>>> Subject: [access-uk] Re: Olympus DS-50 Voice Recorder / MP3 player
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> Hi Carol,
>>>>>
>>>>> I am using an SP-R09 mic which is especially made for the Edirol from
>>>>> Sound Professionals, http://www.soundprofessionals.com.  I only got
>>>>> it last week, but it is excellent.  I will be airing it on my next
>>>>> Podcast next week.
>>>>> I
>>>>> won't be reviewing it then, but I will be using it.  The nice thing
>>>>> about that mic, is that it plugs in with no cable, direct to the
>>>>> Edirol, and is so made that it looks like part of the machine when it
>>>>> is plugged in.
>>>>>
>>>>> All the best
>>>>> --
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>>>>> Email:  mailto:Steve@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>>> Web site:  http://www.comproom.co.uk
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>>> From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On
>>>>> Behalf Of Carol Pearson
>>>>> Sent: 17 February 2007 20:03
>>>>> To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>>> Subject: [access-uk] Re: Olympus DS-50 Voice Recorder / MP3 player
>>>>>
>>>>> Which good external mics are you using with the Edirol, Steve?
>>>>>
>>>>> --
>>>>> Carol
>>>>> carol.pearson@xxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>>>> From: "Steve Nutt" <steve@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>>>> To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>>>> Sent: Friday, February 16, 2007 11:06 PM
>>>>> Subject: [access-uk] Re: Olympus DS-50 Voice Recorder / MP3 player
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>> Hi Sandra,
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Are you saying we should be just grateful for what we have, rather
>>>>>> than striving for better?  For me, and remember this is just
>>>>>> personal, the Edirol is a better recorder, because it records in
>>>>>> more formats.  It also records uncompressed in Wave format, which is
>>>>>> what I want sometimes.  The Olympus is good for what I said, a good
>>>>>> dictation machine.  It will never make the grade for recording, for
>>>>>> example, wildlife.  I wanted something to make good recordings of
>>>>>> birdsong etc, and 128KB just does not cut it.  I also have good
>>>>>> external mics for the Edirol and it really shines.  That's not to
>>>>>> say the Olympus is not good, it is simply not good as a professional
>>>>>> or semi-pro recorder.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> All the best
>>>>>> --
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>>>>>> the long cane for blind computer users.
>>>>>> Telephone Low-call:  08452 606 277
>>>>>> International:  +44(0)1438 742286,
>>>>>> Fax:  +44(0)1438 759589
>>>>>> mobile:  +44(0)7956 334938,
>>>>>> Email:  mailto:Steve@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>>>> Web site:  http://www.comproom.co.uk
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>>>> From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On
>>>>>> Behalf Of Sandra Henshall
>>>>>> Sent: 16 February 2007 17:13
>>>>>> To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>>>> Subject: [access-uk] Re: Olympus DS-50 Voice Recorder / MP3 player
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I feel I must join Andy in defence of the Olympus DS50 here.  I
>>>>>> purchased one from Hagger Electronics and am more than satisfied
>>>>>> with it.  The unit is about 95 per cent accessible, which is good
>>>>>> enough for me.  I've also purchased a pair of BSM9 binaural
>>>>>> microphones and am getting good quality recordings.  It's easy to
>>>>>> convert files from WMA to MP3.  As usual, we've been ripped off here
>>>>>> in Britain on the price but then what's new?  I've also used the
>>>>>> recorder as an MP3 player for film sound tracks and audio books and
>>>>>> have no axe to grind with the quality of the playback.  It's small
>>>>>> and inconspicuous when taken outdoors and I think Olympus should be
>>>>>> commended for making the effort to give us some sort of
>>>>>> accessibility.  I do wish people didn't always look for perfection;
>>>>>> it doesn't exist.  It seems to me that whatever a company tries to
>>>>>> do to make their products usable by blind people, there will always
>>>>>> be folks who are just never satisfied.  The Olympus does exactly
>>>>>> what I want and, like Andy, I have no regrets about buying one.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Cheers,
>>>>>> Sandra.
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